VOL. 2
PETERSBURG, ALASKA JUNE I 1928
NO. 43
Hoover Not Going
To Republican
Convention
Secretary of Commerce Herbert
iloover lias announced that he will
remain in Washington but will at
tend the Republican National Con
vention at Kansas City by proxy—
through his campaign managers.
In this respect he is following the
plan of Governor A1 Smith, Demo
cratic candidate to remain away from
ile Convention at Houston, Texas
Senator Charles Curtis, Kansas,
and Senators Watson and Borah do
not intend to miss any part of the
convention, even though they are
active candidates. Vice President
“Holland Maria” will be attending
commencement exercises of his al
ma mater at Marietta, Ohio.
Calvin Coolidge who “does not
choose to run” for reelection will
attend the convention by remaining
at the national Capitol.
The greater part of the coventions
wi’l be made available to the non
attending public by the various
broadcasting stations operating thru
their “chains.” The convention will
therefore be received in greater part
by listeners over that super power
station—KOMO, Seattle.
Church Declines
Uniification
i he Fresbyterians consp ired th3
proposal for unification of Presby
terian, Univcrsalist, CliCMan and
Me hodist-Episcopal churches at the
Methidist Episcopal CoiCeience, at
fiulsa, Oklahoma.
Resolutions were adopted by the
convention requesting tha . politic il
parties nominate candidates who are
openly committed to prohibition en
forcement, approve of in e nationi!
< ffort to outlaw war, and they also
reaffirmed be 'cl in the vncity ani
p* rmanency of marriage
Caswell at Ketchikan
Marshal White announced the !
appointment o' “Doc” Ca well as
marshal in c ~ge of the h etchikan
district. Cas v*dl has beer, deputy
marshal at Sitka since White’s ten
ure of office. This new appointment
is in the nature of a promotion.
Caswell ran for election as dele
gate to the Re. i blicar. National
Convention at Kansas Ci.* but his
si rnort of Herbert Hoover did not
meet with the approval of the fisu
irv communities which have been
hurt by the “hoover blight.”
Caswell in turn has announced ap
pointment of Frank Sayres and
Archie Nielson as deputies at the
Fh-st City in place of Kuckenbeck
er and Pickett, resigned.
Many regrets have been heard up
on the resignation of these two men
who are said to be the “best officers
in the division.”
Dan Coming North
Delegate Dan Sutherland is leav
ing Seattle for Nome on the 7th of
June. He will take up matters of
vital interest in each district before
returning to Washington. It is not
expected that he will reach this sec
tion until towards fall.
The Road Commission work undei
contract at Point Aggassiz is mov
ing along rapidly with a sizeable
gang of men rushing the work and
putting in the new bridge.
Charles Elliott and boat Regai
have been employed by the Road
contractor.
THE KINGS OF ALASKA
City in Quiet Session
At the regular meeting of the City
Council, Councilman Hanseth re
ported that the Water Committee
hadmade preliminarysurvey of pro
posed water main in, southwest ad
dition. The main will run from near
the Heimdahl residence, following N
street acrossthe Busehman tract,
down the west side of Standard Oil
Company’s property to the Scow
Bay road, following taht road; giv
a total of 3,400 feet. The Commit
tee recommends putting in a steel
pipe across the slough.
Reporting for the Committee on
Health, Mr. Lund called attention to
several complaints in regard to nui
sance toilets maintained by certain
property owners. These toilets be
ing a menace to the good health of
the community.
Mr. Allen of the Light Commit
tee advised that all the machinery
for the new hydro-unit had ben
taken to Blind Slough on the last
minus tides. The concrete founda
tion bed laid for the heavymachinery
and the new unit put in place as
soon as the concret was set.
City Marshal and Sttreet Commis
sioner Ed Nelson reported tthat he
has been busy repairing the several
streets. That certain streets have
been closed to traffic until repairs
have been made, as he considered
those streets too dangerous for traf
fc. Inspection of the waterft works
revealed that the flow was not suffi
cient to keep he ank full during the
day. It was his belief that the pipe
line was clogged witht silt and other
matter. For the general good of the
community Marshal Nelson believed
it would be highly beneficial were
the reservoir drained and cleaned.
Mr. McKecknie reported the com
pletion of the new two line telo
phone system between the city and
the power plant at Blind Slough.
