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tnE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. AFRILi 11. 1014. WRANGELL FEOPLE DEPEND ON FISHING Quaint Little Town on Alaskan X. 'Mii la - an s4 U - a . oa, tkMzk v air nwrn, - E. tt ft. Aa u u bam 1 1 1 1, lUmm 4mm tlm im ; Ok I y. Urw mwtmt H U MUa (ul Ii-tte'limili, Am UW . T IM I'll n-hn, -tti . mwt lii'twk can, Tk Coast as Modern Looking as Larger Ones in East. STETSON GETS WELCOME F! ( IMITATOR APPEARS IN "BABON SANDS."' f ff A8"" " ' 1L M 1 A iply be- I le about I T Addison Bennett Finds Live News paper, AVide-Awake Chamber of Commerce, Iany-CoIored Totem Pole, Crowded Skating Rink. BY ADDISO.V BENNETT. WRANGELL, Alaska, April 5. Wran Ren is located on nearly the extreme northwestern point of Wrangell Island, on what is called Etolin Bay, although It Is really a part of Stlkine Straits, running- past the town in a northerly ana soutnerjy direction. It is one or the oldest Alaskan towns, its estab llshment dating back to 1825, when it was located as a trading camp for the Thlinget tribe of Indians, who in naDirea the surrounding country at that time. A war vessel was sent out from Russia at that time to stop the aggressions of the Hudson's Bay Com pany on Russian territory. Ihe .Stikine River, which flows in from British Columbia and debouches into the straits a few miles above the town, was a sort of runway for the trappers of that company, and, as it Hows ror quite a distance through Alaskan territory, the Russians thought to put a stop to this by enlisting the Indians In their cause. It was a place of small consequence until the discovery of gold up the Stikine in 1863, when it was a sort of outfitting place for the miners, and has been rather a prosperous town 'torn that time. It is In one respect wnat mignt oe called a one-horse town" today. Not because of its size or commercial importance sim cause the citizens brag a little the one and only horse in the place. It might also be called a one-automobile town, there being only one gas wagon here, and that is kept more for adver tlsing purpose than for utility. It is a beautiful and quaint little town of about S00 people, but it has all of the earmarks of many a town of nearly that many thousand. It is real a more modern looking place than many Eastern towns of several times its size. there is an Indian village that takes one back to the long ago. The com parison between the two sections is one of the secrets of the town's charm to pass from one street to another is like passing in a step from the dead past to the living present. Island Ifa Utile Farm Land. TVrangell Island Is about 21 miles north and south by eight or nine east and west, and is cut off from the mainland by Eastern Passage, which is navigable, and is said to be a very line scenic route for Summer travel. This island is not quite as hilly as those lower down the territory, but there is not much level land on it. As to farm land, there is perhaps only,a. few acres worthy the- name. It is said, however, that vegetable and berry growing is carried on hereabouts to a considerable extent. The good ship Stetson arrived in Wrangell about 9:45 Saturday night and left at 2 A. M. Sunday. We would have left much sooner, but the captain had to tie up and wait for the tide, there being shoal water In one of the passages to the north through which he iild not dare attempt a passage ex rep, at flood tide. So we had about five hours to look over the place and a good many people to assist us in our sightseeing. Cleverer people I never met. I first went to the newspaper office and found the proprietor, Paul I' Stanhppe.' He calls his paper the "Wrangell Sentinel. It is a weekly sheet and bears all the appearance of pros perity, as does its owner. Mr. fetan hope has has a good run of job work. Mrs. Stan hope assists her husband in his duties, but she is now paying a visit to 'the outside," as they speak of any place out of Alaska. The little town boasts of a good "chamber of commerce, of which Leo McCormack is president and Mr. Stan hope secretary. The chamber Issues some nice descriptive matter of the town and it will pay anybody interested to write for some of the advertising sheets and folders. Totem Pole Prominent, The first object of interest one "upon entering the town, or as soon as the streets are reached from the wharf, is a many-figured and many-colored totem pole. It would not be much of a brag for me to say it is the finest one I ever saw. for I never saw such a thing as a totem pole in its native location until a few days ago. and only four or five of them since then. But the Wran