VOLUME NO. 5.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA,
APRIL 17, 1931
NO. 39
Speaker Longworth
Buried in Ohio
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Last Thursday Nicholas Long
worth, Speaker of the House ci
Representatives died after a
short illness of pneumonia. Mrs.
Longworth hurried from Wash
ington to Aiken. S.C., and was
at his bedside when death took
him.
Speaker Longworth was one
of a triumvirate which ruled the
House with an iron hand and
had he lived would have been
m one cf the greatest political
battles of his life to hold the
Speakership. A conservative
Republican, he supported all
oarty measures and in the • last
Congress was responsible tor
the defeat of the Norris “Lame
Duck” law and had much to do
with defeating the Muscle
Shoals bill for several years.
Opposing the Soldiers’ Bonus
he later about faced and per
sonally carried the battle on the
floor to secure passage of the
nill.
He leaves his daughter Paul
ine and Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
Longworth to mourn his death.
Funeral w^as held in Cincin
natti, Oh:o. with many promi
nent officials and dignitaries
present.
Tubercular Annex
At Juneau Ready
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The new tubercular annex of
the Indian Bureau hospital a:
Juneau has a capacity of 28 beds
and will be reserved strictly for
T. B. cases. This is only a small
percentage of the necessary nun
f'er of beds for tubercular cas^s
so the management requests that
no one send a case of tubercu
losis to the hospital without first
making arrangements. It has
been the embarrassing and un
pleasant duty of the doctor in
charge to have to refuse admis
sion to patients who have gone
to Juneau without making ne
cessary arrangements ahead of
time. So Dr. W. J. B. McAuliffe,
I hysician .in charge is making
the request that unless arrange
ments have been made for en
trance, no tubercular patients
should be sent to Juneau.
Address all communications to
Dr. W. J. B. McAuliffe, Physician
in Charge, Juneau Government
Hospital, Juneau.
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BRUNK BOAT AGAIN IN FIRE
Tuesday morning, early, John
Brunk’s boat anchored at Twelve
Mile, swung in shore and hun^
up on a rock. It listed over and
^asoline seeped out of the ah
vent on top of the gastank. The
door of the stove swung open
and ignited the vaporized gas
blowing the cabin off. Johnny
had just stepped on deck when
the explosion occurred but he
was severely scorched about the
race. The sinking of the boat]
extinguished the fire and the
extent of the damage is not yet
known.
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Would Raise Pensions
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Representative Johnston, Fair
banks, is author of a resolution
directing the Ways and Means
Committee to include “not less
than $135,000’* for pioneers’ pen
sion. The resolution would in
crease the pensions to $30 for
men and $45 for women. The
Legislature is willing, if some of
*he “brainv tax payers will only
devise means for raising reven
ue that will not meet with ob
stitute action against the com
panies iun each case wheye in
tent was established.
Johnny Sales has his gasoline
s tation and garage well on the
load to completion aond will be
catering to the trade shortly.
Game Laws Are
Amended Now
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Amendments to the Alaska
Game Law made by Act of Feb
ruary 14, 1931, together with re
commendations of the Alaska
Game Commission for modifica
tions of the regulations respect
ing game and fur-bearing ani
mals and birds in Alaska, were
recently published to become er
fective July 1, 1931. The revised
regulations were adopted by Se
cretary Hyde of the Department
of Agriculture on March 7 and
v/ill appear in the neiv game and
fur law circular No. 8. Copies of
this new circular may be secur
ed from the Game Commission
1 at Juneau or the district Licens
ing Officer.
Eight fur districts have been
organized in the Territory in
stead of three as heretofore. Op
f,n and close seasons for the
taking of fur-bearing animals
hnvo bopu changed slightly in
some of the districts. Until re
sults of last winter’s trapping of I
beaver and martin have been es- j
ta Wished, the Commission an
nounces a close season on these
fur-bearers throughout Alaska.
Escaped mink may be recan
iured now under an amendment:
to the law.
