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The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-04-10

school Mrs Barnes and Mrs. Plum mer went i8 san Francisco for ten days.
 Mrs. Barnes left for Alaska about a month ago. she stopped in Keteh= ikau to visit her daughter and fam fly. Nr and Mrs Clarence Hennins and baby From October. undl she reached Ketehikan Mrs Barnes said she he'd not been iu one place more than len days al time au= home and a davenport 10 relax on surely looked good
 uarisanne Barnes does not expee= to return 10 Wrangell this summo# She will probably work in Portlau# during the summer vacation.
 Mrs. Barnes reports that 5ia Nolan, nephew Of Mrs Margags Hale. we'll known in Nrangelf I= fast earning a name for himself I# radio in Portland Young Nolan I# on a half-hour broadcast feature. The Irish Tenor. on Sundays from 7s30 to son p. m. over kGW and promises to become one of tb# better known names in radio enter tainment. NEG is showing keen in terest in him and spotting him as a "eomer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-04-10

and son of the Plummers had come from their homes in Texas to attend the ceremonies given in honor of their father They were Mrs j. Ez Elliott of Houston and Roger Plum mer of Sulphur Springs. Mr Plum mer's activities as head Of the Port land International Livestock show. One Of the largest of it's kind in the States. and as founder Of the HI organizations which today are ma tonwide. were instrumental in win aing him the high honors which he received.
 f Towing a visit in Chicago Mrs. a#rnes and her mother went to Schenectady. N. r. where they were guests Of young Mir. and Mrs Frank Barnes. Alr Barnes has since been transferred to the west coast and is now in Seattle.
 From Schenectady Mrs Hummer and Mrs Barnes went to Boston where they went through the first blaekout and exciting air raid q the time German planes were ru- mored approaching the Atlantic coast They visited the Wayside Inn al Sudbury. Mass. and old Reyoluz tionary and Civil war battlefields. went to Washington. D. C.. Florida and Louisiana While in New Or leans they visited the famous St Louis Cathedral and Museum. Sign ing the registration book. Mrs Barnes saw just above hers. the name of Axel Osberg. Ketchikan. who happened to be visiting there the same afternoon. From New Or leans they went to Houston to see Mrs. Elliott, who had already re- turned home from Chicago. and spent Christmas at Sulphur Springs where a family reunion was held. Dorisanne Barnes. student at Ore gon State College. joined them in Texas for the holidays.
 Mrs. Hummer. Mrs. Barnes and Dorisanne returned to the coast by way of Denver and Salt Lake City and after they had left Dorisanne at
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-04-10
FOR Sets Up AlaSkaMarine
 Control Area

WASHINGTON-PEesident Roose- Yelt has issued a proclamation es- tablishing a number Of Maritime Control Areas on the Pacific Coast. including Alaska. Areas established in Alaska are the Southeastern AL aska Maritime Control Area. which includes all the waters of the pan handle within a line which follows the boundary from the mouth of Portland Canal out through Dixon Entrance to position Latitude 5S degrees B minutes North. Longi- tude 139 degrees fourteen minutes 30 seconds West. and from that pos ition 10 the north cape of Lituya Bay; The Prince William Sound Maritime Control Area is bounded by line due south from the end Of Cape St. Elias to Latitude g de- grees North. thence directly west on that parallel to Longitude 150 degrees 26 minutes West. thence north to Outer Island of the Pye Island Group. off the shore ol Kenai Pensinsula the Kodiak Mar. itime Control Area includes all wa ters within a circle with Kodiak, Alaska. as q center and a radius of fifty miles; and the Unalaska Maritime Control Area includes all the waters within a fifty mile ra- dius of two intcrsecting circles with Unalaska and Scotch Cap Light house as centers.
 Vessels may not enter or navigate
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-04-10

