during the national political 1
campaign,” he further declared, c
It might be of interest to the t
several politicians in Alaska that i
the Executive Committee of the ]
Alaska Native Brotherhood is 1
directing just such a policy this 1
year in regards to the Candida- i
eies of ihe politicians in Alaska i
For twelve years the Brother- '<
hood fought with and for the ;
Republican Party and for its '
returns was chastised politically :
and economically by the nation
s’ administration while those
who benefit in Alaska looked on
with indifference. Last year at
the Yakutat convention was a
dopted a policy which broaden
ed the scope of the political
work of the organization and
which refused to bind that or
ganization to any one party in
Alaska.
Just who the organization in
going to support, when and how
has not yet been determined at
this writing. But the Executive
Committee expects to meet short
]y when it will go into the
ivhys and wherefores and then
make a report to the several |
camps their decisions. No doub:;
this will be of interest to many
politicians!
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Arriving In Juneau in ’96
By James R. Little
When I arrived at Juneau, in
June of 1896 and the steamer
City of Topeka docked, it was
about ten o’clock p.m. There was j
a beauty all around us. A newj
world seemed to open its portals j
to me. Here was splendor and
around us the pinnacles of
beautiful mountains were like
blazing banners in the low west
ering sun. The clouds swept a
bout the mountain tops envelop
ing Juneau in a nebulous world
ox shimmering, opalescent col
ors. And when lingering day
seemed done, the God of the
North spread open His treasure
chest of colors; with wanton
lands he flung them wide—deep c
rimsons that filtered down into f
he crevasses blinding, golden i
rellow for the greedy mountain 1
•eaks to wear upon their fore- i
.eads—somber, royal purple for ]
he trees to mingle with their 1
shadows. Slowly— slowly— he <
•losed the treasure chest, for the j
jrod of the West, and North, was \
prodigal with His favors. And1
Mien at last crimson and gold j
md purple were withdrawn into .
die cavernous depths of night,
ittle, twinkling, shining jewels
were left behind like diamonds
dotting the balmy darkness, so
that the land would not be rob
bed of beauty. I left the ship and
Loitered along the street finally
reaching the Louvre Theatre,
and combination dance hall and
gambling house and liquor bar
Mat Endleman, a Russian Jew
was the proprietor of this place
where women and men enter
tained the miner and mucker
and separated him from his
hard-earned dollars. These girls
lost their hearts of flesh and
blood when arriving in the dance
halls of Juneau and their hearts j
turned into cash registers. Jimj
Morrison was the theatre man- ,
ager and Eddie Lord and Billie j
Thomas were the nightshift bar- j
tenders of the Louvre in those
balmy days.
Big Tom Wilson and Gus
Becky operated the gambling
tables and split the winnings
with the Jew proprietor Max
Endleman. After the show was
over each night about 10:30 p.ni.,
chairs were piled up and dancing
started. Bob Fairbanks was the
caller and floor manager, some
times Biddy Doyal filled in. Some
of the dealers in those gambling
days were Gus Becky, A1 Bean.
“Slim Jim” Dave Martin, Fred
Milton, Tom Wilson, Jack Nic
hols, Charlie Howard, The “Mys
terious Kid,” “San Rosa Bill”
and “The Lucky Swede.” The
hangers-on were classified as
short card men or “tin horns.”
Charlie Howard, even in those
lays operated a Chinese lottery
fame in the Louvre—two draw-,
ngs or rolls each day. Georgs
lice operated the Nevada Saloon
md Cafe while his brother Jake
l?ce operated the Treadwell Sa
con; Jim McClusky also operat
'd a saloon.
Let me here enumerate some
the Louvre dance hall girls
vho worked in 1896 and 1897
springs. These cash registers are
is follows: Edith Gerald, Minnie
Rivers, Lou and Ray Keller, Lil
ian Milton, Eva Taylor, Ray
Lyle, Mina Fairbanks, Abbie Win
ters, Dottie Dimple, Daisy Ben
hardt, Trixie and Viola Fawcett,
Flossie Williams (15 years of
age) and her two older sisters,
Maude and Lule, Hattie Nichols,
Mamie Breen, Gussie and May
Lamore, Dollie Mitchell, Blanch.
Warren, Lyda, Maude and Violet
Raymond, (No relations), Fannie
Farker, Maude Biggs, Flora Mc
Neil, Frela Maloon (hoola danc
er), Lottie Cavanagh and Dollie
St. Clair. Some of these girls did
a “ham and egg act” on the
I ouvre stage but all circled and
filled in with the dancing.
After a week in Juneau, there
were never such enchantment
such as that when the moon rose
over Mt. Juneau. When all the
Alaska land was hushed it
swung like signal raj's and the
stars came near and bright like
angels of heaven waiting. Far
and near the jagged silhouettes
c.t mountain peaks were like
sleeping monsters against the
sky. In an Indian house “Chiei
Johnson’s” I heard them in deep
throated chorus singing in a
primordial chant; sometimes
sinking into profound silence as
at unheard command. Across ti e
deep, silent, silvered water, to
wards Douglas Island, wild and
inaccessible lofty 'mountaiii
peaks towered silver and white
against the soft light of moon
and stars. Oh! The mystery oi
those Alaskan nights was like a
sacred thing that must not be
blemished with speech! And 1
So many folks have found it impos
sible to take advantage of our sale
that we are keeping the store open
awhile longer.
