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VOLUME NO. 5.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 21, 1930.
NUMBER 18
Staff-Capciin Acton,
Will Raid Services
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Over thirty years ago Captain
Benson of Klawoek on his re
turn from Dawson City started
the Salvation Army amongest
the native people of Alaska.
Others soon sauglit his zeal until
now the army flag flies in seven
teen towns where almost eight
hundred people march behind
its colors.
The Annual Congress and the
yearly visit of the commander
are times of much blessing and
inspiration to the comrades. This
week end Staff-Captain Acton
will visit Petersburg.
A Welcome Meeting for the
Staff-Captain will be held on;
Friday evening in the Army hall.!
On Saturday afternoon Staff-:
Captain wiii speak to the young;
people in the Army hall.
Meeting will be held Sunday j
morning and evening in the
hall. In the evening Staff-;
Captain will show pictures of the
Life of Christ. A lecture en
titled; “The Lifeboat Launch-J
ed,” will be given Sunday after- j
noon in the Coliseum.
A hearty invitation to come
and hear the Staff-Captain is!
given to all.
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A. N. B. Convention
Delegates Here
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Delegates to the convention
of the Alaska Native Brother-!
hood held in Ketchikan are re- i
turning to Hoonah, Angoon and1
Sitka by way of Petersburg. The |
Hoonah delegation of about 33!
on two boats arrived in port
Thursday evening and were giv
en a reception by the local
camps of the Brotherhood and
Sisterhood. A very pleasant
evening was spent in the Devil’s
Thumb with a large crowd at
tending.
The Sitka and Angoon delega
tions of approximately fifty peo
ple arrived this afternoon by
way of Wrangell. While they
were in Wrangell this delegation
was entertained by the Wran
gell Camps of the Brotherhood
and Sisterhood and a very en
joyable evening was spent by all.
This boat encountered very
heavy weather from Ketchikan
to Union Bay and not too nice
going in the inside channel to
Wrangell. They will stop for a
short visit at Kake tomorrow;
before returning to their sever- j
al homes.
Republicans To
Maintain Headquarters j
It is announced from Wash-1
ington, D. C. that the Republi-j
cans will maintain* a pennant
organization in preparation for
the campaign proceeding the
elections of 1932. # This was de
termined at a conference oi oi
ficials with President Hoover
this week. A permanent set-up
has been urged by party leaders
similar to the Democratic or
ganization which was woiking
long before the recent election.
This is a departure from the pre
vious plan and contemplates
continuous organized effort be
tween elections.
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Well Known Physician Passes
Away
Dr. Henry C. Story, long time
resident and practitioner of
Ketchikan died this week at the
Ketchikan General Hospital.
Death was due to complications
resulting from a nattack of in
fluenza.
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The City Council has authoriz
ed payment of $2,500 to Iver
Nore for relinquishment of his
homestead rights in Shoemakei
Bay where the proposed In
dustrial School is to be con
structed.
.4. N. B. Discusses Various Phases of Fish
Problems and Reiterate Their Position
From every town in South
eastern Alaska from Yakutat to
Ketchikan came delegates to
the convention of the Alaska
Native Brotherhood held in Ket
chikan from the 11th to the 18th
both dates inclusive. The at
titude of the delegates was soon
evident for while they enjoyed
all the entertainment offered
hem they tackled their prob
lems seriously and diligently.
C e hundred delegates were ac
credited by the credential com
mittee.
The Mg problem which af
fects the territory is the fish
eries so- this problem was taken
up and studied from various
angles. Hoonah pointed to the
fact that the seiner must have
his gear out of the water and
clear of salmon and any fishing
operation after six o’clock Sat
urday p. m. until after the same
hour Monday morning. Yet the
traps hold salmon and are brail
od at the wish of their owners.
They point to the law “Sec. 5.
of the White Fisheries Law, That
it shall be unlawful to fish for,
take or KILL ANY SALMON OF
ANY SPECIES in ANY MAN
NER or by ANY MEANS EX- j
CEPT BY HAND ROD, SPEAR
OR GAFF FOR the personal use
and NOT for sale or barter in
any of the waters of Alaska.”
Violation of this provision of
the law by trap operaters is
called to the attention of Sec- j
votary of Commerce R. P. La- j
mont, to the end that all traps
be required to be empty of fish
at the hour specified by law.
