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VOLUME NO. 5.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA. JULY 25, 1930
No. 2.
Girl Wins Prize in
Flying
Miss Dorothy Hester, 19-year
old girl of Portland, Oregon, won
her spurs in competitive stunting
in the Pacific Northwest, when
she won first place at the air
meet in Kelso over eight of the
leading pilots of the district.
This is the first time a woman
has ever won first place from
men flyers in a major aviation
meet in the Pacific Northwest.
Miss Hester, famous for her
up-side down flying, outside
loops, upside down outside spins,
and other difficult maneauvers,
stole the shew in her exhibition
at Kelso. She did “everything
in the book,” as the pilots say.
A year ago, Miss Hester was
struggling to complete her course
in flying in her spare time. She
worked hard on the ground
school and three months ago she
blossomed out as a crack stunt
pilot.
Her technique and confidence
enabled her to do the most dan
gerous stunts in the list. She
jumped into the headlines last
month when she completed three
perfect outside loops above the
Tex Rankin airport in Portland,
the first and most ever done by
a woman.
Miss Hester will be one of the
featured performers on the Paci
fic Northwest Air Tour which
will touch 24 cities in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho.
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Sed Cross To Aid Vets
In New Pension Law
All honorably discharged vet
erans of the World War who be
lieve themselves entitled to the
“disability allowance” provided
by the World War Veterans Act
as amended July 3, 1930, may file
their claims through the nearest
Red Cross chapter, according to
an announcement received from
Pacific Branch Headquarters in
San Francisco. The first supply
of application blanks has been
hurriedly distributed to the 300
chapters in the Pacific Coast
States in order that this service
may begin without delay.
Many hundreds of veterans
will be eligible to the new bene
fits. The Act as amended pro
vides a monthly allowence
from twelve to forty dollars,
bility, to honorably discharged
veterans of the World War who
served more than 90 days and
who are suffering from a 25 per
cent or greater permanent dis
ability not acquired in sevice and
for which compensation has not
been paid. No payment of this
allowance shall be made prior to
July 3, 1930 and no veteran shall
be entitled to it unless exempt
from payment of a Federal in
come tax for one year proceed
ing the filing of his application.
No veteran can receive both
compensation and disability dur
ing the same period.
Any veteran wishing to file
claim must be sure to bring with
him his honorable discharge or a
certified copy of same, the Red
Cross states.
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.Any one having any informa
tion about one Lawrence Oaks, a
barber by trade, who lived m
Juneau and who left Alaska in
1927 or 1928 for Seattle, and San
Francisco, or any information
about his relatives, will Please
communicate with the Cover
or’s Office, Juneau.
The reduction plant at Scow
Bay is getting oflal from the can
neries to this district and may
^et in considerable finished pro
duct.
Canada Kills Sea Lion
O’Mally Protects Them
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Machine guns and rifles will
once again be brought to bear
on the schools of sea lions which
congregate in B. C. fishing wat
ers and cause great yearly de
struction to salmon and other
commercial fish.
Authority has been received
from Ottawa by Major J. A.
Motherwell, chief supervisor of
Fisheries, for the annual expedi
tion which has done much in the
past few years to prevent whole
sale slaughter of salmon by the
mammals.
Fishermen claim that the op
erations have already proved of
considerable benefit.—Canadian
Fisherman.
WILL REPAIR SCHOOLHOUSE
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At the last session of the City
Council, it was ordered that re
pairs be made to the schoolhouse
as follows: Putting plasterboard
in the assembly room, installing
lighting fixtures, installing ad
ditional toilet fixtures; repair
the roof; paint the fire escape
and all other minor repairs as
will condition the schoolhouse
for the next school year.
BILLY TAYLOR CLOSES HIS
BUSINESS
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W. W. Taylor, well-known con
fectioner and sportsman of Ju
neau, has been compelled by
lading health to close out his
business and has left for God
dard, Alaska to make his future
home.