grell people say this is" one of he tinest in Alaska, which it is easy to believe. I will not attempt to describe it, not being "up" on "totemology." If it was a bar ber pole needing description. I might paint a word picture of it that would tempt the celebrated bearded lady, if she were alive and in her right mind to go in and get a shave and hair-cut. But I stutter at totem poles. Tn mentioning the Sentinel and its office. I forgot to mention that I found the office unlocked. Later Mr. Stan hope told ine he never locked it and yet never lost a thing from it. He says there is practically no such thing as petty thievery in the town. I asked him, as I have others, about the Indians 'and he says they are splendid, hard working and thrifty people as a rule. the women advancing more rapidly in civilization than the men Wrangell has a good water plant and a fairly good electric light plant, but the latter is not an all-day service, which is much needed. The water sys tem is owned by the town. The light plant is run by a corporation. The streets, like all the places we have vis ited since we left Nanaimo, are "paved' with planks, but they are in a first class condition. I suppose "Wrangell, like most of these places, is built large Iv on piling, being so close to the water front, hence regular paving would be out of the question. Skating Rink Crowded I visited the skating rink and found It running full blast and to a full house, or mighty near it- Very many of the skaters were Indian maidens, and they were as a rule neatly and tastefully dressed. Also and likewise some of them were by no means shy on good looks: also and likewise they seemed to know it and be glad o it. A happier, well-behaved lot of people I never saw on a rink floor than those in the rtnR in this town in "the frozen north!" Really and truly there should be some sort of a limit set or some sort of a division made as to latitudinal lines in speaking of Alaska. Here at "Wrangell, well on to 1000 miles north of Portland, the thermometer gets down to zero about as often as it does at Portland. The frozen north" is far north of here, and also entirely out of reach of the r - ' - ' - v i: B:ymm md mm- j . ' i - 1 Ixis'syjiVi-? rail v?n; til I p. -e.T.' I - ,- V .- i - i - w .-,.!.'-. r" lA'.'w-. ' --fc-.il IL 11.1 " I r- .1 im PENSION IS GIVEN UP illlllll I'REVIOl'N ASSISTANl'K RK.DER9 Tjli't 5 "S"i'-: 'ftV::" ii:.4 J J :' 3 Sjrv--i.$-? '-J widow ixuepkmikm, i" Sj .. ; ; -i-J " : 1T1V-' r'. :V ' Miiiiii i p; mm ISIiilllllii j round on Pagt 374 of "Heart Sonfs" A homeless man wrote "Home, Sweet Home!" Perhaps no other could ever have expressed the intense longing the yearning the keen pangs of a heart starving for home for hearthstone and loved ones. Certainly no words and no music could convey with more feeling that greatest of passions of the human heart the desire for a home of its own. But one other desire on earth sur passes it and that comes mercifully only to old age when it longs for its home "not built with hands, eternal in the heavens." HARRY CILt-OlI. Harry Gilfoil, appearing at tho Orpheum Theater this week as "Baron Sands." a character which he originated, is as near the real character of the old sport who is still in the ring as one may well im agine. His vocal imitations of a ctcus . .menagerie, and the early morning tomcats' serenade are funny as wll aa wonderful. Japan current and trade winas '" so affect the climate hereabouts. In speaking about Wrangell the thing of most importance Is the fishing in dustry, the fruits of the sea. It may be that many great mines will be opened near here In the future, that the marble H fr.nl nd other products of great And yet as a portion of the town value will be taken from the earth near here; but the greatest propc. .... this section will come from the waters of the sea. "Wrangell is now one of the foremost of the halibut districts, and this industry is growing rapidly. There is a great cold storage plant here for the handling of fish, and it is said to be one of the most modern on the coast- By their method of freezing there is no limit scarcely xo me ins tance they can ship their fish. One of the great canneries of this immediate setion (there are 3 in the district) Is operated here, also one smaller one. but the "little" one puta up annuauy auuui. 