No change has been made in
The dates of the open season on
migratory birds, but the taking
of Ross and Cackling Geese i i
now prohibited, and the bag
limit on brant combined with!
that of geese and limited to four)
;n one day and a maximum of 81
during the season.
Protect Brown Bear
Increased protection is ac -
corded brown and grizzly bear
by the addition of two areas in
which a resident of the Territory
.nay take the animals during the
open season from September 1
to June 20. A new protected area
is on the north side of Kodiax
Island and includes the drainage
to Shelikof Straits between Cape
Ugat and Cape Ikolik; the other
is the Kenai Peninsula west of
Kenai Mountains, including the
westerly drainage to Cook Inlet
from Kenai River and Skilax
Lake on the north to summit be - j
tween Tustumena Lake and Fox
River on the south. Residents
kill the bear at any time IF and
WHEN they are being attacked
)r their property molested.
Postmasters and Customs of
ficers are now permitted to ad-j
minister oaths for applications'
or licenses to trap.
Ketchikan Murder Trial
Under Way
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Bert McDonald, charged with
murder and grandlarceny, and
Lloyd Close, charged with grand
larceny is under trial before
Judge Harding this week.
The Government has not been
veiy verbose as to the evidence
they had secured in the case
and the defense declares wiat
*he Government has no cas; af
eh. The trial begann on Mon
day the 13 th.
It was adduced from questions
nut to jurors by prosecueion,
that the Government will de
pend a lot on circumstantial
evidence andn that it will ask
the extreme penalty.
GOLD STRIKE
“Thar’s gold in them thar
hills,” in Carmack, says a re
port from Skagway. About 103
claims are said to have been
staked on rich gold quartz.
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GRAPE AND BUG JUICE
Prohibition Director Wood
cock served notice on the grape
j juice makers that if it can be
proven their product is being
sold “with the intent” that it
will become “intoxicating in
* fact” the government would in
Bill Provides For
Primary System
Senator Richard Sundquist o;
Nome has introduced a bill tc
take care of the primary vote ir
Alaska. He proposes to have :
general primary to replace tin
the party system now in vogue.
The bill would place the names
of all candidates upon the saim
ballot followed by their party de
signation and the two securing
the highest number of votes to
be declared nominees regardless
of party affiliation. Further, an/
candidate receiving more than
60 per cent of the total vote
cast for any office sought shall
be the on’y one to get his nai ie
on the official ballot in the gen -
eral election but this would not
operate to prevent the writing
in of any other names desired
Senator Sundquist further
proposes to provide for a special
primary election of party offic
ers. including national commit
reeman and delegates to the na
tional conventions.
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Graduated Tax
On Trap Fish
An old bill advocated for sev
eral years by the ALASKAN and
ALASKA FISHERMAN is again
before the legislature, without
even a new dress suit.
Representative Donnelly ask*
that there be a basic tax of $100
m all traps, including dummies;
an additional tax of $2 per thou
sand fish caught over L »i 00 to
UO.OOO; $4 over 100,0<;*» Msh u;
to 150,000; $6 for 150,00 • tr L’-'d -
and $8 for all over $20 »,00C. Tile
proposal would go in effect as
:1 January 1, 1932
We Are Remindt T
That a couple of years ago,
his identical was before the
Legislature. William L. Paul
vas author of it and it was de
clared to be a “radical” meas
ire. Mr. Schoenwald, manager
if Petersburg Packing Co., in a
lublic meeting here, declared
all kinds of calamity would be
pall the industry if the bill pass
ed.
It is pointed out by cannen
themselves that the one per cent
tax on mining income over $50C.
^00 is a discrimination in favor
if the mines. The caner must
lay his tax regardless of wheth
er he is making a dollar profit
ir is in the red $500,000.
Small operators declare that
with the present trap tax at a
lasiv figure of $50, the man who
catches few fish pays out of pro
portion in comparison with the
Strap which catches many fish.
The graduated system with a
basic tax of $100 is declared to
be the only fair method.
The argument advanced toy
canners against it is that the
canners are overtaxed now.
