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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
INSTITUTE CHOIR TO SING
AT HOSPITAL BENEFIT

Starring Leslie Howard, Bette
Davis and olivia De Haviland, the
picture, ITS Love I'm After" will
be shown Sunday afternoon and
evening at the Coliseum Theatre on
April 8, according to announcement
made by the Altar Society of the
Catholic church.
The affair is being given as a
Bishop Rowe General Hospital bene-
fit. The only expense to be paid
from the door receipts will be the
theater rental, all other expenses
being met from the Altar Society
treasury.
Matinee prices will not be accord
ed at the afternoon showing, which
is being given for the accommoda-
tion of those who find it inconve-
nient to see the picture at night. At
the evening showing the Wrangell
Institute choir of thirty voices will
present program OF music
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
union OFFICE
VOTE NOW TIE
WEIS, HADLAND

Although returns have not yet
been received from two locals. John
Hadland of Petersburg and Bill Wies
of Wrangell are tied thus far for
the office of Treasurer
of the ASPsU in its annual election
of officers.
Hoonah and Angoon have wired
that their ballot boxes are in the
mail and it is expected that final
returns will be published within
a few days. Results to date are as
follows:
For president-Albert Brown, Hy
daburg, So George B. Case, Wran-
gell, 1876; Arthur Johnson, Kake,
ia.
For yice-president Gilbert
Charles, Hydaburg, 30; Frank john
son, Kake, 101; George Matthews,
Hydaburg, IS; Frank Peratovich,
Klawock, 236; William Walton, Sit
ka, 10.
For secretary treasurer - John
Hadland, Petersburg, III; Everett
C. Hudson, Metlakatla, SO; J. F.
Krause, Ketchikan, 81; &. c. Su-
kow, Ketchikan, 81; Bill Wies,
Wrangell, 10.
Returns to date of the eannery
Workers Auxiliary Union are as
follows:
For president Roland Booth,
Metlakatla, ia; Sam Murchison,
Metlakatla. 1877; John Peratoyich,
Klawock, Is.
For e-president-Mrs Ed. Ham
ton, Hydaburg 30S; R. ]. Perato-
vich, Jr. KlaWoek, 6.
For secretary-treasurer-Don Mil
Ter, Wrangell, III; Mrs Al Nixon,
Ketchikan, 134; Ed PeratoYich,
Klawock, 8; E. C. sukow, Ketchikan
IS
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
Wrangell Unemployment Benefits
Will Total $1,000 Week

employed in arriving at the amount
of compensation to be paid, but does
not attempt to explain why such
procedure is followed.
Surprising, he says, a worker
earns $31.25 in each quarter for
four quarters; The $31.25 is divided
by 20 to find the weekly benefit, but
as this figures out to $1.5615, it is
discarded as the minimum is five
dollars a week. Continuing the as
sumption of $31.25 per quarter
(Which, he says, is so low it prob
ably has never happened) that sum
is multiplied by four to find the to-
tai for the year. The resulting figure
of 1925 is divided by three to de-
termine the total benefit, which is
found to be $41.662s but as the
cents figures are discarded and the
amount considered as another dollar
this suppositional worker when
thrown out of employment, if under
covered insurance by his employer
will get SAP. At minimum benefits
this comes to eight weeks at five
dollars and a two-dollar benefit in
the ninth week.
Suppositional Case
Another suppositional case was
worked out by Mr.. Cauley to further
demonstrate the procedure followed
Suppose, he said, a worker is paid
| $3.50 in one quarter and the total
paid in the remaining quarters is
$685. The highest total quarter, $3.50
is divided by 20 to determine the
amount of the weekly benefit which
is found to be $13. Then this $1S is
multiplied by %, the resulting 1926
divided by three and thus
it is found that the worker will
receive payments of $13 for eight
weeks and a five dollar payment in
the ninth week. (Just as simple as
i thati
However, the point which inter.
ests Mr.. Cauley and the crab and
shrimp workers, is that payments
are now coming in, soon these pay,
ments will amount approximately tt
i $1,000 a week and the workers will
be tided over a non employment
i period.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31

