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VOLUME NO. VI.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA,
MAY 13, 1932
NO. 43
Republicans Will
Revamp Party
E. A. Rasmuson has indicated
that he plans for a territorial
wide revamping of the Republi
can party following his recent
conference with H. L. Faulkner,
W. G. Smith, Cash Cole and Al
bert White of Juneau.
He plans to put the Republi
can party on a working basis
with the appointment of Divi
sional Committeemen, each
committeeman to appoint his
precinct chairman who will di
rect the efforts of the party in
the precinct. The Divisional le •
signations are now under con
sideration. Mr. Albert White,
alternative to the Republican
Convention, has been offered
the Divisional post for the First
Division and has the matter un -
der consideration. It is very pro
bable that he will accept the
post as the republicans general
ly recognize his efforts during
the past campaign, and they are
urging his acceptance.
Mr. Rasmuson is undertaking
quite a large order when he will
attempt to bring the warring
factions of Republicanism to
gether. This is his first objective
and it is no small undertaking.
However, he is confident that he:
will be successful in this. “By|
next fall, he declared, “we ought (
to have an organization per-j
fected and functioning that will (
be of real service to the party
in the Territory.”
The only real Republican or
ganization in the First Division
is the Alaska Native Brother
hood. Regardless of personalties,
they followed the dictates of
the primary elections while
ether Republicans voted Repub
lican in the primaries and De
mocratic in the general elec
tions. Whether Mr. Rasmuson
will bring the two factions of
Republicans together remains
to be seen. It is a job that will
take tact and understanding
and not a little sympathy while
taking into consideration the
economic problems confronting
the territory.
Famous Nun Dies In
Canada
Sister Mary Zeno died recent -
ly in Canada following* a long
illness. She was founder of the
St. Ann Hospital in Juneau and|
also the hospital in Dawson. She
was known by thousands of
Alaskans in the territory and
the states among the many
whom she ministered unto. She
came to Alaska first in 1886 and
for many years resided in the
Territory.
SENATE COMMITTEE
FAVORABLE TO
TRANSFER OF A. R. C.
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The Senate Commerce Com
mittee has reported favorably
on the bill providing for the
t-ansfer of the duties and pow
ers of the Alaska Road Commis
sion to the Secretary of the In
terior Department.
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HER LAST BABIES ARE TWINS
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Mrs. Fred Hungerford, Dowa
giac, Mich., and her 20th and
21st babies—her first set of
twins—were resting easily. Only
one of the first 19 is dead. Six
teen of the children live at the
Hungerford home.
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JUDGE CLEGG IS NOMINATED
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President Hoover appointed
Cecil H. Clegg to be Federal
Judge of the Third Judicial Di
vision of Alaska with headquart
ers at Valdez. He succeeds E.
Coke Hill who has been appoint
ed to the Fourth Division now
presided over by Judge Clegg.
| HUBBARD PARTY PICKING
TRAIL UP SHISHALDIN
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The Rev. Father B. R. Hubbard
and his two companions Ken
neth Chisholm and Jack Morton,
are reported by trappers to be
seeking a trail to the top of
Mount Shishaldin, Unimak Is
land peak, which recently erupt
ed and is reported to be still
roaring.
The party recently ascended a
rocky promontory near the Unca
Islands and discovered the buri
ed implements and specimens of
ancient handicraft.
The members of the party in
tend to return to the district and
continue excavations.
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French President
Is Assassinated
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Paul Doumer, President of the'
French Republic died Saturday
morning at 5:40 o’clock. Death ]
came just at dawn, nearly 12s
hours after he had been shot by
a White Russian fanatic. Dr.
Paul Gorgulov as he was visiting ,
the Veterans’ Charity exhibition.
Every effort was made to save
his life. Several physicians were
in attendance. His wife and one
daughter was at his bedside ,
v/hen he died and the entire
French Cabinet was assembled
in the next room.
The shoulder wound was the
one that caused the President’s ,
death. Several blood transfusions
were made, but they were un
successful.
The slain Chief Executive will
be buried Sunday wich the high
est of honors.
The slain Chief Executive was
Albert Lebrun, President of
the Senate, was elected as sue- 1
ccssor.
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Woman Presides
Over Senate;
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For the first time in the his- <
tory of the United States, a wo- ,
man presided over the Senate.
Vice President Curtis invited j
Mrs. Hattie Caraway, Democrat j
ot Kansas, to take his place on <
the rostrum when he decided <
to take a rest. ,
After a short period in the ]
chair, Senator Caraway resumed
her seat on the floor and then
announced that she would seek
1 e-election to the Senate from
her State.
