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The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
ELsWICKS LEAVING TONIGHT ON PRINCESS 10 LIVE M SOuTH

bIr and Mrs. Thomas Elswiek. after many years of residence in WraugeI are leaving here for the states where they will make their home. Mrs. EIswick is sailing on the Princess Louise and Mr aiswick will fly down Sunday to meet her in Seattle.
 The Elswieks have bought a 3d. acre tract in the San Juan Islands near Friday Harbor. Il includes not only timber and farm land but also water frontage and a modern home.
 However. the ElswicEs win not sever all connections with Wran- eell and Southeastern Alaska. As soon as Mrs Elswick is established in their new home. MT. ElswicE will return here to spend ths sum mer working for Farwest-Wrangcu with his boat, Anna Marie He in- tends to return each year for the fishing season.
 We will miss Wraugell which has been our home for so long the couple said 'We can only hope that we will see our many friends when occasion brings them to Seat tle.'
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
TR0LLERs BACK FISHING IS STRIKE ENDS

Most of the 5OO-odd salmon troIIers of Southeastern Alaska were back on Che ishmg grounds this week for the first time since May 15.
 The fishermen began returning to work Sunday when the United Trollers of Alaska announced the members of it's seven Southeastern locals had voted to accept a fish buyers minimum price offer.
 3O-20-20 Prices
 The buyers made their final of- Ter at negotiations with union re- presentatiyes May 20. They offered at minimum prices of 30 cents a pound for big kings, 20 cents for mall and 20 cents for whites.
 Homer Saxon. executive secretary ae the union. said the seven locals Lad all voted to accept the offer at special meetings held over the previous week end Other local are at Ketehikan, Petersburg, Craig, Brangell. Sitka and Pelican.
 The minimum price agreement Is not binding on companies whose representatives were not a party 10 the offer, but all the companies usually accept a majority agree ment.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
HAYNES CUTOFF DUE TO OPEN MAY 30

HAYNES - The Haines cut-off was due to open May 86. il was announced earlier this week by AL aska Highway Pa.rolmau Adolph Luheke. on his return from trip up the highway where he conferred with Canadian work crews on the road.
 The Canadian crew was then clearing Che last of snow and de- bris off the road at Mile 54. and was through lhe worst of a slitss area.
 Lubeke said chat Capt Yates. army engineer in charge of the Canadian maintenance crew. told him they would have tha road in sufficiently good condition by Fri day to permit light vehicles to pass.
 4 wasbout near Mile s5 was ta be partially filled in. allowing room for ears to pass it single nI4 Lubcke said.
 LubcEe reported the American portion of the highway - which connects Haines with the Alaska Highway - has been open several weeks. The road is in perfect con dition up to Mile B, and che Iad- ges up in that area are open and ready for business.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
T00 TlTF no CI8ssTFY-

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
BROTHER ELKs BURNING MIDNIGHT OIL TO PUT NEW HOME IN SHAPE

The future temporary home of Wrangell Lodge of Elks, the Civic Club building, is a busy place these evenings with would-be carpenters and interior decorators hard at work. The boys plan to get moved in their new quarters just as fast as the volunteer labor finishes the job - and the way things are go- ing that won't be long.
 Chair officers have each taken one night each week to have their work crews together. Exalted Ruler Don House has Wednesday night. William Eastaugh Tuesday night: R. Curtis Monday night and R. W. McKibben one night and Art Nell son Thursday nights.
 New ceiling tile is being put in place. insulation and wall board. new lighting fixtures, club facili- ties are also installed. new tile floor, new mems and women's rest rooms and other miscellaneous new work is being done
 If the volunteers keep reporting as they have done the Hast couple of nights, the committee reported, the lodge will be in ts new home within TO days or sooner. Exalted Ruler House urges all members to bring their hammers and saws a. long, and when they are called by one of the above officers, please do not fail to report, and what's more he added, bring more help with you. Refreshments of hot coffee and rolls will be served Con the fly"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
STOKES HOME

Bob Stokes flew home from Jun eau Sunday after being in the Capital City on business.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
VOTE CANVASS GIVES EGAN VICTORY OVER VIC RIVERS

