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sistant cashiers. A. N. Atkinson
was renamed manager of the East
Capitol office, and F. H. Weaver, jr,
manager of the Southeast Office.
At the annual stockholders meet
ing Tuesday, which preceded the
directors meeting, the following
directors were reelected: Walter
K. Bachrach, Clarence F. Burton
Frederick H Cox, Fred Hewitt,
Thomas P. Hickman. William r
Kelley, Frank w. Lee, A. Scott
Ofutt, Lewis H. Phelps, Edward F.
Pickford, J. B. Prewitt and DR.. j..
Chester Pyles.
Entering its 33d year, Mr.. Bur-
ton said in his annual report that
the bank had enjoyed most sue.
cessful year and progressive one,
with deposits over 100000.
Pennington Talks to Bankers.
L. R. Pennington, administrative
assistant to Edgar Hoover, director
Of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton of the Department of Justice,
addressed the fiduciaries' section of
the District Bankers Association at
q dinner meeting at the Congress
sional Country Club Tuesday eve
ming.
Mr.. Pennington gave an unusu-
ally interesting talk on the work of
the bureau in crime detection and
pointed out the invaluable aid and
service rendered to the bureau by
citizens and private organizations.
An example of material assistance
rendered in the past by banks is in
the matter of listing and recording
ransom money.
Chairman j. Eliot Moran presided,
the business meeting being the last
of the year before the annual cleo
ton. Many of the delegates en-
joyed golf or tennis in the afternoon.
Richmond District Third.
Only the Atlanta and Philadel-
phia districts made better show
ing than the Richmond district,
which includes Washington, in de-
partment store sales in March. &C
eording to the Federal Reserve
Boards monthly report.
Richmond experienced a 9 per
cent gain over March, 1888, while
the other two districts enjoyed II
per cent jumps Retail trade in
this territory gained per cent in
the first quarter while the average
for the IL districts was only l per
cent. The national increase in March
was per cent.
AS already announced, trade in
Washington was 8.9 per cent ahead
of March year ago. part of the
good business being due to Easter
coming a week earlier than last year.
The report by districts, compared
with last year, follows:
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IN AlexdnQT Ia.
The other Of
fcers reelected
were: Thomas P
Hi k m a n, A
Scott O. f u t +
Frank w. Lee
Ere d e C k H
Cox. vice presi-
dents; M. H
B u C k i n G ham
cashier: T. E. Ell
gin. b. M. 1rdnI
William B. Men :
Ter, jr.; T. E
Norris, John c
Pyles, jr.;; j. T
StephenSOn. as
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Council Meets at Hot Springs.
Several Washington bankers will
attend the spring meeting OF the
Executive Council of the American
Bankers Association at Hot Springs,
Va, April % to 26. Two "dioramas, !"
depicting Seattle, its harbor and
pncircling mountain ranges, will be
shown, to stimulate interest in the
national A. B. A. convention next
September A lot of illustrated
booklets will also be distributed.
The Federal Reserve Board, in an
official statement to the chairmen
OF the Committees on Banking and
Currency of the Senate and House,
has asked for a congressional study
Of money and banking. The board
declared: THE effectiveness of our
banking and monetary mechanism
is weakened by the fact that there
Is no definite determination of au-
thority over money and credit with
in the Federal Government itself,
and that there is conflict of juris-
diction and supervision over the
banks through which, in the ex-
!sting system. monetary and credit
powers must operate"
Variety Sales Score Gains.
Daily average sales of variety
stores for March were about per
cent above March of last year, &C
cording to the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce. AS compared
with February of this year an in
crease of about per cent or more
than the estimated seasonal amount
vas recorded.
The auditors section of the District
Bankers Association entertains
Maryland bank auditors and con-
trollers this evening at a dinner
meeting at the Wardman Park Hotel
These joint meetings are held once
q year. An unusually large atten-
dance is expected to hear DR.. Ed
ward c. Acheson. of George WASH
ington University speak on Money"
Washington Chapter, American
Institute of Banking, has an election
tonight of delegates to the national
convention to be held in Grand
Rapids, Mich. in June. The con-
vention comes at practically the
same time as the District of Co.
lumbia Bankers Convention at Hot
Springs, Va.
Today's Trading on Exchange.
Capital Transit stock made an
other new high mark on the Wash
ington Stock Exchange today when
80 shares changed ownership at los
up an eighth from yesterdays close
The final bid was 10 with 1924 asked
Real Estate Mortgage g. Guar
anty preferred also made another
new 1889 peak today when 1876 shares
sold at As, gain of an eighth
since yesterdays close. The market
closed with 4s4 bid, offered at 5ia
Bid and asked prices on other issues
were practically unchanged.
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Stute Bonds Offered