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Forrest Fryer, of the Frye**
.Machine Works, made a trip t>
Auneau and Skagway this week,
demonstrating the Fabco-Tux
b.am Diesel engine installed in
the halibuter “Saga,” belonging
to Henrik Henricksen. The Sa -
ga was built in California and is
on her maiden trip to Alaska.
Mr. Fryer states that the Fabco
engine behaved to his entire
satisfaction and was demon
strated for the benefit of many
interested fishermen both in Ju -
neau and Skagway and consid
erable prospective business was
lined up. Mr. Fryer is further
contemplating a short business
trip to Ketchikan the latter part
if this week.
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Gerald L. Church, Prohibition
Administrator for Alaska receiv
ed sailing orders transferring
him to service in Washington
State. H. W. Raney succeed*
him in office.
C. of C. Opposes
\ Fibre Box Tax
; As reported last week, the lo
i cal Chamber of Commerce wa;
i requested to endorse the prir.
, eiplc embodied in the Zieglei
: fibre box tax,, before the Legis
live Committee announced thal
after making an investigatior
of conditions affecting the mami
facture of wood containers, A
i was felt that the measure was
economically unsound. Thai
box manufacturers, millmen and
loggers were without doubt in
need of assistance but the re
medy lies in the correcting of
certain regulations of the forest
department whereby lumbermen
will be able to utilize much of
the timber now going to waste
uy growing overripe. It was
pointed out that sawills of the
Territory are compelled to ac
cept timber of inferior quality
and the measure would only ar
tificially relieve the industry at.
the expense of the canning in
dustry when sixty per cent of
the canneries find it impossible
to operate. The committee
found it inadvisable to recom
mend passage of the measure,
and a resolution endorsing this
action of the committee was un
animously adopted.
Industrial Agent
A written outline of proposal
<hat the Governor of Alaska ap
point an industrial agent in lie
of the proposed All-Alaska
Chamber of Commerce was for
mally endorsed.
Title to Island
In response to a request for
legal information Attorney Gen
e al Rustgard. outlined prov?
sions of the law relative to ac
quiring title to fox islands.
Mining Extension Course
A Nome resolution requesting
the Legislature to provide ex
tension courses for miners and
prospectors, to be conducted b/
the Alaska College was endorsed.
Under its provisions the coursp
would be conducted in towns
distant from the college.
West Petersburg Road
Messer. H. H. Waller and W
J. Gallaher of Seattle, successful
bidders for construction con
tract on West Petersburg road
way were honor guests of the
Club. Mr. Waller discussed at,
some length their plans and the
difficulties made by W. J. Roy
den who now asks $1,000 for th>
right of way across his property,
jections from any quarters.
Takes Crack at Forest Dept.
Representative Foster intro
duced a memorial criticising the
Forest Department in Alaska for
its restrictions against exporta
tion of round timber and for en
forcement of discriminatory re
gulations which create hardship
on logging operators and which
prevents profitable operations
by either millmen or loggers.
School Appropriations
The Legislature amended the
school refund schedules by in
I creasing to 75 per cent the Ter
ritorial refund to schools with
more than 300 enrollment and
wiping out the present $40,000
annual maximum clause.
“NOBODY GIVES A HANG”
Again is presened in the Legis
lature a bill to repeal the Alas
ka Bone Dry Law, accompanied
by a windy memorial setting
forth reasons for the bill. Ac
cording to the memorial “it is
neither for or against prohibi
tion” bu is urged in the inter
ns of humanity.
A similar bill presented two
years ago was vetoed by Govern
or Parks. If passed, unless the
Governor has change^ his view.
: is taking up time that ene e cmi
I he will again vetoe the bill. It
| has this saving grace, while it i‘
before the Legislature, it wil
keep the mischief makers out cl
hot water.
| Council to Govern
Reindeer Industry
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The result of the hearings or
; teindeer management in Alas
ka held by a Senate Committee,
■ | places control of the industry in
the hands of Governor George
A. Parks, chief, one representa
tive of the Eskimo herders, one
from the Lomen interests, and
(one from the Indian Bureau.
.They will make range rules, de
velop markets, appoint govern
ment supervisors and order early
j roundups of the reindeer on tile
Seward Peninsula.
