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The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-28

Dr. Evans, head of the botanical
department of Miami University at
Oxford, Ohio, was conductor of
a Miami University cruise party Of
81 students aboard the Alaska
southbound Tuesday from the
southeastern Alaska tour On a
similar cruise last year the students
took back, 1900 Alaska botanical
specimens, one of the party said at
Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-28
CALL FOR BIDS

All persons or firms wishing to
submit bids on the supply of school
text books for the year, 1939-40
for the Wrangell Public School,
will please notify the Clerk of the
School Board, in writing, and a
complete list of books needed will
be furnished.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-28

4OsT - Black handbag. contain.
white gold trimmed glasses, purse
with money and usual odds ant
ends of ladies handbag. Finder
please get in touch with Mrs
Carruthers. Reward.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-28

The Aleutian in port Monday was
boarded by only two passengers at
Wrangell: H. Kittilsby for Seattle
and Maxine James for Ketchikan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-28
SOCIAL NOTES

Miss Sally Hart. former Wrangell
nurse, who has been on the nursing
staff at the Pioneers, Home I'm Sitka
for the past year, has been the guest
this week of Mrs. J. H. Clements.
She is leaving tonight on the Prin
cess Alice enroute to Stewart to be
with a sister for a few weeks. She
will then visit her parents in
Saskatchewan and take a nursing
position in the states.
During the week Miss Hart has
been the guest at many informal
parties and a number of larger ones.
On Tuesday afternoon she and
Mrs. Ben Engdal were honor guests
at a delightful tea given by Mrs.
Clements at her home.
Miss Irene Coulter and Mrs. L. L.
Meadows entertained Wednesday
evening at five-table dessert
bridge held in Miss Coulter's home.
Miss Hart made the score for high
prize, Mrs Ben Brodhead the low
score and Mrs. Chef Steear won the
travelling prize. A guest prize was
also presented to Miss Hart.
A bon voyage luncheon for ten
with Mrs. Clements. Mrs. John Coul-
ter and Mrs. f. J. Wheeler hostess
ses, honored Mrs Robert Murphy
Saturday afternoon.
Many clever features introduced
into the table appointments were
the work of Mrs. Coulter. Hand
made TALES were in fervid cham
Der of commerce style literature,
each humorously extolling the mani
| fold merits of Pacific coast towns.
Places at table were found by
matching the folder with souvenirs
from that town. such as ash trays,
sterling spoons and various lovely
articles.
A dolls trunk which formed the
centerpiece, was found to contain
a silver shower designed to purchase
chest for Mrs. Murphy's sterling
silver.
The afternoon was spent in play
ing cards.
Mrs. R. W. J. Reed arrived on the
Princess Alice Tuesday morning to
be the guest of Mrs H. D. Camp
! bell for a time It Is her first visit
here since she and Mr.. Reed moved
to Long Beach, California five
years ago and she is being given a
! most cordial welcome by a host of
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-28

You Saw It In The Sentinel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

Is serious business to relay mis-
statements and fortunately their
value is destroyed when the pub
lie gets the true facts as Army
Engineers are thorough, direct
and trustworthy, which is the
basis of American Military prin-
ciples.
1t is with further regret that
the public sees through the eyes
that become bit too engrossed
into the side tracks of humanity,
but let US hope that in further
meanderings those eyes find
their way before too late. 1t still
Is the code of the Range, that
Western hospitality leaves its
cabin door unlocked and a bid
of welcome is found within for
the tired, worthy traveller who
seeks rest and comfort, even
though the cabin maybe the
quiet home of worker, or the
man who builds the dam!
MRS. INA DAVIDSON.
Wheeler, Montana.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
OBJECT To LYND'S
WRITEUP OF FORT PECK