These are a few Of the pointers picked ID after a survey of morale officers of all branches of the ser vice by the new service mems gift shop of saks Fifth Avenue. \. I.
 Other tips for fond wives. mothers and girl friends are.
 All service men like toilet artl= eles and razor kits. wallets and small leather zipper bags. Most pre- fer cigarette cases of metal or plas- tie into which the package can be slipped intact. All want wooden clogs or sandals which can be worn in the showers. Every service man needs bath towels. Many want ster- ling silver identification discs which must be engraved with full name. service number, branch of service and DATE OF LAST TET- ANUS INFECTION Issue discs are made of monel metal. and many men are aIlergic to this.
 They like small sewing kits. com pect shoe polishing kits and water proof tobacco pouches.
 Airmen need polarized glasses. fountain pens with expansion com partment for changes of altitude
 Navy officers need cuff links en- graved with insignia. tie clasps to match, thin black mereerized cot ton socks and white rayon knit un- derwear.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-04-10
Wrangell Figured In
 International "Blitz"
 One Hundred Years Ago

direction of Lieutenant Diouysius Zarembo had just put the last logs in a sturdy fort which they had named Redoubt ST Dionysius.
 The Dryad hastily put about and anchored ont Of gun shot. She was boarded by a Russian officer who told the British that they were not To enter the Stikine
 Ogden argued. He cited the treaty of 1925 which gave the British permission to navigate streams crossing Russian territory on their way To the sea -as did the Sikiue. The Russians were adamant. Og den sent an emissary to Sitka 10 plead with the governor The reply came back that they were to stay out of the river Ogden loosed his hair trigger temper. a proceeding that usually turned the trick The Russians were not impressed by the Ogden temper. The Kolosh. as the Indians were called. here put in their two cents worth and told Pc ter skene ogden that he had better go back where he came from or elsel Ogden went.
 Dryad Retreats
 Bitterly he turned the bow Of the Dryad southward and ploughed back to Vancouver and the White Headed Eagle IL was not often that the clever M'sieu Pete had de- feat to report to his chief
 The anger of ogden was dish water compared to the fury loosed by Dr Mclaughlin! The very pali- sades Of Fort Vancouver yibrated with his wrath He wrote a scathing letter to Hudson's Bay headquar- ters in London, denouncing the Rus sian conduct at Stikine London newspapers ran inch high headlines decrying the outrageous affair!
 The British fur company sued the Russian government for dam ages. For four years the issue hung fire and at last the English agreed to settle for a ten year lease on the Panhandle They were given re- newal rights. The rent was to be two thousand otter skins annually. The British. still smarting from illustration. demanded the remission of two years rent for damage plus a sum representing their own none tary eYaluation of the goodwill of the temperamental Kolosh. And thus it was that southeastern Alaska came into the possession of the Brf- tish. who held it through the stormy years from 1840 to 1887.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-04-10
Here's What To Send Your FaYOrite
 Soldier Or Sailor
(By Associated Press

If you want to send a gift to your favorite soldief. DON'T send him pajamas. Most soldiers sleep in their underwear.
 DO send him stationery printed with the name of his outfit He'll love it.
 DON'T send him bedroom slip pers. Soldiers put on their shoes when they get up. DO send him a small portable radio, or a wrist watch with red second hand, un- breakable crystal, radium dial and fabric strap.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-04-10

Marking the Tooth anniver- sary of the death of John Mo- Longhlin. April 20. 1S42. Hud- sons Bay Trader. Miss Gene Vieve Mayberry. Wrang el Il school teacher who has writ ten and had published various historical articles on early AL aska. has prepared for The Sen tinel the following interesting account of the affair. The sec ond installment will appear next week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-04-10
By GENEVIEVE MAYBERRY