Speaking in the strongest terms.
Herman Jones. special organizer for
the seafarers' International Union
formerly Sailors Union of the Pa
cific last night assured one hundred
Wrangell fishermen of support Of
their trap reduction program by
the STU.
At a meeting held in the ALL
Hall, he told seiners, trollers and
cannery tendermen of the seamens'
interest in the Alaska fishermen
"since we. the Sailors he said.
have given you a charter, we are
responsible for YOU. You can be
assured that we will stick to the
last man and not a tender or ship
carrying trap gear will leave Seattle
until your demands are met"
Transfers. it is reported, are res
speeding the Sailors piekets and
have refused to haul equipment de
signated by the SIU. Jones went
further to say that it was not ne
cessary to call a general shipping
strike stopping foodstuffs and mail.
The Sailors representative ar
rived yesterday afternoon with Ed
die Sukow, seeretary-treasurer of the
AsPSU from Petersburg where they
held a meeting similar to that held
here. Jones is the Sailors answer
to repeated requests Of the AFL
fishermen for an organizer to help
forestall any such contingency as
arose last season with the CLIO, IN
ion officials said today.
Full Authority
Vested with full authority Of the
.Seafarers Union and possessing the
confidence of their secretary-treas-
urer, Harry Lundeberg, whom Jones
accompanied in conference with
William Green in Washington. D.
c., said it is within his province
to tie up any ship anywhere in Al
aska by notifying the Sailors dele
gate aboard
In emphasizing the necessity of
strict unity Jones reviewed several
case histories of seamen's strikes
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31

One thousand dollars week, ap-
proximately, will soon be coming
into Wrangell through the Unem-
pIoyment Compensation service,
James Cauley, local agent of the
Cannery Workers Auxiliary Union,
said today.
While salmon canneries are list
and crab canneries are considered
nonseasonal. For that reason all
employees of the Reliance Shrimp
Packing Company of Wrangell who
worked in the first three quarters
of 1888 were eligible to draw COM
pensation not only from the time
the owners of the plant closed oper-
ations on February Is due to market
conditions, but throughout the sea-
son from March 10 to April 80 in
which shrimp fishing is closed as
prescribed by law, if the worker
has earned sufficient credits. Work
ers of the ARB Crab Cannery, like
wise became eligible for unemploy-
ment benefits when it closed.
Payroll Tax
Funds for Unemployment Com
pensation are derived by a payroll
tax assessed employers of eight OF
more workers For the year 1887
employers paid IT percent tax on
payrolls which was increased to 2.S
percent ON January 1, 1898. By
January first of this year the FUND
accumulated by the employers fol
their workers amounted to a little
over 100000.
The payments already started fol
shrimp and crab workers range
from seven to thirteen dollars {
week. Other payments which will bt
coming in soon will go as high al
sixteen dollars. Maximum benefits
are sixteen dollars week for six
teen weeks. Minimum payments ar
five dollars a week.
Based On Earnings
All payments have been based &C
cording to earnings of the frs
three-quarters of 1898, but afte
April first will be based on the fou
quarters of the year.
Mr.. Cauley knows the procedure
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
Osterman To Register
Available Seamen

Leo Osterman. collector OF Gus
toms and [. S. shipping commits
sion at this port recently received
bulletin from the bureau of ma
rine inspection and navigation ON
the subject of register of available
seamen.
Shipping commissioners are re
quired to keep a register for the
convenience of and assistance to
seamen who may be seeking en-
ployment on ships of American reg
isly and as we'll of masters of such
vessels who may be seeking to en-
ploy seamen. Such d register is kept
without regard to union or non
union affiliations and is open to all
seamen and to masters of vessels OF
American registry.
1t is noted that the United States
Maritime Commission in its instrue-
tions to masters-No. 4, dated July
30. 1888, states:
EFFECTIVE Immediately, therefore,
it shall be the duty of the Master,
when replacement of any member Of
his crew is necessary, to instruct
the Department Head i'll which tie
replacement is required, to call in
person at the office of the United
States Shipping Commissioner and
there personally select from the
Commissioners Register the number
of men needed"
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
Council Names SOrset
General WPA Foreman

\ special meeting OF The city
council held Friday night was called
by Mayor Van II. Fisk primarily 10
arrange details to handle the allot-
ment of WPA funds on sewer. street
and school ground projects.
Routine matters disposed OF by The
council included granting the
request Tor permission to tap the
city's sewer trunk lines with sewer
and drains from the proposed new
federal building; Instructing the
clerk to confer with c. c. Mundy
for easements to cross Lot g in
Block 20 with the hospital trunk
sewer line and providing that plans
and specifications be prepared and
bids called Tor building "a ramp al
the city dock.
Three appointments were made
Arnt sorset as general foreman OF
the WPA projects recently allotted
TO Wrangen, Mrs. George Green as
clerk for the city elections ON April
4 TO serve IN the place of Mrs. Ar
Larson who will be away from town
on that date, and Miss Irene Coulter
to audit the accounts of the city
treasurer for the year ending March
81,
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
COURT UPHOLDS
SALARY TAX ON
FED. employees