Editor The Times: Montana's
famous western hospitality
seems to have been taken en-
joyed and then sdetracked by
recent reporter visitors of the
Fort Peck Project. Il Is with
much disgust the repartee and
wide-flung glamour displayed
throughout the write-up of the
visitors. gave Montanans a bit
to chew on after reading it.
Fort Peck is a town built of
the army engineers planning.
Modern, clean. orderly and
among the first in the nation
free of negligent fire hazard;
has one of the finest schools
with choice curriculum and fully
accredited. Soon Fort Peck will
be sponsoring its Annual Best
Garden and Lawn Contest. prac-
tcally every home and even
apartment rentees have gardens
and lawns, and lovely green ones
too
No less than five of the So
called shack towns are listed
on maps. And they house the
man who had the courage. the
stamina to leave his settled COM
munity. to stay off the nations
relief rolls, and had the will to
put his hand. his mind and his
ingenuity into the pioneering of
dam construction. His wife. his
family also had the courage to
come and live in a smaller house
it doesn't face an clubhouse. as
sanitation regulations are rigid.
nor is IL stenched with filth. The
house can boast of electric
lights. electric washers. radio
and those bits of womsn's gift
of home-making that make it
after all, house, Temporary,
yes, but while here. why not
strip of garden. Incidently. gar
bage is collected twice weekly in
the home aareas. each day in the
shopping district.
II is really considerable of the
visitors-and il seems they all
go TO those places come and
give bit of attention TO the
side-trseked Night Spots as they
are badly in need of business.
and those spots do delight CIV
ing a thrill 10 customers. After
all Seattle has its skidroad. San
Francisco its 'Honky Tonks.
New York its East Side and
Bowery. and so on down the way
OF life.
Within five hours after the
fatal slide last fall. II was fully
sscertsined that nine unfortun-
ate men lost their lives in il.
One body arose later in the lake
leaving eight definitely lost. II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, JULY 4

This is rather an uncertain
day, according to astrology. The
morning hours inspire patriotism
and encourage leaders of the
people to speak plainly on public
issues.
Women should avoid crowds.
They will benefit through quiet
inequalities in country homes.
Girls may expect little attention
from young men. for the stars
frown on romance.
The CONFORMATION is more
promising to thinkers than TO
doors today. The serious side of
present day citizenship will be
more widely discussed than the
heroic deeds of the past.
Popularity will be gained to-
day by young man who is am
bilious to become a presidential
candidate. Again the surprise
element. so evident in public af-
fairs, will be conspicuous.
Weather yagaries may be ex-
pected in various parts of the
country this month. Heat will
be followed by violent storms
causing serious damage.
Under this direction of the
stars money will be freely spent
10 the advantage of hotels and
recreation centers. The summer
is to be a period of general
pleasure-seeking.
Warning is given that young
people may be difficult TO man.
age. Novel lures for money!
spenders will wreck many FAM
lily budgets.
Drinking OF alcoholic beyer-
ages will increase through the
next few months. Girls, as well
as boys. should be safeguarded
against foolish indulgence. Tenn
persnce agitation will mark the
autumn.
Persons whose birthoate il is
have the augury Of year of
average good fortune. but they
should practice thrift. Women
may be lucky in obtaining gov
eminent employment.
Children born on this day
probably will be sensitive and in
tuitise. Many Of these subjects
Of Cancer possess remarkable
memories and achieve success
IN public affairs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
Don I Forget the Fourth 5
Real Meanins

Why celebrate the Fourth Of July!
f1s .n n Ven .n Hsn .
nas march in or watch the parades enjoy the picnic and
the ball game.
Independence Britain WAS proclaimed 1853 years ago.
The onetme colonial status of the United States has
vital.
But the Declaration of Independence proclaimed by
congress l6s IL still vital part of American
Read part Of your Fourth of July observance 1t is
clearly part Of fundamental charter of liberty the
Constitution itself 1t contains the basic cornerstone
which the Constitution and the American Republic
built.
We hold these truths be self evident that all men
created equal by their Creator with certain unaenable
rights that among these Life Liberty and the pursuit
of Happiness ="
Note that the rights of are conceived as natural,
not rights granted by paterna government suffered
by tolerant majority They not rights that anybody
anything take They conceived being of
the very blood and brain and soul Of man.
THAT to these rights governments instituted
among men, deriving their just from the consent of
the governed"
Note the primary purpose of government the trainers
Of Declaration of Independence it, not for glory
of nation not for gaining place among the worlds
powerssmpy to to their natural rights. That
said the Declaration is the basic why the United
States of America set moments reflection will
show how different is that from the
foundations Of newer governments IN Europe.
And them after recting the grievances which brought
the decision to cut loose from Europe and eafming the
right to set government if this should fail
to that purpose Of protecting mems rights the Deca
ration closes with this stirring pledge:
And for the support Of this Declaration with firm
reliance on the protection of Providence mutually
pledge to each other Lives our Fortunes and
Honor
Are we today prepared to pledge much to preserve
the liberty these risked everything to win That is the
question each Of ought to ask himself the Fourth
of July 1889.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04