NEW YORK. April ID (SpeciaD -
A banking group headed by Lazard
Freres & Co. is Offering a new issue
of $1,625 900 State Of New Mexico
~ per cent and 234 per cent high
way debentures, due 1951-1954. The
Offering consists of $4,000 212 per
cent debentures priced at 1902 for
1851 maturities and at 100 for 1852
maturities, and $875, 900 2A per cent
debentures. priced to yield ass per
cent for 1884 maturitieS.
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Time Business Index
Edges Up in Week
BY the ASsocia ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 13.-Time
magazines index of business con-
ditions rose A of a point last week
to 952. compared with 948 the pre-
vious week and 902 a year ago.
The index, which is designed to
reflect changes in underlying con-
ditions which are likely to influence
the volume of business, was buoyeo
by an increase in spending activity
In trade centers and . sharp rise IN
bank deposits.
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IT'S Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK. April 10 (P-St.
Joseph Lead Co. reported $50 tons
of Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
Yesterday at $3.50 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis, SIS tons at $3.50 New
York and so tons at the New Yosk
average.
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Cottonseed Oil.

Cottonseed Oil.
Commission houses with Southern con.
nections bought cottonseed oil futures to-
day while local traders favored the selling
side of the market Noon prices ranged
3 lower to net higher. September sold
at 6.79 or 3 points below the previous
close. Crude oil was quiet in the Southeast
and Valley at 5h cents. Small sales late
yesterday were reported at that price.
Texas oil was 5H to $50.
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New York Cotton
Nv the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 13.-Trade.
professional and Wall Street buying
buoyed cotton futures today.
In midafternoon prices were 8 to
advanced Most of the early SELL
ing came from Bombay and Liver
pool houses. May traded at 7.99, up,
s, while october was ahead 8 at
TAG.
uA,t,ro~ .Ioood * bioher
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been accelerating, coming in for a
short time at about the average rate
of $4,000 900 a day. The United
States now possesses more than half
the worlds known supply of gold.
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sUnit Of trading 10
rim bankruptcy recevershp
BANKRUPTCY Act securities assumed
dividend
based o
xd Elk dividend Ex rights Also PAID
Payable stock Declared
h Cash dividends paid de-
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CHICAGO Cash Market.

CHICAGO Cash Market.
grade " hsrd e So. corn No. yellow. 4sP,
No. 2 white, "a; oats. No. . mixed 31a4
No. white 327. sample grade white. 90
2aa4; mailing barley. $50. nominal: feed
35-45. nominal: sample grade. 81; soy
beans No. , yellow. sou: No, 3 as: tim
othy seed 2.s5-3 Is nominal: red clover
seed, 130O-1 100, nominal; red top 9..5-
rs nominal
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. April IL lP-Wheat. No.
. red winter, garllcky, spot, domestic. SOL,
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG. April ID P.-Grain rant
today
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20
Cold Storage Big User
Petersburg Utilities

At a well-attended annual meet
ing Of the Petersburg Cold Storage
Company, states the Petersburg
Press, reports covering the past
years activities were read and dis
eussed. Operations were shown 10
have been very successful and the
profits for the year were found sat
isfactory.
Of general interest to the com
munity were two expense items di-
rectly affecting the city treasury:
Tor licenses and taxes $1936.00 and
for light. power and water s4603.Oo.
\ percent dividend on common
stock was declared and paid just
before the holidays.
The former Board OF Directors
was reelected as follows:
T. S. Elsemore, John Mower. Fred
erick Nelson. Andrew Johnson, ia
cob Hanseth, John Otness. J. L.
MacKeehnie.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20

The Territorial Board of Budget
consisting of Gov. John n. Troy
Treasurer Oscar g. Olson and Aud
tor Frank A Boyle, has recommend
ed adoption of a budget calling for
expenditure of s4.09l.069,2S in the
biennium ending March 81. 1911.
Net estimated revenues for the
same period are figured at S4,201.-
200. which would come to S3.976.000
from the general fund and s225s-
o0o from the public school current
fund
Restoration by the Legislature Of
salary cuts made in 1893 is recon-
mended in the report of the Board
The original salaries Of Chief Clerks
and Accountants have not been re-
stored since that reduction. though
Tor all other offices in the Terri
torial government cuts made in 1893
were reinstated by the 1885 Legis-
lature.
Salaries of Chief Clerks and Ae-
eountants at present are 10 percent
DCA16 N nat AAEa N q e JNAAAE go
Recommendations of Board
Budget Board recommendations for
appropriations. with the amount al
lowed in the past biennium shown
in parenthesis, are as follows.
office Of the Governor: S23, $40
fS21.o2ol. The increase would be
in salary of Assistant to the Secre-
tary to the Governor, and $4,000 ad-
ditional for contingent office ex-
pense including dissemination of in
formation about Alaska.
office of the Attorney General:
$22,400 l1T250). Increases would
be in salary of Clerk, extra clerical
assistance, travelling expenses. court
costs, contingent office expense and
additional law books
Office of the Auditor: s55, $40
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20
Translation Is Urged
Russian Documents