To make quick closing pos
sible, we are offering this
week ONLY, the following,
particular bargains.
An additional cut
of 25 per cent on
raincoats, and
umbrellas
All men’s hose
Silk or wool
Values up to
$1.50 Now 25c\
Broken lot
Ladies & Children’s
Rubbers going at
50c
<HOQUE&TVETEN
- —inftrr-ir^r mttf*M
often wonder if the Indians hava ji
ever waited for the rising of thj 1
moon? If they ever lingered a-!i
long their hunting and trapping <
grounds to watch for the com
ing queen of night—the moon?;
I never sha?l forget Alaska’s
moon light when I was 17 years:
old. When Juneau lay washed in
wibchfire, the hay glinting like
quick silver beach of bright sand,
dark woods silver painted. When
the moon in the cloudless sky
swam full and fair.
(To be continued)
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Democrats Adopt
i W. L. Paul’s Platform
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XRUITT DECLARES HIMSELF
FOR PAUL’S PROGRAM
“I have always contended that
all jurisdiction of Alaska’s na •1
tural resources should be trans
ferred from the Federal Gov
ernment to the Legislature of
thf? Territory of Alaska; that the
present system of Federal re
gulation of Alaska’s natural re
sources is wholly un-American.
“That Alaska’s natural re
sources are amply sufficient to
insure Alaska’s development,
when the Federal government
can be induced to release its
strangle-hold on the same; that
Alaska cannot develop or be
developed under bureaucratic
dictation and carpet bag rule;
that present conditions cannot
be effectively remedied without
jan amendment to the Act of
Congress approved August 24,
1912, better known as the Or
ganic Act, and the Act of Con
gress approved July 30, 1886, re
ferred to and made a part of
the Organic Act of Alaska; that
jsuch an amendment can be had
j by proper memorials and peti
tions properly addressed and
.presented to the Congress of the
I United States.
“I believe in a primary elec
tion law, to the end that the
voters shall have the right to
choose from the many offering
! their candidate, or candidates,
to be voted for at a general
election to be subsequently
holden.
“I also believe in Alaskans for
Alaska in all appointive offices
m Alaska; in equal rights for all,
'especially the natives of Alaska,
iand special privileges to none;
“a new deal,” a square deal, and
a fair deal, in Territorial govern
ment affairs; that a change of
Territorial officials, at this time,
is necessary to a more legal, lib
eral and better Territorial gov
ernment.”
In conclusion Judge Truitt said
that, “The office of the attorney
general of Alaska is neither legis
lative or executive, but advisory
and consequently indispensable
to the good government of Alas
ka, when not used to discrimin
ate.” —Seward Gateway.
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Walker’s Statement
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Year after year it is becoming
more evident that the opportuni
ties for local fishermen and
seiners to earn a living from
their chosen vocation is becom
ing increasingly difficult.
In addition to the men who
fish, a general dissatisfaction
exists among the people due to
the manner in which our fish
eries are being regulated.
The people of Alaska feel that
their rights are being abridged
I by special interests who are non -
resident, and if we are to hope
to have a large and permanent
population, the present methods
of taking fish under the Fish,
Trap System must bo drastical- j
ly curtailed at onde, with the
ultimate view of ridding our-!
selves of the system entirely at
the earliest possible date.
I am a firm believer in pro-!
perty rights, but when Federal
j control of our fisheries becomes
so bad as to take from the resi- j
dent fisherman and seiner his|
chance to earn a living, it is
high time a change should be j
made. Radicalism as generally I
jnderstood is repulsive to me, c
jut one cannot stand idly by g
ind see the class of men, who .
lonstitute our largest class of
workers, and their families. ^
made dependent on charity for
a, living when they are perfectly
willing to work if given the op- ^
portunity.
NORMAN R. WALKER i
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Washington News Letter'
By Will A. Steel <
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Wrangell Institute Director ‘
The industrial institute at *
Wrangell,, that the Department 1
of the Interior has erected, will '
have as its director LeRoy F
Jackson, of North Carolina. He
is now on his way to the north
and will soon take charge of this
new school for the Indian chil
dren. (Note. Mr. Jackson is now
directing the school).
* * *
The Anchorage Radio Club, Inc
The Anchorage Radio Club
has made application to the Fed
eral Radio Commission for li
cense to cover construction per
mit issued April 26, 1932, and for
change in equipment and in
crease in operating power, KFQQ
from 100 to 259 w. Application
has also been received from W
N. Growden, Poorman, for con
struction permit for point to
point telephone station, 50 w.,
in order to communicate with
the Signal Corps at Ruby, and
this has been granted.
