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Evening star., 1943-02-19
Col. Hamilton Awarded
Congressional Medal

By the Associated Press.
A Congressional Medal of Honor
has been awarded 1t. Col Pierpont
M. Hamilton, New York. for CON
spicuous gallantry and interpidity"
during the invasion of North Africa.
The War Department. telling of
the award today, said Col. Hamil-
ton volunteered to accompany a
French officer on dangerous mis-
sion to the French commander de-
signed to bring about halt to
hostilities.
Their landing boat was driven
away from the mouth of the Sebou
River by heavy shelling, but finally
was beached elsewhere under con-
tinuous machine-gun fire from three
planes.
Subsequently Col. Hamilton and
the Frenchman drove in a light
truck toward French headquarters
and were attacked again with ma
chlne-gun fire The French officer
was killed
Although captured Immediately
after this incident" the citation
continued, 1t. Col Hamilton COM
pleted the mission"
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Legislators Receive
Many Tax Solutions
From Constituents
Lotteries, Levy on Drinks,
U. S. Insurance System
Among Proposals
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoclateo Press
Kitchen porch tax experts cas-
ually mailed Congress this week a
couple of hundred personally guar
anteed designs for financing the
war
They ranged from levy of
nickel on every highball c'the
money would roll in" its hacker
said TO a national lottery with
tickets on sale at every poStohlce.
Members of Congress say they
can't recall time when so many OF
their constituents exercised the fifth
freedom. or the right of every man
to be his own tax expert.
Insurance Proposed.
A Philadelphia proposed that the
Government sell low-premlum life
insurance to persons who could not
pay their 1912 taxes. The policy. in
the exact amount OF taxes due,
would name the Treasury as bene-
ficiary Presumably desperate
and conscientious taxpayer could cut
his throat and square his accounts
with the Government.
A Brooklyn man suggested 25
per cent levy on amusements, but
loyal to the Dodgers-insisted that
his plan wouldn't hurt the man who
goes to baseball game once week.
The proprietor of a Florida tourist
camp and a New Jersey man got
under the wire almost Simultaneous
ly with ideas for Government lot
teries. The Floridian suggested that
S per cent of the take go to the
Warm Springs Foundation, As per
cent to the Treasury and so per cent
back to the ticket purchasers. The
New Jersey man predicted that
people in all walks of life would buy
the tickets. l bet you would your
self"
Indorse Ruml Plan.
A broad hint that man can't pay
very much tax on 50 pension
check, and how about raising the
ante, was received from Massa-
chusettS
Many of the letters Endorsed the
Ruml "pay-as-you-go" income tax
plan which would write off 1912 tax
/ liabilities and collect 1943 taxes on
current basis. The Treasury has
opposed it on the ground that the
Government would lose money.
But I don't see how the Govern
ment is going to lose any money
unless it intends to collect taxes for
one year past eternity" a Colorado
woman wrote.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Gas Station Suspended
For Improper Sales

The District Office Of Price Ad-
mlnistration has prohibited Hubert
H. Peterson and Robert j. Boyle.
co-partners OF Haines Gas Station
65o3 Georgia avenue NV, from
dealing in gasoline from February
% TO March 25, as result of al
legedly transferring gasoline to con-
sumers without receiving rationine
coupons
The OPA also upheld it's original
order in prohibiting the Washing
ton Rubber Co., Inc, Fourteenth
/ and Belmont streets NV. from
selling gasoline for SO days as a
result Of allegedly selling gasoline
without receiving rationing cou-
pons.
The OPA stated the WASHINGTON
Rubber Co. is permitted to continue
its sale OF tires and accessories and
perform auto services other thar
gasoline sale.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
New York Lumberman
Heads Group Buying
Philadelphia Phi|s
William D. Cox Admits
I'm the Lucky One
In Purchase of Team .
Earlier Story on Page AID
Ry the Associated Press