Federal government bonds issued during the admnistra
tion Of George Washington still outstanding.
Treasury officials wish that whoever has them would
and get his money for the expense of bookkeeping
them almost costly than redemption OF
likely that Of these securities destroyed per-
manenty lost
But people unbeevaby careless about money More
than 900 worth of the Thrift and Savings stamps
issued during the World still outstanding Interest
them has long since ceased of But somewhere
in old trunks dsused dresser drawers and abandoned lock-
boxes there 900 for somebody Anybody who
think back where he laid paper of Thrift Stamps
volume of Heart Throbs back in 1918 and forgot them
will be doing himself and the government mutual service
BY digging them out and cashing them
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04

Chief Rsiney's New Suit
And Racing Hose Carl
He Decided 10 Stay and
Try Them Out
Spanning Team" Takes
Couneilmen on Tour
BARRIERS Ban Midnight
Slaves and Haircuts
WITH all the other issues
which shared attention with
preparations for the statehood
convention so years ago. fire
protection was among the most
important. The fate of Seattle
burning Of the business and in
dustrial areas because of insult
ficient water and equipment
and several serious fires in Ia
coma had aroused the people to
the necessity of speeding up
fire control.
A couple of fire engines,
ladder truck and a number of
horses had been purchased.
A. c. Sands. manager of the
Sunset Telephone company,
was installing a fire alarm
system of 20 boxes operated
In connection with the tele-
phone system. Other prepara-
hons were under way or con-
templated when the Seattle
fire brought things TO = head.
One of the matters which at
tracted a good deal of public
attention was the selection of
chief of the fire department.
Chief J. B. Rainey had threat
ened to resign ecause he
couldn't afford TO hold the Job
at SIS month and pay $3.50
to substitute to run his brick
yard. A member of the city
council, Col. Steele, proposed to
combine the duties of fire war
den. which paid 5000 year,
and building inspector, at S125
a month with those of fire
chief. 1t seemed like a good idea
until some of the members of
the council did a bit of figuring
and decided that the combined
salaries-S2, 500 a year-was too
much for even as efficient
chief as Rainey.
There was a lot of argument
over the matter. Though Chief
Rainey declared that he wouldn't
stay unless the salary was in
creased, and might not keep the
job under any circumstances, he
really didn't want to quit. One
reason was the fine new uni
form he had just purchased
bright red shirt, blue trousers,
rather gorgeous belt, white
helmet and blue fatigue cap.
Another reason was the new
racing hosecart which had Just
arrived from Portland, where it
had been made from Chief Raj
ney's specifications and at his
expense.
Experts and practical fire
men who saw the cart were of
the unanimous opinion that with
nimble men on the rope. the
fastest hose team in the North
west could be defeated"
Chief Rainey was a fireman.
II meant something to have
the fastest hose team. The
men of Alert company, vol
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR kNOWl EDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn TO the
Womsns page for the answers
j. To what commissioned
grade in the army are West
Point graduates appointed
2. Which is the larger con-
tinent. North or South America :
3. The initials Mus.B. stand
for what degree.
=. Who WAS recently made SUI
preme commander of Frances
defense forces
5. What Is the name for a
seven-sided geometrieal figure .
8. What is the meaning Of the
nautical term. weigh anchor >"
Z. When is the only time that
another flag can be displayed
above the American flag
{. What is the correct pronun-
citation OF the word noninat,ve ,
.. Where is the island Of An
nobon
10. What Ia the name Of the
animal that sleeps suspended up-
slde down IN trees;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
BRIGHT MOMENTS
IN GREAT LIVES

A simple-hearted and truly de-
vout country preacher. widely
known in New England in the
18th century. but who had tasted
but few OF the drinks Of the
world. took dinner with q high
toned family, where q glass Of
milk punch was quietly set down
by each plate. In silence and
happiness this new Vicar Of
Wakefield ausffed his goblet ard
then added. Madam. you should
thank God for such q good COW"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
ONE-SHoT WAR

Greatest offensive in military
history occurred in Poland, 1914,
when the German high command
massed $500, 900 men to meet an
equal number of Russians drawn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
Pr further proof address t.e author

up on line stretching north and
south across the whole of Poland.
Key fort of the Russian de-
lenses was located at LODI and
formed the center of the German
attack. For ten months the
Germans prepared for the LODI
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
MR.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