Attention is called to laxity of
the Bureau of Fisheries in en- ’
forcing the fishery laws to the
detriment of the herring fish
eries. The Department of Com-1
merce is urged to take regula
tory steps to prevent further
waste and destruction of this
food fish by the fertilizer plants
operating in the Territory.
Non-Resident Fishermen
Attention is called to the need |
of building up the Territory j
with a permanent resident popu- !
lation who will secure all of
their supplies and invest their
.-arnings in Alaska and the
Legislature is urged to place a
prohibitive tax on ALL non-res
ident fishermen.
Traps in Fishways
The Commissioner of Fisheries
is asked to take steps as will
prevent establishment and oper
ation of fish traps on the main
shoreline of inlets which are in
position to intercept fish head
ing into the head of the inlets
and streams for the purposes of
spawning.
Constitutional Right, of Trial
The convention affirms that
Alaskans are under protection of
the Constitution of the United
States which guarantees that
every person accused of crime is
presumed to be innocent and en
titled to a fair hearing with
I the right of counsel before a
i competent court and that the
Itrial should be speedy; that mis
| demeanors should be tried be
ifore the nearest justice courts
'the nearest justice courts
jwhever and whenever possible.
That defendants should not be
compelled to wait several
months and to travel several
hundred miles to the District
Court when the justice court has
j jurisdiction unless on motion of
| the defendent. Attention is
! called to the practice of arrest
ing fisherman wherein the De
Ipartment of Justice has refusec
' jointly with the Bureau of Fish
1 eries, to grant trial to defendant'
unless they plead guilty and pa3
'a stated fine which is tanta
mount to blackmail in that re
fusal to plead guilty results in
j confiscation of boats and gear
under admiralty laws. The At
torney General is petitioned to
rt-meuy tnis condition' and the
Delegate urged to present a bill
*n Congress to remedy this evil.
Oriental Labor
Attention is called to the salm
on pacicers that they are dis
placing resident labor with im
ported Oriental labor to the
economic hurt of the Territory.
The ofiicials of the Salmon Can
ning Association is urged to use
their good cfiices to remedy this
growing evil.
Unfair Closed Areas
Certain nsliing areas have
been entirely closed to fishing
and have proved discriminatory
against giilnetters and seiners
in favor of traps. Closure effects
iiuge oodies of water to seiners
because only in those areas can
they operate while strategic
points j ust outside of the closed
areas aie open to trap opera
tions therapy special privilege
is being granted the traps there
fore the secretary of Commerce
is requested to remove fish traps
from the entrance of said baysj
and to permit operation of seine,
gear within a reasonable dist
ance of fish streams, in the
sj. ecificaliy named bays of
Kasaan Bay Security Bay and
Port Frederick. } % I
Trapping For Fur Game
Blue :o :es have been and are
being caught on lands not re
served for fox farms and legal
trappers have been charged with
robbery of foxes when they were
entirely innocent; there is no
way for the trapper to stop the!
fox from entering traps set for
other animals so the Alaska
Game Commission is urged that
it repeal or modify the law reg- i
ulating the trapping of bluej
foxes on land not reserved for
fox fa. ns. .j
Protest Proposed Search Laws
For Game Wardens
A bill introduced in Congress
o give game wardens the right
0 search gasboats without first
irocuring a search warrant
vhich is clearly unconstitution
il therefore the convention
vent on record as being opposed
,o this proposed law except as1
t might relate to non-residents
if Alaska who have not lived in |
he Territory for twelve months
jrevious to the search. j
Specify Fox Island Leases i
Attention was called to sever
*1 leases for fox ranching where- 1
n the operators have taken and,
marxed for their own purpose
1 idler lands than those upon
which fur farm permits have
oeen issued and have attempted
l,o prevent so-called trespass up
r.r the lands which are public,
domain and as such matters be- |
come controversial and danger -
oos to travellers, the matter ic'
bi\. ught to the attention of the
Forest Department
Law Enforcement
attention of the Department
of Justice is called to the fact
that the towns of Klawock,
Kake, Hyaburg and Angoon are
without law enforcement of
ficers or United States Commis
sioner, except at Hoonah where
t here is a Commissioner and in
itermittant deputy marshal. The
j convention urges that for the
assistance of the Natives of
j these several communities that
deputy marshals be appointed.