Some means to translate the rare
Russian books and manuscripts con
tanned in the Alaska Historical Lii
brary at Juneau was urged by Father
A P Kasheyaroff. curator. in sub
hitting his annual report of The
Territorial Library and Museum to
the Alaska legislature.
In the Alaska Historical Libra
~ he stated. there are books so
rare and SO important that there is
absolutely no chance to duplicate
them. The historical value of the
books is beyond comparison by mon
ey. The library has the narratives
of Capt. Lisiansky and Krusenstern
of the first voyage around the world,
which are now quoted by the book
stores in Europe at $4,000 per
volume.
We have the journals and ira
wells of the most outstanding French
and English nayigators The chron-
illogical history of the discovery OF
the Aleutian Islands by Vasili Berkh
is SO rare that the librarian had
great difficulty in getting it from
Europe. The data in this book is
very important for the study of the
history of Alaska. There is also the
travel journey of Shemelin accom-
panying Count Rezanoy on his trip
to Japan The most important of the
manuscript collections is the collee-
ton of writings, reports and travel
journals of Father Ivan Yeniaminoy|
written in his own hand writing.
"Other important books are ex-
ploratiOns, discoveries and travels
of early navigators, mostly in Rus
sian. In this connection I urge that
some means may be provided for
translation of these important his
torical books, as they are not at
present available to the general
public to use
The Librarian with his numerous
duties is unable to give any time to
this very important work. There are
few people in the Territory who are
able to do this work with efficiency.
It requires perfect knowledge of the
Russian language and without
doubt comprehensive knowledge of
the English language.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20
TERRITORIAL BOARD RECOMMENDS
ADOPTION 4 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET

i$3Z691.5O1. Included are new
items of $4,000 for carrying into eff
feet provisions of insurance laws and
$4,000 to audit accounts of Alaska
University and Pioneers Home.
Treasurer's Office
Office of the Territorial Treasurer
$4,000 (s50,905.81). Increases
would be principally in salary of
Chief clerk. salary of Stenographers
and contingent expenses.
Territorial Banking Board: 81
5o0 f$1.500).
For support OF schools. $3.50
009 IS .I0S.034.70. IN addition.
$4,000 for new building is recon-
mended compared to $4,000 pro
vided for the purpose by the 1887
Legislature.
Office OF Commissioner of Eduea-
ton. $35.40o 1$38.069.S9).
University of Alaska. S2l3,000
fSH05,2l0.3s). The new power plant
and girls dormitory buildings pro-
yided for in the 1897 budget ac-
count for the apparent discrepancy
in appropriations The boards re
provide a slight IN
crease for ordinary purposes.
Office of Highway Engineer: S13,-
900 tSI4OoO1. Reduction to be in
contingent expenses.
Telephone Lines: $500 (s2.500)
Big Road Appropriation
Roads: 100000 (s400,000). Only
100000 had been asked for this
purpose but the Budget Board be
lieyed a 100000 appropriation de-
sirable.
Shelter Cabins: $4,000 C$8,5O0).
Commissioner of Mines: 100000
tSSs.40O3. Increases here are asked
for salaries of three Associate Min
ing Engineers, increase in salary of
Continued on Page Three)
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20
CWAU BENEFIT DANCE
MADE PROFIT OF $1O2.7O

The Cannery Workers Auxiliary
Union dance Saturday night netted
$102.70 for the sick benefit fund.
The receipts amounted to S281, but
as all prizes were bought outright,
instead of the business houses be
ing solicited, the expenditures were
quite high.
The A. n. B. hall, where the
dance was held. was attractively de-
eorated with a ceiling of blue and
white streamers. Half of the floor
was given over to the various booths
gillnets being used to divide the
dancing space from the booths.
Bright hued cardboard salmon were
caught in the nets, about the balcony
and the musicians stage.
The booths were decorated IN
bunting with the prizes attractive
ly displayed
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20