50,000 cases. Farts Discredit "IvIrHn. ' cn.,binir nhnut the canning industry reminds mo that several have spoken to me about the money the canners and their workmen have been losing by over-production, low prices, tne grow ing scarcity of nsn. pamcuiany i m best class, all sorts of complaints about the business. Still, tne numoer ui tan neries Is increasing, the old ones are increasing their capacity, everybody ex cept the low-priced wornmen on n.o water or in the canneries seem to be getting along pretty well. So. to tell the truth. I am at a loss to know how to square the stories 1 hear one wltfa another. The average annual nsnenes ouipm of the world amounts to about $440, 000.000. Of this the United States gath ers about t70.000.000, Japan about ,5, 000,000, Russia $30,000,000 and bo on down. Of our quota about $17,000,000. or practically one-fourtn, comes Alaxka. The capital Invested here in god office and ipparentl, nloVri man ,ujj,uvv. - --- in the Alaskan fisheries. In all capaci ties, many for only a portion of each year 17.932 people. Vessels numbering Z. ,. x t n..,,..liv rf 87 0f0 irroSS jduD, Willi .a.iyn-w ' tnn. are usea in tne inuunn . Just take these figures and compare them with some of the other nations or other portions of our own country. vtt wm hp amazed at the enormity of the Alaskan fisheries and will agree with me that Wrangell. one of the prin cipal points, has come ousiness now kuu can look to the future of its great ex pansion, for all the business mentioned ees has grown up in a lew year. ir nutp.ra will be nsnea out m iv vftars-from now." Better worry aooui income tax nuu -'our Added to Ttoll, One Dlaroatlanrd UeeauMe Child Wmn Oeen Take nmd Ooe .tpptleant la Ineligible. Tnanking tlic officials of the Juvenile Court for the courtesieM that have been I extended to her, Mr. Carrie B. Oratton ! yesterday requested the widows' pen sion catse ommitto to discontinue the $17.50 pension which she has been re (.eivlnsr from the county finrc lant July. Mrs. Oratton says the ahfclstiiiKC which she ban received haS enabled her to provide nie:nis to help herslf in the future, and the county nMsistance, though appreciated in the pant, is need ed no longer. Few kucIi letters have heon received by the Juvenile Court lour new pensions were allowed at the meeting", two applications denied beraui-e tlui applicant was found not dependent, one discontinued because the minor child has heeii taken from tho dependent mother by the court. nd one applicant declared ineligible. She had made application, it was learned, for a $32.50 pension in Clatsop County, which was allowed subject to conditions with which she refused to comply. The committee declared willingness to advance funds for the applicant to return to Clatsop County, f she wishes so to do. The pensions allowed were: Mrs. Effie M. Decker, Cleone, Or., one child, (10. on condition that she remain at home- Mrs. Mary Murphy, .167 East Seventy fourth street, three children, $25. Mrs. Frances Allard, Troutdale. Or- reinstated, $10. Mrs. Edna Burdick, 220 North Sev enth street, two children. $17.50. your dodge it. DEED EVIDENCE BARRED 1M n 11V OVERRULED I TO PROVE SIGNATURE. This world-wide melody occurs in Bishop's opera of "Clara, the Maid of Milan," brought out at Covent Garden in 1823. In the published music it is called a "Sicilian Air" but it is probably Bishop's own. It was the favorite encore of Jenny Lind and thousands wept when they heard her sing it. The Oregoiiiaii offers in its great distribution of 56HEA RT SONGS" iliiiiiii- 400 World-Wide melodies, that have never been surpassed in the history of heart music. Tuirt Witnesses Called by tmm ant to Winters' Estate Have Now Given Testimony. will E. Purdy. claimant to a large portion of the estate left by Henry D Winters Portland recluse, who died several years aero, leaving an estate valued at JSO.OoO, attempted several times yesterday to prove the signature on the instrument by which he claims the estate, to be that of Winters. Kach time Judge Morrow sustained oDjec tions as to the manner in which the evidence was offered. Purdy claims the property by an in strument in which he says Winters deeded the realty to him. It is the same instrument which Circuit Judge McGinn and the Supreme Court have ruled was a forgery or obtained by trickery. Judge Morrow allowed the Instru ment to be introduced yesterday over the objections of Attorneys Logan. Cit ron and Evans, counsel for the state. Objection on the ground that the in strument was not properly acknowl edged, was withdrawn before the court made the ruling'. It will require another half day be fore Purdy completes his testimony. Thirty-nix witnesses who have now been examined by Purdy include Chief Justice McBride. of the Supreme Court, Circuit Judge McGinn, members of hi family and present and ex-county official. ADVICE GIVEN TO YOUTHS Melvin G. AVin&tock Represents Ad Club at Lincoln IIIsli