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AFTER ITCH POWDER
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Canadian law took its toll
Friday when eight of the 118
Doukabours who staged a nude
parade on May Day at Thrums,
B. C., were sentenced to three
years imprisonment in the peni
tentiary. Nothing was done a
bout the 34 women who are also
being held in jail for participa
tion in the nude parade.
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MAYOR WALKER CANDIDATE
FOR ANOTHER TERM
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Stirred by criticism aimed at
him and his administration,
Mayor James J. Walker, accord-1
ing to the newspapers, said he
had decided to seek a third '
term. He has yet one year to
serve of his second term. The
Mayor’s term is for four years.
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REDUCE PRICE OF CHUM
AND PINK SALMON
■-X
Canned salmon brokers and
packers who have been pricing
Alaska pink tails at $1 a dozen
and chums at 90 cents, recently
reduced the prices to 85 and 60
cents respectively.
It was explained that the re
duction was made to check the
invasion of Japanese salmon re -
cently offered at about those
prices on the Atlantic seaboard.
Body Lindbergh Baby Found;
Skull Crushed; Autopsy Shows
Death Long Ago
HALIBUT BILL HAS
| SIGNATURE OF PRESIDENT
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The bill to protect the North
Pacific halibut fishery industry
through carrying out the halibut
conventions between the United
States and Canada, has been
signed by President Hoover.
The bill provides for the clos
ing of the season from Novem
ber 1 to February 15, subject to
change by the International
Fisheries Commission.
The bill prescribes penalties
for violations and also provides
that the President designate a
patrol for enforcement of the
new act.
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Alaska Bounty
Funds Exhausted
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Funds for the payment of
Territorial bounties on hair seals
and no more bounties will be
paid on them by the Territory
until more money is made a
vailable for that purpose by the
Territorial Legislature it was
announced by W. G. Smith,
Treasurer of Alaska.
Claims for bounties, Mr. Smith
said, will be listed and voucher
ed by his office, and held until
action by the Legislature. In the
event the Legislature makes the
necessary appropriation next
spring warrants will be promptly
mailed out to all claimants.
The bounty on each hair seal
is $2 and on eagles $1 each. The
1031 Legislature appropriated
$17,500 for the former and $5,000
for the latter. Thus bounties
have been paid on 8,700 hair
seals and 5,000 eagles since the
funds were made available.
The wolfe bounty fund is in
good shape. The appropriation
in 1931 for that purpose was
$40,000, and it is believed will be
sufficient to meet ail demands
until the Legislature meets next
March.
Albert Fall Released
From Penitentiary
Albert B. Fall, former Secre
tary of Interior, was released
from the prison where he com
pleted serving one year and one
day following conviction of ac
cepting a bribe in leasing of oil
lands.
The $100,000 fine stands as a
judgement against him, collect
able if he gets the money.
Fall, accompanied by members
of his family, left for El Paso,
Texas, by ambulance.
TOMMY LOUGHRAN
LOSES OUT
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Tommy Loughran, veteran
Philadelphia heavyweight, lost
again to youthful Steve Hamas,
former Penn. State football star,
Wednesday night. This time by
a ten round decision. Three
months ago the battering Hamas
knocked out the former light
heavyweight champion at Madi
son Square Garden, and last
Wednesday night tried to stage
a come-back in his- first bout
since the New York defeat.
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SALORS BEFORE
FIRING SQUAD
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Eight sailor leaders of the
communistic naval mutiny in
Callao Harbor, Peru last Sunday
wore found guilty by court mar
tial and executed by a firing
squad.
Abductor Fiends Hide
Body of Helpless Child
In Brush With Head
Compound Fracture
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Announcement was made
from the home of Colonel
Charles Lindbergh, by Colonel
Norman Swartzkoff of the Jer
sey State police force, that the
body of Charles A. Lindbergh,
Jr., was found midafternoon
Thursday at Mount Rose Hill
between Trenton and Hopewell,
N. J., by William Allen and Or
velle Watson. The body of the
little one was lying in the brush
in a depression showing that an
attempt was made to conceal if..
Autopsy of County Physician
Charles Mischell said that death
was due to a compound fracture
of the skull and that death had
taken place a long time before,
There was a hole in the skull
about the size of a quarter but
there was no bullet or other
missile shown.
Positive identification of the
little one was made by under
shirt and flannel band which
was found near the body. Rose
Hill is four and a half miles
from the home of the Lind
berghs. Mrs. Lindbergh was very
much shocked but is said to be
bearing up very well.
Governor Harry Moore of New
Jersey said: “Every attempt
should be made to find th3
murderers of the Lindbergh
'baby.”