ANCHORAGE - The official canvass of the Third Division pri- mary election vote gave victory to House Speaker William Egan of Valdez oyer former Senator Victor Rivers for the only closely contest ed nomination for the Territorial Senate.
 Egan and Senator Steve Me- Cutcheon won the democratic nom nations. Their Republican oppon- ents in the general election will be John Gorsuch and Marshall Hop pin.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
HERE FnR SIMMER

Mrs. Keith Reisehl and Miss Jean Mccormack. daughters of Mr. and Mrs Leo Mccormack, and Mrs. Reischls small daughter, Al- ice. arrived here on the Aleufian Monday to spend the summer in Wrangell Mr Reischl came up a- bout a month ago to work for the Farwest-Wraugell cannery during the seasons operation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
MEREDITH CUSTARD LEAVING TODAY FOR POINT BARROW

Meredith Custard, local contrac- tor and construction man, was eX- pecting to get away today for Point Barrow where he will do construc- ton work for the Alaska Native Service which is erecting a new six room school building there
 He expects to be gone nine or ten months.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
HOSPITAL NOTES

Lew m. Williams, sr., was admit ted to the hospital last Saturday and discharged sunday.
 aersg 5eueer was admitted and discharged Wednesday.
 Tuesday Dr. John o. Bangemap pc formed tonsillectomies on Jacob Truitt and Delpha Lewis.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
BABY FOR JOHN DEwITTs

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs John Dewitt at Bishop Rowe General hospital last Friday. The very young lady has been named Linda Lizabelb. She weighed seven pounds, two and a quarter ounces at birth.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
LEAVE ON AIEuTIAN

MT and Mrs. l.. H McAmmoud were passengers to Juneau on the Aleutian last Monday when it call ad in at Wrangeq nortbbound.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
TO SEATTLE

local fisherman, flew to Seattle Tuesday.
Evening star., 1952-12-21
METROPOLITAN Yu|etide Scene

Some favorable press clippings.
For Montgomery County Ad-
ministrator Irving McNayr -
That salary increase the voters
turned down November 4, prob
ably in a fit of pique over the
boosted real property assess
mentS.
For residents of Bladensburg-
A f1ood-control program or q
ferry boat.
For Arlington commuters -
Another bridge to the District.
For the District Young Repub-
lican Club-A political plum tree
with definition in Commissioner
Donohue's own handwriting Of
just what a plum is around here.
For Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp-A ceiling on the num-
ber of demands for his resigna-
ton for failure to place signs or
lights on every corner.
For the public utilities-A rate
increase just one consumer
would agree was justified.
For the Federal departments
Fewer charity drive solicitations
in which the boss has quota.
For everybody - A Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year!
Evening star., 1952-12-21
By John W. Thompson, Jr.

By John W. Thompson. Jr.
sonnel to operate properly the
brand-new Courthouse.
For Senator Wayne Morse OF
Oregon-ASsignment to some
committee other than the Dis
trict of Columbia. He told a
San Francisco audience the
other day the District Commit
tee job was one of the lowest
where you aren't a Senator
but an alderman" No kidding.
Santa, if he gets that job 1t will
break his heart-and ours. too.
For Fire Chief Millard Sutton
"A place to bury the report
for racial integration of his
department where even Com
missioner Donohue can't find it.
For Health Officer Daniel L.
Seckinger-A good tuberculosis
control program and any assur-
ances he can get that private
agencies like the Instructive
Visiting Nurses Society will not
be included in his department
budget.
For School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning-A Board of Education
that will concern itself with
policy, not details.
For Commissioner Camalier-
Evening star., 1952-12-21

Things Santa Claus could
drop in the Metropolitan Area
stocking:
For John @. Citizen-A $319
million public works program
complete with increased Fed
eral payment. This is not in
tended to be in the nature of a
new suit for John. But it will
provide a remodeling job on his
old one.
For Police Chief Robert v.
Murray-A few more policemen
and better pay for those he has.
The department really deserves
this, Santa. Those boys, from
the privates to Chief Murray.
are out on the streets on unpaid
overtime donated voluntarily to
control the holiday crime and
the inaugural details.
For Budget Officer Walter L.
Fowler-An appointment to Dis
trict Commissioner effective
when Commissioner Donohue
resigns. A number Of local Or
ganizations have indicated they
would like to see him get it.
For Chief Judge Bolitha Laws
of U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia-Some per-
Evening star., 1952-12-21

