' VOL. I
PETERSBURG, ALASKA DECEMBER 31 1926
NO. 25
PETITION GETS
USUAL Ml
The herring petition circulated
during the past summer by Dan Al
stan, and which received the en
dorsement of fishermen and busi
ness men throughout the Division
ha? been presented to Secretary
Herbert Hoover, Henry O’Malley,
Cmmissioner of Fisheries and to
Chairman Frank Scott, of the
Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries.
Secretary Hoover’s reply to the
petition was that “regarding the
use of herring in manufacture of
oil and fertilizer, I find on exam
ination of the law, that this De
partment has no authority whatev
er to prohibit the use of herring
for this purpose. ,
Upon being approached about
the matter, O’Malley was not en
tausiastic about stopping the manu
facture of fertilizer, but he is hav
ing a “thorough survey made”
whatever that means and we may
expect a voluminous report about
the wonderful progress of the in
dustry and the myriads of herring,
and nothing about the wanton
waste and destruction of this food
fish. His survey no doubt will be
made by such men as Capt. Earl
Hunter with plenty of advance in
formation of coming investigation,
and then spend the time investigat
ing grounds where there are no
herring fishing operations.
In the meantime destruction will
continue until the industry reaches
the point of depletion and burden
of conservation falls on the resi
dent Alaskan.
The most ignoront, illiterate
Indian knows as much about the
condition of Alaska’s fisheries as
Secretary Hoover and the mouth
piece of the Packers.
What there is to investigate or
survey after the statement of sev
eral thousand resident Alaskans is
beyond us. Probably survey the
situation and see how the depletion
may be continued.
Survey!! Thorough Investiga
tion!!!??
The home of Mr. and Mrs. D. G.
Hosier of Anchorage was placed un
der quarantine recentlj by order
o! city health officer, because of
contraction of scarlet fever by a
daughter. Seven homes in Anchor
age are under quarantine for scar
let fever.
.KETCHIKAN PINES INCREASE.
Fines collected by the municipal
court of Ketchikan during the first
eight months of the psesent fiscal
year, totaled $5,801, according to
a report submitted to the council
recently. This is an increase. The
receipts for the month of Novem
ber were $282.
A PARADY ON AMERICAN
JUSTICE
Fall-Doheny jury verdict—10-2
for acquital. For conspiring to de
fraud the United States Govern
ment, for “patriotic reasons” they
sre acquitted; they would probably
have been more highly honored had
they gotten away with it. But the
poor simp who holds up the corner
grocery to feed his hungry kiddies
gets two years for being a menace
to society.
Liberty and Justice for all who
have flnanp<Ri power.
The mysterious disappearance of
John McCarthy from Tenakee four
years ago was solved recently when
a human skeleton was found back
of the town in the woods and was
identified as that of the missing
man. It was generally believed
that he had left the country to
avoid prsecution on the charge of
violating the liquor laws.
A bullet hole in the skull and a
revolver alongside the body shows
evidence of suicide.
vWe wonder if some of the
* mysterious” disappearances from
Petersburg will be solved in the
same way?)
FLU RATE HIGH
Influenza and pneumonia deaths
in 93 cities of the United States,
having a population of about 29,
500,000 totaled 773 for the week
ended November 27, as compared
with 744 deaths fo rthe same cities
for the corresponding week of 1925
acc.ordnig to the United States
Public Health Service.
HELD UNDER
On complaint of three . Fil
lipinos Tuesday, Alva Allen, Jim
mie Rhodes and David Phillips
were arrested on a charge of riot
on the street of Petersburg. On
testimony of the Fillipinos at the
preliminary hearing evidence was
shown that assault might have
have been committed but that no
intent to commit violation of any
law was evidenced.
Following a danc© in the Pioneer
Hall the boys were returning to
their homes when after some words
blows were struck. Apologies were
al hand shaking followed.
When abreast of the home of
the Fillipino, the boys allege that
/lien was struck with what they
believed to be a gun. Allen follow
ed the Filipino into the house
where upon one of the Fillipinos
l ulled a gun and pointed it at him.
He made a dash at the Fillipino
and grabbed the wrist to prevent
being shot. The other boys seeing
gun play immediately rushed into
the house and helped take the gun
away and a general melee followed.
The Fillipinos allege that with
out warrant or provocation their
door broken and house entered and
assault committed. That no gun
was in play until after the house
entered and blows struck when
they pulled the gun in self-defense.
During the hearing request was
nudethat the charge be dismissed
on the ground that there was not a
sufficiency of evidence to warrant
such a charge. Request was re
fused and the hearing proceed-,
ings continued). After statement
by the Fillipinos Commissioner
Clausen stated that he was satis
fied that the law had been violated
and a riot committed by the three
boys, binding them over to the
next term of the grand jury. The
boys are out under bail of $250.
each.
Miss Mary Reep, teacher at the
Bureau school at Kake, and formei
teacher in the local schools, is a
visitor in town this week.
SPEAKS WITH BROAQ EXPERI
ENCE ALASKA FUR FARMING
By PERRY A. COLE,
Inspector of American-National
Fox Breeders’ Association.