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School Exhibit Best
Ever Made Here
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The Parent-Teachers’ Associ-,
ation met in regular meeting on
Wednesday evening in the school
auditorium. Following the pro-!
gram Principle George V. Beck t
addressed the gathering and
gave a resume of the efforts of j
the faculty for the year.
Mrs. Charles Anderson, out
going president turned the gav
el over to the President elect,
Mrs. E. S. Hungerford. Mrs. An-i
derson served faithfully and1
conscientiously for three years >
and her efforts are worthy of
commendation from the organi
zation which extended its ap
preciation to her. Mrs. Hunger
ford stepped in to office with
plenty of work ahead of her and
with a determination to give
her best efforts to further the
v?brk of the organization.
After the meeting the gather
ing adjourned, some partaking!
of coffee and lunch while others
wandered through the several
grades to inspect the exhibit of
school work covered during the
year.
The exhibit is the best ever
shown in the school at any time
and received many favorable
compliments. The work of the
manual training department was
especially noted as there was
some exquisite work turned out
by the students. Said one citi
zen, “The manual training de
monstration is every reason why
the girls should have a domestic
arts department.”
The teachers are being com
plimented for the results which
have been accomplishd.
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L. E. McGinley and L. J. Uer
kng, chiropractors of Washing
ton arrived in Petersburg and
have located in the Enge cottage
| on Indian Street.
PUBLIC DEBT FIGURES
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Uncle Sam’s public debt will
amount to approximately $19,
320,000,000 by June 30, accord
ing to figures issued at the
Treasury. Secretary Mills an
nounced two new issues of se
curities totaling $225,000,000
each, in one-year two per cent
certificates and two-year three
per cent notes to be dated May
2 to meet additional cash re
quirements of the Federal gov
ernment.
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Norris May Bolt
Hoover Party
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Senator George W. Norris, of
Nebraska, independent Republi
can leader, said recently that he
would not support President
Herbert Clark Hoover in the
November elections but would
throw his strength behind Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt if the De
mocratic party nominated the
New Yorker.
In explaining his stand against ]
the present administration Se
nator Norris declared, “T h e j
President has not done anything
that he has said he was going to
c!o and has broken £li his prom
ises to the Republican party.”
Senator Norris is not setting a
precedent in this announcement
of his, however, for he bolted
the Hoover standard for Alfred
E. Smith in 1928, and at that
time precipated a bitter fight in
which the regular Republicans
sought to .oust him through hav- ,
mg a grocer file for the Senate
using his name and initials.
Boxer Takes Count
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Miss Claire Feidner was a
warded $3,500 in her $50,000
breach of promise suit against i
Paul Berlenbach, former light |
heavyweight champion, in Su-i
preme Court, Long Island City.!
At the trial Berlenbach admitt- j
ed he became engaged to the I
pretty brunette plaintiff in Oc -
tober 1928. But he said it was
she, not he, as charged, who
ended the engagement on May
13, 1929. Berlenbach said he in
tended to marry Miss Feidner,
but was sparring for time to pay
off a loan to the bank.
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A SOBER APPEAL
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Camden will be a paradox of
prohibition Saturday. While a
‘ we want beer” parade, in sym
pathy with that of Mayor Jim
my Walker’s, is under way, all j
“speakies” will be closed dowiij
for four hours. The beer vendors
said: “We are determined to
present a sober appeal by sober
men and women.”
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NOME LANDING FIELD
PLANNED
Alaska Delegate James Wick
ersham introduced a bill in Con
gress authorizing the Alaska
Road Commission to spend $25,
000 of funds assigned for road
work in the Nome district to
build an airplane landing field.
The field is to 200 feet wide and
4,400 feet long at Nome.
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TEXAS LAW BARRING
NEGROES IS INVALID
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By a one-vote margin the su
preme court threw out as invalid |
the Texas law under which the
Democratic state executive com
mittee barred negroes from De
mocratic primaries.
HAZEL B. NO. 2
LAUNCHED LAST WEEK
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Sid Barrington’s new diesel
powered river boat Hazel B. No.
2, was sent down the ways in the
Duwamish Waterways last week
The craft was christened by
Miss Mary Elizabeth Ward, aged
11 years, and was named in hon
or of Capt. Barrington’s wife,
Mrs. Hazel B. Barrington.
The vessel will be operated
between Wrangell, Alaska, and
Telegraph Creek, B. C., and re
places the craft burned several
months ago at Wrangell.
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Bonus Fight Looms
As Big Issue
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A campaign to keep Congress
in session until a vote is had on
the soldiers bonus payment is
threatened after the House
Ways and Means Committee on
Saturday held to its action of
last Friday in voting to report
the Patman bill unfavorably.