Special Liquor Officer Among
Indians
A special officer for enforce
ment of liquor laws among
Indians in Southeastern Alaska
is paid a liberal salary and al
lowances for expenses to devote
his entire time to this work. In
the past this officer has been
collecting school and fisher
men’s taxes for which he receives
a commission and the Indian
villages have been virtually
neglected while taxes were being
collected in Port Alexander and
Tenakee therefore the Governor
of Alaska, the Treasurer of Al
aska and the U. S. Department
of Justice are urged to appoint
a man who will not mix territor
ial duties and federal duties for
nay to their detriment of federal
duties.
Schools
Attention of the |3ureau of
Education is called to the fact
that their schools are operating
generally without decent school
ground for play activities of the
children and those play grounds
which ere in use are inadequate
therefore it is asked that An
goon. Saxman, Juneau, Hoonah
and Ketchikan be taken care of
by presentation of the matter
r.o the Congressional Committee
for adaquate appropriations to
provide such play grounds.
Medical Attention
The economic condition of the
[ndians of Southeastern Alaska
is so poor by virtue of the un
favorable fishery regulations
therefore it is impossible for
these people to secure proper
medical service in their villages
md elsewhere: vand .the Federal
T.'^errment has undertaken to
maintain a medical service
tTie Bureau of Educa
Jnii, which service is inadequate
ind unbalanced in the larger
communities wi'h populations
-anging from 100 to 600, the gov
ernment is urged to make ade
quate provisions for medical
'erviees in those places.
Publice Health Service
The Congressional Committee,
the Bureau of Education and the
burgeon General of the United
State are urged to use their ef
forts to tranfer all medlical work
3f the Bureau of Education to
the Department of Public Health
Service. This petition has the
suport of the Department of
Public Health Service.
Roads
The need of roads in various
communities is called to the at
tention of the Forest Depart
ment with the request that steps
be taken to make provisions fov
survey and building of such
roads.
Airmail
Recognition of the need for
Alaska is brought out with the
request that the Postal Depart
ment take steps to secure such
contracts as will facilitate ra
pid delivery of mail from the
State to and between ports of
Alaska.
Education Trust Fund
The convention recogmzaing
the need of supporting needy
but ambitious young men and
women re-creates an Education
Trust Fund, the amount to be
determined by the Grand Coun
cil which will be secured from
the various Camps. The money
is to be loaned to those apply
ing for such loans upon ex
amination as to their fitness for
receiving such help and provid
ing for repayment and security.
Sheldon Jackson School
! Recognition of the great
worth and services of the Shel
don Jackson School at Sitka is
given and as a means of expres
sing the gratitude and debt oi
many of the convention, the
people are asked to give thin
school their fullest measure ol
support.
Hon. James Wickersham, Delegate to
Congress from Alaska
Commercial Club Holds
Large Cejs'on
The Petersburg Commercial
Club held its weekly meeting and
dinner at the Grand Caie last
Wednesday evening, twenty-one
members being present.
A letter from the transporta
tion companies, was read, stat
ing that they could not reduce
rates for students returning
home for the holidays, that are
attending schools in the state.
There was also a discussion on
local interference of radio re
ceptions, caused by leakage in
the transformers and electric
wires.
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Six mountain sheep are to be
captured in the Alaska Railroad
belt and will be sent to the Zoo
logical Park maintained by Wil
liam Randolph Hearst, the pub
lisher, at San Simeon, Cal. The
animals, two males and four fe
males, will be trapped under
direction of Charles A. Cadwal
lader, game warden of Anchor
age.
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Mrs. Ida Fohn Hanson,, rep
resenting the Extension Depart
ment of the Alaska Agricultural
College, has spent the past few
days in Petersburg delivering a
number of instructive lectures.
Thursday morning she spoke
i before the combined assembly
of the high school and eighth
grades on the formation of
“4 H” clubs and organized such
a group among the high school
girls. The girls will take up
I sewing during the winter and
Inext summer they will l°arn
jthe most approved methods in
canning foods, the best of the
work to be exhibited at the fair.
Yesterday afternoon she addres
sed the members of the Ameicari
Legion Auxiliary on the relation
of diet to health. This afternoon
she again spoke to the schoo:
girls on short cuts in dress mak
ing. This evening she is schedul
ed to speak in the science room
at the high school on decorating
and furnishing the living room
She plans to leave tomorrow or
1 the S. S. Farragut on her returr
r to Fairbanks, stopping at An
| chorage and Cordova en route.