School. "A man's true worth Is not measured by his muscle, his brain, or his money, but by the service lie Tenders to the community In which lie lives," said Melvin G. Winstock, representing the Ad Club, at the Lincoln Hlsh School yesterday. "My message to . you from the Ad Club is that as you young women and men are the citizens of tomorrow, it behooves you to begin your prepara tory school of municipal activity today. I suggest that you organize a Junior Commercial Club with your Ad Club department, your Rotary Club depart ment, your progressive business men's department and Chamber of Commerce department. That from your central body you select delegates to attend various meetings of these organiza tions for the purpose of ascertaining what is being cone, and these delegates report back to your central body with their suggestions as to what you can do to help in the development of your state and your city. "Practically speaking, you can help to make Portland a more healthy, more safe and more beautiful city in which to live, and when you shall have done that, you will have repaid to your state and city some measure of service for tne advantages cornered upon you as American citizens." NOVEL COMPLAINT FILED OREtiOS .'POWER COMPAJfV SAYS CITY 'PLANT IS UNFAIR.' Plea Made That Competition la Net J Oregon Klectrie Sleeper On the Eugene "Owl" beginning Tues day. April 7. temporarily withdrawn from service for overhauling. Adv. TIMBER SUIT COMPROMISED Government Gets 91798 Damages in Case Started 12 Years Ago. ' By the terms of a stipulation made by United States District Attorney Re-imes with Zera Snow, attorney for Chhrlea E. Ladd and the Ladd Metals Company, the Government took judg ment yesterday in the sum of $1798 and costs of action. Charles E. Ladd and the Ladd Metals Company were charged with cutting timber from public land near Caldwell, Idaho, In 1302. The case was pigecn- holed in the interior Department Washington for several years, but was revived by Mr. Reames last Fall. when the Government, in its complaint. asked damages amounting to .o00. A compromise having? been reached, Judge Wolverton. on Mr. Reames' mo tion, yesterday directed that judgment be taken in the terms of the stlpula tion. 0ly One "BROMO QCININtT Whenever you fetal a cold com In it on. think of the fun name, Laxative roino wuuilne. EL W, GROVE'S signature U on box. 25c St. John Resident Pbcs. ST. JOHN. .Wash., April 10. (Spe cial.) The funeral of Mra. A- 15. Bur row, for a number of years a resident of St. John and vicinity, took place yesterday" morning. MUSIC! from cover to cover MUSIC! The Only Original Song Book zvith a Soul Beware of cheap imitations, padded with pictures and paper. Photo graphs you buy by the dozen; paper by the pound! Music you buy neither by the pound nor dozen! Look for Coupon with Music Border in this Paper Capyrtrht y World SyndiaxU Co.. Inc. ' sal' Equitable With Municipal System, Which la ITaxegvlated. SALEM. Or., April -10. (Special.) Declaring that the methods of the man agement of the plant owned by the city worked a hardship upon it. the Oregon Power Company, of Kugene. today, in an answer to a complaint of the City Water Board, asked the State Railroad Commission to come to Its rescue by suspending Its schedule of rates so It may compete with those of its rival. The Water Board recently complained to the Commission that the Oregon Power Company, was discriminating in Ita rates, and that it offered Induce ments to obtain business that were not mentioned in the schedule of rates filed with the Commission. It Is charged by the power company that the management of the fuunlcipal plant, to ootain customers, ib u.-ing mu rgument that it can give lower rates because the rates of the competing company are regulated by the Comml sion. - whereas the Commission has no power over municipal plants. It asks that the rchedule of rates oe etispended to it may compete with the city plant ort a fair basis. Section 650 of the public utility act, which givea the' Commission the right to suspend rates. Is the one relied upon by the power company to obtain the relief desired. The case la the first one In the his tory of the Board in which a private concern has asked for relief against public one. and if the schedule of rates is suspended it is believed there will be a record rate-cutting fisht for light and power started in Lngene. The cruising contingent which has been surveying the Hopkins timber tract in the vicinity of Parkers Sta tion, east of Ashland, for the last six weeks, has finished the task. The tract embraces more than 20.U00 acres, and the work was done in behalf of timber interests in the Central West. The Job was a strenuous one, the men working in deep snow over a large extent of the area. Not only was the cruising done to secure timber estimates, Dut data was required as to the extent of damage caused by forest insects, a loss which is reported as almost negligible. Ashland was the base of operations from which this work was superin tended, and its cost Is reported to be In excess of $5000. timlx-r Cruising to Cos-t $3000. . A1ILANL. Or, April 10. .