For many years Mr. Taylor has
had a candy shop in Juneau,
where he has always been a po
pular candy maker. Also for
many years he has raised a fine
strain of hunting dogs and train
ed many young dogs in the way
a hunting dog should go.
Juneau residents and tourists
were always interested in the
sight of wild peasants being rais
ed in town. Mr. Taylor took the
initiative in getting thisgamebird
established in the Territory, rais
ng them in his back yard and'
then later setting them free in
Mendenhall Valley after a law
bad been passed protecting them
from hunters.
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BIGGER B. C. SALMON PACK
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Twenty per cent more salmon
has been canned in British Co
lumbia this year than was ur.
(this date last year Major J. A.
' Motherwell, fisheries supervisor
announced last week. The north
ern pack totaled 80,053 cases to
jthe 12th of July this year.
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YUKON PIONERS TO MEET
The roadhouse rules of ’98 will
prevail when sourdoughs of the
world gather in Vancouver, B. C.,
August 14, 15 and 16, for theii
annual Alaska-Yukon Stampede. |
Old-timers who followed the
Alaskan trails in search for gold
—men and women whose names
have been made famous in song,
story and history will be there.
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ADDITIONAL FOREST ROAD
FUNDS
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On July 3rd, President Hoover
signed the second deficiency bill
which carries in it an appropria-1
tion of $3,500,000 for Forest High,
way projects throughout the
country. This includes an ap
portionment of $500,000 for Alas
ka.
The Alameda is due in port
northbound tonight. The Ad
miral Rogers due in southbound^
Dunkeiberger Laid At
Rest Saturday
The funeral of William Dun
keiberger was held in the Sons
of Norway Hall last Saturday
morning beginning at 9:30
o’clock in the morning. Rev. W.
J. Maakestad conducted the ser-j
vice and the address of sympa
thy and comfort to friends and
relatives. After the service the
remains were placed on board I
the “Charles T” and his last I
voyage on a shrimp trawler was.
ended at Wrangell. j
The pallbearers were Henry!
fiasbrouck, Edward Locken, C.j
R. Pechette, Axel earson, and
Harold F. Dawes. Mr. Locken i
was unable to make the trip to*
Wrangell with the remains so,'
William Holt took his place The!
pallbearers were all Comrades of
Mr. Dunkeiberger in the local
post of the American Legion.
At Wrangell the party was met
by friends and conducted to the
cemetery where Frederick Nel
son as Legion Chaplain conduct
ed the services. A color guard
and firing squad from the Mer
lin Elmer Palmer Post of the Le
gion under Sargeant Steven
Grant carried out the military
service. Bugler Robert Hurley
blew “taps” and the squad fired
three volleys, a last honor, over ^
the remains of a departed com
rade of the World War.
The friends who went over to
Wrangell on the Charles T. num
bered about 25, and they return
ed that same night.
Copper Prices Take A
Decline
Custom smelters reduced the
price of domestic copper to 11 Vi
cents a pound delivered, a reduc
tion of one-quarter cent from
the previous level and the lowest
price the metal has sold in the
domestic market since 1921.
Large producers, however, con
tinued to hold copper at the HV2
cent price. There was no change
in the foreign price of 11.80 cents
a pound, C. I. F. European ports.
WHY LEAVE HOME
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With a plot that is ninety-nine j
and forty-four hundredths per
cent mirth, the hilarious Fox
Movietone picture, “Why Leave
Home,” will be shown at the
Coliseum, Saturday.
An adaptation of the stage hit
“Cradle Snatchers” this all-talk
ing, singing, dancing picture is
one of the most hilarious music
al comedies to reach the speak?
ing screen. Three wives—three
college boys—three chorus girls
—three “sugar daddies”—ini
tiated into the modern tech
nique of jazz age. Without the
knowledge of the other’s plans,
both the husbands and their
chorines, and the wives with
college escortes, chaase the same
roadhouse for their evening's
diversion. As it is a masquerade
affair, the beginning of the end
is postponed for a time—but be
fore the evening is over—wow —
and the riot is on.
