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The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09

docks. one 90 by 300 with I00-foot
frontage and one so by 300 with
300-foot frontage. All have a 80
foot water depth at low water
Nraugell with a population OF
LIZ. owns its own power plant
with a capacity of go horsepower
and valued at 100000. 1t has mod
ern telephone service and a suffi-
cient water supply for a population
of 5000 coming from two reservoirs
on 92-acre watershed in the ma
tional forest. 1t has a hospital with
Is beds and a health center with 10
beds. 1t has a theater with 400 seat
ing capacity. It's largest buildings
include one with 5000 square feet
of space. There are several others
of like proportions.
Nrangell has "a cold storage plant
of a million pounds capacity with a
daily ice capacity of II tons. It has
16 oil storage tanks. including six
of 10000 gallons each. one OF g.
600 gallons, one OF 10000. three of
1900, two of 10000, one of LOCO
and one of 500 gallons.
Wrangell has many other adyan-
tages. including its schools, its in
dustries and so on, but certainly it
has to offer its government in this
time of national emergency. when
defense is so vital. the most strate-
gle location from point of sea and
air in all of Southeast Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09

Seattle Representative
Frank j. Cunning
American Building, Seattle Wash.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
ON the clipper, direct to Juneau.


on the Clipper, direct to Juneau
=
Delegate Dimond won't be com
ing north this summer, according
TO present schedule. Congressional
leaders have said that Congress
viii stay in session as long as the
national emergency exists The best
that Congressman can hope for
his summer, according to word from
Washington, are three-daV adjourn
ments, extended perhaps fer brief
periods by the customary gentle
mems agreement that no work be
done until a specified date Con
gressmen are afraid To gel far away
from the Capitol
There's nothing official about it.
but Jack Stinnett. A. 2. political
reporter. says there are enough
straws in the spring winds 10 make
1T appear almost definite that
thousands Of government workers
are not going to get their 2g-dav
leaves his year either Reason is
national defense and terrific pres
sure of business thai it has caused.
- 81 s.
Alaska's Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice may soon be mustered into the
defense program. fisheries partieu-
larry, as an essential industry. Dr.
ira \. Gabrielson. national head of
fish and wildlife. already has sub
mitted a plan 10 Secretary Ickes a
long that line. Under it agents of
lish and game probably would be
working little closer with FBL
checking subversiYe activities along
With their other duties
l. ".
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09

in color featuring a United States
battIeship and an eagle bearing the
American flag. On the back cover Is
a painting OF the Minute Man sta
tue by Daniel Chester French. which
symbolizes the American citizen ev-
er alert in defense of his country.
The Inscription is America on
Guard.
Secretary Morgenthau said that
even a boy or girl who saved 10ets.
TO buy a Savings Stamp would help
the country. He added that You can
safeguard your own money and your
own future, while helping the ma
ttonal defense. by buying United
States Savings Bonds now"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
TEPEE TALK
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(stikine Tribe No. 5, L o. R. M
By JAY BYRD


Newly initiated brother Joel
Wing, after a brief interluda with
the tribes medicine man Bill Wies.
wonders if he hasn't been adopted
into the Crazy Water clan. saehem
F. c. Hanford assured him that al
though things look a little blue at
present there're sure to clear up be
fore much water runs under the
bridge.
Prophet John severson. who acted
as sachem Tuesday night during
the absence of F. G. Hanford who
is busy furnishing oil for the lads
of Canada, predicts a few fines on
la good many officers who were con
spieuous by their absence.
Older members of the tribe who
do not attend regularly should take
"a lesson from brother Ralph Devon
ney. Although kept busy as assistant
light plant operator. and who thinks
there's no place like ohm. Ralph
manages TO get there Tuesday nights.
Next meeting of the lodge will be
held May 20 at s p. m.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09

The coast guard cutter Haida
rescued the fishing boat Cambria
Sunday after the Cambria hit the
beach at Wigham island. The Cam
bria was refloated.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09

FOR SALE - Christine Il. 49,
feet long, SO h. p. diesel engine. In
Quire Otto Feller, Box 403. 23-3t
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09