Earlier Story on Page AID
BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10
William D, Cox. 3S-year old New
York City lumberman, conceded
today that I'm the lucky one"
in bidding for the Philadelphia
Phils, but said the club still isn't
signed, sealed and delivered
to me-"
Mr.. Cox president of Piling Asso-
ciates, Inc, came here yesterday but
remained in the background while
Ford Frick, president of the Ma
tional League. bought in 1880
shares of Phils stock. accepted
Gerry Nugent's resignation as presi-
dent, and appointed a flve-member
board of directors to handle the
clubs affairs until a new owner is
definitely named,
Terms Agreed On.
After the meeting Mr. Frick dis
closed that he had assured a certain
group the club is yours" and ex-
pected to close the deal within a
week.
Mr.. Frick said in New York today
that all terms of the sale had been
agreed on and that attorneys repre-
senting the league and the pur-
chasers now are engaged in drawing
up the legal papers that will seal
the transaction. but he still refused
to identify the group with which he
is negotiating.
Il do not care to comment on Mr..
Cox's statement I am not denying
1t, just have nothing to say till the
bargain is sealed he explained.
Attorneys are now engaged in
drawing up the agreement. and as
soon as it is ready I expect the
purchasers to sign it and turn over
the money. 1t won't be ready today.
but the whole thing should be COM
pleted within few days. All Details
have been agreed upon.
10 Others in on Deal.
Mr. Cox said today that 10 persons
were associated with him, including
1t, w Potter Wear of the naval
intelligence section at Philadelphia.
One or two will never be known
to the outside world" Mr.. Cox added.
They prefer to be unidentified. 1t.
Wear is still with us, but Bert Walker
(son of the donor of the Walker Golf
Cup has retired"
Mr.. Cox said that if his bid is
accepted he intends to become presl-
dent of the club. He'll have the best
wishes of Mr.. Nugent.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Johnston Offers Lotins
u. S. Business Aid
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOCldOeC PreSS.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 19.-Eric
Johnston. president of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce, today
offered the full help of United States
business to develop and raise the
standard of living in South America
after the war.
In a speech at luncheon gather
ing of the Rio Chamber of Com
merce, Mr. Johnston said, You need
capital-not capital for exploitation
but capital for economic develop
ment. You need advice and tech
nical assistance. If our capital and
our technical assistance are COM
bined with your resources and man
power, economic development in
Latin America is assured"
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Congress Sanction Asked
To Increase Wheat Sales

By the Associated Press.
Food Administrator Wickard asked
Congress today to increase from
l25 900 900 TO 225.000,00 bushels the
amount OF wheat the Commodity
Credit Corp can sell for feed in
the current fiscal year.
Congressional action is needed
because the wheat sold for this pur-
pose is disposed of at less than
parity prices.
Mr.. Wickard said that in recent
weeks sales of wheat for feed have
increased to about 1000 900 bushels
a day.
He added that only small
amount of wheat set aside for this
purpose still is available and unless
the limit is increased it would be
necessary to discontinue all such
sales.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Sullivan Loses Suit
Against EUGENE Never

After celebrating for about 30
minutes. District Court jury today
found Eugene Meyer, publisher of
the Washington Post. not guilty of
libel in 100000 suit brought by
Attorney George E. Sullivan.
Mr.. Sullivan's complain was based
on an article written by Dillard
Stokes, reporter for the Post, in
which Mr.. Sullivan was character
lied as the author of defeatist,
anti-JeWish book" The case was
heard in the court Of Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Willow Run Probers
Confer With Union
Officials, EdseI Ford
JAW President Says
Discussion Centered
On Poor PLANNING
By The Associated Press.

DETROIT. Feb. ia Senate
subcommittee investigating condi-
ticns at the Governmental owned
Ford-operated Willow Run bomber
plant got first-hand view of the
giant factory in operation today and
from both management and labor
heard views as to the reasons why
production has not been stepped up
more rapidly.
From Edsel Ford. president of the
Ford Motor Co.. the committee.
headed by Senator Truman. Demo-
crat. OF Missouri, obtained figures on
a heavy labor turnover. which Ford
officials have said is the principal
obstacle III the way of speedy attain
ment of peak production. They
heard Of heavy absenteeiSm and Of
design changes in the giant Lib
orator bomber
The Office OF War Information
said recently that peak output has
Ford officials have said the peak
could be reached this year if the
needed labor can be obtained.
Confer With Union Heads.
Before proceeding to Willow Run.
some 25 miles west of Detroit, the
committee met in executive ses-
sion with F. J, Thomas. president
of the United Automobile Workers
(CIO), George F. Adde's, secretary
treasurer. and other union officials.
Senator Truman announced after
the meeting with the UAW officials
that there is no statement but
union official said the discussion had
centered upon the unions charges
of inadequate supervision" at Will
low Run, lack of transportation and
housing and also union allegation
of improper overall planning" at
both Willow Run and the Ford
River Rouge factory.
Mr. Thomas said after the COM
mittee meeting that he had told
Senator Truman and his associates
that "a lot of time is being lost on
production because of temporary
material shortages and frequent
changes in designing
Asked to Prepare Brief.
L also Sdlu, he went o.. tTldL
Ford is trying a different M tnod of
making planes on conveyor basis,
and that if worked out properly, it
probably would result in faster pro-
duction than ever before has been
achieved"
The UAW-CIO president said the
committee had asked the union to
prepare a brief describing working
conditions and morale.
In this brief, we will point out
that considerable improvement can
be achieved at Willow Run by the
installation of joint labor man. |
agement production drive, such as !
the War Production Board has !
urged in all war plants throughout
the Nation he added,
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Roosevelt and Murray
Discuss Small Business