terest in dominating Arabs"
The story of DR.. Itzhak Ben
Zvi-laborer, educator, soldier.
trade unionist, scholar, ,Sstates-
mans the story of the up
building of the Jewish state.
Born in Poltava. Russia, In 1884,
he became a Zionist-as he puts
it-"almoSt as soon as I could
talk" After being educated at
a traditional Hebrew school and
the government high school at
Poltava, he began saving money
for his first visit to Palestine,
while studying at the Kiev Uni
versity. Teaching Hebrew and
Russian to make some extra
money, it took him one year to
amass the then small fortune
of 100 rubles-about $35.
THAT was all I needed in
1904" he says. 1T took me
to Palestine and lasted three
months and got me a return
trip on a Russian ship-fourth
class, It's a hard way of doing
1t. but that's all right when
you're 2O."
Returns to Russio
He returned to Russia to help
found the Labor Zionist Move
ment, suffer persecution at the
hands of the Car and see his
father exiled to Siberia. He
himself escaped abroad. But
not before he had met the
vivacious, dark-haired Rachel
Yanait at a labor meeting in st.
Petersburg. my first impress
sion was that we would meet
again." he recalled. They did,
three years later in Palestine.
They were not married, how
ever, until 1918.
In 1907. Ben-Zvi returned to
Palestine with a clearly organ
lied program for labor, before
Histadrut, Israel's labor feder-
alton, was born. He settled in
Jaffa, before Tel Aviv was
even imagined" as he puts it.
The next year Rachel, with her
father and mother, settled in
the Holy Land.
The two young people wan
cered through Palestine to-
gether, getting to know the
land intimately. They estab-
Evening star., 1952-12-21
By ChorIes M. Seqol

When Turkeys jana Pasha
banished Itzhak Ben-Zvi from
Palestine forever" back during
World War I, Ben-Zvi told him:
II shall return and I shall re-
main here long after you are
gone and forgotten" A fort
night ago DR.. Ben-Zvi became
President of Israel in simple,
protocol-violating ceremony in
the Knesset (parliament) build
ing.
According to Israel protocol.
there Is no oath of Office. The
President-to-be merely makes a
pledge. But when DR.. Ben-Zvi
arose to take the pledge he
transformed it into an oath. He
placed his right hand on his
family Bible as he recited.
Thus DR.. Itzhak Ben-Zvi became
the successor to the late father
of Zionism, DR.. Chain Weiz-
mann. DR.. Ben-Zvi's 90-year-
old father looked on.
DR.. Ben-Zvi never seeks hon
ors. yet has had high tributes
conferred upon him. Extremely
modest and self-effacing, he has
a natural distate for pomp and
ceremony. He is in no wise a
patrioteer. Although circum-
stances have repeatedly thrust
him into roles of leadership, he
prefers the simple life-a life
dominated by three major char
acteristics: Labor. study and
idealism.
Dedicated to Peoce
He is tall and rangy. He
thinks carefully, moves quickly.
He imparts a feeling of strength
and determination to everything
he does. Above all, he is a man
of peace.
THE future of Israel lies in
NOAAotA NOV1O4Ap INV Ill NOAAAACovS
he believes. 1--WE have to pre-
pare a place for the many thou
sends of Jewish immigrants from
Europe and from Arab countries
who are to come and collaborate
with us IN creating a. home for
themselves and others"
His wish is to see 2.5 million
Israeli citizens. I'VE must free
the world of our eternal refu-
gees" he says. I'VE want peace
full development both for our
selves and our neighbors."
Shortly after the proclama-
tion of Israel, DR.. Ben-Zvi
said: Il still believe there will
be a friendly relationship be-
tween the two Semitic peoples
of the earth. But there is no
way but the way of equality
The Arabs must understand
they can dominate Israel no
more, just as Israel has no in
Evening star., 1952-12-21
Are Horses Reo|Iv INTELLIGENT?