WASHINGTON, d. c. - The su-
preme court ruled Monday that a
state has constitutional power 10
tax the salaries Of employees or Of
fieials OF the federal government or
its instrumentalities.
The decision was delivered IN lit
cation involving an attempt by New
York and Utah to impose income
taxes ON federal employees.
The opinion in effect approves a
part OF President Rooseyelt's tax
recommendations To congress. The
President asked Tor legislation per
hitting reciprocal taxation on sal
aries OF federal and state employees.
Whether the federal government
itself can tax state employees awaits
a specific ruling IN future case
The court IN It's opinion today
however lett little doubt il would
uphold such taxation.
Justice Stone delivered the de
eision in The New York case, and
Justice Black gave the opinion IN
the tab case. Justices Butler and
McReynoIds dissented in the former.
solicitor General jackson said that
afternoon, The decision is most
significant. II completely frees the
state and federal government SO
hey may tax salaries of public Ell
ficers."
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31

that the best course to follow to
find a permanent solution was to
purchase all of the reindeer and
reindeer equipment for the natives
that had been acquired by others.
He held such action to ultimately
place many natives on a self-suffi-
eient basis would, in addition to the
benefits provided for the natives.
actually prove To be a definite econ
omy in Government expenditures At
present the Federal Government is
spending in excess Of $1,00O,0O0 a
year on the welfare OF the natives of
Alaska.
In carrying out this plan, Dele
gate Dimond introduced a bill in the
House in 1896 to authorize the Sec
rotary of the Interior to purchase,
or acquire by power of eminent do
main, all the reindeer and reindeer
equipment in Alaska not owned by
natives for distribution among the
natives.
Assurance that the settlement
would be permanent was guaranteed
by a stipulation prohibiting owner
ship of live reindeer for more than
80 days by other than natives after
the general purchase was made AS
safegurd in the expenditure of the
money authorized for such purchase
his bill carried a provision that not
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
FISHERMEN ASSURED STU SUPPORT
IN PROGRAM FOR TRAP REDUCTION

giving examples OF hardships en-
dured to gain various advantages.
"Prune Pickerss
Commenting on clio radio broad
casts issued by the Maritime FEEDER
alton, the Sailors Preventative
stated that the Federation was no
longer a maritime organization but
instead was composed of "prune
pickersa and other land groups. In
reviewing the Federation from It's
beginning TO the present day, Jones
told of its institution by seafaring
aen. Il was composed then of the
Sailors. Masters. Mates, and Pilots,
Marine Firemen. and other similar
organizations AS the Federation
voted in favor of Go leadership,
The Sailors withdrew and were fol
lowed by other maritime units. fhe
Federation under Harry Bridges
was then forced to go inland for
membership until today it is domi-
mated to such an extent by land or
CARNATIONS that its very name IS a
fallacy.
Eddie sukow in his talk went over
the various measures passed by the
recent legislature in connection with
their effect upon the fishermen
Tentative Agreement
After the general assembly, the
regular weekly meeting of the local
ASPSU was held. A committee COIN
posed of George Case, Bill Wies and
John Seyerson was appointed to
draw a tentative agreement to be
presented to packers when negori-
ations take place in the near future
It is the general feeling among
fishermen that negotiations should
be held as soon as possible to relieve
the tension of uncertainty.
seiners. in the forthcoming meet
ing with packers which is expected
early in May, will be represented by
a member from each local instead
of a committee of three. Sukow has
asked to be relieved from taking
part in the negotiations.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
Petersburg MasOnS
Hold Lodge Here Sat.

By special dispensation of the
Grand Lodge of the state Of Wash
ington. Petersburg lodge F. & A. M.
held a meeting in WrangeIl Satur-
day with AZ Masons in attendance,
81 of whom were from Petersburg.
Lodge was opened and closed in
the Fellowcraft degree by Edward
Locken, district deputy.
4 very delightful banquet pre-
pared and served by a committee of
Eastern Star ladies headed by Mrs.
F. S Barnes, Mrs. T. J. Mcbride,
Mrs. H r. Coulter and Mrs. E. NJ.
Campbell was served in the Elks hall
lodge room preceding the lodge
meeting. F. S. Barnes was toast
master for the occasion.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31

