VOL. 4.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, JANUARY 3, 1930
No. 28
Normanna Male Chorus
Be Here 11th
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Tli6 Normanna Male Chorus
of Ketchiittm is scheduled to
give a conceit in the Variety
Theatre January 11th.
This Chorus was in Petersburg
last year and gaVe a most excell
ent concert in the MacGregor
Theatre. They gave a varied re
pertoire, including old country
folk songs and all those who at
tended that concert ^pressed
themselves as being highly pleas
ed with the entire program. It
is expected that they will dupli
cate their fine work on this ap
pearance.
A more detailed report will be
given next Friday. At present
very little publicity matter has
teen sent to Petersburg.
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Pioneer Canner of
Oregon Dies
Frank A Seufert, prominent in
the salmon canning world died
recently in his home at The
Dalles, Oregon, after a brief ill
ness.
“Seufert was nationally re
cognized,” says an exchange, “as
an authority on fish. He spent
several years in studying salmon
then perfected his plans for the
first fish wheel on the Colum
bia.”
The Indians of Oregon used to
stand at a certain point along
the Columbia River and “ blind
hook” salmon from the stream.
Seufert watched them for a long
/ time, revolving in his mind the
idea of installing a fish wheel.
He secured the backing and in
stalled the wheel which made a
fortune for him.
Local Man Has A
New Invention
Shortly, in all first-class to
bacconist shops, will appear an
up-to-snuff, non-reflllable, mod
ern snoose box, which is the in
vention of a local merchant. He
has had years of experience in
supplying the needs of the slaves
of Lady Nicotine.
Aside from being non-refill
able, the box will be equipped
with a small secret rapper which
will give three magic raps on the
cover, then the lid will fly open.
The box will be available in all
colors with Copenhagen blue
predominant. Our Reporter was
unable to get details as to who
the inventor is but Abraham
says that any news hound who
tries to pry into the secret or
attempts to get the magic touch
before patents are secured, will
be rubbed out like a pencil mark,
“so help me faun.”
Christmas Cheer
In the neighborhood of ninety
celebrants imbibing Christmas
cheer—oi bootleg variety—spe i
the ho.'days in hospitals of New
York, in \arious stages of agony
Twelve jf the cases were marke i
as ‘acu'c ’ by hospital authorities
which kept the hospital staff on
the jump or pump.
Aubrey Shaquanie, William
Jackson and Prank Gordon spent
their Christmas holidays over at
Kake.
Bootleggers Where
You Find Them
Bootlegging is not an industry
indigenous only to the United
States. According to the pre.s of
ceattle, England is having its
own troubles with home brewing
vvhich it is said is being one on
a large scale.
Official figures show that dur
ing the past 16 years the annual
consumption of legal beer has
decreased by 67,952,286 gallons.
Cellar and kitchen breweries are
held largely responsible for this
cimunition.
Beer is exciseable if it contains
.he alcohol equivalent of 2 per
cent proof spirits.
Home brewing eliminates pay
ment of the duty now enforced
oy the government. Legitimate
uewers’ associations are up in
arms against the underground
liquor traffic and it is probable
that a government inquiry will
Le made and some form of na
tional control suggested.
(Regarding Alaska
Fisheries
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Practically every Indian resi
lient of Southeastern Alaska is
a fisherman of many years ex
perience, having been born to the
business and making a living
fishing, and
There is no person or group of
persons to whom the business of
fishing is more important, for
which reason we affirm that the
. atives of Southeastern Alaska |
are qualified to speak and have!
che right to speak on the sub
ject of fishing and fish regula
tions;
Therefore, We Hereby Resolve1
That the saving of the fast dis
ippearing salmon and the fast
decreasing white population of
Alaska can only be stopped by
ihe adoption of the following
principles and rules:
First. Foremost and ne
cessary. the fish trap must be
abolished;
2nd: The seasonal closed pe
riod must be abolished;
3rd: Escapement of the salmon
must be provided for by a weekly
closed season plan either of the
same duration as at present, to
v/it, 36 hours, or by an extension
of the same;
4th: A discrimination must
be made between resident Alas
1 ans and non-resident fisher
hen following the regulations
. dopted by the States of Oregon
and Washington.
5th: The use of herring for
fertilizer must be prohibited;
6th: In the .event that the
trap system is retained, no trap
'should be permitted to hold or
have therein any fish whatever
after any closed period takes ef
fect.
Argument
The primary cause of the de
pletion of the salmon fisheries
is the fish trap with its 24-hour
efficiency as against the daylight
efficiency of the seine and the
gill net, hence point No. 1 above.
In re 2nd: The seasonal clos
ed plan does not provide a pro
per or scientific escapement ol
salmon and brings a great dan
ger to the salmon industry oi
Alaska as proper escapement foi
the early run of fish is not pro
vided for. There is great dan
ger that in time, Alaska will have
! Christmas Festival At
Lutheran Church
The Lutheran Festival was
held in the local church on Wed
nesday the 25th of December.