Today Wrangell has but a small role in the great drama of defense that is rapidly defrosting Uncle Sans erstWhile Ice Box. but time was when the village was a red hot spot in Alaskan affairs Back in the days of the Hudson's S Bay Company occupation. Wrangell. then Fort Stikine. was the center of a heated controversy over the Stikine river the Disputed Passage of the Alaskan Panhandle
 Here Before Christ. the signif- ieanee given the initials of the great fur trading company. was es- pecially true Of it's presence in Fort stikine for the early British fur traders preceded Christianity by wide margin Of years and events oe- curing here put the post definitely in the ranks Of the ungodIy.
 April 20. 1922. will mark the one hundredth anniversary of an incl dent occurring at Fort stkine that had far reaching effects on the his tory of the Pacific Northwest. Here it was, in the fort built to protect the rich furs of the "Stikine trough. that the eldest son and namesake of Dr. John Mclaughlin. the Great Tyeen of the Oregon country. was murdered by his own men. The affair terminated the dip lomatic relations between Dr. Me Loughlin, Chief Factor of the Col umbia Department of the Hudson's Bay Company. and Governor George Simpson II paved the way for the decline of the Hudson's Bay Com pany in the Oregon country and the eventual loss Of that great region for the English.
 The story of the Stikine dispute dates back to 1883 when Peter Skene ogden. Chief Trader Of the H.B.C. made an exploratory trip to Sitka The main object of the visit was to put a diagnostie finger on the Russian pulse. While in Alaska 8 Russian capital he let drop a hint that his company intended to build a fur trading post along the Stikine.
 Russians Alarmed
 The Russians were alarmed We'll they knew the efficacy of such a move. Fort Simpson on the. Mass river, established by the HB.C. in 1881 had effectively sapped their fur business in that section.
 Diplomatic relations between the two countries were already on thin ice because of fur competition and across this thin ice the fur and whale bent nephews Of Uncle Sam, a youthful. adventurous prodigy of democracy. skated with splendid abandonment. Yankee poachers. they were called.
 Peter Skene Ogden. on his return to Fort Vancouver on the Columbia. reported that the Stikine area was a highly desirab ble region Accord ingly on June IS. 1884 Ogden with a cargo of men. merchandise. cattle and ammunition for the establish ment of fur posts on the Stikine ar rived at what is now Wrangell. a. board the British brig Dryad
 The Russians had anticipated the move and when the little Dryad chugged serenely up Zimovia Strait she was met by two yolleys of gun fire-one from the shore and one from an armed Russian boat lying Offshore The Russians. under the
Evening star., 1942-10-30
Legislators Slated
10 Debate Foreign
Duty for WAVES
Willingness Of Navy
To Let Women Serve
Abroad Is Cited
BY LIsBETH sOLLING.

The hotly contested issue whether
women enlisted In the Navy and
Coast Guard Reserves shall or shall
not be permitted to serve overseas
is expected to be fought out in Con-
gress next week when members re-
turn from election campaigns. The
Navy strongly desires unrestricted
service by enlisted women in both
branches, but Congress has been
adamant In refusing this and has
limited service In both cases to
within the continental limits Of
the United States"
The House Committee on Naval
Affairs will consider an amend
ment introduced in the House by
Samuel w. King, delegate from
Hawaii, to permit the Women's Re-
serve Of the Naval Reserve-the
WAVES for short-to serve in the
territories OF Alaska and Hawaii.
Commenting on the amendment,
the Navy Department has recon-
mended that all geographical re-
strictions be deleted from the bill.
The Senate is expected on next
calendar day to debate the amended
House bill to establish Women's
Reserve to the Coast Guard, a
measure the Coast Guard is eager
to have enacted.
Barred From Duty Afloat.
Conforming to the Navy Depart
ment's wishes, the House passed
the bill in a form to permit Wom-
ems Reserve members to serve over
seas. The only restriction was the
limitation that members of the
Women's Reserve shall not be as
signed to duty on board vessels of
the Navy or Coast Guard or in COM
bat aircraft"
The Senate referred the bill to its
Commerce Committee, which re-
views coast guard legislation, and
the committee inserted an amend
ment that the Women's Reserve
shall be restricted to the perform
ance of shore duty within the con-
tinental United States"
The Senate Commerce Commit
tee likewise struck out the House
proviso that members of the Wom-
ems Reserve serving overseas should
be entitled to regular coast guard
retirement and casualty benefits. In
the pesent form the bill provides
benefits prescribed for civil service
Women Willing to Go.
The Navy Department has all
along clearly indicated its desire to
have enlisted women serve overseas.
Apparently women themselves have
no objection to serving in foreign
areas. 1t. Comdr. Mildred H.
McAfee, director of the WAVES,
declared in recent speech that 80
per cent of officers and ratings in
the WAVES had indicated their
and desire to be sta
toned beyond the boundaries of the
United States.
The WAACS, Army counterpart
Of the WAVES, may serve any,
where on the face Of the earth.
Four companies, or 900 WAACS, are
to be on duty in England
before Christmas, and 1t is known
Evening star., 1942-10-30
Plan 10 Cut Congestion
Al Dupont Circle Asked