Governor Gruening is expected
back in Alaska this week or next
He flew out to San Francisco frs
of the week from Washington and
after conferences with officials OIL
the coast, including Col c. H. Lee
Army Chief OF Engineers, on Alaska
matters the Chief Executive will b.
coming home, probably flying III
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-05-09
5FEIR@UGE THE
POLITICAL
PERISGOlPlE

Representative Harvey j. Smith
of the Third Division won guber-
material recognition in the recent
legislature for being one of the
wheel horses of the sunmentioned
nine" (the boys who didn't vote
for the armory bill. Lawmaker
Smith was No. man in the "strat-
egy block to which honor of being
No. 1 man already has been given
by the Governor to Trojan Horse
Jim Davis.
With a "them's my sentiments
note, we get the following from Re-
preventative Smith via the columns
of the Alaskan, weekly newspaper
at Anchorage, ably edited by yeter-
an Alaska editor Roy SouthwOrth.
Writes Editor SouthWorth:
Having failed in his efforts
to influence the Legislature to
saddle the Territory with a
heavy tax burden, Alaska's
Governor has broadcast a Mes
sage to the People" in which he
reviews the proceedings of the
laWmaking body and blames
The Lobby and the "treach-
cry and deception of certain
members for the defeat of his
tax program.
And, strangely enough. mem
bers of the Legislature agree
with him that lobbying really
was responsible for what hap
pened
But they are not in agree
ment ON the identity Of the lob
byists. The Governor referred
to representatives of the gold
and canning interests as being
the No. 1 offenders, while the
legislators assert it was the
Governor himself who did the
most active lobbying of them
all. Only difference between
them was that the lobbyists of
the gold and canning interests
were Tabled as such, as requir-
ed by law, while the Governor
was not
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17
"An- Out Aid" Speeds
 Up To Swifter Tempo
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At least 13 other new combat ves- sels in major categories are sched- uled for commissioning this year, as well as dozens of small craft.
 Airplane production, although still behind schedule, has picked up sharply since the start of the year. The output now is at the rate of about 1000 per month.
 Pilot training for the armed serv- ices is progressing speedily. On March 22 the army will initiate a program to train 12,000 flyers a year The navy declines to disclose de- tails of it's training program, but It is known to be moving ahead quickly.
 Some Things Lag
 Camp and cantonment construc- ton is behind schedule tut part of the lag already has been overcome Officials expect the program to Dc completed by June, in time to house an army of 1,4C0,000 men.
 The impact of the program Is be- ing brought home even to the na- tion's housewives by the gradual in- vocation of priorities-a step to con- serve vital raw materials and manu- featuring facilities for defense pro- duction. Piiorities have been im- posed on aluminium, thus curtailine the output of pots ard pans made
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of that metal. Other priorities are in the making
 Delays in defense production re- sulting from labor management dis putes are believed on their way to at least partial solution, under pres ent administration plans to set up a super defense mediation board de- signed to prevent strikes or lockouts In defense industries.
 The long grange ramificatioAs or the defense program, together with the war-aid program, are still ale most impossible to visualize. De- fense officials say the outlook IS certainly for millions more joEs and scores of new industrial plants.
 Virtually all of the $12,575 ,869' 'OOo defense contracts outstanding are from cash appropriations and con- tract authorizations voted by con- gress last summer. Still more are to come. The President had budget ed $i0,G00 900 900 for defense in the fiscal year beginning next July l. In addition, he has asked $7,OOO,- 900 900 for British aid.
 Defense Contracts
 Here is e breakdown by major categories of defense contracts to Feb. as compared with the spend- ing program thus far authorized for each:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17