Senator Murray. Democrat. of
Montana talked over problems of
small businessmen in wartime with
President Roosevelt today and said
afterward he was very hopeful
that we are going to be able to sue
ceed in our struggle to save the
smaller business concerns of the
country
Senator Murray is chairman of a
Senate committee looking into the
troubles of smaller firms. He said
he had discussed with the President
the work of the committee AS we'll
as that of the Governments Smaller
War Plants Corp.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Belgian Congo Reported
Growing Rubber for U. S.
By the Associated Press.

BY me Associated Press.
PRETORIA, Union of South
Africa, Feb. l9-Samuel H. Day,
United States commercial attache
at Johannesburg, said thousands of
tons of rubber annually was ex-
pected to be produced in the Belgian
Congo
With American aid, Belgian rub
Der planters are working on a ire
mendous scale to produce latex
hardwoods and producing plants,
he said, and higher output was ex-
pected in the not too distant future.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Lady ApsIey Wins
Seat in Parliament
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRISTOL, England, Feb, 10
Lady Apsley, Conservative, today
won the Bristol parliamentary by
election caused by the death on
active service in the Middle East of
her husband. Lord Apsley, also
Conservative.
She polled 1857 votes against
4,308 for Miss Jennie Lee, independ-
ent, $50 for John McNair of the
Independent Labor party. and 258
for F. H. Dunn. independent.
Lady Apsley had the written sup
port of Prime Minister Churchill.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Law S|ashing Auto Fees
Signed in Pennsylvania
Hy the Associated Press.

Fy ITt hSSocIaltu Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Feb. lo.-
Registration fees for approximately
30 per cent of Pennsylvania l,8OO.-
900 passenger automobiles were re-
duced to a fiat $40 today under a
law enacted by the 1943 Legislature.
The cut ranges between 81 and SIT
per car.
Companion bills signed by Gov.
Edward Martin yesterday placed
into effect the new passenger car
fee and cut licenses OF pickup trucks
from S26 to $3.50 The measures
result in a s2,000,000 annual saving
to motorists and cut $4,000 in ad-
ministration costs.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Sentenced for SHOOTING Wife

Makdy Hall colored, 600 block of
Morton place NE. was sentenced to
serve two to eight years in Jail by
Judge James w. Morris in District
Court this afternoon in connection
with the shooting Of his wife. Helen
Hall, %, on August II. 1912.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Sentenced for MonsIuuqhter

Leonard F. Drew. colored, was
sentenced to serve one to six years
in prison this afternoon by District
Court Justice James w. Morris for
manslaughter in connection with the
death Of John w. Johnson in May,
1912.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Sleuth Magazines Vonish

PORTLAND, Greg Pp.-Polce
haven't been able to discover who
stole an entire shipment OF maga-
zines from news stand. The mag
azines were all detective stories.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Bureau Orders
Nearly Equal US.
Laws, House Told
3y the Associated Press.


Representative Ludlow. Democrat
OF Indiana renewing his criticism
of bureaucracy told the House to-
day the executive branch of the
Government had issued as many
orders" as Congress passed laws in
the past decade.
Representative Ludlow presented
table showing a total of 1866
executive orders since 1888 in con-
trast to 4,300 laws enacted by Con-
gress.
1T is high time for our people to
become aroused and insist that Con-
2ress shall move Immediately to re-
capture its powers" said Mr. Lud-
low.
Evening star., 1943-02-19

Get the Axis on the run. Buy a
War savings stamp and start a
stampede.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Feb 10 lp4.--Nationai A
soclation Securities Dealers, Inc:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-17
LATEST FIRE NEWS Detailed Account Sent In From
 The pi Counter