Richmond, Va, is the home
of a horse that has made the
Nation sit up and take notice
in recent weeks. She's no thor
oughbred, has never won the
Kentucky Derby, dislikes mar
TINS and is, in the main, a
rather spawned brute. The
animal is called Lady Wonder
and she talks" or, more
accurately, communicates by
means of the written word.
AS most people have already
read. Lady talked" plenty not
long ago. The 27-year-old mare
was asked where the body of a
little Massachusetts, boy. miss
Ing for two years. could be
found. Hesitating only an in
slant. she spelled out: Pitts
field water wheel" on her Spe-
cial set of alphabetical blocks.
Massachusetts, police later
found the child's body in an
abandoned Pittsf1eld quarry, not
far from a couple of water
wheels.
Psychologists Agree
The credulous, Of course,
thought Lady'S "telepathy" the
greatest phenomenon since Dar-
wins Origin of the Species"
The skeptlcal thought Lady an
unreconstructed fraud. Psy-
biologists seemed to agree that
the Richmond quadruped was
not telepathic.
Lady first cropped up in the
news back in 1928. She be-
came famous overnight by her
ability to solve mathematical
problems, converse in Chinese,
read minds. and. of course, tell
jokes. But Duke University
psychologists reported a year
later in the Journal of Abnormal
and Social Psychology that Lady
did not possess an independent
mind. Their Investigations in
dicated the horse could only
answer questions when some one
who knew the answers stood by.
Lady. they concluded sadly,
was merely a trained animal
conditioned to a system of sig
nails made up Of significant body
movements. voice infection and
whip movement.
Scientists have likewise dealt
severe blows to amiable fictions
about other so-called gifted"
horses. Probably the most ia
NOUS talking" horse in history
was Hans. which lived in Ger
many at the turn of the century.
Owned by Herr Won Osten, a
rich Berliner, Hans was able to
reply to questions put to him in
writing. Hans, though, was lin
Evening star., 1952-12-21

nag's handler ask 1t to spell his
name by means of a tap-tap
code. The first series of taps
added up to the letter "h." of
which there wasn't a single one
in the writer's long name.
Maeterlinck got an "ah-ha"
look on his face, but was quickly
squelched by the horse. which
spelled out the rest of the word
Herr" To a man of Maeter-
linck's reputation, the horse was
simply being polite.
Another horse with a tabled
reputation for sophisticated
small talk was Captain, the
pride Of the San Francisco Ex-
position in 1915. In addition to
being able to execute the bahal-
tiles of Hans and Lady, Captain
could play Nearer. My God, to
Thee on chimeS-no hands. He
simply rubbed his nose against
specially constructed keys. He
could also. variously, laugh,
Wlggle his ears. put out his
tongue and indicate proper
change for a dollar bill.
Still another equine creature,
otherwise a fairly unSpectacular
drudge that hauled a milk
wagon in Oswego. N. Y, once
ran away from the milkman,
wagon and all. The horse raced
about a half-mile, then stopped
suddenly for red light.
Actually. horses are rela-
lively stupid. Psychologist ].
G. Romanes has shown in his
book. Animal Intelligence"
that horses are, in fact, in
ferior in intelligence to such
animals as the elephant, or
even the much -maligned mule.
Inferior to Pigs
One psychologist is more ir-
reverent:
"The horse makes a miser-
able showing in intelligence
tests that any self-respecting
pig can pass with ease"
Animals. another psycholo-
giSt has pointed out, cannot
think as humans, nor do they
have concepts or ideas. They
do not because they have no
language, without which think
ing is impossible. Animals
know things only through their
senses. Their only language
consists of such emotional
manifestations as calls of alarm,
pain. love. joy and the like.
Animals needn't worry about
being a little thick. A statis-
tician once calculated that
only one man in every 5000 is
intelligent, and only one in every
6 million is great.
Evening star., 1952-12-21
Ben-ZW Hopeful for sroe|-Arob Ropprochement