Rescue and salvage operations were hampered by the we lther and the steepness of the embGnkment. A relief train, a wrecker, several am- balances and a crowd of more than 1000 quickly congregated at the scene. All state policemen in the vi. cinity were summoned Directly cross the river from the wreckage was the plant of Jones and Laugh lin Steel Corporation, whose blast furnaces cast Q glow over the scene,.
 Early this morning the coach that had been directly behind the engine tender was raised from the river and put on the bank. The dead man was found in the lower end of this coach. Another coach still lay on It's side, partly submerged in the river. The baggage car stood upright in the water, and the other coach was at the waters edge, the front part submerged.
 Number of Injured
 The injured included AS at the Allegheny General hospital Pitts burgh, where l4 others had been treated and discharged l3 at the Rochester, Pa, general hospital, where three others were treated and discharged; four at the Pen- Beaver Hotel. Rochester; four at St. Johns hospital, Pittsburgh; three at the West Penn hospital, Pittsburgh; two at the Valley hospital, sewickley Pa: one at Shadyside hospital Pittsburgh; one at Montefiore hos pital, Pittsburgh, and IA who were treated at the Pennsylvania Station Pittsburgh, and sent on their jour- neys or to hotels.
 The fireman, c. IT. Milburn, AL lance, O., escaped, with minor in- juries from the wrecked locomotive and ran up the tracks to set up Q flare, warning other trains of the wreckage. Then he returned to the locomotive and tried vainly to res- cue the engineer who was buried under coal.
 The dead baby was nine months old. the son of Mary Lippa, (2204 Penn. Avenue) Pittsburgh. The baby died in the Rochester General hos pital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17
EXPERIMENTS ARE
 TURNED DOWN
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Continued from Page D He was originally scheduled to re- port with the local quota which lett last Friday but was given post ponement to tomorrow. Doctors, however, have ordered him to secure eyeglasses, and he has been given an extension to the 28th, when he will leave with supplemental quota of nine other draftees Six young men will leave here Thursday for the induction center at Hartford, one of them from Board 15-A, and the others from Board l5-B. They will replace men rejected by army doctors Friday. The l5-A inductee on Thursday will be Walter Onzlowsky, l05 Lo- cust street.
 The l5-B inductees will be Joseph DeVito. of 26 James street; Wal lace Cossette. Of 636 Bank street; Joseph Pranulis. of 67 Fox street; James Doyle, 10 45 Natertown ave- nue; and Albert Azukas, of 46 Con- gresS avenue.
 John Fealey. of Kenyon street, a member 10 Board i5-A's quota whose physlcal examination was postponed Friday. l:as been passed by army doctors mad sent on to the reception center at Fort Devens, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17
SPEECH STRUCK BRITONS RIGHT
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Nearly all newspapers of the country agreed to reduce their size to four pages on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays and 10 pages on Eunday, effective tomorrow, in order to conserve news print. The Times and Daily Telegraph, the two lead- ing London morning newspapers, ef- fected their saving by arbitrarily re- ducing their circulation by one sixth.
 Labor Minister Ernest Bevin an- nounced yesterday that women, married and single, of the ages of 21 and 22 years, and men between 4l and 45 inclusive must register for I.national war service. The women will be registered starting April 10; the registration of the men will start early in April. It means the con- scription of women for the first time in British history.
 Heard By Millions
 President RooSevelt's speech was heard by millions of Britons yester- day. It was 3:30 c. m. British time when the president spoke, so the British Broadcasting Company re- corded the speech and re-broadcast 1t, In full and in part, at intervals yesterday in 30 languages.
 The Times called the presidenL's speech more than speech--rather a political event of the first order.
 Tn this country 1t has been re- ceived with enthusiastic apprecia- ton and thankfulness as a call to us to redouble our efforts,' 1t said, "since we can now be more assured of ultimate victory no matter how stern our immediate trials may be-
 "When the history of this war i' written 1t will adjudge that the most important event from the downfall of France last summer was the great speech which President Roos- evelt delivered Saturday"
 Hitler, who had hoped to frighten the American people away from helping the cause of democracy" a British informant said.
 He added that the speech should hearten the people of Jugoslavia and Turkey.
 Awaiting Increased American aid, Britain continued to gird itself for the decisive test against Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17

