tnE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. AFRILi 11. 1014.
WRANGELL FEOPLE
DEPEND ON FISHING
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Beware of cheap imitations, padded with pictures and paper. Photo
graphs you buy by the dozen; paper by the pound! Music you
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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.
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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.