includes collections on past due ac-
counts, these having been placed in
the hands of a collector.
Helpful Friends
The nurses dance and the dance
given by the Finnish women of
Wrangell enabled the hospital to
paint the surgery, to make a num-
Der of necessary repairs and to ac-
quire new pillow slips, bed jackets
and baby garments, all of which
were made by members of various
women's organizations. The private
rooms were re-painted, the five or
CARNATIONS for which the rooms are
named furnishing the funds. The
hospital tea was very successful. a
number of checks having been re-
ceiyed from friends in addition to
the silver offering which was made
al the hall where the tea took place.
In that connection, Capt. Edwin
Clark, who had been a Marine pa
tient in the hospital early in the
fall. offered his services later and
accomplished many repairs inside
the building, calcimined several
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20
Delegate Outlines Legislative
Program For Alaska

WASHINGTON, D. c. Delegate
Dimond Monday outlined a legisla-
ture program for Alaska, embracing
the establishment of naval bases in
Alaska, calling for an appropriation
of 500, 100000 therefor This is in
line with Admiral Hepburn's report
calling for air bases at Sitka and
Kodiak and submarine bases at Ko-
diak and Unalaska Funds at least
for the Sitka and Kodiak stations
will be appropriated at this session.
The delegate outlined his program
as follows: 81 am working to secure
appropriations for roads, air fields
and air navigation facilities in Alas
ka, and for extension of air mail
within the Territory as well as be-
tween Seattle and Juneau. An ap-
preparation was made last session
to put the latter service into oper-
alton. but the service has not been
started because of lack of air nayi-
cation facilities. Those are now be-
ing installed.
Air Mail Along Coast
Il seek extension of air mail from
Juneau along the coast to Cordova,
Valdez, Seward and Anchorage and
thence to the interior-to Fairbanks
Nome and Bethel. I am advised the
civil aeronautics authority is in
sympathy with air transportation
development in Alaska. At least 49,
100000 is needed Immediately for
fields and air navigation facilities.
Aside from army air bases and pro-
posed navy bases or stations, the
extension of the Alaskan road sys-
tenn needs at least $2,e0O.0O0 which
should be appropriated for that pur-
pose"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20
Committees Arrange
Details Birthday Ball

The Presidents Birthday Ball
committee met at the home of Mayor
Fisk Wednesday evening and discus
sed general arrangements for the
dance which will be held at the gym
January IS. The mayor has been in
formed that half the proceeds will
be retained here while the remain
der viii be sent to the Infantile Par
alaysis Foundation.
Committees We're appointed as fol
lows. Van H Fisk. tickets and ad-
vertising space; Geo. Gunderson. ad-
vance ticket sale, F. S. Barnes. mus
ie. Mrs Garry aud Mrs. Johnson.
decorations, and F. G. Hanford and
James Nolan to assist at the door
Dancing will begin at 10 o'clock
for the benefit of those who prefer
To come early.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20
BILL PROVIDES
SALE LIQUOR
OVER BARS

JUNEAU. Alaska, Jan. 20 -
Especial to the sentineD. Senator
Walkers cocktail bill authorizing
the sale of hard liquor over the bar
was introduced as the legislature lit
Iull stride this week.
Exclusion of the placer mining
industry from the wages and hours
law is urged in important letter
sent to the legislature signed by %
of the leading miners and operators
in the Interior.
A fight is assured on the bill in
trodueed in the House appropriating
$4,000 for the participation of Al
aska in the Golden Gate Fair. The
House is already quibbling over the
directors salary.
Mrs. Clara MCGutcheon of An
ehorage has been confirmed as a
member of the Board of Public Vel
fare, replacing Mrs. Margaret Monk
ham of Anchorage, whose reappoint-
ment to the Board had been recon-
mended by Gov. John W. Troy.
The Walker bill introduced yes
terday in the senate asks S15O,000
relief for incorporated towns with
not more than $4,000 allowed to
any town.
The senate passed an important
copyright law which now goes to
the house
Nearly 80 bills have been intro
duced.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20
BAKER PIANO COMPANY HEAD
HERE UNTIL ARRIVAL BARAKOF

H. j. Baker of the Baker Pioan
Company of Seattle. arrived here by
plane from Petersburg Thursday. He
will be in Wrangell until the arri-
val of the Baranof tuning and SELL
ing pianos and other musical mer-
chandise.
Mr. Baker has been making two
trips a year to Alaska for the past
three years. His chief piano sales are
the Minpiano which is going es-
pecially well. he says. in the In
terror, and the Mathushuk Spinet
grand. He has also placed a number
of hand instruments at various
points in the Territory. In the past
year he has sold three Minpianos in
WrangeH homes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20
SYSTEM
CALLED PUBLIC
ENEMY NO. ONE