One of the Senators likened
conditions in the reindeer coun
iry to that of the early cattle
days in Texas. Texas was a bad
country for cattle rustlers unt'l
the Texas Rangers cleaned it
up. A very bad failing of a lot
of the Texas cattlemen was the
branding of mavericks and re •
branding cattle. And this pic •
ture was aptly drawn by the Es
kimo herders.
What’s the Matter
The permit allowing the Alas
ka Livestock and Packing Co ,
to sell securities in Washington
has been revoked andn suspend -
fd by C. H. Bowen, supervisor
of licenses at Olympia, Wn.
The livestor;,: company has|
been given ten days to appear;
and show cause why their li~j
cense to sell stock should not be
permanently revoked.
This company is a subsidiary
• f the Loman Reindeer Cor-j
peration and the Arctic Packing’
Company. The suspension of
their license to sell stock in the
state of Washington is the re
mit of a study of the congres-l
sicnal investigation into the!
reindeer industry in Alaska.
Edwards Battling to j
To Hold Mayoralty
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Mayor Edwards of Seattle is
the object of a petition for re
call in Seattle staged by friends
of J. D. Ross, deposed head of
City Light. The City Council
was advised by corporation coun;
sel that if it would push im
peachment proceedings against!
Mayor Edwards, it wouuld be!
advisable to first pass an ordi-j
nance establishing the power of (
the council to compel attend
ance of witnesses.
A movement started by the
friends of Edwards to block the
recall movement tends to hin
der the recall movement by use
of anti-recall petitions almost
identical in wording and form
with the original recall docu
ments.
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Senate Brings Hess
Back to Life
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After voting to table the Hess
^merchandise and gasoline tax
bill indefinitely, by a vote of S’x
1 to one, Hess, opposing. Senator
Dimond served notice that be
would present & motion to re
(consider the bill. It is stated the
bill would not pass, but it is be
ing held over until more definite
data is secured as to receipts
und expenditures. The gas tax
Dili will be up on the floor of the
' Legislature this week but there
is little expectation that it will
1 receive serious consideration.
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DON GEORGE DEFEATED
Strangler Lewis regained title
las the champion heavyweight
wrestler of the world this week
by defeating Don George with
two straight ‘falls. The first was
made with a headlock and the
second with hammerlock and a
body lock.
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S. L. Harvey’s boat was com
pletely destroyed by fire last
J week at Tils ranch.
Women's Law Has
Hard Sledding
Radical amendments were at
tached to the Community Prop
erty measure in the House by
[Representatives Ziegler and F.
3oyle. Upon being broubht be
fore the Senate, Mrs. R. R. Her
' man, Legislative representative
I :)f the Alaska Federation of
I Women’s Clubs vigorously pro
tested the changes. She upheld
the rights of women in property
rights and declared the amend
ments objectionable to the Clubs
After this hearing, the Sen -
ate Committee went into ses
sion to consider the bil.
Amendment to th origin
bill removes comparoiy fea
iures and makes elective by the
parties concerned, aaoption of
the terms of the law
Amendments to the original
bill remov the compulsory fea
tures and make elective the pro
visions of the law by the parties
concerned, adoption of the law.
An amendment also attached
by Representative Ziegler pro
vides that the law shad not be
applicable to married persons
not living together' th.uch mar
ried, unless they hav» resumed
marital bliss and one of them
has filed notice of acceptance
of the act as in other instances.
Representative Boyle amend
ed the bill over opposition o
are women’s clubs classifying
personal property and exempt
from provisions of the law, ah
unpatented mining claims, fish
trap sites and fish traps.
Represntative Boyle, the noble
champion of democracy now
declares to the world that fish
trap sites and fish trap loca
tions are personal property, ne -
gating the principle of the Mag -
na Charta which has governed
navigable water since the days
of King John of England.
The Alexander Bill failed of
passage in Congress because of
its property features and every
ether bill has been defeated
which would give property righ
to navigable waters. Repre
sentative Boyle, with the stroke
i f the pen, sweeps aside the
rights protected these man y
years and opens up new avenues
of control of Alaskans affairs
by the cannery political ma
chine.