70 receive attention IN Inls eol-
gmn lftesfs must give name and
address cf writer OniT ini1islh
vii be published xheu requested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
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unteers. had made acme good
records In the Annual fire
mems contests. With the new
hosecarf II WAS more than
likely that they could cap
fnre all the honors a. well -
the cash prizes. He changed
his mind about resigning and
helped start Tacoma On the
way TO q full time fire de-
partment.
Completion of the fire alarm
system was an important de-
yelopment. As the newspaper
reporters told the story, the
Changing of the Yakima ave.
and Old Town bells yesterday
caused much inquiry as to the
cause. and then the reporters
explained the Changing IL
was Manager Sands of the Sunset
Telephone company demonstrate
ing the system to a fire COM
mittee of the city council.
With one of the new $500 fire
department teans-the span of
spanking ("spanking" was the
word to describe a good team
50 years ago) dark browns.
hitched to Committeeman Uhl-
mans new double seated FAM
lily carriage" the committee
started out to see what made
the fire bells ring.
Members of the committee
had the fun of pulling the box"
and a few seconds later hearing
the Changing" which caused the
folks to wonder. They climbed
rs feet to the top of the Yaki-
ma ave. station tower while
fireman worked the box so that
they could see the wheels go
round. They found everything
very satisfactory.
The 20 boxes were on tele-
phone poles. The keys. five for
each box, were left in homes in
the neighborhood. When a box
was pulled, telephone wires car
ried the electric impulse to the
bells at the engine house and
the tower of the church in Old
Tacoma. The system was fairly
efficient. An occasional diff
Guilty was the misplacing of the
keys.
Tacoma BARRIERS, who had been
working from seven o'clock in
the morning till midnight and
later on Saturday night, took
time off to organize.
This night so years ago the
boss BARRIERS met at the shop
of Lee Patenaude and Ed La
Bounty. They elected Ed
Haines, president; Patenaude,
secre and LaBounty,
treasurer.
The jOurneymen. meeting at
the Fife hotel, elected j. VI.
Simons, president; John Ma
kins, secretary, and ID. L.
Levin, treasurer.
Both groups agreed to close
at 8 o'clock every night in the
week except Saturday, and then
not later than II. There was
some protest from the lads who
had been in the habit of getting
their SLAVES at any time of the
day or night. They predicted
that the population would go
unshaven and the BARRIERS would
be broke. But neither calamity
materialized. That was the first
step toward the better hours
and working conditions of the
BARRIERS so years later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
Continued From Page one)

. VIE = - e @fAttf
ship. But F. D. r. is keeping
a close eye on his No. 2 mans
campaign-also on the Farley
and Hull boomlets. Roosevelt
doesn't intend to let the situation
get out of control If he can pre-
vent 1t. His scouts are roaming
the country regularly and they
keep him informed.
WARNED
The senate judiciary commit
tee recently authored report
condemning the attitude of New
Deal commissars-NLRB, AAA,
SEC, etc.-that was almost as
scathing as its document blister
ing the court-paeking bill. AL
though 1t escaped general atten-
ton, II Is extremely significant
because this committee Is one of
the most distinguished and care
fully chosen bodies in congress.
Favorably reporting the
Walter-Logan bill to restrain the
arbitrary power Of new indie
pendent agencies. the senators
declared; The time has come
when some of these regulators
consider themselves above the
statutes and when they show
contemptuous disregard for both
the congress and the courts"
Now listen to this from an over
wheimingiy Democratic outfit:
Unless this country is TO be-
come first parliamentary and
then totslitarian government.
with the states reduced to mere
police provinces. and with both
the legislative and judicial
branches of the government
dominated by the administrative
agencies of the government,
these administrative agencies
must be required to both observe
the terms Of the statutes and to
exercise their good faith in their
administration Of such statutes"
REPEAT
The nations investment bank
ers-or some of them-hsve only
themselves TO blame for the pres
ident's proposal that the govern
ment invade this field on a colos-
sal scale. Jesse H. Jones files
and he is no radical-reveal
how they have slowly strangled
the golden goose by neglecting
opportunities.
When California wanted to FL
nance a 5000. oo0. 900 water prof.
ect through an issue of 5 per
cent bonds. there were no private
takers. Using government credit,
Mr.. Jones stepped in, bought the
bonds at per cent and then
sold them to the very same
bankers who shifted at the flots-
ton In the first instance. The
RIGS profit was $1,000. 600.
In the same way the RFC FL
nsnced the San Francisco
Oakland bridge, with a 81. o0o.-
600 bonus. Similarly Secretary
Ickes has cashed in on municipal
securities with respect to PwA
projects.
Contrary 10 the general view,
important people here don't be-
heve that FDR contempls;es
permanent use of government
credit in a large way. They
figure that ne 10 setting up the
same sort Of ''yardstick' for
bankers that he did for the
utilities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04

