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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-17

LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of indi-
viduals, partnerships, and
corporations ........ 30S,634 81
Time deposits of individ-
uals, partnerships. and
corporations .......... 666, 234 05
Government .......... 22,s5s 81
Deposits of State and po-
iitical subdivisions 49,. 57,ss2 "A
Other deposits including
certified and cashiers
checks, etc., ......... 6,925 "A
Total Deposits $1,061, 1883
Other liabilities ......... 240
Total Liabilities. 1861, Jig 0S
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital stock:
Common stock, total par
3 100000 90.
Surplus .......... 10000 90.
Undivided profits ........ 14,975 IS
Reserves ................ 1897 4S
Total Capital Account 7,S72.61
Capital Accounts 1918, 1850
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-17

The divine peace IL like the tran
guilty Of the Nile VALLEY,
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
GERMANY TAKES
REPRIsAL ACTION

BERLIN, June 20 - Germany
ordered the United States last night
to close her consulate in the Reich.
occupied France. Norway, Holland
Belgium. Luxembourg. Serbia aud
Greece by July 10. charging espion-
age.
This was borne in a foreign min
istry note to Charge d'affafres Nor
ris three days after similar action
against Germany had been taken
in the United states by President
Roosevelt.
offices of the American Express
Company also We're closed and their
personnel removed In obvious re-
prisal for the American order clos
ing the German Library OF Infor-
nation, Transocean News Agency
and the German Railways office in
the United States. Among the ale
cations which were said listed in
the note was a charge that Ameri-
can consul general Alfred Klieforth
at Cologne elaborated with the
Belgium consul general there in the
spring of 1910 to use code for re-
ports intended to concern themselves
with the Germans marching into
Belgium. Holland and Luxembourg. -
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
AlaSka'S DufreSne Hits
Golfers With Story Of
Famed Alaska Brown Bear

More than twenty years ago a
young fellow, fresh out of the army,
where he had served two years in
front line trenches and today car
ries a scar of a German bullet
which narrowly missed having his
name on it, and fresher off the
staff of the Boston Transcript as
promising reporter, came to AL
aska. His name was Frank Dufresne,
and he bought a ticket to Nome be-
cause il seemed the farthest spot
he could get from civilization.
Frank Dufresne found adventure
in Alaska-and success. His first
year found him driving a dog team
out of Nome, covering the Arctic
coast as deputy marshal of the Sec
ond Division. He liked his work. But
that wasn't all, he liked the coun-
try. He never wearied of watching
wild life along the lonely trails. Po-
lar bear, ducks, geese, wolves, lem
ming; he not only saw them, he
studied them, studied their habits,
pried into their private lives until
they had not secret left from the
observant eyes of this young born
naturalist So the ex-soldieF. ex-
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
REPORTS
COMEBACK ON
SYRIAN FRONT

LONDON. June 20 - The Bri-
fish reported a comeback in their
fortunes in syria today with i'm
portant positions taken in a hard
listed drive on Damascus, the
French counter offensive stayed on
the central front and progress made
along the coast toward Beirut
Warned at last of the resolute
nature of their foe by the sudden
French counter offensive between
Damascus and Beirut, which reach
ed almost to the Palestine frontier,
the British were reported to have
done with parleys before Damascus
and unleashed an attack on the
Syrian capital which was converging
from the east, south and west. The
French apparently had not respond
ed to an ultimatum demanding sur
render of the capital by $50 p. M.
Thursday.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
WRANGELL GUARD WILL
BE FORMED AS SOON AS
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE

Plan for the formation of a Ma
tional Guard unit here, half of
company made up of Wrangell and
Petersburg men, is ready for i'm
mediate action if funds are made
available for further National Guard
organization in Alaska, according to
Major William R. Mulvihill, Adju-
tant General of the Alaska Guard,
who. with Warrant Officer Hamil-
ton H. Bond, was through Wrangell
on the Alaska bound for Ketchi-
kan first of the week to inspect the
Guard unit there.
O. K. has been given the program
for extension for the Guard in the
Territory when money is made avail
able, he said. There is some hope
that ID may be forthcoming saRn
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
BROWN BOMBER
FINDS BILLY CONN
TOUGH OPPOSITION

