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A. N. B. PUBLISHING COMPANY
HENRY E. PHILLIPS - - --- EDITOR 'AND MANAGER
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
The Alaskan, six months. $2.50
The Alaskan, per year . $4.00
Published every Friday by the A. N. B. Publishing Co., Petersburg
Entered in the Post Offlce in Petersburg as Second Class matter.
SATISFIED WITH REGULATIONS
Upon his return to the States af
ter interviewing cannerymen and
trapmen only, Mr. Ritchie, Secre
tary Hoover’s left bower, and Rob
inson. Crusoe O'Malley’s man Fri
day, declared that “everybody was
satisfied with the regulations and
wiih the condition of the fisheries
in Alaska.
From the statements made by
Mr. Ritchie, O’Malley was able to
report present regulations as being
“beneficial" and Secretary Hoover
was able to report an “amazing in
crease” in the salmon run due to
escapement of seed fish two years
ago.
That fishermen and businessmen
in this Division are dissatisfied with
present regulations is evidenced by
their conversation wherever they
congregate and discuss the fisheries
question; that all the truth is not
being told by the Triumvirate of
the Packing industry is further evi
denced by the petition from Cor
dova business men printed on
another page. That these business
men know that their financial in
terests are tied up with those of the
fishermen is a sign that other than
“illiterates” are awakening to the
need of calling the publishing of
n 'sstatements by O’Malley or any
one else in this important matter.
We can point to the day when
the Petersburg Packing Company
employed twenty crews of seiners
aggregating a hundred and twenty
fishermen and put up only 30 and
40,000 each year we can point to
tlie day when the Alaska Packers’
cannery at Wrangell employed as
many and more putting up 60,000
cases when the same concern at
l uring employed many more men
to put up their 120,000 cases.
Along with these seiners were their
families who worked in the can
% neries but now all are displaced by
those instruments of depletion-the
traps- and foreign labor who con
tr.bute not to the’building up of lo
cal business.
The resident seiner and family
used to spend all of his earnings in
Alaska—the foreign labor is allow
ed tickets against the commissary
or a small amount in cash while
Seattle receives the full spending
of two and three millions of dollars
which the cannerymen brag about
through the Seattle press.
It is high time that more business
men awaken even as did the Cordo
va men and urge modification of
r resent discriminatory regulations.
A REAL AMERICAN SAID
Iu regard to the Germans and
foreigners, I esteem them no bet
ter than other people, nor any
worse. It is not my nature, when
I see a people borne down by the
weight of their shackles—the ap
piessien of tyranny—to make their
life; more bitter by heaping upon
them greater burdens but rather
would I do all in my power to raise
the yoke than to add anything to
crush them.-Lincoln in Greeting the
Germans of Cincinnati.
A short paragraph but it puts to
shame the alleged Americanism of
so tailed 100-Percent Americans in
Alaska.
. . “FLU” AND PNEUMONIA _
According to statistics in the
United States this winter has seen
moie cases of flu and the most vir
ruient form of the dread disease
since^ the great epidemic of 1918
19. It is a very treacherous dis~
ease and physicians state that there
are 3 to 1 more cases of Flu de
veloping into pneumonia than any
year since the winter following the
Armistice.
People should take great care in
the handling of colds, especially
among the children who do not
realize the danger. Medical men
all over the States* are warning the
public to guard against this conta
gious enemy.
General Smedley Butler asserted
recently that “this fool Volstead
act” is class legislation. Original
ly he believed-the-act was written
to apply to (every one, but learned
only against .'the noudnfluential.
Judging from general enforce
ment it would be hard to prove oth
oi wise.
were sold out long before all orders .
i had been supplied.
I .. _ ;
. Representative Martin Madden,
| Republican, of Chicago, Chairman
: of the House Committte on Appro
|puations declared recently. He con
sidered that the five year program
authorised by the recent aession of
Congress “entirely adequate to meet
all the best interests of national
defense, and no new appropriations
should be made beyond it.”
Attention was called by Mr. Mad
dent to the fact that, during the
war, $1,900,00 was expended on av
Jiation out of the Federal Treasury
and that wince the war, expenditures
have been at the rate of $90,000,
000 a year.
‘ If we have not gotten the best, it
is because we have not had the be3t.
management,” he said.
SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
Delegate Sutherland introducea d
1 111 in Congress to authorize $4''.
000 seh< ol hi nd issue for Seward, i
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AT TENTION !!
Boat Owners
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and ail the blacksmith work on any boat up to 100 feet in
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Petersburg Marine Ways
J. C. Holton & Ed. Walwick
FRYER MACHINE WORKS
Petersburg, Alaska
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General Machine Work
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Agents ?- SCRIPPS And REGAL ENGINES
k sunbeam P:p»a Pipeless Furnace—Sunbeam Cabinet Heatei
l FRYER BROS.
Roasting made
What does the cook-book say
about making pastry?
Add the water to the flour and shorten
ing a very little at a time until the
right consistency is secured. Necessary
control! Hills..Bros, follow a similar
principle of control in roasting coffee.
Ohly a few pounds at a time are roasted
and the glorious flavor of Hills Bros,
is achieved every, time.
Every time you make a cup of Hills
Bros* . . . every time you drink, that
exquisite flavor, so rich : and full
bodied, so free from harshness, brings
fresh delight to your taste.
In no other coffee will you find such
wonderful coffee goodness. For Con
trolled Roasting, originated and used
by us, is far superior to the ordinary
method of roasting in bulk. The fino
coffees selected and blended by Hills
Bros, are roasted a few pounds at a
time in an even temperature.
Ask for Hills Bros, by name, and,,
look for the Arab on the can. The
moment you open the vacuum tin and'
inhale that ravishing fragrance, you
will realize what a marvelous cup; of
coffee is in store for you. Send coupon
above fdr our beautiful booklet—“The
Art of Entertaining*” It is free.
HILLS
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Fresh Doughnuts, Cup Cakes, ' ookies
and Cinnamon Roils
Always on Hand Fresh
STAR BAKERY
AMERICA FIRST arrives in Pe
tersburg Friday morning, leaving
<‘or Juneau via Kake and way ports
about noon.
HAHOW TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY
SITKA HOT SPRING
HEALTH RESORT
Rate $3.00 per
day and up
Dr. Goddard, Pro.
1 ALASKA CAFE
Gieorge Kim, Proprietor
H Meals at all Hours
| Good Services, Fair Prices
| We Solicit Your Trade
When in Town Stop at
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First Class Rooms
Reasonable Rates
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Baths and Barber Shop
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A Roast you’ll like
The Very Choicest Beef
Mutton and Pork
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EYESIGHT SPECIALIST
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
Home Service Mending
of Laundered Goods
We give full value for your
money.
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: Barber and Beauty Shoppe
Busy all the time. j«;
There's a4reason why
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