* * *
Alaska Building Projects
i The recent appropriation pass
ed by Congress for building anil
c-tiier projects to stimulate em
Iployment throughout the coun
try. in the sum of $332,560,000,
;v/as ordered slashed to the ex
tend of 10 per cent under the
economy act. For optional public
buildings $100,000,000 was pro
vided and Comptroller General
McCarl informed Secretary of
^he Treasury Mills the other day
that this amount will be reduced
| to $90,000,000. Previous to this
(session of Congress a building
program had been decided on
| and many contracts awarded.
But there was still allocated, to
bo appropriated, $154,345,000
jwhich included buildings at An
chorage and Ketchikan to cost
$400,000 each. Under the new
j appropriation the Alaska build
ings can be taken care of, if the
I Secretary of the Treasury so de -
cides. There is not sufficient
I funds to provide for all the
' buildings allocated but the Dele
gate’s office has kept in close
touch with the Secretary and
has urged that the Alaska build
ings be selected for construction,
because of their urgent public
necessity and also to give em
ployment to the many unem
ployed now in Alaska, a large
part of whom have gone north
ifiom the various states. For
some days past the subject cf
new construction has been con
sidered by a joint interdepart
mental committee of the Trea
sury and Post Office depart
ments and on Oct. 9th the Dele
gate’s office was informed that'
I a report had practically been de
cided on and was in the hands
of Secretary Mills and Postmas -
ter General Brown, who will de- j
eide which buildings are to be
constructed. It was further
stated that the dire need of em -
pioyment in certain localities
will prove an important factor in
making the selections The dis
patch sent to the Alaska news- ,
papers on August 27, stating that
the Anchorage and Ketchikan
buildings were to be included in
the new construction and that >
bids would be called for within ;
30 days, was quite misleading, i
No selection has as yet been an- j
nounced and so far as the Alas- <
ka buildings are concerned no s
plans have as yet been drawn, ;
according to a statement from <
the Treasury Department, but it ]
is altogether probable that the A
plans will include provision for ]
jails, although some of the Ket- <
hikan people think otherwise,
election of at least some of the
owns where buildings are to be
onstructed are expected to be
nnounced any day now.
* * *
?erm of Probable Delegate.
It is altogether probable that
he Delegate to Congress from
Uaska to be elected on Nov. 8, as
yell as all Congressmen, will
mly serve 22 months of the term
)f two years for which they will
>e elected. What is known as the
lame duck” amendment to the
institution provides that Con
gressmen shall take office on v
ran. 3, following their election,
ro make this amendment effec •
;jve 36 states must, through their
legislatures, ratify the amend
ment. The other day Texas re
corded favorable action, making
17 states, and as many state
legislatures meet in January
next it is now expected that
there will be sufficient ratifica
tions to make the amendment
effective in 1933, so that the
members elected this year and
who take office March 4, 1933.
would retire, January 3, 1935.
* * *
Drop of Tourist Traffic.
It is reported that there has
been a drop in the number of
visitors this summer to the Mc
Kinley National Park. Statistics
for July in all the National
Parks show a decrease in at
tendance of over 10 per cent.
Five of the parks show an in
crease in registration but other
parks show a loss for the past
year of as high as 41 per cent.
Mount Rainier, in Washington
State and closest to Alaska, had
a drop of 36 per cent.
* * *
Our Old Friend O’Malley.
Henry O’Malley, Commissioner
cf Fisheries, who spent the sum
mer in Alaska, returned to Wash
it.gton a few days ago, after an
official visit to Washington, Ore
gon and California, to which
section he will return for a short
visit in November. Commissioner
O’Malley expresses great delight
at the exceedingly gratifying
catch of nearly four and a half
million cases of salmon in Alas
ka during the past season, parti
cularly when a number of the
canneries were closed down. The
pack of first-grade red salmon
was exceptionally large, with the
result that the tax to be turned
into the Territorial treasury will
relieve what was feared would
be a distressing situation when
the legislature meets to make
appropriations next "March.
* * *
Departmental Budgets
The various departments of
the Federal government have
submitted to the Bureau of the
Budget their estimates of ex
penditures for the period from
July 1, 1933 to June 30, 1934.
This year the Bureau eliminated
submission of preliminary esti
mates and called upon the De
partments to submit final esti
mates. Those are now all in but
arc not revealed or discussed
publicly by the Bureau. Confer
ences have started and will con
tinue between the Bureau and
departmental budgetary officers
each morning until the budget is
ready to go before the Decem
ber session of Congress. Alaska
is vitally interested in the final
conclusions that may be reached
by the Budget and the final ac
tion in appropriations by the
House and Senate. It may be
stated now that most of the De
partment heads are agreed that
;he allowances for the next year
will not exceed those of the pre
sent year. The Department of the
[nterior is now appearing before
she Budget in justification of the
ippropriations asked for. Many
)f these items concern Alaska,
is may be understood from the
ippropriations passed at the last
session of Congress as follows:
ror the education of Natives in
Uaska, $650,000; for the Alaska
load Commission, $494,000; In
dan medical relief, $261,800; in