Before a chowd estimated at So
900 in Madison Square Garden, New
York, oe Louis successfully defend
ed his heavyweight title Wednes-
day night but only after he had
taken terrific punishment from
game Billy Conn, challenger.
It was the worst seige Louis SUI
fered since his knockout by Max
Schmelling, it was said
Battling, blow for blow, most of
them with plenty of dynamite be-
hind them, the two fighters. by the
end of the twelfth round showed
visible fatigue. Conn, however
seemed the fresher OF the two as
the gong sounded.
Then. after fifty-eight seconds in
the thirteenth and final round Louis
connected with a blow that sent
Conn to the mat. He took the count
of nine. and the referee called the
fight as. it was said, Conn was in
no condition TO go on.
Louis weighed in at 1924 pounds.
Conn, ia.
Conn expressed hope for another
chance at the brown bomber in the
future.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
STEWART RETURNS
FROM DEFENSE
MISSION EAST

B. D. Stewart. Territorial Com
missioner of Mines with headquar-
ters at Juneau. was in Wrangell
briefly last night aboard the Yukon
with his daughter jeanette. Uni
versity of Washington student,
bound for their home in Juneau.
B. D." has spent two months in
the east. Washington and New York
where he was called BY Chiefs of
the Geological Survey to report on
the coal situation in Alaska and its
bearing on national defense.
Miss Stewart. who has received
her Doctors degree in botany, is es-
pecially interested in reaching home
right now when Alaska's wild flow
ers and fauna are at their best in or
der to study them.
Another daughter, Mary is dis
tinguishing herself in music at the
University, a son, John has just re-
ceyed his medical degree at Har-
ward and a younger boy, Tom, is
serving in the army at Fort Lewis.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
War Between
Nazis, Russians
Appears Near
by Associated Press

LONDON. June 20 - Increasing
belief that war between Germany
and Soviet Russia is drawing near
er was expressed here today by dip
lomatie observers at the end of two
days OF mounting reports and ru-
mors. One of the reports. considered
most significant. was an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Goteborg.
Sweden. quoting a message from
Stockholm that travellers from Rus
STA to Finland had seen "a frantic
mobilization along the railway from
Moscow to Leningrad
Official quarters said their latest
reports were that some 100000
German troops are posted along the
Russian-German frontier from the
Baltic TO the Black Sea facing The
Soviet army.
War worn Finland, fearful of
having 10 take an unwilling role in
a new war. today prepared for the
worst by ordering up all reserves.
Cadets were promoted to full fledg-
ed officers in the regular army. Rail
travel was restricted to facilitate
troop transport and other military
moves.
Finnish leaders are convinced
that. in event of war between Ger
many and Russia, Finland will
probably become involved. The
chances of war seem here real
enough to justify drastic military
measures. The Finnish people, il
was reported. displayed outward
calm and were quietly Obeying all
ordered defense measures.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
ALL GERMAN, ITALIAN
ASSETS FROZEN IN o. S.

In view of the unlimited national
emergency declared by the Presi-
dent. he has issued an executive or
der freezing Immediately all Ger
man and Italian assets in the Tn
tied States. At the same time the
order also freezes the assets of all
invaded or occupied European
countries not previously frozen.
These include Albania, Austria,
Czechosloyakia, Danzig and Poland.
The freezing control will be admin
istered by the Treasury Department.
These measures in effect bring all
financial transactions in which Ger
man and Italian interests are involY-
ed uder the control of the Govern
ment. and impose heavy criminal
penalties upon persons failing to
comply Herewith. The executive or
der is designed, among other things,
to prevent the use of the financial
facilities of the United States in
ways harmful to national defense
and other American interests, to
prevent the liquidation in the Uni
ted States of assets looted by duress
or conquest, and TO curb subyersiye
activities in the United States.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20

reporter became an ex-deputy mar
shall and combined his law-enforce-
ment ability with his natural in
terest in bird, beast and fish and
became one of the first L. S. fur
wardens in Alaska for the Biologi-
cal Survey.
For 20 years he has studied. OBJ
served and covered, personally just
about every square mile of the Ter
ritory from Arctic Ocean to Dixon
Entrance and from the Aleutians to
the Canadian border. And each
square mile, with it's own particular
species of wildlife attracted his spe-
cial attention until today, as a re-
suit of those past 20 years, Dufresne
is recognized, not only in the Ter
ritory, but in North America as an
authority on birds, game animals
and fish.
This week in Golfers, Alaska's
Dufresne hits the big time with
a corking good story about the fam
ed Alaska brown bear Interesting,
educational, it gives the people of
the States a true picture of the
Brownie, and should make interest
ing reading f0K AlaaA&n&~
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
ASSIST RED CROSS