In a communication to the Coun
icl, Mrs. Andreanor thanked the
getlemen for their kindly consider
ation and tthe furnishing of light
for her home.
Word was received from the A.
G. Long Company advising that the
fire truck purchased by the city
would nota be ready before the 4tn
of July.
The school budget of expenses for
the year 1928-29 was prepared by
the School Board and submitted ti
the Council.
Steamer Queen due 2 a.m. June
2nd.
We Are Invited to Gumshoe But
Our Feet Are Too Small
Department of Justice
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
District of Alaska
First Division
Petersburg, Alaska
May 27, 1928
Mr. Louis F. Paul
Petersburg, Alaska
Sir:
if you know personally of any
liquor violations in Petersburg or
vicinity, I would be glad to hear
from you, regarding same,
Sincerely
C. V. BROWN
Deputy U. S. Marshal
Petersburg, Alaska,
PAGE HANS WICK
Hans Wick who has a govern
ment transportation voucher, ex
pects to return to Petersburg to
continue as stool pidgeon and per
sonal body guard for Mr. Brown.
As Hans is a large man, wearing
about a number 12 shoe and hat in
proportion, we would hardly try to
compete with him for the job
even though we would not object to
free transportation at government
expense. But as our feet are rath
er small w’e do not imagine that we
could get as much feet into such
big shoes or as little brains in sucn
j a big hat as did Hans the pliant
tool.
. We are in the newspaper business
and when we want a job as deputy
j marshal we won't ask any other de
puty for the job.
We are for law enforcement so
long as they remain upon our stat
: uto books but so long as Mr. Browu
I is paid for that enforcement, we will
^eaNe that for him to do and to do
! WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOR. In
j the meantime, we will just continue
I to take our little orders for sub
scriptions and job work that come
, our way and peddle our own papers.
Furthermore, we declare our
selves: We have a couple of axes
to grind but have delayed so doing
las we have listened to the advice of
others. We have turned our cheek
for another crack on more than one
occasion. We have met some pe
| culiar situations but all under cover
| as such sneaky fighters will fight,
jin the future, we bring these situ
ations out in the open and will swing
a club on occasion as viciously and
| with all force available. And take
Mt from us, right straight from the
I shoulder, we have a few nifty slugs
in i he back end of our cranium that
will not stand the light of investiga
tion nor bring credit to those who
wish not that limelight.
We have declared ourselves. It
is said.
Plant Eastern Brook
Trout Crystal Lake
. .Last Sunday morning a number
ot Isaac Walton enthusiasts boarded
the Lillian, Forest Fryer’s boat and
headed for Crystal Lake where the
Eastern Brook trout were planted.
The trout had been brought to Pe
tersburg by the Bureau of Fisheries
ooat Widgeon.
The trout were succesfully planted
in the lake though the load per per
son in some instances was not light.
However, many hands made ligh.
work. A couple of years and the
trout fishermen will be In their de
light.
A small fire on board the High
way was quickly killed by the flre
laddie*.
Wickersham Announces
Engagement
Judge James Wickersham, former
district judge at Nome, and delegate
from Alaska to Congress will be giv
en a “life sentence" in the near fu
ture. He has announced his engage
ment to Mrs. Grace Bishop,
principal of the grammar schools of
Juneau. The marriage ceremony t->
take place immediately after the
Republican National Convention to
which Judge Wickersham is going
as delegate from Alaska.
The steam tug Prosper of the
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging
Company was laying at the Citizen s
dock this week overhauling her
toilers.
A Case For Department of
Justice To Prosecute
Wedding Bells Peel
Once Again
On Monday evening, May 2 8, at
eight o’clock Billie Hazel Batson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ba*
son and John Cenneroy Johnston
were married in the Peterson home,
j north Petersburg. Rev. W. J. Maak
jestad, officiating. Witnesses we e
Misses Frances E. Miller and Minnie
Nelson and Messrs. Emil E. Hill an 1
Trygvie Strom.
A group of immediate friends and
acquaintances had a wedding lunch
eon with the happy couple.
The groom has been connected for
tte past year witht Hogue and Tve
ten Company while the bride has
'•een bookkeeper for the Frye-Bruhn
Meat Market which is in charge of
her father, Mr. Batson.
Pon voyage is the wish of their
many friends.