A proposal that Dupont Circle
streets be widened to alleviate traffic
congestion there was urged before
the Macarthur Boulevard Citizens
Association last night by its presi-
dent, G. E. McGhee.
On the motion Of r. v. Regan,
chairman Of the associations Traffic
Committee, the resolution was rec
commended for study by the Traffic
Committee of the Federation Of
Citizens Association.
Members spoke on behalf of main-
tanning the present bus and streetcar
service in the Macarthur boulevard
area. Walter D. Cunyus pointed out
that many Government workers live
IN the area. M. J. johnson said that
even theehls service in the Foxhall
section is Inadequate"
Mr.. Regan urged residents Of the
Evening star., 1942-10-30

that the chief object Of the visit Of
Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, WAACS
director, in England now, Is to sur
vey the field of WAAC assignments
In England.
Navy Didn't Oppose Curb.
The Navy Departments comment
on the King amendment permitting
WAVES to serve in Alaska and
Hawaii reveals that the Navy did
not at any time desire geographical
restriction on women's service. The
letter, signed by Acting Secretary Of
the Navy James v. Forrestal, states,
in part:
"The bill to establish the Women's
Reserve, as submitted by the Navy
Department to the Congress, did not
restrict the places where members
Of this Reserve might be assigned
to duty. The bill, H. r. 6807, as it
passed the House of Representatives,
contained no such restriction. The
bill as amended in the Senate Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, however,
contained q provision restricting
members OF the Women's Reserve to
the performance Of shore duty
within the continental United States
only.
"The Navy Department has no
objection to H. r. 7475 delegate
Kings amendment permitting serv-
ice in Alaska and Hawaii, but If
the Congress Is constrained to raise
the restriction as to the Territories
OF Alaska and Hawaii, the Navy
Department recommends that the
restrictions be removed entirely and
that section 504 Of the Naval Re-
serve Act of 1888 (service within the
continental United States only, be
amended to read as follows:
Section 504. Members OF the
Women's Reserve shall not be as
signed to duty on board vessels of
the Navy or in combat aircraft"
Evening star., 1942-10-30

Once Of War Information on b.
half Of the Chinese government.
Negotiations for tho exchange
have been going on for some months.
They were instituted immediately
after Pope Plus XII accepted q
diplomatic exchange proposed by
Japan.
DR.. Sic Cheou-kang has been ap-
pointed the first Chinese Minister
to the Vatican. While the name Of
the Vatican representative to China
was not given, the statement said
actually papal delegate has been
maintained in China for several
years.
Evening star., 1942-10-30

area to light for adequate txans-
portation.
A motion to eliminate al taxicab
stands In downtown Washington
that are not sufnciently used was
passed by the group.
Evening star., 1942-10-30
Chino and the Vuticon
Exchange ENJOYS

By the Associated Press.
Formal announcement OF the ex-
change Of diplomatic representa-
tives between China and the Vati-
can was announced yesterday by the
Evening star., 1942-10-30

There are more than 10 convenient
branch Offices for Star want Ads"
located throughout the city.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
New Dance Designed for Shy Soldiers

The newest thing in dancing, a
combination of the walking step,
chasse an6 two-step, so simple It
can be learned in Is minutes,
was introduced here yesterday as
the answer to a bashful service
mans prayer.
The innovation is The Yankee
Doodle Stride" For all its new
ness, advocates explain, it is a
swing back to the American
Mixer flavor Of the square
dance without the complicated
figures which went along with the
steps of grandfather's day.
Originated in Boston recently,
1t may be seen soon at all service
mems gatherings.
The Stride is a return to the
group movements" explained
Miss Adelaide Courtney, 6784
North Little Falls road, local
dancing teacher. "It is more like
the Chestnut Tree and is similar
to the John Paul Jones' in that
it may involve an exchange of
partners" ...
Miss Courtney brought the new
routine back from national
Dancing Masters of America con-
vention III New York City and
demonstrated it yesterday at a
meeting here of Chapter II.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Charles Keneipp, Retired
Star EnpIoye, Dies

Charles L. Keneipp, IS, of near
Norbeck, Md, an employe of The
Evening Star for the past 80 years
and stepfather of George E. Keneipp
of Manor Park, Md, manager of the
keystone Automobile Club of WASH
ington, died Saturday at the Mont
gomery Hospital, Silver Spring, fol-
lowing heart attack.
Mr.. Keneipp, who, starting in
1904, served as a linotype operator,
and later as proofreader In the COM
posing room of The Star, retired in
June after an illness of several
months. Last week he was pre-
sented watch by fellow employees
in recognition of his long service
with The Star.
Besides his stepson, he is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Maud Keneipp,
and three children by former mar
riage, Mrs. Florence Falk, Sergt.
Raymond Keneipp. U. S. A., and
Mrs. Louise Bissel, all of Silver
Spring.
Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon at Humphreys funeral
home, Silver Spring, followed by
burial In Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1942-09-21