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DEMPSEY IN RING TANGLE
. Press reports that Javk Demp
sey ’r establishing a residence
in Nevada in order that he cat?
institute divorce action against
his wife Estelle Taylor. She de
clares she is waiting definite
word of his action before she
institutes proceedings for di
vorce in California. Jack wants!
r. home-maker, not an actress in;
his home.
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CHANGES IN MARSHAL’S
OFFICE
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United States Marshal Albert
Vhite has transfered deputy
marshal Donald Martin, Hyder,
1 o the Juneau station as office
deputy to succeed W. R. Garster,
released. Thomas Newcomb of
Ketchikan was appointed to suc
ceed deputy marshal T. Hadland
of Douglas, also released.
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EDUCATION IN IDAHO
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The University of Idaho ex
spend $535 for each student’s
education each year, is a state
ment made by W. D. Vincent,
o sisionfoCemmr -fopnoL e-o,..
Commissioner of Education foe
the state of Idaho, when he ap
peared before the state Legisla
ture recently discussing educa
tional institutions of Idaho.
Berg'Gets Lease on
Ketchikan Storage
The Ketchikan Daily Tribune
this week reports that J. E. Berg
directing manager of United Pa
cific Fisheries, president of the
j^irst National Bank, Ketchikan,
j and associates have secured an
■option for lease of the Ketchi
kan Cold Storage. O. M. Carter
Will manage the plant and pre
ent staff of employees retained,
Policies in relation to other fish
buyers will not be changed. The
lease includes the entire plant,
-heds, and equipment.
Sabilized Prices
Pi ices, guaranteed, to be paal
by United Pacific Fisheries wi.l
ce 9 and 6 cents a pound at all
Alaska towns and Prince Rupert
and possibly 12 and 9 Seattle.
According to Mr. Berg, fisher
raen wiil rccieve benefit of mar
ket price paid over advanced
price at the end of the season.
Buying and Selling agencies are
being completed so that in a
short while the entire organiza
tion will be perfected and in
operation.
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Maid-o-Mexico In
Production
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A twelve-ton capacity crusher
•nill with air compressors, con
rentrat.ing tables, etc., for the
Maid-of-Mexico mine on Woed
ki Island, Beecher Pass, is be
ing shipped on the Alaska line
freighter, Denali, leaving Seat
tle April 20th. A crew of six o»
eight men will be employed im
mediately and this number will
oe materially increased as the
vork opens up. Mr. Leo Haider
&nd crew have been busy for
many months doing reconnai
sance work checking up th~
ode. Considerable tunneling
and stoping has been done and
a shaft has been sunk and o'.i
inndicaticns are decidedly re •
assuring. The ore is free miM
.ng and extremely rich in gold.
The machinery will be landed
by scows andn dragged into
nlace by means of a tractor.
Foundations are now being nre
pard and eit is expected that
the mill will be in active opera
tion by the last of May.
Will Not Use Foreign
Seiners This Year
O. S. Syra. superintendent of
the Puget Sound and Astoria
Company operating at Excur
sion Inlet has announced that
I is company would hire onl/
/ laska seiners in connectie \
with the pack this year.
The company will operate 3
lines of machinery this year and
will operate six out of eight of
their traps.
“For all other fish which the
cannery will need, Alaska sein
ers will be used. We desire to
align ourselves with Alaska in
terests as far as possible and the
only reason for using outside
seine boats in other years was
because they were on hand,” de -
dared Mr. Syra.
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LIKE PETERSBURG CLAMS
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The Alaskan Glacier Seafood
Company shipped about 90 cas
es of canned clams on the Ad
miral Rogers to Seattle. This
company has packed between
sixteen and eighteen hundred
cases of clams this season and
Mr. Ohmer states that the pro
duct is sure meeting the ap
proval of the buyers and next
season he will put up an “hon
< st-to-goodness’ pack. The Ad
miral Rogers will also take out
about a ton of trout and a half
a ton of crab meat.