War I. he returned to Pales-
tine. only to be prosecuted and
banished by the ruthless Jamal
Pasha. Turkeys military dicta-
tor there.
Jewish Legion Organizer
He fled to Egypt and then
to the United States, where, in
1916, he helped organize the
Hechalutz (Pioneer) Movement.
When the United States en-
tered the war, he helped form
the American Battalion Of the
Jewish Legion. He returned to
Palestine with the Legion to
fight with Gen. Allenby's army.
which conquered the country
ard freed it from the Turkish
yoke.
Released from the army in
1919, he became a member Of the
Provisional Committee of the
Palestine Jewish Community
the community's first self
governing body. When it be-
came the Jewish National
Council (Vaad Leumi) the fol
lowing year. he was elected to
its presidium. In 1920 he helped
organize the Histadrut and that
year was appointed by Sir
Herbert Samuel-flrst British
high commissioner to Pales-
tine-to the Palestine Govern
ment Advisory Council. He re-
signed in 1921 in protest against
the temporary suspension OF
Jewish immigration after pres
sure from Arab extremists.
In 1927 DR.. Ben-zvi was
elected to Jerusalem's Municipal
Council on which he served for
nearly 20 years. He became
chairman of the Jewish Ma
tional Council in 1881 and seven
years later was elected its presi-
dent. In this capacity, he was
instrumental in preparing the
way for the country's eventual
independence. He has appeared
as one of the chief representa-
Evening star., 1952-12-21

tives Of the Palestine Jewish
Community before various Brit
ish and international commis-
sions dealing with the Palestine
problem. In recognition OF his
outstanding record of public
service, the British Govern
ment bestowed on him the
Order of the British Empire.
In 1887, he represented Pales-
tine Jewry at the coronation OF
King George vi.
Siener Of Declaration
DR.. Ben-Zvi was among the
81 Signatories to Israel's decla-
ration of independence. He was
on the Provisional Council Of
State, the legislative assembly Of
the provisional government, and
! was later elected a member of
the First and Second Knesset.
The Ben-Zvis had two sons
Amram, who lives near Jerusa-
lem, and Ely, who was killed
during Israel's War of Liberia
ton in 1947.
In 1947, DR.. Ben-Zvi founded
the Institute for the Research
of the Jewish Communities in
the Middle East" and has been
devoting himself to the task Of
studying Oriental Jewish COM
munities in his spare time. His
keen interest in the Oriental
tribes of present-day Israel suits
him well for the job of unifying
Israel.
Perhaps his one regret at be-
coming President of Israel is
that he will not be able to de-
vote himself to scholarly pur-
suits. In Israel the President is
mostly a figurehead-his chief
duties being to sign laws, ap-
point diplomats, receive foreign
emiSsaries, mediate party dis
puteS in the event of crisis. But
these things take time, and Pres
ident Ben-Zvi no longer will be
able to move about the country
as an ordinary citizen.
Evening star., 1952-12-21

fessors published monographs
saying Hans was brilliant. They
were unable to find evidence the
horse was being cued by his
master. Hans invasion of the
human domain was short-lived,
however. Doubling Thomas
scientists later discovered Hans
was really a dumkOpf when
strangers put questions to him.
The brute couldn't even add
two and two.
Involuntary Cues
1t was finally explained that
although Herr van Osten had
not deliberately cued the horse,
Hans nevertheless responded to
his masters involuntary cues.
For example, he would tense
when asking Hans a question,
then visibly relax after the right
answer was tapped out. Hans
was unconsciously learning to
follow cues.
The noted writer, Maurice
Maeterlinck, once had a session
with smart horse. Frankly
skeptical. Maeterlinck had the
Evening star., 1952-12-21
By Donald Michael Rouh

tied somewhat in his literacy-
he spoke" only in German.
Math problems were his spe-
cialty. He would answer prob
lens by tapping on the floor
with he right foot. and by desig-
mating units of 10 with his left
foot. Thus. if the answer were
%, he would tap twice with his
left foot and three with his
right.
Hans often titillated visitors
with his ability to tap out the
advice that Paris is the capital
Of France. This he would do
by tapping out, in code, each
letter by a certain number of
taps indicated on an alphabet
chart.
Two enthusiastic German pro-
Evening star., 1952-12-21

lished the first high school in
Jerusalem. They founded the
first labor weekly, later sup
pressed by the Turkish govern
ment. He was an organizer Of
"Hashomer," the first Jewish
self defense organization, which
became the Haganah after
World War I.
In 1912, Ben-zvi went to
Constantinople to study law.
While there he made contact
with the Jewish community in
Turkey and the Jewish port
workers of Salonica. Greece.
Afterward, the Greek Jews
emigrated to Palestine to be-
come the first Jewish steve
dores in the Port af Haifa.
With the outbreak of World