The following program was en
joyed by all present:
Opening song by the Sunday
School “Come Hither Ye Faith
ful;” prayer by Sunday School
superintendent; Opening Greet
ing by Randie Molver; Song by
Sunday School—“It Came Upon
a Midnight Clear;” “A Wonder
ful Event in Bethlehem (Luke 2,
1-7)— Pastor; Song by Sunday
School—‘ Above the Silent Hiils”
..A Merry Christmas to Every
one, Phyllis Ekrum; Shine Stars,
lonight, Elizabeth MacGregor;
Her Christmas Gift, Lorraine
Rude, Song: Christmas Day.
i hree little girls.
Acrostic: “Bethlehem,” group
of nine children.
Reading of Luke 2, 8-14, by
the Pastor.
Song by Sunday School “Won
derful, Beautiful Story.”
Recitation and Song: “Tell Me
tne Story of Jesus, Five Girls;
“That First Christmas Night of
All” Enid Jarvis, Evelyn Buker.
Ruth Thompson. Lullaby, Fran
ces Fryer; Song by Girls Chorus.
‘Slumber On;” Jesus Came to
Earth at Night, Harold Lee;
Real Queer, Cecil Anderson; Ac
crostic, “Christmas For All, Doro
teen children; “No Room” Doro
hy Noreide; “Three Wise Men,”
Group of Boys; SongTTi’s
Christmas” same group of boys;
Christmas Symbols and Song,
dargaret Anderson, Charlotte
Clausen, Harriet and Mertie
Johnson; “Christmas Vision
Clarice Benjamin, “Happy Day”
Ruth Sarah Cornelius; “A Good
Night Wish, June Hanseth; Song
by Sunday School and Audience
u\.y to the World; Remarks by
Pastor; Offertory; Distribution
I of Christmas Stockings.
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The shrimp pickers expect to
re back at work next Monday.
Mrs. Jennie Lewis returned to
Wrangell after spending the
holidays in Petersburg.
but the late run of ftsli.
In re 3rd: The weekly closed
plan guarantees a uniform es
capement of salmon throughout
the entire season. With the ab
olishment of the fish trap there
would be a positive gain in the
escapement of salmon to the
spawning grounds approximat
ing ten million salmon.
In re 4th: The great common
wealths of Oregon and Washing
ton to protect their resident po
pulation, have deemed it wise
and necessary to permit only re
sidents of 12 months standing
or more to fish in their waters.
If it is good for those States, it
is good for Alaska. If the United
States is really wanting to stop
the flight of white population
from Alaska, a measure of this
kind must be adopted.
In re 5th: Herring is a food
fish and even under the present
law, its use for fertilizer must be
held to be wanton waste and
therefore unlawful.
In re 6th: This rule would
place seines and traps on an
equal basis in this respect.
Adopted this 25th day of No
' vember, 1929, at Haines, Alas
ka.
: . Alaska Native Brotherhood,. .
• (Signed) William L. Paul,
Grand President.
■ Attest: Frank Johnson,
i Grand Secretary.
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“Witchcraft” At
Hoonah
Sti oiler’s Weekly recently pub
lished a narticle setting forth
that the people of Hoonah are
believers of that belief of the
heathen, uncivilized races.
From the Seattle Daily Times
unde1’ Associated Press we find
this story:
Vi oman Found Guilty of Slaying
“Witch”
Jury Returns Murder Verdict in
Killing of Aged Inmate of
Oid Ladies’ Home
Kalamazoo, Mich.,—A jury of
eleven men and one woman early
today found Mrs. Pearl Burgess,
52 years old, guilty of the mur
der of Mrs. Etta Fairchild, 76,
inmate of an old ladies’ home,
v-hom, Mi’s. Burgess and her
husband, Eugene, had admitted
beating to death with a lead pipe
“because she was a witch and
had killed a hundred people just;
by wishing them dead.”
Mrs. Burgess’ sanity was thej
point on which the jurors were
reported to have found difficulty;
in reach ng agreement. The ver
dict carries v/ith it a life sen
tence.
Mrs. Burgess and her husband j
wei'e arrested after Mrs. Fair
child’s body was found in a cis- !
lem behind the Burgess home:
on the night of July 18, the sama ]
night on which she was killed. 1
She did not deny the slaying. \
Their daughter Eugenia, 117,'
was singled out by Mrs. Fairchild !
ihey said, and they were forced i
ro kill the woman To save the |
girl.
Mrs.Burgess later retracted
her confession. Several weeks
ago he1' husband hanged himself
in his cell in the county jail here
leaving his wife to stand trial
alone.
First Fire ef the
New Year
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Fire alarm sounded yesterday
afternoon calling out the lire
truck. Arriving at the scene o:
the fire—Schoettlei' residence—
he fire fighters found that the
blaze had been put out by O.
Holm with a hand chemical. The
fre was started from a gas stove
around which some clothing had
been hung to dry. Mrs. Schoet -
ller had left her two little chil
dren in the house alone while
the stepped to visit a neighbor.
\ery fortunate, indeed, that the
fire was discovered in time to
prevent any serious casualty.