Pete Pospeh, a Territorial patient
at Bishop Rowe General Hospital
since November 18th, died Monday
morning from pulmonary tubercu-
losis. He was born in Poland in 1885
and had lived for several years in
Wrangell. Burial was in Redmen
cemetery with graveside services by
Rev. Arnold Krone.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
Juneau Woman Joins
Husband In Fed. Jail

JUNEAU - Mrs. Edna Sparks
Joined her husband. James &. Jack
Sparks in Jail Saturday. charged
with receiving, concealing and dis
posing of stolen property which he
is accused Of taking from Federal
Building offices and the mails here.
Mrs. Sparks was arrested by Mar
shals officers shortly after noon
after a complaint had been filed by
Z. S. Attorney William A. Holz-
heimer.
According to the complaint, Mrs
Sparks. a bride of seven months,
sold and traded articles which she
knew were stolen.
Involved by Pistol
Tracing OF a stolen .32 ealibre
automatic pistol which had been
pawned here led Deputy Marshals
to Mrs Sparks and uncovered
large number of other cases in which
the woman sold or traded stolen
goods, Deputy Walter Hellan said.
Sparks is being held under $4,000
bond after being caught early We'd
nesday, allegedly stealing, tearing
open and burning postoffice mail.
He had waived preliminary eXami-
nation on aeomplaint charging two
Federal and one Territorial robbery
counts.
Asked if his wife was involved in
the alleged thefts, Sparks is reported
to have told the Marshal's men We'd
nesday that she had nothing to do
with them, and urged him TO return
the goods and cried when he did not
Deputy Hellan said Mrs. Sparks
traded stolen articles for a numbeg
of dresses, a fur wrap and other ap-
parel.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
ELKS NOTES
By the Publicity Chairman


Newly elected officers will be in
stalled at next Wednesday nights
meeting
Plans are progressing for the
Easter Egg Hunt. Further announce
ments next week.
The Penny Drive card party for
the benefit of the Children's Ortiz
opedic Hospital at Seattle will be
held on May II.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
-15O BULLS, EYES

= CHICAGO-In her ten years =
= of marriage. Mrs. Rose Penwitt, j
4 81 said her husband, Clarence, i
= had blackened her eyes $50 i
= times. If one eye was already =
+ bruised he smacked her in the !
= other one.
4 Her story in court won her i
4 a divorce and custody of the )
i couples three children.
). 4 X x i * y = j; :.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31

Mrs. Herbert Scanlon is the guest
this week of Mrs. NJ. G. Shain, haY-
ing come in the latter part of the
week from Lake Bay where she and
her husband have spent the winter.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
CITY ELECTION APRIL 4

: CITY ELECTION APRIL 4
= To date little interest is mani
s tested in the city election of
: next Tuesday as the only con
3 test is for the council. Nomi-
i nees are Frederick Cunning
i ham, Olaf Hansen, H. H. Hun
: gerford and Dr. E. j. Wheeler,
= with three to be elected.
3 Citizens should remember that
: they must register to be eli
: gible to vote. Registration
: books will be open at the city
: clerks office until p. m. next
4 Monday.
:. > 8 = j y X y
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31

Continued ON page four
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
FLOWER LOVER
WANTS Wild
PLANTS SAVED

Those blue moss flowers are out
in full bloom again, now that spring
has come at last. The only trouble
is that they grow in the most in
accessible of places, mostly on cliffs
or very steel banks.
For many years rock garden en-
thusiasts have tried transplanting
the flowers to their gardens but
have met with little success. The
fragile plants die off in two or three
years and others must be found to
take their place. This practice of
taking the plants from their noun
tain homes has denuded the country
of them and now they are only to
be found in the most out-of- the
way places.
Maxcine Williams urges every
body to admire the flowers in their
natural habitat and leave them
alone. She says they make bright
and gay scene against all the green
of the forest as they are a contrast
in color harmony with their BLUSH
purple tinge spotted against the
solid masses of other color.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
DOUGLAS
VIEWS
DOUGLAS CANNERY TO HAVE
NEW MODERN EQUIPMENT
READY FOR COMING SEASON

A high speed vacuum machine
and other modern equipment is to
be installed in the Douglas cannery
for the coming season, according
to announcement made yesterday
by officials of the plant. The new
machine will replace the steam
boxes which have been in use at
the cannery since it was started
and will add considerably to its ca
pacity.
Pile driving work is already under
way, replacing underpinning for the
cannery dock and general over
haul of the plant will be made to
have everything in good working
order when the first fish come in.
Philip Hauge, bookkeeper, will
leave Seattle on the Northland to-
morrow and j. NJ Slater, President
of the company, will sail for Doug
las about the middle of June.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
) BOATS MAKE
FISH LANDINGS
I AT LOCAL MARI