The order of 545 bedside bags. re-
Gently pledged by the Wrangell
chapter of the Red Cross, was ship
ped this week to the Fort Richard
son Hospital at Anchorage. Alaska
The following organizations are to
be credited for the work: st. Phil
ip's Build 40; Ladies Aid 100;
o. E. S. I25; Legion Auxiliary los;
Civic Club so; and Salvation Army
25 bags These bags were requested
by the National Red Cross several
weeks ago to be used at the beds
of soldiers in hospitals in which to
put their personal belongings.
An order for new supplies has
been sent in to headquarters and
word has been received that the
wool and other supplies will be
shipped early i'm July
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
WILL
ASK MORE SHIPS,
PLANES FOR ALASKA

SEATTLE. June 20 - Represen-
tatiye Warren Magnuson, chairman
of the United States section of the
international highway commission,
said on return here that more ships
for Alaska should be demanded by
the maritime commission. He re-
turned from an aerial tour of naval
and army bases in the Territory.
Work on the bases at Kodiak,
Sitka and Dutch Harbor are ahead
OF schedule. he said, but would go
forward much faster if shipping IA
cilities could be obtained to get
needed materials.
when I return to Washington
III ask commercial airlines to make
test flights from Alaska to Japan
and points on the Asiatic mainland.
Unless we take advantage of the op-
portunities. We will wake up pres
emily to find that the japanese and
Russians are flying to Alaska.
AS a result of the tremendous
impetus given to aviation and the
thousands OF trained pilots we will
have as a result of national defense
work, flights over the top of the
world soon will be commonplace. In
furtherance of the idea, I shall ask
the state department to negotiate
for joint occupation of Wrangel is
land, now under Russian occupation.
The Soviet government has no legal
warrant there"
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
Chamber Backs
DimOnd Bill To
Get Representation

Wrangen Chamber OF Commerce
at its regular luncheon meeting
Monday noon in the Civic Center
went on record unanimously endOrs-
ing Delegate Dimond's bill for re
apportionment of the Alaska Legis=
lature on basis of population. The
bill would give one representative
TO every approximately 1000 per
sons. 1t would result in six members
in each house from the First Diyi-
sion. five in each house from the
Third. four in each house from the
Fourth and three in each house
from the Second Division As
brought cut IN Chamber discussion.
it is the only way BY which smaller.
communities Of the Territory can
hope TO have representation.
Virtually all the towns in South
east Alaska are taking similar ae=I
ton. Ketchikan. Metlakatla. Craig
and Sitka along with WrangellI
have already notified Delegate Di-I
mond of their support.
Sitka Chamber in response to a.
wire from the Wrangel Chamber
radioed:
Our membership unanimously
approves bill TO provide represent
alton in Alaska Legislature accord
ing 10 population, HR 1897 Notifi-
ed Dimond. Glad you are with US
Paving of Front Street was dis
cussed again, L. B. Chisholm. City
Clerk. explaining what steps the
town already had taken to try a
sample of surfacing shortly. While
this test is being made Chamber
voted TO urge the Council to put a
sprinkler on the street in an effort
to keep the dust down.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
FROZEN ASSETS FREEZE
GERMAN NATIONALS IN U. S

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20-Thir-
ty-fiye German nationals cancelled
passage on two japanese liners yes
terday as a result of the United
States order freezing Axis assets in
this country and forbidding unauth-
orized departure of Germans
Officials of the NYK line said
there was a possibility of other can
cellations since L. S. officials plan
ned to supervise the sailing of the
liner Nitea Maru Saturday and the
Kamakura Maru July 5.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
ENTERPRIsING YOUNG
BUSINESS FIRM ENTERS
WRANGELL TRADE MARTS'

A new firm entered the
business ranks of Wrangell
this week, youngest and pro-
bably the liveliest in town.
1t will be known as the Silk
inc Messenger Service. SEN
ior member of the firm is
Marion Neyman, age 10, and
the junior partners are Allen
Richie, age 8, and Martin
Neyman, age 8. The firm of
young, ambitious business
men guarantee quick and
efficient service anywhere in
town" You just phone 2, the
Den, and the task is done.
For rates apply to any mem
Der of the firm
The Sentinel extends con-
gratulations to these enter
prising young men: suggests
to membership committee
of the Chamber of Commerce
that it better get busy.
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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20