(Special. $31,100 PLEDGED TO LINE Yornij "Business Men Asked to As sist Alaskan Steamer Service. The total subscription pledged in support of the Alaska rteamship lino Is (31.100. A. H. neverts, of the com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce which Is carrying on the campaign, re ported yesterday contributions wmount inr to $4000, contributed in sums of $1000 each from Flelschner Majer & Co, J. C. Alnsworth. Mason Ehrman & Co., and the I). P. Thompson estate The plan of the campaign organiza tion Is to enlisl as much as possible the support of the younger business men of the city, and to pledge them to the support of the movement for better steamship service to Alaska, as a com munity enterprise needing the con certed support of all Commissioners in conjunction with the W. C T. TT.. WHS contrary to law. Pomeroy TIest Room Gets Xo Funds. POMEROY, Wash., April 10 (Spe cial.) The monthly appropriation of $58.33. which the County Commissioners have been making the Pomeroy reading and restroom library since January 1. out of an annual fund of $700 raised by taxation, has been stopped. Com plaint was made by some citizens to the Attorney-Oeneral that the manage ment of the library, which waa by a board of trustees appointed by the That Wonderful Event IF THERE to a time above all times when ft woman should be in perfect physical condition It Is the time previous to the coming oi her babe. Durins this period many women tuffer from headache, leepiasncu- painft of various description, poor appetite, and a host o ether aliment which should be eliminated In Justice to the new Ule about to be ushered into this world. DR. PIERCE'S FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION Is a scientific medicine carefully com pounded by an ejujei kneed and skillful physician, and adapted to the needs and requirements oi woman s delKase systrnu It rias bean recommended lor over torty years as a remedy for those peculiar a;!ments which make their appearance dunns "the expectant' rer.od. Motherhood Is auce easier by iU use. Thousand or women have been benefited by this great maoKine. Yoot dmscist can supply yon in l'ouid or tablet form, eryoo can send ra one-cent stamps for a trial box of Dr. Piemce's Favorite Prescription Tablets, to Dr. Pierce, at Invalids' Hates and Surgical Institute, BuBaie. Il Is your privlhdge to write to Dr. Pierce for advice, end tt will be gladly given free of charge. Of course all communications are confidential. ' 1 1 8 BRIEF AND TO THE POINT IS STATEMENT Made by This Local Blacksmith Regarding- Plant Juice, the New Vegetable Tonic. Mr. Arthur KoMer. a well - known blacksmith In the employ of A. Mason, a contractor In this city, has a few words to say about Plant Juice, the new tonic that has swept this part of the country by torm the past few months. Mr. poster has worked at his trade of blacksmith for forty - eipht years, and has traveled over the coun try a great deal In his business, but In all his travels has never found a rem edy so popular or one that gave such satisfaction as Plant Juice. He also said: "For the past few years I suffered a (treat deal from stomach trouble, and had to be very careful what I ate. I would bloat up after meals In a most distressing- manner, and there was a constant soreness In my stomach and bowels. I was very nervous, too. at times. I tried everything 1 could hear of. but nothing? seemed to help tne much. A. a sort of last resort I con cluded to try Plant Juice, and. to my eurprtse. it began to help me xiifht away. I have come today for some more anil am aroini; to continue Its use until I am entirely well, as I feel sure I have found the rifrht thlnps at last. I can certainly recommend Plant Juice If your circulation is poor, and you have a numb feelins. with more or les rheumatism. have headaches. dizzy spells, pains in the back or limbs, no appetite. leep badly and wake up in the mornings tired, with dull puffy eyes, bad tate and no enersry. if you are nervous, feci blue and want to cry without any r-al reason, then Just try a hottle of Plant Juice. For sale at tho owl liruiy Company's Stores. Adv.