 | reported 1t moving eastward toward the Atlantic coast, though its force was diminishing.
 47 Deaths Follow Fargo, N. D., March 17-(UP)-A storm that cut swiftly across the plains of North Dakota and Min fesota carrying blinding tnow and sub-zero cold, caused at least 47 deaths and heavy property damage.
 Police searched today for scores who were still missing and blows cut through snow -choked highways as the gales subsited and the storm moved eastward over the Great Lakes. Schools were closed and communications lines stall were down in many sections.
 The storm struck so suddenly Saturday night that many died of exposure as they walked short dis tar1ces to their homes o rin search of help from snowbound automo- piles. Temperatures dropped from springlike peaks to below zero In two or three hours and the wind mounted to 85 miles an hour in some regions
 Thousards spent most of Satur- day night in heateS and other amusement places in cities and small toWnG, because police wouldn't let them go out In the storm.
 Many of those who dted were farmers returning home from their Saturday in town. Others had gone out on foot to assist persons in automobiles damned In snow drifts.
 Albert Jacobson, 73, Q farmer, and his son, Albert, Jr, II, were found dead, clinging to a barbed wire fence only a short distance from their home near Ft. RanSon, N D. They were trying to follow the fence to their farm yard.
 Boys Made Brave Try
 Four boys driving to their home at Daisy, N. D., were stalled in a drift. The older boyB, Lee Taylor, r, and Donald, IS, buried their twin brothers, Dickie and Hobert, 10, in a snow drift and set out for aid. They had gone only 50 yards when they collapsed. A searching party found them alive several hours later, but all except Robert died after few hours.
 Elmer Green ard hlg young wife were walking toward Q neighbours home near CrookS1cn when the storm struck. Green was forced to leave his wife beside tree while he went for help. When he return ed she was dead.
 Three were kroWn dead at Ada, Mlnn., and at least five were report cd missing. Mrs, Ole Sant.e, 30. and her infant son frozc when Ghe at- tempted to reach the home of a neighbor across the road from her home. Wilbert Treichler, l3, died while his father and brother car- ried him down the road from their stalled car.
 Mrs. Jocob Bjerken, 5l, and her aor, Palmer, 8, froze to death a short distance from their farm home near Mahnomen. Minn. Bjerken, his wife and another son, Arnold. l3, were trying to walk a half mile to their home from their stalled automobile. They were blinded by snow and lost their way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17

their main target in Britain last night and inflicted considerable damage. Other attacks were made upon Monmouth and Plymouth in furtherance of the Nazi campaign against British ports and shipping facilities, backing Up the submarine blockade.
 The British were heartened great ly by President Roosevelt's Satur- day night address, which they rebroadcast over radio networks beamed toward Europe. The mes- sage was sent out in 30 different languages.
 Tn Germany Adolf Hitler's address yesterday in which he promised a Nazi victory this year and warned that mo power and no aid in the World will alter the outcome of this war was regarded as an answer to the President.
 The German press attacked MT Roosevelt's address today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17
BRISTOL SMASHED
 BY NAZI PLANES
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(Continued rom Page D sued by g. raider dropping bombs. The last bomb crashed only few yards behind the speeding vehicle
 A large college for girls was straddled with bombs and severely damaged.
 A policeman and three soldiers, who were fighting fire, were be. lieved to have been blown to bits when a high explosive crashed down nearby
 Six churches were damaged heav- fly.
 A large hospital suffered a direct hit, but there were no casualties. All patients had been removed to the basement.
 The Civic building was set afire, but flre-fighters were able to save the main structure.
 1ncendiarics and high explosives rained down on bus depot. One bus was blown through the side of house. The conductress proved heroine. She remained at the scene bandaging the wounded de- spite a hail of explosives and fires raging all around her.
 Shortly after midnight, the whole western horizon was 1t Up by red glare which spread southward The glare spread into flame and after two minutes died down. An eyewitness said:
 Tt was the most awesofne spec tacle I ever have seen. It looked as though the earth had opened up and released @ sea Of flame"
 The second raid was more se- were than the first. Although the bombs used apparently were of lighter caliber, they were poured down In sticks of twe;ve.
 A newspaper plant was damaged severely, but published this morn- ing as usual.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17
British Sweep italians
 Away From Berbera
Continued from Page D

other key points by railroad.
 Diplomatic sources estimated thai between l50,000 and 100000 British troops had landed in Greece, includ- ing veterans of the Iibyan and Flanders campaigns.
 British sources had finally admit. ted that some British troops hat been disembarked in Greece, an. had suggested that they would aie the Greeks to defend the Salonik. line and, If necessary, would be per pared to fall back with Greek army ultimately to defend Pelopon' nesus, the southwest area of Greece which is connected with the mair Greek peninsula only by a narrcN isthmus.
 Usually reliable informants sait today that a Turkish Courier was or the way to Berlin with a reply by President Ismet Inonu to a message which Adolf Hitler had send him
 Informants understood that Tho. nu merely thanked Hitler for his as. surances of peaceful intentions an: affirmed that Turkey wanted to maintain good relations with all countries and live in peace. Turkey Is Drilling Turkey had the first of national series of dramatic anti-parachutist drills yesterday in the Seriyer dis trict no the Asiatic shore of the Bosporus.
 Fourteen airplanes made a shan, attack, dropping colored smoke bombs which represented explosive and incendiary bombs. Three ol these planes were adjudged to have been shot down by anti-sircraf' guns and two by machine guns. Bu' 20 more planes appeared suddenly and dropped 70 parachute troops
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17