putsch-then took it by firing
exactly five shots, the last one
of which one was a direct hit.
This one completely destroyed
the fort, blowing up an ammuni-
ton dump and demoralizing the
Russians into rout.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Knife HurIer's S Miss
Puts Him in Jail
By the Associated Press.

MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., Feb. 25.-
Thomas Calvert. %, had time on his
hands today to think about the
consequences of his miss" month
ago during a knife-throWing act.
A professional knife thrower, he
was performing in downtown
Pittsburgh club when the knife
pierced the arm of his young woman
partner, who he said was his wife
A newspaper picture of Calvert
and his partner came to the atten-
ton of Mrs Frances Calvert, 25,
of Burlington City, who said she
married the knife thrower a few
years ago.
She preferred charges of non-sup-
port and desertion and Corpl. John
Galbraith of the New Jersey State
police brought Calvert back from
Pittsburgh yesterday. Arraigned be-
fore Justice of the Peace William
P. Young, he was held without bail
for the Burlington County grand
jury.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

teriels from being shipped from
Canton to the Chinese armies far.
ther north. Over 10000 citizens
were slaughtered. Whole blocks of
buildings were leveled. But the flow
of munitions kept up. The Japa-
nese then decided to seize the city
itself. To their own astonishment
it fell with unbelievable ease.
But something truly extraordinary
took place AS the Chinese military
defenders retreated before the ad-
vancing japanese columns, the citi-
Zens themselves over 100000 of
them, picked up their possessions
Cor left them behind and fled. On
Monday Canton had been one of the
busiest cities in the world, its wide
streets packed with traffic and life.
On Wednesday only a few homeless
dogs and blind beggars remained to
people the great city. Stoically, with
scarcely backward glance, mil
lion citizens evacuated their doomed
town and disappeared into the coun-
tryside. They opened the jails, re-
leased the lunatics, emptied the
hospitals. Flowing out the main
avenue. leading west, for three days
and three nights, there was a solid
river of humanity, 25 men across.
I've written this dispatch from
Canton February u. but cannot
post it here. All mail is vigorously
censored by the japanese. And
this letter, certainly, would never
pass. So I'll take it to Hong Kong
when I go there tomorrow on a
British gunboat.
BY the time I return the Sea
Dragon will be ready to sail.
Copyright. 1889. BY Consolidated News
Features, lnc.)
Evening star., 1939-02-26

a talk by Bernard G. Schoenfeld,
chief script writer Of the radio di-
vision of the Department of In
terror.
A discussion of how public schools
can better educate for democratic
citizenship will feature the Thurs
day night session Of the weekly
Town Hall of the air discussion
group at the center. The radio
speakers will include DR.. John w.
Studebaker, United States Con.
missioner of Education, and Prof.
Luther Gulick of Columbia Uni
versity.
A minstrel show will be presented
by the Service Council of the center
March 26.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
St. David's Day Plans
Drawn for Wednesday

The st. David's Society of WASH
ington, Welsh counterpart of the
Irish and Scottish societies named
after patron saints, will observe
st. David's Day Wednesday with it's
annual banquet.
The celebration will be held at
6 pm. at the Mayf1ower Hotel,
it was announced yesterday. st.
Davlds Day has been celebarted
IN the District by the society for
more than 40 years.
"A program of speakers and musi-
Evening star., 1939-02-26

Society, sponsor
ing organization,
will greet visit
orS to the clinic,
many of them
II a t ON a lily =
known members
of the profess
sion.
More than g.
900 dentists, en-
gagged in prac-
llCc dlOuS lue
Atlantic Sc a
b ard from
u e | a W are to
South Carolina,