Walter Catlett, Sue Carol and
Nick Stuart are featured in zhn
tuneful production with an ex
cellent supporting cast,
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SHAKESPEARE IS FINED
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Down Spokane way, William
Shakespeare was fined $50 be
cause of wild parties held in his
home. Neighbors complained.
He explained that he was cele
brating his wedding
Liquor in possession was the
charge.
To Study Humpy Run At
OSive Cove
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Dr. Fred Davidson, biologist of
the Bureau of Fisheries, is con
ducting a study of the pink sal
mon in a miniature laboratory
I established at Olive Cove in the
Wrangell District. This is a con
tinuation of work begun last
summer.
It is understood that Dr. Da
vidson’s work fis concerned with
the biological side of the fishing
industry and that he has assem
bled simple but extensive equip
ment to conduct experiments
plong these lines. One object
will be the determination of the
similarity, or lack of it, in the
fish throughout the runs. Anoth
er is a study of the changes tak
ing place in the fish due to sexual
maturing. Chemical Composition
of the water and its effect on the
fish will also be studied.
Tough on Consumer
Sometimes
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“The man in the green hat,”
who from time to time has been
arrested near the Senate office
building, says Associated Press
report, with bootleg liquor in his
pocket, and found guilty by a
jury of transporting and possess
ing.
Officers testified they had
been watching the home of the
man George Lawrence Cassidy,
one day last October, and after a
brief absence found his automo
bile gone. Hastening to the Sen
ate office building, they saw him
step from the car, place a bottle
in his pocket, and start up the
steps. He was arrested and li
' quor was found on his person
and in the machine
Cassidy was arrested again at
the same spot in February, but
the evidence obtained then was
suppressed when the judge ruled
that the arresting officer lacked
authority.
Under the Jones lav/, the pur
veyor to an unidentified custom
er in the Senate offices faces a
possible five-year penitentiary
term and a $10,000 fine.
NOME GAINS IN POPULATION
Censeus figures recently made
public by Charles E. Naghel, Su
pervisor of the Census for Alas
ka, show that Nome has gained
357 in population in the period
1920 to 1930. Preliminary figures
were also given out by Mr. Na
ghel for the Koyuk and St. Mi
chael recording Districts.
Nome now has a population of
1.209. The metropolis of the Se
cond Division dropped from 2,600
in 1910 to 852 in 1920. Accord
ing to the recent figures it seems
to be again on the upgrade in
population. Koyuk recording
district has 289; this embraces
the villages of Elim and Haycock
with 97 and 74 respectively and
a scattered population of 118.
The St. Michael figures make a
total of 936, divided as follows:
Shaktolik, 104; St. Michael vil
lage, 147; Unalakleet, 261; and a
scattered population of 424.
Unalga Starts on Cruise
That Ends in East]
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The Coast Guard Cutter Unal
ga which left Juneau recently for j
the South will go to Baltimore
where she will be converted from
coal to an oil burner. She will
stop at Seattle, San Francisco
and San Diego.
The “Eagle” is on the grids
getting a new rudder fitted.
Game Commission
Receipts Decrease
The report of the Alaska Game j
Commission for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1930, shows a|
falling off of about $12,000 in in-1
come as compared with the pre- j
ceding fiscal year. This year’s
receipts amount to $50,711.77, the
final quarter’s remittance hav
ing been forwarded to the Td
iitorial Treasiucr. One-half of
the total receipts are covered in
to the Alaska treasury for the
support of Alaska schools.
The decrease in receipts is as
counted for bv a decrease in clip
number of trapDing licenses is
sued which dro iped from 5 87C. in
1929 to 5,500 this year, and by r
reduction in the number of o.i
cn special and alien fur-buyer's
licenses. There was an 4ncreale.
in the number of non-residem
hunter’s license, the income from
which amounted to an increase
this year of about $1,500.