United States appeared closer to
actual war today than at any
time since the outbreak Of hostlli-
Ties abroad
Three days age President Roose-
Welt ordered closed the German con
sulates i'm this country on charges
of espionage and other actions
against the interests of his eoun-
try. Germany eouutered yesterday
With like action i'm regard to Am
erican cousalates in Germany and
German-0ceupied countries Axis
partner Italy gave notice To L. S.
that American eousalates in that
country also must be closed by July
- although the President had tax
en- no action in this country against
Italian repfes eutatiYes thus far.
Since last week end when Uncle
Sam was able to definitely pin the
sinking OF The American vessel Rob
in Moor on a German submarine.
which was finally admitted by Ber-
lin, events have pointed more and
more toward a final break
While not officially confirmed
unofficial Washington said this week
that a plan of air convoy of ships
across the Atlantic with supplies for
Britain was imminent if not in ac-
tual operation. Under il, American
planes protect from L. S. to mid
way of the Atlantic where British
air escort would take over
More and more vessels are being
called into service by the President
for transport of supplies 10 the Bril-
fish. Yesterday the Chief Executive
asked Congress 10 waive some ship
inspection laws in a move said by
other officials To be aimed al in
creasing the legal load of oil tank
ers and reducing the number Of eX-
perienced seamen on merchant ships
These officials said the request was
part OF government planning 10 re
lieve a threatened shortage of oil
and gasoline on the Atlantic sea-
board. Lifting of the passenger car
rying limit also may result from
the proposed measure. An official
said difficulty had arisen in carry
ing necessary passengers to new
American bases on Atlantic islands.
On the defense front. more speed
was the order. Consideration was
being given to lengthening the work
week. Officials reporting that 5ched-
ules were being maintained were
told to speed up the schedules.
Meanwhile. showing its teeth first
in the Inglewood airplane strike by
ordering the Army to take over, the
government was moving with more
vigorous action against strikes trace
able TO subversiYe forces There was
still plenty of trouble on the labor
front but reports Of settlement of
differences in strike-ridden areas
were becoming more and more nu-
merous.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20

Assigned to coordinate Al
askan Red Cross work with
military preparedness. Henry N.
Baker, assistant manager for
the Pacific area. American Red
Cross. will arrive here a
board the Alaska June 26.
Baker, former national direc-
tor Of disaster relief for the
Red Cross. will spend two
months in various cities of Al
aska comforting with Red Cross,
civil and military authorities.
He plans to be in Wrangel
next Thursday.
Red Cross activity IN Alaska
was strengthened early this
year with the appointment Of
Keith Mccoy, field represent
alive. and staff headquartered
at Fort Richardson, Anchor
age. The last visit to Alaska by
a national Red Gross execu-
tive was made N 1888 by A.
I. Sehafer. manager of the Pa
eific area.
Depending on the arrival Of
the Alaska at a convenient
hour, any time during the day
or early evening, a meeting will
be arranged to be held at Civic
Center where Red Cross mem
bers and the general public VIII
have the opportunity of meet
ing Mr.. Baker and hearing him
sneak.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
PRESSURE OF BUSINESS
DELAYS GOVERNORS TRIP
UP STIKINE RIVER

Due to pressure of business. Coy.
Ernest Gruening and members Of
the International Highway Commits
sion were unable TO make the trip
to Wrangell and thence up the Silk
inc with the Darlington Transport
alton Company this week, the Gov
ernor said in a wire OF regret to
Capt s. c. Darlington. He hopes
TO make the trip at later date
this summer.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
Italy Orders
US. Officials
Out Of Country
by Associated #Press1

ROME. June 20 - The Italian
government last night asked tie Tn
TIED States 10 close its consular Of
fices in Italy and to recall consular
officials and clerks by July 10. The
request extends to the kingdom of
Italy and to territories under Ttal-
Ian sovereignty and to those occu-
pied by Italian troops, at the same
time the Italian government resery-
ed the right to close the American
Express in Italy.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
Cooperative Plan
FISHERMEN NARREn