CALIFORNIAN LIKES ALASKA
IN WINTER TIME
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Taking advantage of the dull
reason lor travel, H. A. Shoupe,]
agent of the Pacific Steamship
Company at Oakland, Cal., is
giving tiie once-over. He and
Mrs. Shoupe are the only round
trip passengers on the steamship
Queen, which arrived in Juneau
en route from Seattle to Skag
way, at 8:30 o’clock Saturday
evening. She departed for her
Lynn Canal destination at 6
o’clock yesterday morning.
“For a Californian,” said Mr.
Shoupe, “this is the most inter
esting season for a visit to Al
aska. I like the North in her
winter garb.”
—Juneau Empire.
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Petersburg to Remain
Publication Home
A rumor to the effect that The
Alaskan and the Alaska Fisher
man woiud be discontinued and
the printing plant at Petersburg
dismantled was reported at the
convention of the A. N. B. re
cently held in Ketchikan. The
unanimous wish of the conven
tion, ascertained by roll-call of
the delegates leaves no room for
doubt. The publications will be
continued and the plant will
! remain at Petersburg.
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Wickersham Leads
by 289 Votes
Grigsby.5112
Wickersham. 5401
Karnes 4715
Keller 4929
Cole, Smith and Hesse votes
no longer kept up on account of
their safe leads.
, Gardner with 2283 is 32 votes be
hind Shattuck.
! Boyle 2345
J Johnson 2372
Judson 2148
McCormack 1087
Paul 2094
Sampson 2071
Scott 2071
Winn 2432
: Ziegler 2462
| These are official, incomplete
1J returns as of this date from Ju
ljneau. Relative standing of Sen
' ator may be changed by recheci
of certain precincts.
Thanksgiving Day
Proclamation
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Wisely accepting the many
privileges that they enjoy as
blessings bestowed on them by
an all wise Providence, and being
inspired by a sincere desire to
express their gratitude to Al
mighty God in recognition for
His beneficence, our forefathers
adopted a custom of designating
one day each year as a period of
thanksgiving. In keeping with
this custom, the President of the
United States has proclamed
and set aside Thursday, the
twenty-seventh day of Novem
ber, 1930 as
TANKSGIVING DAlr
Therefore, I George A. Parks,
Governor of the Territory of Al
aska, in conformity therewith,
do hereby summon all the people
of the Territory to a devout ob
servance of this anniversary and
recommend that they refrain
from their usual occupations and
gather in their homes or in their
accustomed places of worship
and there give thanks to God for
the bounties He has bestowed on
them in the past and invoke
His Divine Guidance for the
future. Mindful of our respons
ibilities, we should not forget
that at this time when the world
is passing through a period of
depression there may be those
nearby who are less fortunate
and in need. Timely aid to thore
in distress will imbue them with
the spirit of thanksgiving and
heln to sustain them in their
misfortune.
Alaska has fared well during
the past year. Our mines and
fisheries have yielded returns
commensurate with the efforts
exerted by labor to recover them
We have not experienced the
scourge of pestilence nor suf
fered from widespread poverty
Acknowledging the many mani
festations of Divine Favor which
we have received, let us ap
proach this Thanksgiving Day
with a reverent contrite spirit
expressive of our spiritual faith
and of our profound gratitude to
God.
GIVEN under my hand and
the SEAL of the Territory of
Alaska in Juneau, the cap
ital. this seventeenth day of
November, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine
hundred thirty and of the
Independence of the United
States of America the one
hundred fifty fifth. -
(Signed) GEO. A. PARKS.
Governor.
By the Governor:
(Signed KARL THEILE,
Secretary of Alaska.
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Asked Relief from a
Part of Duties
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Immediately upon the first
convening of the Executive Com
mittee of the Grand Camp of
the Alaska Native Brotherhood
in Ketchikan, last week, William
L. Paul, president of theorgani
zntion requested that elections of
officers for this year take place
I early in order that he might be
free to assist his local camp in
receiving and entertaining the
‘convention. He was not a candi
date for reelection as president
|or election to any office. The
| committee therefore ordered
elections to be held on Tuesday
instead of at the close of the
convention as was usually the
custom. The convention later
passed a resolution appreciating
! his efforts in behalf of the or
ganization and the people of Al
aska and regretting that he
could not see his way clear to
continue in office.