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SOME MORE PROSPERITY j
The Florida State Banking
Board has announced the failure
of three banks and the charter
of one new banking institution.
The First Bank of Lake Worth,
the Bank of Canal Point, and the
Reddick State Bank of Reddick,
Fla., were failures while Mi- j
ami City Bank of Miami Beach J
was the institution which receiv
a charter.
Too Many Deer in New
Zealand
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Deer introduced into New Zea
land forty years ago as an at
traction for sportsmen, have be
c me a serious menace to the
farms.
..A conference of forty-eighf
agricultural societies- recently
adopted resolutions calling on
the government to take immedi
ate measures to exterminate the
animals. Government shootin^
parties have been sent to various
districts to begin destruction.
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THE PAINTE DANGEL
Billie Dove, the screen star
whose beauty has been lauded
by artists, poets and everyday
people, has stepped out of her
customary characterizations and
plays an entirely new role (air
how) in “The Painted Angel.” a!'
talking First National and Vita
phone picture opening at the
Coliseum Sunday and Monday
Jazzy, smart and alluring a
ever, the same Billy Dove cap
tured the hearts of showgoers in
“Adoration,” “Black Pirate,” Tlr
Night Watch” and “Careers” has.
given new proof of her versatil
ity by playing as night club host- ,
ess who hails from New Orleans |
and points west leading herj
“Love ’em and Leave Em Girls,” |
and her admirers have welcomed ]
,the picture with enthusiasm i
I Theme song hits including
“Help Yourself to My Love,” ‘On
ly Girl,” “Everybody’s Darling,”
| and “That Thing” give life to
jthe action.
Edmund Lowe is the leading j
man and leads an unusually fine *
east supporting the star.
The picture is a screen version
of Fannie Hurst’s story “Give
This Little Girl a Hand.”
| Ernest F. Jones has receved an!
appointment from U. S. Marshal j
Albert White as deputy marshal'
at Ketchikan, his appointment
to become effective at once. De-!
Iputy marshal'C. J. Springer has
been transferred to Tenakee,
leaving the vacancy which has
I been filled by Jones.
FISHING TREATY ENDORSED
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At a meeting of the board of
< rustees of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce last week, that or
ganization went on record as fa
voring and urging ratification
by the United States Senate of a
convention with Great Britain
(for Canada) for the protection,
reservation and extension of the
sockeye salmon fisheries of the
Fraser River system.
After years of discussion, a
f,eaty acceptable to both the
U uted States and Canadian in
terests, has been drafted, and
formally signed and ratified by
Canada. It is now before the
United States Senate.
The treaty authorizes appoint
ment of a commission of three
representatives for the United
States and three for Canada to
make rules governing salmon
fishing in the Straits of Juan de
Frca, and covering both Ameri
can and Canadian waters.
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“Con-”servation of
Fisheries
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The Bureau of Fisheries is I
valiantly doing its duty in pro-|
tectir° the salmon of Alaska. A
recent action shows in point just
hew they “conserve the fisheries.
The Clarence Strait Salmon
Co., put in a trap near Ship Is
land and had it set before any
•'ither trap was set in that vicin
!,y. Later the A. P. F. corpora
vicn put in a trap on each side
of this trap, less than the legal
required limit. The notified the
Biueau of Fisheries that the
Clarence Strait Salmon Co., was
operating in violation of law.
The foiolwing correspondce gives
"urther light, on the subject:
Clarence Strait Packing Co.,
Timeau,
Gentlemen: You are hereby
actitled not to open your trap,
territorial License No. 30-5’3.
fit mated about one mile north of
Oh ip Island * * * as it would be
n conflict with the Alaska Pa
cific Corporation floating traps
* * * . The above is by order of
the United States Attorney H. D.
Stabler.
'"Signed) M. J. O’Connor.