New Water Rates
Now in Force
. .The water users received thei*
statements this month under
the new rates which have been
raised. Under the new system
the rate is on the basis of 20
cents the thousand gallons. It
j being estimated that the average
'house with toilet and bath fix
tures will average about ten
i thousand gallons per month.
The consumers of large quan
tities of water were placed on a
i graduated scale so that they are
j paying more in proportion than
I heretofore.
Bert Buchanan returned to
Level Island Thursday afternoon.
Honoring an Old Indian
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The United States Geographic
al Board has named a mountain
j on Baranof Island “Annahootzs.”
!rfhe mountain is situate near
Nakwisina Pass and is not far
from Katlian Mountain named
after Katlian, another Indian,
j Katlian and his people never
| recognized the authority of the
! Russian trader government un
der Baranof or any other. They
defeated the armed forces of the
Russian-American Company and
forced the Russians to retreat.
Annahootzs, leader of the Ka
guan tahn clan served in Sitka
as a policeman by appointment
by the Naval department. It was
only recently that he received
compensation for his services.
Governor Bone gave Anna
Ihootz an autographed picture
inscribed “To my friend Chie
Annahootz.” The inscription wa*.
read to Annahootz. He returned
the photograph to Gov. Bone and
said: “I am a citizen and not £
chief. All that I put away from
me when I joined the Alaska Na;
live Brotherhood.’’
Protest Imported
Labor
Whereas, The Native Indian!
Fishermen are obliged to get
their supplies from the company
by which they are employed, on
ly a few being able to pay back
their debt in full at the end of
each season, and
Whereas, These companies im
port cheap Oriental labor, es
pecially the Filipinos, who are
iiired under contract, their pro
visions brought from the States,
therefore
Be It Resolved by the Grand;
Camp of the Alaska Native Bro
herhood, assembled at Haines,
A-aska, November 1929, that
these Cannery Assaciations be
asked to employ all available lo
cal labor before importing Ori
entals.
Be It Further Resolved That
a copy of this resolution be sent
to the Pacific Cannerymen’s As
sociation, and to the Chambers
of Commerce of the principal
| towns of Alaska with the request
that they lend their support.
Adopted his 23rd day of No
vember, 1929, by the Grand Con
vention of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood, at Haines, Alaska.
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| NON-RESIDENT FISHERMAN
Whereas, We are striving to
| p-build the permanent popula
.on of Alaska, and
Whereas, A great many fisher
men come to Alaska only for the
fishing season, buying all their
supplies outside and taking away
all their earnings, and
Wheeras, Some means must be'
found to make it to their benefit
to remain in Alaska, to build
their homes here and thus help
the Territory;
Therefore, Be It Resolved That
we ask the Legislature of Alaska
to extend the prohibitive tax to
all non-resident fishermen, and
furfurther that the Legislature
provide a proper method of col
lecting such a tax.
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L. A. Willard is shipping out
sixty pair of foxes on the Queen.
These were gathered from Whit
ney, Storm, Five Fingers, Castle
and Level Islands. He expects
to ship more in the near future.
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Dies on Trail Xmas
Eve
Julius Stuales, .watchman .at
Little Port Walter while carrying
mail from Little to Big Port
Walter on Christmas Eve, be
came exhausted and overcome
with fatigue, was frozen to death
on the trail.
He was brought to Petersburg
and the matter reported to the
U. S. Commissioner.
Little is known op Stuales oth
er than that he was related to
some of the owners of the
Chatham Fish Company.
Body was prepared for burial
yesterday by Hogue and Tveten
Company.
Your Chance For
A Prize
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The second Annual Trap Con
test of The American Humane
Association is on. The purpose
f this contest is to encourage
r.ventors and trappers to pro
duce traps that will take the
cruelty out of trapping and make
the taking of animals more hu
mane. Information as to the
kind of animals taken should be
submitted with each device or
description in order that the
judges may know just what each
trap has done or is capable of
doing.
The winners of the Annual
Trap Contest will be eligible to
compete for the $10,000 prize of
fered by the National Associa
tion of the Fur Industry. The
conditions governing the trap
contest may be obtained from
the American Humane Associa
tion, Albany, New Yerk.
Alaska's Mineral!
Production
Washington advices state the
final tabulation of the U. S. Ge
ological Survey of mineral pro
duction in the Territory of Alas
, £a for 1928 shows the total val
ue of the product of the mines
to be $14,061,000 for the year.
Which is $900,000 greater than
for the preceeding year. The pro
duction of copper showed a de
decrease of $1,285,000. The prin
cipal items in the production for
1928 are as follows:
Gold.$6,845,000
. .Copper. 5,965,000
Silver. 266,000
Coal. 662,000
The total production of min
erals since mining began in the
Territory is approximately six
billion dollars.
An Xmas Present
The Board of Directors of the
Cold Storage Company gave the
stockholders of the company a
Christmas gift of eight per cent
on their investment from pro
fits in the operation of the plant
last year. „
The company has had very
profitable management since it
first began operations. Each
jear dividends have been declar
ed and at the same time a part
of the bonds retired.
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Mr. C. P. Haugen, owner of the
Mountain Point cannery return
ed on the Queen from Seattle
where he has been the past sev-«
eral weeks.