In her words, the dance is
simple. 1t comprises a stride,
a walk, advance, attack, dos a
dos and open square formation.
and finishes with a military
salute. 1t should have a spark
ling march tempo. such as the
peppy music of George M. Co.
hans "Over There.
The dance can be done nicely
to two choruses of over There"
If change of partner is desired
at the end of the second chorus.
the lady chasses forward in line
of directions one place to meet
new partner.
The various steps, as outlined
by Miss Courtney, are these:
THE Stride"-counts one, two,
two walking steps forward, left
right three and four, chasse for
ward on left "a real two-step);
five-six, repeat above, beginning
right; seven and eight drop
arms and separate, moving to left
in a small circle Qady moves to
right; nine and 10, II and IL,
four chasses, left right, left right
dong sliding steps,; 13 and IA,
IS and 16, repeat entire figure.
"Open Ranks -(face partner,
join both hands and dance side
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Three New Suspects
Seized in Staying Of
Foh Myer Soldier
Shooting Investigated
By Police, FBI Agents and
Army Intelligence

Police were holding three col
ored suspects at the second pre-
cinct today for questioning in
the fatal shooting of Pvt. Robert
w. Hammer, 81, Of the 176th
Medical Detachment, Fort Myer,
Va, early yesterday morning in
the 14OO block of Rhode Island
avenue NV.
This trio brings to about a dozen
the number of suspects picked up
since Pvt Hammer was shot through
the mouth shortly after l am. The
soldier died nine hours later in
Emergency Hospital without regain
ing consciousness.
AS Metropolitan Police, the Army
Intelligence and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation pressed their in
vestigations, local authorities said
the three suspects would be ques-
toned and an attempt made to
identify them as soon as possible.
Youths Insult Woman.
Police said Pvt. Hammer was shot
as he, two other soldiers and a
civilian pursued two colored youths
who allegedly had insulted a woman
companion.
According to police the woman
Miss Mary Thrift, 1415 Rhode
Island avenue NV, was standing
on the sidewalk talking with Ed
ward N. Dickens, TIT Gibbon street
Alexandria, Va, when the two col
ored youths walked by and made
insulting remarks.
Mr.. Dickens, according to police
demanded an apology and an al
tercation followed. AS the three
| argued, Miss Thrift ran down the
street to where Pvt. Hammer and
another soldier, Raymond McFed-
rick, also of the 176th Medical De-
tachment, were talking to two other
girls.
She told the two soldiers that
Mr.. Dickens was in trouble. Pvt
Hammer and Pvt. McFedrick, police
said, ran up to Mr.. Dickens ano
the two colored youths and Pvt
McFedrick hit one of the colorec
men with his fist, knocking him
against a tree.
The man and his companion fec
east on Rhode Island avenue with
the soldiers and Dickens in pursuit
An unidentified soldier joined the
chase, police said, and threw ar
empty bottle after the fleeing men
Then, one of the colored mer
wheeled and fired pistol shot tina,
struck Pvt. Hammer The shot rip.
ped through his lower jaw anc
lodged in his throat. The other thre,
men continued to chase the two col
ored youths but were outdistanced
Fvt. Hammer was taken to the hos
pital in tcXicab. Because of thu
position of the bullet it was impos
sible to remove it, according t,
police.
Pvt. Hammer, a native of Peters
burg, Va. had been in the Army ;
little more than year His bod,
was removed to the District Morgu
for an autopsy and an inquest.
The fugitVes were described a
being about % years old, feet
inches in height. Both are slende
and one was wearing a sport shir
! and the other sleeveless sweater.
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Youthful Bandits Get $50
In Robbery Of Restaurant

Two youths armed with revolvers
robbed drive-in restaurant at
Florida avenue and Fourth street
NE. of $50 yesterday, and escaped
on foot.
Nathaniel, Hunter, 1882 Calvert
street NV, curb manager, was fired
at by one Of the bandits when he
ran after them, but was not hit.
The robbers, about 20 years old,
sat for SINE time at the counter,
Joking with employees, police reported
After refusing service, they walked
to a cash register, their guns con-
cealed under their coats, and de-
manded money from Miss Winifred
Kuhlen, 80. of 1142 Abbey place NE,
the cashier. Without waiting for
her to hand over the money, the
pair grabbed the bills and change
and fled, police said.
Edward w. Smith of Green
Meadow, Md, streetcar motorman,
reported to police that trolley passes
valued at $50 were stolen from his
car at Seventh and P streets NV.
yesterday.