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 Among the advertisers on the yell lowed pages of the 1906 Sentinel were many who still appear on the pages of the 1943 editions. Most prominent, with a half-page ad in 1906 is Rainier Beer; The Pioneer, Lynch and Grant, proprietors, still advertise under the name Wrangell Hotel, run now by Mrs. Mary Grant and son. Neil. Wrangell Meat Mar ket. c. M Coulter, proprietor; Wrangell Drug Company and Stik- inc (then spelled Stickine) Tribe No. 5 of the Improved Order of Red Men, all uphold the tradition tthat advertising pays, today as they did in The Sentinel of 'O6. H. D. Camp bell was Sachem of the Red Men and A. V R. Snyder, c. of R. Among other advertisers were Bru- no Greif; Wrangell Sawmin, Will son & Sylvester, owners; Patenaude, who carried fine line of smok- CTS articles; Olympic Restaurant & Dairy with Peter c. Jensen, Man ager; Wrangell Marble Works, Low cry & Woodbridge; Cassiar Saloon, Frank Dandy, proprietor, and pro fessional cards of Dr. Harry c. De- Vighne and Dr. William Hughes, physicians and surgeons.
 * x < x
 Another article of interest which Mrs. Case found among her souven- irs of early-in-the-century Wrangell is a program of a Defamation Con-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-17

test, held at McKinnon Hall March 1. 1904. Many participants of the program are todays residents in Wrangell and will enjoy reading the program:
 Concert Recitations and Song Primary School; Recitation, At Valley Forge" Harry Coulter; Re citation, B or No B" Hannah Cho- quette Recitation, "The Bad Boy, !" Charles tIocre; 4 Flag Exercise, Marguerite Uhler. Christine Lem ieGS, Virginia Clark a n Marie Thomasan; Recitation, "Her Little Fellow Yet, Oscar Case.
 Recitation c. Division
 Tom Case Sugar Tooth Dick" Clarence Lewis, "The Watermelon" ; Alfred Berg, Boys Rights. Brig ham Grant. John Browns Body: Julius Mason, "The Voice of the Drum. Edward Lynch. "The Story of a Lie"
 Declamation. B Division
 Fred Lewis, 'Washington's Ad- dress Before Battle; Frank Churchill, "Robespiere"; E Il t n Barnes. "The Stage Struck Hero"; Karta Case, "The Dignity of La bor"; Frederick Bronson, "The Close of the Battle of Waterloo; i; William Snyder, John Endicott"; ]; Ernest Campbell, "Tenssaint L'Ouy- erer".
 Declamation A Division Abraham Lincoln, Tom Cole; "Constatius, the Christian Steph- en Grant.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-17

which he has the sincere gratitude of all who lost by the fire.
 Our old friend Robert Reid re- turned on the Seattle from his ex- tended visit to his old stomping grounds in Quebec and other eastern points. He is in the best of health PAT pounds-and says he left Mrs. Reid rapidly regaining her health. As soon as he arrived he commenced making arrange ments to rebuild. and a new ware house is now under construction.
 MT. F. Matheson has applied for space in this paper in which to ad- vertise his stock of general mer- chandise. His stock consists of dry goods saved from the fire and big shipments of groceries and hard ware just received. The damaged stock will be offered for sale at greatly reduced prices. MT. Mathe- son will immediately commence re- building and the stock will be com plete in a few weeks.
 E. T. Barrin and wife were pas sengers up on the Cottage City for Funter Bay, where canning opera tions are soon to commence Accom- Banying Mr. BarrIn was Darwin Bockes and wife of Yamhill Coun- ty, Oregon. MT. Bockes served in the same company with the writer in the Philippines, and as We had not seen him for about seven years it did us good to grasp his hand.
 P. Taught returned from a trap ping trip yesterday morning.
 On page two, Editor Snyder gives the latest news on the fire as fol- lows.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-17


 IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA. DIVISION
 CITATION
 IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- TATE OF CHARLES BENJAMIN, DECEASED
 TO Marjorie Benjamin Monsass, residing in Seattle, Washington, and Lloyd Charles Benjamin. in the Armed Forces of the United States of America and all other heirs. devisees and legatees of the above named decedent; to all cred itors of the above named decedent, and all others and interests:
 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on September 1. 1943, Mary L. Benjamin, the duly appointed, qual- flied and acting eXecutrix of the estate of Charles Benjamin, de- ceased, duly filed her petition here in for an order permitting and authorizing her to execute a real and chattel mortgage on property belonging to the said estate, to wit
 The Benjamin Store and it's
 stock of merchandise in said
 store and warehouse situated
 on Lot Three (3) in Block Two
 CD in Wrangell, Alaska, and that an order was duly entered by me on said date, directing that a hearing be held on said petition before me on October 10th 1943.
 NOW, THEREFORE, you and each of you are hereby required to be and appear berore me in my office in the Federal Building, in Wrangell, Alaska, not less than thirty (30) days after the service of this citation upon, to wit: at the hour of 2 P M. on October 10th 1943 then and there to show cause, if any there be, why the said peti- tion should not be granted.
 WITNESS my hand and official seal this September I, 1943.
 Richard Suratt Probate Judge First Publication Sepv. 8, 1943 Last Publication Sept. 24, 1943
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-17
Remember
 When ]? ....
 In WrangelI

Mrs. Emma Case, Wrangell pion- ger. brought an interesting copy of The Sentinel into The Sentinel of flee recently. It is dated April 12, 1906. and is evidently one of the first issues printed following tthe disastrous fire which swept away more than half of the town on March 24. 1906. The paper is four pages, 6x11 and apparently, was run off on the print shop job press. It's editor and publisher, A. V. R. Snyder, apologies for the small ed- ition in the opening paragraph. He writes, "The publisher of this paper does not admire the paper any more than his subscribers; in fact he is highly displeased to be compelled through force of circumstances to issue it in this form. But it requires some time to straighten out print shop and we hope to give you a full-sized paper by next week" But. the important thing despite the fire and destruction of the print shop. The Sentinel came out
 Farther down the column, an item signed by F. w Carlyon an- nounces that he has sold his store business to Farquhar Matheson, for mer agent of the Hudson's Bay Co.,, in the Cassiar, and Carlyon eXpres- ses his appreciation and thanks ito the good people of Wrangell for their kind assistance and sympathy in the fire of the 24th ult., in which We have all lost so heavily"
 Other items of interest in the 'O6 Sentinel to pioneers now living in Wrangell and who remember the early days of the century here, are
 Johnny Grant received a ship load of new furniture for the Pion- eer, and has a lot of rooms furn- ished as nicely as one could wish to see John in a hustler, and in short time will rebuild the WTan gell Hotel.
 Mr. Hunt, of the Shakan cannery, came up on the Cottage City, bring ing with him a lot of Chinese labor CTS for the cannery.
 Milligan saved the peanut roaster and is furnishing red-hot peanuts and popcorn at St. Michael Co. s store.
 MT. F. E. Bronson this week re- ceiyed a letter from Prof. Theodore Lyman, of the Jefferson physical laboratory of Harvard University, enclosing a check of $50 to be used for the benefit of fire sufferers, and the check is now in the hands of the committee. Prof. Lyman will be remembered as having made hunt ing trip to this section in 1903 and also as having crossed over the Ash croft trail from Hazelton to Tele- graph Creek in 1905. The letter was dated but a day or two after the fire, showing that Prof Lyman lost no time in sending the amount, for
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-17

high and 594 feet long with spill way, a conduit about O.S mile long to a powerhouse with installation of about 1000 horsepower located about 400 feet northeasterly from the mouth of Mill Creek on the east shore of Eastern Passage, transmission line To applicant. mining properties about s miles d tant in a northeasterly direction and appurtenant works. Any protes, against tht approval of this appli- cation or request for hearing there on, with reasons for such protest or request, and the name and ad- dress of the party or parties so pro testing or requesting. should be submitted before Octobtr l, 1943, to the Federal Power Commission at Washington, D. c. By order of the Commission. Leon NJ. Fuquay. Secretary.
 Sept. 3, 10, IT. 24, 1948
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-17
LEGAL NOTICES
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION

tEDEhhL FUW Eh- CUMM1oolON
 Washington, D. C.-Public notice is hereby given pursuant to the pro- visions of the Federal Power Act (16 |. S. c. 791-825r) that Alaska Metals & Power Co.,, of Seattle,- Washington, has made application for preliminary permit for major Project No. 1905 to be located on Mill Creek and on lands of the United States within the Tongass National Forest about 61a miles east of the Town of Wrangell, Wrangell Precinct and Recording District, Territory of Alaska, and to consist of a storage dam 10 feet
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-09-17
DR. HESTER TO BE HERE

Dr. R. N. Hester, eye, ear, nose and thoat specialist, expects to be ill Wrangell for a few days early in October He will be at the Wran- gell Hotel. Watch The Sentinel for exact dates. Adv.