operated in the recapture of Ber- bera which has been in Italian h,nds since last August 19 when a Fascist drive forced the British to withdraw from British Somal!land.
 The sensational action gives the British major port from which 1t should be possible to compete the virtual encirclement of the Italian armies in East Africa.
 Berbera lies only l60 miles from Djibouti the terminus of the Addis Ababa railroad and only 240 miles from Diredawa and Harar, the key southeastern approach to Ethiopia which is the objective of a British column moving up rapidly from Italian Somaliland.
 British, Indian Troops
 At the same time middle eastern headquarters reported that British and Indian troops besieging Keren, the Key to Asmara, capital of Ital- ian Eritrea, have captured en im- portant heights on the positions covering Keren.
 ct appeared likely that the Bri- tlSkl EtUCCup6JAOAl OA DSAbCA0 Wea timed to coincide with a final slashing British offensive from all sides against the beleagured Italian forces in East Africa.)
 "The British flag again flies over Berbera," the middle east command reported. "Berbera yesterday was re- captured after our troops made a successful landing in cooperation with units of the royal navy and the royal air force.
 British and Indian troops cap- tured important heights position: covering Keren.
 "In Ethiopia the general advance of imperial and patriot forces con- tinues in all sectors. There is nc changes in Libya."
 Turkey Has Greek icture
 Istanbul. Turkey. March l7-(UPj Reliable informants said today that nearly all British troops landed at Piraeus. the port of Athens. had been transported to salonika and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17
Called Enr
Contracts A Ansoa.lAA

for other major defense industries included: Foundries and machine shops, 2i.2: electric machinery. 25.e; siipbuilding 46.6: steel. i4's: brass, bronze and copper products. 34.9: engines (turbines. etc) 4i.S and ma chine tools, 25.
 The following employment gains occurred in non-durabie goods in- dustries producing for defense: Cot ton goods; i5.9; mems clothing III: shoes, T.s and woolen and worsted goods, a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17

of warfare, the British said. Bick- ford did not torpedo the Bremen but left it afloat because he had not fired c warning shot at 1t. It was asserted he could have put six torpedoes in 1t easily.
 There had been reports since then that the Bremen had been sunk in Norwegian waters with l5,000 troops and that 1t had been damaged by airplane bombs in German port.
 Hit BattleshipS
 Berlin, March i7.-tUP-The of- ficial news agency asserted today that German torpedo planes scored torpedo hits on two British battle ships yesterday in an attack on a strong British naval force 25 miles vets of the Greek Island of Crete.
 German planes in raids on Att lantic shipping yesterday severely damager two merchant ships to- talling 4,000 tons, the agency said.
 Describing the attack on the Brt- tish fleet, the official agency said that the two batleships mentioned as torpedoed were enveloped in clouds of black smok for long time.
 German planes attacked the Brt- tish fleet consisting of two battle ships, six cruisers and several de- stroyers 25 miles west of Cape Krio, at the southest end of Crete, accord ing to the official agency.
 Despite strong enemy anti-air- craft defense the planes immediately attacked the two balteships," the agency said. "On each battleship a direct torpedo hit was scored from an absolutely certain firing position.
 After the torpedo detonations both battleships remained clouded by smoke for a long time, the agency said. It continued:
 "The German planes, which again realt a heavy blow to British naval craft in the Mediterranean, reached their bases undamaged," the agency gaid
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17
HAYES INSISTS
 HE'S INNOCENT
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Lawyers for several of the de- fendants are delaying formal de- cision on possible appeals to the U. s. Supreme Court, The Democrat learns, though 1t has been inform ally decided that appeals for at least some of the defendants will be pressed. One lawyer said today that the appeals may be held up for two and half or three months more.
 There is still no trace of former Controller Daniel J. Leary, the only one of the 10 whose appeals were denied to remain at liberty. He dis