There isn’t any doubt but what
Alaska might well be known the
world over, as an ideal’ country for
fur farming; where the climate is
cold enough there is a wonderful
growth of fur which has a very fine
texture and very good color.
Fur farming is carried on now by
men who know fur and have very
good breeding ability, no doubt
there would be failures, but these
failures will be mostly by people
that are not adapted to the breed
ing game. After seeing most of the
ranches in Alaska, I would like to
make some suggestion on ranch
construction for the benefit of the
ranchers that expect to increase,
and also for the new beginners^
I have seen probably about 1,000
ranches altogether, and the follow
ing is my opinion of the most prac
tical ranch of my experience:
I believe it advisable to use 1
inch mesh for all wire construction,
for the following reasons:
The wire is just as cheap, if No.
18 wire is used in the ground and
P. inch above the ground and No. 20
wire is used from 3 inch above
ground to the height of a yard, al
so for the overhang. Foxes will
not fight the 1 inch mesh to any
great extent, because it is impos
sible for them to get their nose
and lower jaw through the wire;
also it lessons the climbing of the
wire 90 percent, but the main
reason is, if a fox gets out of its
own yard (which happens once-in
awile, no matter how careful), its
impossible for the fox to stick its
foot through the wire of another
er yard to be chewed off.
The larger the yard is built, the
better, but for an example, I would
say to build the breeding yards 12
known as the Alley System, that is,
to have the alleys 12 feet wide al
so. and to have the ends of the al
leys fenced in also, and overhang,
this is done so that foxes can use
the yards for two or three months,
and then use the alleys for yards
and when the animals are in the al
leys the yards will act as alleys;
the extra expense of this system
is about $7.80 for material and
the extra work, which is very small
for each yard.
The house can be either outside
or inside, as preferred,' and each
house has two chutes, one opening
into th% yard, and one into the al
ley. Of course, when the yard is
used for the animals the chute
to the alley is closed up.
The most practical shaped yard
is a semi-circle, making the yard
about 12 feet wide on a front and
about 16 feet on a back. The look
out tower to be located so you can
look directly up all yard and not
tli rough wire of one yard to see
ether yards.
Tt is ray opinion that these alter
r.ating yards is a wonderful help
as to the diseases of foxes, as the
bug has a chance to get in Its good
work oil empty yards, and especial
ly in the spring when the pups
first come out they can go on clean
ground that hasn’t been used all
Winter.
These breeding yards to be in
the open with a guard fence around
all, and outside of these yards an
ideal condition is four large yards
at least 200 feet long by 100 feet
ivide, built of 1 inch mesh with a
guard fence, and built in the shade
of tall trees with underbrush out,
thees yards to be used from mid
dle summer to about November 15;
all adult males to be put into one
yard with their tushes cut off (I
have cut off tushes on males for
the last four years without the
least bit of bad effect, and it stops
fighting), all adult females to go
in one yard, and all male pups in
one, and all female pups in one;
pups that are small should be kept
by themselves. As the fox busi
ness advances, each rancher will
see that these large yards or fur
ring pens will be necessary.
In the open yards today (depending
I some on the weather conditions the
year) one will find one out of 12
foxes fit to pelt, or to take to a
show, acount of being bit off
color, and in most of the cases, this
off color is due to the sun; a low
covered yard is as bad as the open
yard, because the hot sultry weath
er is held under the low shade, and
a yard partly shaded is about as
bad. as a fox will go to sleep in
the shade and when the sun moves
the shade also moves, and the fox
wont wake up until the sun is on
him hot enough to make him
warm, then you will see him move
to another shady spot if the fox
is in the shade, this off-color will
not be there only once in awhile,
unless it is in breeding, and elev
en out of twelve foxes will be fit
to pelt instead of one out of twelve.
I have made these decisions after
looking at a good many foxes and
their conditions, and I have seen
some very good examples of shaded
yards in the open. Animals of the
very same blood, lines and breed
ing and feeding, after a little while
you wouldn’t recognize the ani
! mals as coming from the same
randch, account of the off color.
Continued next week.
MAIL ORDER HOUSES COMBINE
Sears, Roebuck and Company
and Montgomery, Ward and Com
I pany, according to information re
cently published are planning a
merger of the two biggest mail
order companies with assets of
over a quarter of a million dollars.
It is estimated that a saving of
ten to fifteen million dolars annual
ly will be effected in operating ex
penses. The saving in catalogs
alone each year will run into mil
lions of dollars.
Honest now! How much stock
have you purchased in one of these
companies and how much business
do you send out of town to these
non-tax payers, just to save an
, imaginary dollar?
Try Jonn Fanning for Arch Sa
ver Shoes for men, women and chil
dren. First class hosery on hand.
SURVEY WITH PLANES
A geological survey by airplane
is planned by the province of Sas
katchewan, Canada, with a view to
determining the mineral wealth of
the northern portion of the pro
vince.
The project, it is said, will be
undertaken for the purpose of de
termining the mineral wealth of the
district to be surveyed and, when
the maps are completed, the miner
alized areas will be indicated as an
aid to prospectors interested in
that region.
