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PETERSBURG MAY THANK TH»
ALASKA NATIVE BROTHERHOOD
During the past winter a pronii
nent citizen of Petersburg asked:
“What has the Alaskan ever done,
but knock Petersburg.” The Alas
kan is owned by the Alaska Native
Brotherhood. It was only through
their effort an industrial school is be
ing considered at any other point
than Metlakatla. For a long time
the Bureau refused to give any con
sideration to any place other than
to Metlakatla but non-members
their official showgrounds. Howev
ei the Brotherhood put on a demon
stration showing clearly that not on
ly would the members refuse to go
to Metyakatla but non-members
also would refuse to send their chil
dien their. The department saw the
light and then began to look for a
good available site. Several places
were proposed, including Petersburg
but some opposition was shown by
some of the enlightened members of
Petersburg business element so the
writer dropped any further idea of
securing such a school in Peters
burg and then recommended and ur
ged the Mason Camp location. It is
highly acceptable and no doubt will
be the point at which the school
will be built.
It is well at this time that the
good people of Petersburg recognize
that a divided town, a divided terri
tory can gain nothing by such divi
sion. Petersburg never got into the
basketball championship class until
she used her available Indian materi
al Indian influence is now securing
for Petersburg benefits that will be
of potential value which at this
tkne cannot be fully appreciated.
Expenditure of an enormous sum
of money for t elitanlpnph—mher
of money for the initial plant; road
ways; transient population. If the
tow n is on the job, there is no reas
on why it should not furnish the ne
cessary electric power for such an
institution.
In actual benefit to Petersburg,
tin's institution will be of greater
benefit than any other undertaking
for it wall be in perpetuity.
“That damned—” Oh, well, some
poor fish can’t see beyroiul the end
of their noses unless their palms
are greased with “e pluribus unum.'
WHY FEDERAL JAIL WAS
TRANSFERRED
Louis Paul is to blame for the
transfer.of the federal jail to the
•Bureau of Education'’ is a state
ment made by the department of
Justice with much vehemence an 1
for which we have been damned by
that department. We reprint here
an editorial printed in THE ALAS
KAN under date of October 1, 1923
before the Idaho representatives of
the department of justice made any
appearance in Alaska.
“About every other town in Alas
ka has a Federal courthouse and
jail that has been put up especially
for that purpose by the Department
of Justice. The present building
now occupied as U. S. Marshal’s re
sidence, courthouse and jail was put
up by the U. S. Bureau of Educa
tion for the education of Natives.
While Mr. Beatty was superin
tendent of the Bureau activity in
the First Division, he transferred
the building to the Department of
Justice and discontinued the edu
cational work among the Natives of
Petersburg. For about ten years ■
Indian children were refused admit
tance to the only school here and
therefore matured without any ed
ucational advantages.
Three years ago in spite of certain
narrow minded individuals, the
Chamber of Commerce made effort
and convinced the Bureau of Edu
cation of the need of such a school.
There being no school, the town of
fered the old Third Street school
house with the proviso that it be
Kept in repair.
The housing situation in the lo
cal public schools is becoming acute.
The expense oi' fitting up another
building or putting up a new build
ing is rather out o£ the y.uestion
w lien one considers the tact that ad
ditional taxes are now being paid
to take care of the bond issue. Klim
ioite further building expense by
urging the return of the courthouse
building to the Bureau of Education
for the use of housing ilie Native
School; return of the Third Street
school to the city for the public
school; urge the building of a new
ecu rtliouse and jail with offices for
tiie marshal and liis residence, com
missioner's office and perhaps room
could be had for one or more offic
es for other branches of the gov
ernment that are stationed here.
Petersburg never had any consid
eration from the powers that be.
It has been impossible to get suffi
cient paint even to cover the jail as
it should properlyb e done. The
united front of all the citizens and
organizations of the town will give
to Petersburg the consideration pro
perly due her.”
IMiJiiS-EN T N EtiOTIAT ION S
On several occasions during that
year we urged that Air. Hawkes
woitli, superintendent of the Bu
reau in the First L ■ ision, make ef
fort to have tlie building returned
to 'he Bureau as the present build
ing was unsafe, unsanitary and not
fit for school purposes. Sufficient
influence was brought to bear 1.0
forestall this plan. From then on
we made no effort along this line
but urged that appropriations be
secured for a new building. During
the past winter we learned that
Goveror Parks had recommended
the transfer of the building but had
nothing to do with it. Mr. Hawkes
worth assumes all the blame but it
the department of justice wishes
to lay the blame upon us, our
shoulders are plenty strong enough
to carry the load—nor do we care
a tinkers dam what they think or
feel about it. We will be here when
they again bask in the sun of the
south. The jails and schoolhouses
will both be more or less occupied
end no doubt other marshals will
come and go.
The transfer has been made, j
We see no need of crying over spilt j
milk or old buildings. But there is'
a need of a federal building. The J
Seattle Chamber of Commerce is
willingand ready to support a move
ment to secure an appropriation ot
$75,000 for a federal building. In
stead of blaming and damning us,
’twer better that the energy, gas and
effort be spent securing the muchly
needed courthouse and jail.
THE CAMPAIGNER
Senator Charles Curtis Is cam
pa going actively among the sena
tors and representatives in Wash
ington and is said to be attempting
to conciliate the farm bloc.
Without doubt the burden of the
campaign for November elections
will fall upon Senator Curtis. The
inability of Secretary Hoover to
make a speech and to put forth any
personality at all is a wellknown
fact In a dry technical presenta
tion of engineering data Hoover can
be right explicit and clear. As a
political speaker and campaigner
he is said to be the bunk.