The fish patrol. started out OF
here this week, took two Peters
burg fishermen into custody in Te-
benkof Bay on the west coast of
Kuiu on charges OF illegal fishing
They were taken to Petersburg for
trial slated for today. Men were
spotted from the air in closed area.
Officers charged hold of their boat
was filled with illegally taken sal
mon.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
MRS. LARSON HONORED

Mrs, Dora Larson, who IS leaving
soon for the westward, was honored
last Monday evening by members of
the American Legion Auxiliary at
an informal party following the
regular business meeting. Refresh
ments were served and Mrs. Larson
was presented with a farewell gift
in appreciation for her activity in
the Wrangell Unit
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
DRASTIC INCREASES
IN TAXES FORESEEN

WASHINGTON, June 20 The
House ways and means committee
had tentatively decided to recon-
mend drastic increases in surtaxes
on individual incomes an to tight
en- up on corporate excess profits
taxes so as to raise a estimated ST.
4S0,900,000 in additional revenue,
major portion of it for defense pur-
Aase@.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
MRS. VAUGHN COMING HOME

Mrs. Berta Vaughn. pastor of the
Assembly of God, who has been in
Oklahoma for the past year, is ex-
pected home about the middle of
July, according to word to the Rev.
A. l.. Calame, who is serving in Mrs.
Vaughn's stead here.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
Red Salmon
Patrol Puts
Out Of Here

From WrangelI. heart Of the
Southeast Alaska fishing district.
the newly co-ordinated Fish and
Wildlife Service fleet of eight pat
rol vessels and an airplane. put out
Wednesday morning of this week on
Alaska'a first intensive red salmon
stream patrol It's purpose. To pro
tect early streams from poachers.
and over a period Of time to bring
back the early red run which has
failed to materialize the last few
years.
The action vas the first taken by
new Co-ordinator Y. E. Crouch of.
the Fish and Nildlife Service. del.
egated To Alaska by DR.. Ira Gabriel.
son. Chief of Fish and Wildlife. TO
carry out the program
First Rendezvous
Patrol vessels started gathering
here last week end. By Tuesday
night all had assembled at the Fish
and Nildlife floats where they were.
Joined by Assistant Executive Off.
Ger Homer Jewell of the AlaskaI
Game Commission. flying in via
Game Commission plane with Pilot
Ray Renshaw. Under instructions
from Co-ordinator Crouch, officer
Jewell put the entire fleet into in
tensiYe patrol action Nrangell's
harbor. dotted with the sleek. gray
patrol boats roaring off on their
assigned tasks. resembled a navy
port. caused many a lifted eyebrow,
wondering what the score was.
Il was the first general rendez-
yous of the new combined fleet
which brings both arms Of the Fish
and NildlIfe Seryice---fish and game
into one compact operating unit.
Under the plan OF reciprocity be
tween the two arms Fish Wardens
are delegated with the duty of en-
forcing Wildlife regulations and
Wfldlife Agents also cover the car
rying out of fish regulations into
their duties.
Red Salmon Patrol
The fleet assembled here under
the new eo-ordinated plan to begin
an intensive patrol of red salmon
streams of Southeast Alaska design
ed 10 protect the early streams from
pOachers and ultimately to bring
back the early run" said officer
Jewell. II is the purpose OF the.
Service 10 re-establish, if possible,
the early run and also to assist in
putting the fishing industry on a
steady. dependable basis. We believe
the fishermen and the industry de-
sire that. 1t is our purpose to CO.
operate with them in every way in
attaining it. Strict enforcement of
regulations against yiolators is the
first step in bringing it about. That
is what We are undertaking at this
time. The patrol will be kept up
during the summer. being augment
ed from time TO time with other
vessels and possibly additional
planes.
Cooperative Plan
Under the new cooperative pat
rol plan. both arms of the Service
will be charged with enforcement OF
both fish and wildlife regulations. 3"
Similar patrols are being under
taken in the Westward and Bristol
Bay under the personal direction of
Co-ordinator Crouch and Fisheries
Supervisor Clarence L. Olson
Icy Strait area opens to commerce
ial fishing today. Stikine follows
with open season on Monday.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-06-20
U. S. Near Break With
Axis AS President
Demands ReparatiOn
Associated #Pressl

President Roosevelt told Con
gTess today that the United
States would demand full re-
parati0ns from Germany for
the sinking Of American vessel
Robin Moor IN the south At
lantio The President charged
the act was that of an inter
national bandit who had acted
in defiance of the first prin-
ciple of international law