Calling Alaska.s liquor dispensing
system public Enemy No. l." John
B Bentley. Suffragan Bishop Of Al
aska has forwarded to the President
o. the Territorial Senate a petition
Of eight points for revision
Writing from Nenana. the Bishop
declared the present system 10 be a
miserable failure
His recommendations. briefly. are
as follows:
/ Take the sale Of liquor cur OF
private hands and place II under
Territorial control
2 Establish Territorial liquor
stores. with not more than one to
a community.
g. such stores would not be al
lowed TO advertise or display their
wares.
4. The stores to be placed in
charge Of men chosen for their re
cord Of "sobriety. honesty and char
aetera
5. Restrict permission TO purchase
TO those never convicted OF drunken
ess to those q years of age md
over and revoke permits for drunk
eness, resale OF liquor or giving liq-
uor 10 anyone denied a permit
8. Restrict store hours to from
a. m to p. m. on week days,
with no sales on Sundays, holidays
or election days.
Z. Permit no lettering in liquor
stores.
S. Reserve TO each community the
right of local option TO prohibit the
sale of liquor if the majority is
against such sale.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20
Hospital Board Presents Annual
Report to the Public

At the annual meeting OF the nos
pital board. held at the hospital
January 8, all 1898 officers were re-
elected for 1893 The membership
of the board consists of Chas Ben
jamin, H R. Coulter, L. II. Camp
bell. NJ. o. Johnson, Mrs. NJ. o..
Johnson, F. G. Hanford and Mrs. L.
B. Chisholm and the officers are NJ.
o. Johnson. chairman, L. NJ. Camp
bell, yice-chairman, Mrs. NJ. o. john
con, secretary treasurer, and Chas.
Benjamin and F. G. Hanford. direc-
tors. Meeting with the board were
DR.. Clements and Miss Mitchell. hos
pital superintendent.
The secretary-treasurer made an
informal report of moneys received
and expended during the past year
and the usual annual report was
authorized compiled 1t is published
in full on page four in this issue of
the Wrangell Sentinel.
Little Variation
It is interesting to note how lit
tie the number OF in-patients varies
from year TO year. In 1896 and 1897
the superintendent report showed
the same number. 40, and for 1898,
139. In addition. "a dispensary pa
tients were treated last year, de-
crease of as compared with 1887.
Operations during the past year
numbered As of which IL were ma.
jor and 81 minor, while 16 babies
were born at the hospital in 1898
The number of patients paying in
full shows a slight increase over last
year, but the amount outstanding
TO rthose who have paid only part
or nothing to date is nearly double
that of 1897. Money received from
patients during the year. $z.111-3E,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-20
Eastern Star Holds
Public Installation

Eastern Star officers for the
coming year were placed at their
stations Monday night at a public
installation held in the lodge rooms
at Elks Hall
Mrs. / c. Bjorge was installing
matron. Mrs. Ernest Anderson, mar
shall and Miss Irene Coulter, chap
lain. Miss Sue Harding. a visiting
member acted as organist for the
evening.
s. Mrs Biorge carried through the
impressive ceremonies superbly and
was well supported by the other in
stalling officers, none OF whom used
a ritual
Officers installed were:
Matron. Sarah Pritchett; patron,
Oar Smith. associate matron, Sue
Smith; associate patron. Ralph ".
Mize; secretary, Doris Barnes;
treasurer. May Campbell; conduct
ress, Helen Clements.
Adah. Ruth Gauger; Ruth, Olive
Johnson; Esther, Margaret Magnus-
sen; Electa, Ethel Beilby; marshal,
Marjorie Thornquist; organist, Val
borg Coulter; warder, Dorothy
Stensland; Sentinel, L. NJ. Camp
bell
Mrs. Bjorge will be installed at
the next meeting as Martha and
Mrs. Josephine Mason upon her re-
turn from Seattle, as Chaplain.
Lunch was served after the in
stallation by the committee whose
members were Mrs. E. NJ. Campbell,
Miss Sue Smith and Mrs. ]. c. John
son.
Mrs. Anderson retiring matron
was presented with a beautiful fos-
sill ivory handled steak set. The
presentation was made by L. NJ.
Campbell, who spoke of the chap
ter's appreciation of Mrs. Anderson
services and extended. for the mem
bers, grateful thanks for her faith
fulness and fine executive ability
in guiding the chapter through the
past two years. Mrs. Anderson was
presented last year with a very
lovely past matron's jewel Mr..
Campbell, retiring worthy patron,
also had been presented with a past
patrons jewel at the close of his
first term of office