Congressman Wright Patman,
Democrat of Texas, announced
tnat “henceforth the slogan of
bonus sponsors will be a vote to
adjourn is a vote against the
bonus.’’
The Texan announced he
planned to introduce a resolu
tion seeking a special legislative
status for the rejected bonus
bills and this would go to the
Rules Committee. If this is ap
proved it makes a vote possible
tut Democratic leader Rainey
said the Rules Committee is notj
going to approve it.
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Taku Cannery Is
Gutted By Fire
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The Libby, McNeill & Libby
cannery at Taku Harbor was
totally destroyed by fire this
week with a loss estimated at
$250,000. A number of buildings
were destroyed along with con
siderable trap and fishing sup
plies and materials for the
summer’s operations.
The origin of the fire has not
been ascertained. Supt. Minard
was in Juneau at the time and
he immediately returned to the
scene by plane. He indicated
tnat it is very probable that the
company will lease either the
Kake or Funter Bay cannery of
the Alaska Pacific Salmon Cor
poration.
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Seattle Reduces Pay
Of City Employees
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SEATTLE, Wn. May 12,—An or
dinance for a six hour day for
city employes, with pay reduced
proportionately, was being pre
pared yesterday by Corporation
Counsel A. C. Van Soelen, at the
request of City Councilmen John
E. Carroll and K. C. Webster.
Police, firemen and street rail
way departments will be except
ed in the ordinance. The reduc
tion of hours and salaries is
made necessary by lack of funds,
the councilmen explained.
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FLEET LEAVES
SAN FRANCISCO
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 12—San
Francisco and the fleet will part
again today after one of the
fleet’s longest visits here. The
great armada of more than a
hundred fighting craft will
steam through the Golden Gate
in late afternoon, after an 18
day visit. The parade of navy
craft, with approximately 40,000
men aboard will start at 1.15 p.
m. with cruisers leading. The
first ship will pass Lime Point
about 2 o’clock, according to
plans.
Alaska Divine
Has Last Call
Reverend Edward Marsden of
Metlakatla, died in the Ketchi
kan General Hospital last Fri
day of pneumonia following but
a short illness.
Mr. Marsden was one of the
early students of the Sheldon
Jackson School and was picked
out and sent to Marietta, Ohio,
where he attended the College
from which he was graduated.
He continued in the study of the
ministry and was ordained in
the early ’90’s and for a number
cf years was stationed at Sax
man, near Ketchikan. After the
death of Father Duncan, Mr.
Marsden was stationed at Met
lakatla where he organized the
Presbyterian Church and under
took construction of the present
building now in use. He had a
large congregation and was re
cognized as one of the most able
pastors in Alaska. His pulpit
oratory was noted and attracted
attention throughout the coun
try.
Mr. Marsden for several years
was very active in shaping the
policies of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood but gradually step
ped back and was not so active
while yet taking considerable
interest in the affairs of the or
ganization. He reaffirmed his
allegiance to the principles of
the Brotherhood at the Sitka
convention in 1929.
Mr. Marsden was born in old
Metlakatla sixty three years
ago and came to Alaska with tlv*
migration under Father Duncan
He is survived by his widow Mrs.
Lucy Marsden to whom is goin •'
the expressions of sympathy hi
her hour of sorrow.
Memorial services were held
in the Presbyterian Church with
Rev. George E. Beck conducting
the services. The body was sent
to Metlakatla for funeral and
interment.
A citizen of Ketchikan speak
ing of the demise of this good
man says: “We, the natives, es
pecially in this district feel the
loss of this good man; his lead
ership among his people in re
ligious doctrine, as a minister
of the gospel, Mr. Marsden was
a man of positive and high
character and his example be
fore our people was always of
the very best. He always en
couraged both old and young to
continue in educational and
spiritual welfare.
“Mr. Marsden was well known
and liked among the white peo
ple and natives of Alaska equal
ly as well. And his loss is a dis
tinct loss to the territory.
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Japan Withdraws Army
From Shanghai
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The Japanese Government an
nounced Wednesday that it had
decided to withdraw all the rest
of its troops from Shanghai, end
ing with an unexepected sud
denness a situation which for
four months has threatened the
peace of the world. The an
nouncement was made by i
government spokesman at mid
day. He said the Cabinet made
the decision at a meeting.
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F. E. BAKER NEW
SCOUT OFFICIAI
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Fred E. Baker has been ap -
pointed field executive to su
pervise Boy Scout work in the
south division of the Seattle
Area council, Stuart P. Walsh,
Scout executive, has announced.
He formerly was county field
executive and has been in Scout
ing for 10 years.
Mr. Baker was in Petersburg
a couple of years ago.