It is said in Canada that two sea
planes will be empolyed in the sur
vey and that the work probably
commence in the spring of 1927.
Miss Fannette Steele, one of the
Wrangell teachers was the guest of
Miss Ellen Hill for several days this
. week.
The new system of fire-alarm
boxes for Ketchikan is now being
installed under the supervision of
Joe Diamond, fire chief. Twenty
seven modern boxes have been pur
purchased by the city council at a
cost of $4,700 to give the city am
pel fire protection.
Ketchikan believes that an ounce
protection is worth a pound of re
grets and thousands of dollars lost.
Petersburg does not even have a
bell alarm system which would in
di *ate whether a fire was on front
street, Paulsbo or Timbuctoo. It
might bo well to start this new
year off by making fire districts
aed bell tolls to designate which
district a fire is in. A few minutes
delay will oft times mean the dit
ftrence between a minor loss and
a heavy one.
On the 24th of this month in
Tokio, Empreror of Japan, Yoshi
hito Harunomiya, died after a long
ilness,. Crown Prince Hirohito, Re
gent for the past five years, be
came the Empreror of Japan.
Jesus Martinez, was arrested and
fined $60. dollars on a disorderly
charge.
Cal Stewart, was sentenced to
three months in the Federal Bas
tile on the charge of violation of
the Alaska Bone Dry law. (Did
n't the press of Alaska herald in
glad tidings of the unconstitution
ality of the Alaska Bone Dry Law
or were we just dreaming things?
Grover Cleary after purchasing
a number of foxes from Mr. Parks
refused acceptance of several fox
after bringing them to Petersburg.
Parks could not see it that way, so
he had Commissioner Clausen tie
up with legal knots five pair of
blue and one pair of silvers to guar
antee completion of contract.
Alva Allen, Jimmie Rhodes and
David Phillips were arrested and
lound over to the grand jury on a
riot charge.
Miguel Lomeo was arrested on
charge of being an alien and hav
ing unlawfully in his possession a
gun and with assault with same.
A colored woman paid her res
pects to the court and a fine of
$30. on a liquor charge.
Chris Risce, arrested for viola
tion of Section 1947 Q.L.A. case
is still pending.
Jackson Brown, for violation of
the Alaska Bone Dry Law, $50.
Miguel Lomeo appearing with
attorney Dawes waived statement
and was bound over to the grand
jury.
All in all, it was some Christmas
week and a left handed start for
the New Year.
YAKATAGA OIL DRILLING
The General Petroleum Oil Com
pany drilling their oil well at Ya
kataga have reached a depth of 530
feet. The drilling company is pro
ceeding following the completion
of cementing and placing of the
casing and the elimination of gas
and water troubles.
The Alaska Herring Packers’ As
sociation was recently organized in
j Seattle recently when several
herring “stink factories” more
generally known as “herring pack
ing plants” formed an association
for the purpose of “gathering
statistics and to disseminate inform
ation with reference to the herring
industry to secure the enactment
and enforcement of laws to pro
perly regulate, protect and encour
age the herring industry; to pro
note a higher standard of educa
tion among the members of the as
sociation with reference to both
the scientific and practical features
of the herring industry to encour
age the production, marketing and
branding of products which will
in all respects conform to the gov
ernment requirements as to purity
and weight; to encourage the ex
clusive use of the most sanitary
methods for handling, curing and
anl supply its members with all
the utilization of waste products,
and promote practices tending to
the permanent benefit of the indus
try and by all lawful and proper
weys and means to improve and
perpetuate the herring industry on
the Pacific Coast, and to promote
the welfare of the members.”
(The last sentence covers it all—
TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF
THE MEMBERS.)
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LANGLEY PAROLED
John W. Langley, formerly of
the House of Representatives from
Kentucky, lias bee nparoled from
the Federal penetentiary at Atlan
ta, Oa., w'here he was confined un
der a two year sentence for con
spiring to violate, and for violation
of, the National Prohibition Act.
Langley began serving his sen
tence the 15 th of January, this
yeai. Mrs. Langley was elected by
Kentuckians to take the seat of
Langley in Congress.
t- Mr. Andreanoff, was a remnant
of the old Russian stock and was
one of few remaining remants of
the pure Russian stock. A brother
of his was a General Andreanoff,
in the Army of the Czar of Rus
sia during the world war. After
control of Russia went into the
hands of the Soviets, Andreanoff
heard no more of his brother so it
was presumed that the General met
death at the hands of the Soviets.
Mr. Andreanoff is survivied by
his widow, Mrs. Andreanoff and
two young sons. The death of his
daughter a couple of years ago,
was a shock which he never did
get over, and the same dastardly
assassin left Mrs. Andreanoff a
cripple for ilfe.
The many friends of Mr. Andre
anoff offer their sympathy to the
bereaved family in their hour of
bereavement.
After the Wrangell-Petersburg
basketball game on Wednesday eve
ing, the Student Body of the Pe
tersburg High School staged a very
successful dance in honor of the
visitors.
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