Eyries. Fisheries, Ketchikan. .. ■ |
Notify Clarence Straits Packing
Co close their trap five two three
-md not open it until you have
order from court to do so stop
Bureau does not adjudicate any
priority rights company may
have stop above on advice from
tj. s. attorney. O’Connor.
Any honest fish warden would
ie up both traps where question
priority was involved—in this
case the U. S. attorney is made
the pliant tool of the Alaska Pa
cific Bureau of Fisheries Corpor
ation. The little company is nov
saving the salmon for the Skin
ners and the integrity of the of
ficials of the Bureau of Fisher
ies is upheld—in a pig s eye..
NEW SYSTEM BIRTH CONTROL
A method of saving animals
frrm being born until “older"
and less helpless was discussed
decently at a biological labratory
in New York. Births are delay
ed apparently to the benefit of
the young, by extract of corpus
luteum, a sex hermone. Isolation
of this extract was announced
last year when some results were
first published.
. .The extract also shows results
iin overcoming sterility. Birth of
rats has been delayed 20 per cent
| longer, at birth the heaviest be
ling nearly 48 per cent above av
erage in natural weight.
Divisional Notes
Dr. Good with his ship the An
na Held, left for Juneau during
the week. Good is taking an
outfit of painters to the differ
ent oil stations which are being
painted up this year.
KETCHIKAN
Miss Margaret Kyan and Frank
Kashakes of Saxman were mar
ied by the Commissioner at Ket
chikan and John T. Johnson al
so of the same town entered the
matrimonial route for a life’s
journey. W. C. Arnold, Commis
sioner gave the sentences.
The Pioneers of Ketchikan en
tered formal protest with the
bureau of public roads as fol
lows: “We respectfully protest
against road contractors import
ing outside labor to detrimen1
of willing and needy Alaska. In
awarding Mud Bay extension
contract will you do your utmost
to correct this manifest injustice
and insure our residents an op
portunity to work on their own
public projects. Will appreciate
your assistance.”
Dr. Rae L. Carlson returned af -
ter a brief trip to Telegraph
Creek , B. C.
Mrs. C. R. Johnstone, so far i
the only Gold Star mother to re
ply to the invitation of the gov
ernment to make the pilgram
age to France. Her son. Fran!'
John stone was one of the Amer
ica^ doughboys who fought in
the famous Argonne Forest of
femive and he was killed on his
birthdate, October second, of
1918.
WRANGELL
Maurice Healy, pioneer of this
town since the transfer of Alaska
by Russia to the United States,
died last week and was buried on
Monday. Mr. Healy was a veter
an of the Civil War; reinlisted
after Lee’s surrender at Appo
mattox; was with the first troop
of soldiers which was stationed
at Wrangell. He remained here
and entered into the merchand
izing business and bought furs
on the side.
Former Governor William Sul
zer of New York visited with old
I friends while his vessel was in
port. He is on his way to the
White River and Chandelar dis
tricts where he has mining in
terests.
Letters 18 feet high on top of
the Gold Storage spelling the
name of the town now greets the
optics of visitors approaching on
the seaward side of the town.
Sir Henry Thorneton. presi
dent of the Canadian National
Railways was a visitor in port
this week.
Harry Coulter returned from
Petersburg where he went to
receive the third degree in Ma
sonry,
SITKA
Louis Shottridge and son,
Louis Jr., returned this week on
he Admiral Rogers from Phila
delphia. They motored across the
continent in their Oldsmobile
nd then shipped the car her on
' he steamer on which they took
passage.
LUMBER QUIZZ ASKED FOR
Senator McNary of Oregon is
the author of a resolution asking
the Tariff Commission to make
an investigation of the difference
in cost of production here and
abroad of lumber and timber of
fir, spruce, pine, hemlock and
larch. A new tariff act places a
duty of $1 a thousand board feet
ion these softwoods, but exempts
Canadian and Mexican lumber
if these countries permit the
same to be exported to them free.
Herman Papke was in town
■ this week with a fine bunch of
| strawberries for the trade.