Memorial F.xerrivs Rv
/
Native Sisterhood
The local unit of the Alaska Na
tive Sisterhood, auxnliary of he Alas
ka Tative Brotherhood, were joined
with the Salvation Army in holding
j Memorial Services in the Army Bar
i racks on the afternoon of Memorial
Day. From the Barracks they pro
ceeded through drizzling rain ana
the cold spring breeze to the cemc
i tery where the placed wreathes of
| flowers on unattended graves and
| upon those graves which were thot
to hold the last resting place of de
parted who had honored their coun
try and flag by serving it.
They may not have found the
right graves yet the spirit in which
the whole affair was carried trough
is creditable to this organization of
real Americans.
Calls Turn on Alaskan
-Bank Report
Ketchikan, Alaska
May 25, 1928 ;
THE ALASKAN
Petersburg, Alaska
Gentlemen:
Referring to your bank compari- j
son in a recent issue of THE ALAS- j
KAN, would suggest that two im
portant factors are overlooked, as
follows:
1. Excessive loans on real estate j
security, as indicated by one state- j
ment, exceeding actually the entire !
commercial loans. A parallel is ,
quite hard to find assuming that |
the statement Is that of a commer- I
rial bank; such loans, no matter
how good, are generally considered
highly undesirable for commercial
banks and seem to have worked im
mense havoc in the United States.
2. The first statement shown con
solidates its cash resources into one
item, whereas in the second state
ment the balances due from outside
banks (presumably subject to de
mand draft) is segregated from the
cash reported on hand, and there
fore the second statement would ap
pear to have the highest reserve,
adequate legal reserve under the
Continued on Page 2
ROAD TO MOUNTAIN POINT
The contracts for building the
Scow Bay-Mountain Point Road
havebeenmade, all obstacles to the
work removed and work will com
mence very shortly, i
Last fall, David Paul, native was
arrested for illegal killing of deer
and having in possession more than
the number allowed by law. He
wired for attorney but before trial
was ordered, Marshal Brown had
the case taken to the district court
at Juneau for fear he would not be
able to secure conviction locally.
«udge Reed heard the case and gavo
David a light sentence but as the
circumstances were extenuating, ho
'mmeiately paroled him.
Upon leaving jail, David appeared
before Game Warden Terhune, who
5s more or less interested in the en
forcement of our game laws and re
ported the following facts:
1. That Marshal Brown on th»
opening day of the deer season had
sent out hunting, two natives who
killed four deer—two doe and two
buck. They packed out three deer,
leaving one doe in the woods expect
ing to return for it. When they in
formed Marshal Brown of this fact
he merely remarked that they would
have plenty of opportunity to hunt
again. The deer were fed to the pris
oners. (We don t know whether any
meat was charged for sustenance of
prisoners at this time or not.)
2. On two other occasions Brown
sent the same two native prisoners
out for more deer and furnished the
gun and ammunition for one of
them, but they soldiered in the
woods and did not hunt for any
game.
3 When Brown went out to
search the camp of David Paul’ for
alleged stolen logging goods, Brow*
•’ailed Mantan, a native prisoner up
from the cabin and told him to shoot
a deer on the beach. Mantan bill
continued on Page 2
Americans on Wing
To Copenhagen
Wilkins and Eilson left on the
2!< b of May from Oslo for Copen
hagen. They declined to take part
in ’he search for Umberto Nobile's
il -fated ship the Italia. A crew of
15 men comprises the crew of the
Italia which has not reported and
is supposed to have met with acci
dent in the Polar regions.
Capt. Roald Amundsen and Capt
Otto Severdrup, noted Po ar ex
plorers are reported as aiding in the
P*eparing of expeditions to search
for the big air vessel.
It is reported that no radi, com
munication has been received froui
tlv- Italia and that she probably
met with mishap during the receu:
Arctic storms.
Petersburg Hospital Is
Now Open
Drs. Dan and Susie V. Standard
have rented the Enge residence
act oss the street from the Variety
Theatre, an have opened it up as
the PETERSBURG HOSPITAL, ou
en-room house is now afforded oy
June the 1st. In this modern sev
the Drs. Standard, a place for gen
eral hospital care, those needing it.
and this will be an aded asset to
Petersburg people and to those who
i.eed hospitalization care tributary
to this town. Many cases have gone
to other towns for hospital, surgical
and medical care who would have
been care for here had the Drs.
Stanard been able to offer hospi
talization of patients.
Mrs. Peelberg is in charge, and
with the patronage expected, a grad
uate nurse will be added.