Two loads of halibut and one
cargo of salmon were brought to
the Juneau Fish Exchange this
morning, the halibut bringing prices
of 615 and Ais cents pound and
the salmon 10 cents, 7 cents and 5
cents
The Missouri, Capt. Ole Jackson,
sold $500 pounds to New England
and the Fame, Capt. Ole Johansen,
sold $500 pounds to Sebastian
Stuart,
The Sadie, Capt. Sandy Stevens,
a packer, brought in 10000 pounds
of salmon for Elton Engstrom.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
SCHEDULED SAILINGS

Should have three days mail
. aboard.
SCHEDULED SAILINGS
. Princess Louise scheduled to
sail from Vancouver tonight
at o'clock.
. Alaska scheduled to sail from
. Seattle 8 am. tomorrow.
. Northland scheduled to sail
from Seattle at 10 am. to-
morrow
. Tongass scheduled to sail from
Seattle 9 pm. tomorrow.
Aleutian scheduled to sail from
Seattle May 81 at am.
Taku scheduled to sail from
Seattle June at pm
+. SOIrTHBOTTND SATLINGS
. North Sea scheduled to arrive
. at 9 o'clock tomorrow and
. sails south at 8 am. Saturday.
. Yukon scheduled southbound I
. next Monday.
. LOCAL SAILINGS Z
. Estebeth scheduled to sail every Z
. Wednesday at pm for Sit Z
. ka and wayports. .
. Dart leaves every Wednesday .
. at am. for Petersburg, Port Z
Alexander, Rake and way Z
. ports.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
CORRECTION

Correcting an error in the list of
Douglas pupils reported on the 100
percent attendance list as an
nounced the first of the week, the
fifth graders were omitted. They
we're Curtis Rodney Bach, Louis
Bonnet and Indy Dupree. Other
pupils that were mentioned as in
the fifth grade were, correctly
speaking, in the sixth grade.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
pAA PLANE Is
BRINGING TWO

Two passengers were due to arrive
in Juneau this afternoon aboard
a PAA Electra from Fairbanks with
Murray Stuart and Gene Meyring
The two are DR.. r. E. Smith and
X. F., Macleod.
The trip is an off schedule flight
and the Electra will return to Fair
banks after the arrival of the steam
er Denali, due sometime tomorrow
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
SEWER PROJE(T
TO BE FINISHED
HERE TOMORROW

Completion of the R. J.. Sommers
sewer project by tomorrow was ex-
pected today by PWA officials. The
big job, done on contract by Som
mers for the City of Juneau under 6
PWA grant, has been rushed t
completion on two-shift basis.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
! HALIBUTER5
SELL, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, May 25. = HalibuterS
selling here today are.
From the western banks - Sea
Bird 10000 pounds. 79s and 6%
cents pound; Tatoosh 250o0
pounds, III and 7 cents; Celtic 40
600 pounds, 7A and 7 cents; Grant
10000 pounds, 71s cents straight.
From the local Pershing
1000 pounds, 7is and cents; Yves
ley 5000 pounds 82s and cents;
AL Jr; $4,000 pounds, ia and 7
cents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
COAL CARGO ON
0DUNA; LUMBER
IS TO BE LOADED

The freighter Oduna, Capt. Gus
Goetz, docked in Juneau last night
and was discharging coal today at
the Alaska Dock and Storage coal
bunkers.
This afternoon, the Oduna will
go to the Juneau Lumber Mills dock
to take on 10000 feet of lumber
and Hies destined for the Alaska
Railroad.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
MRS. sHAFER VISITING

Mrs. Merle Shafer arrived here
the first of the week from Sitka
and will visit with her son Wilbur
for a tine. She has been nursing
at the latter mentioned place dur
ing the past two months.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT

Recently in receipt of word that
admittance to the Masonic Clinic
in Portland will soon be available
for her child, Mrs Elroy Fleek and
daughter are planning to leave
early next month for the south. The
little tot is to undergo surgical
treatment of about three months
duration.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-25
UBERTI JR. is TO ATTEND
DRAWING SCHOOL IN SOUTH

Writing to his father here, AL
bert Uberti states that he plans to
attend school for "a special course
in drawing this summer instead of
coming north for his vacation as
he did last year.