The reverse is said of Senator
Curtis who for long has been re
cognized as one of the clever poli
ticians and foremost party organi
zers of the present day.
Hail in Oregon—damaged $30, j
000 wheat and fruit crops. And we
in the frozen north do not know
what hail is except during the win
ter months.
QUIT SPOOFING
In the event of Hoover’s election
he will make a good executive head
ot the nation. He has both foresight
and ability—is,in fact a big man m
every respect.—Stroller’s Weekly
Not as big in every respect as A1
Smith according to the Stroller who
will do his darndest to defeat along
with other democrats, the Iiepublic
a-. nominee. But to play the game
lie's willing to spoof along and play
both ends to the middle as the rest
of Hie demmy-reps play it in Alaska.
TAMMANY IIAIM, NOT PAltTTZAN
SOCIETY
George Olvany, sachem of Tam
many society in testimony before the
mitiee A?akbuthg . .
s note presidential campaign inves
tigation committee declared that
Tanraany Hall was headquarters
for Tammany Society and it takes no
pa: t in politics. When it was stat
ed in his presence that “in the
minds of the public Tammany is
regarded as a political organiza
tion,” Olvany replied: “That’s be
cause the democratic county commit
tee of New York has made its head
quarters in the building known as
Tammany Hall owned by Tammany
Society. It’s there by sufferance
onlv.
They will have Tammany sprout
ing wings hv next presidential elec
tion.
“•JOHNNY CASEREER STOPS
RITXY RAY TV FTFTH STANZA”
So says a press despatch from
Chehalis. Lots of others would take
less than that to stop them for sev
eral stanzas. In fact, we know of
a few who would stop for consider
able less.
ALASKA FLAG GIVEN HOXOR
Where was Bonny Benson?
Alaska’s recently adopted flu
was given prominent place in a cer
emonial which featured the brilliant
l'o-inal opening session of the thir
ty-seventh continental congress of
the National Society of the Daught
ers of the American Revolution at
Washington. D. C., several weeks
ago. Guests of the society included
leaders in official and diplomatic
life of the national capitol, and the
principal address of the evening
was delivered by President Coolidge.
The United States Marine Band or
chestra, Captain Taylor Branson
conducting gave an entertaining pro
gram of music during the evening. (
The Washington Star tells of the
presentation of Alaska’s flag as j
follows:
“An impressive ceremony was the!
presentation of the flags of England
France, Cuba and Alaska to the Na
tionl Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution, at the thirty
seventh congress of that society.
The flags were given by the D. A.
R. chapters in London, Paris, Cuba
and Alaska, and the envoys present
ed them to the president-general,
Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau. Sir Esme
Howard, dean of the diplomatic
corps, presented the Union Jack in
behalf of the chapter in London, and
the embassador of Cuba, Senor Fer
rara, gave the flag of his country.
In the absence of the ambassador
of France, M. Paul Claudel, the con
sul of the French Embassy, Count
de Sartiges, presented the flag of
France which was given by the
chapter in Paris.
“Dan Sutherland, delegate from
Alaska, presented the flag of the
northern possession of the United
States, telling of the symbollism of
the design, the white star in the
blue background. After each pre
sentative the Marine Band played
the anthem of the respective coun
try, “The Trail of Alaska” having
been the selection accorded the em
blem of Alaska.”
DFMOS WELL MEET IN THEIR
SHIRTSLEEVES
So says International News Ser
vice—This will be a “shirtsleeve”
convention and will represent de
ny cracy as some people understand
it. But it was not a shirtsleeve con
vention. It was a “diving suit con
vention” for the gods that rule had
to put a damper on the denunciation
of the Republican Party by the de
mocratic keynoter at Houston.
\ few good fishermen diving suits
could have been sold, probably.
TAKING SOMETHING OFF
I
May—Yes, it was an expensive |
dress, it was very high.
Mary—To look at it one would
think the dealer had taken some
thing off.
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HEALTH JS WORTH PLANNING
FOR
The greatest gift of Life is it
self. The healthy robust person
fa5 la in most cases to realize the
tru h of this, but the invalid or vie
tim of a chronic disability knows >:
to the fullest degree.
The deep-seated chronic trouble
has as its base a definite cause,
which in most cases is amenable to
correction by Chiropractic. It may
tak^ a long time to secure full cor
rection, but you who suffer know
* hat health is worth planning for,
and waiting for. and working for.
Why not start now?
LEON ENSCH, D. C.
Palmer Graduate 1014
PETERSBURG, - - ALASKA
FOR SALE
The PUGET SOUND BRIDGE AND
DREDGING COMPANY
•offer for immediate sale their camp at Anchor Point consisting of the
following buildings; separately or as lot, four portable bunk houses
15 ’\36 ’ unpainted first class Douglas fir, T & G flooring, drop siding,
six windows and two doors each, side walls and roof built in three
foot portable sections, flooring and flooring and joists integral, mak
ing houses easily moved from present site at moderate expense; one
i.~’x24’ portable house as above unpainted; one 18’x24 house built
from local lumber about three thousand BM; one 12’x24’ house no
floor used for blacksmith house,, built from local lumber about two
thousand BM.
A Iso have new LANGE hotel range and first class kitchen equip
ment reasonable prices, for details see J. G. McKendrick or C. A
Edaburn.
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Inducement to Merchants to Advet
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Always on Hand Fresh
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about noon.
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