The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

Countless friends in Southeast Alaska this week mourned the death Of William T. M1honey. 6, |. s. marshal in the First Division. He passed away quietly last satur- day night in his apartment in the federal jail building in Juneau When found Sunday he was seated in his favorite chair and apparently had been going through his mail when seized with a heart attack. Doctors estimated death occurred about midnight Saturday He had been seen going to his apartment from the Post Office earlier in the evening carrying his mail. Mrs Ma honey was in California at the time. The body was found Sunday by his son, Dan Mahoney, when the latter went to investigate on learn ing his father had failed to show up for a dinner engagement at the John Walmer home. Burial will be in the family plot at Arcata, Calif., his native state, the body being taken south this weekend.
 A resident of the territory for 40 years, Bill Mahoney was one of the best known men in Southeast Alaska. He lived for years in Ketehikan where he operated a drug store. a bottling works and was in terested in various business enter prises. He has served as U. s. com missioner in Ketchikan during the Wilson administration and was ap- pointed U. S. marshal by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1894, a position he held until the time of his death. He was about to be reappointed for his fifth term. He was a lifelong Democrat and through the years had taken an active part in party affairs. He was a member of the Catholic Church and of various fra ternal organizations.
 A man of high moral principles and imbued with the finest of hu- man qualities, the death of Bill Ma honey is a distinct loss to the Southeast Alaska community To his family. the Periseope extends sincerest sympathy.
 Successor to the late marshal be- came a topic of political interest this week with the Democrats. There was indication that there would be no dearth of candidates. A lot of names were being kicked around including that of young Dan Mahoney. son of the late marshal. Others were Deputy Marshals Wal ter Hellan and Sid Thompson of Juneau and Max Rogers of Sitka. John Walmer, former clerk of court, Dr. A. Leslie Kicker of Ketchikan, Jack Davis, highway patrolman and and c. A. Pat" Carroll, former mayor of Skagway and at present tax assessor in the First Division. There were doubtless others your Periscoper hasn't heard about. In the old home town there were Dem- oeratic Divisional Chairman Jim Nolan, who could have the job if he wanted it but who didn't, and lifetime Democratic Harry Coulter, both of whom this column would be glad to recommend to the powers srh
 This is sort of free ad, but if anyone happens to look in the July 3 issue of Life magazine they will see a picture of Gov Ernest Grue- ming of Alaska surrounded by Gov ernors Warren of California. Stain back of Hawaii and Lausche of Ohio comforting at the recent gov srnora' conference in White Sul- phur Springs, w Va. Also a nice spread of the governors and the re- spective states, including Alaska and Hawaii, the two about-to-be states. Governor Langlie of Wash ington tried to merge Alaska with the Evergreen state but Alaska s governor was too sharp for him. Gruening stands up there alone in the left hand corner on the map Q Alaska, the most strategic spot ir the world. Even at the cost of couple of extra Life's at Jim's Den the pictures are worth taking look at.