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PETERSBURG, ALASKA, OCTOBER 18, 1929
NO. 14
Fishermen Ask
For O’Malleyism
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“The fishermen’s union at As
toria wants the United States
bureau of fisheries to take over
and control the fishing indus
try on the Columbia River. At
present the Columbia fishing
regulations are the joint con
cern of Oregon and Washington,
through a campact.
“As the law now stands, neith
er state can make radical
changes with the consent of the
other and the agreement must
then be ratified by Congress.
Fish legislation has been a bone
of contention at Salem and
Olympia for a score of legisla
tive sessions. The gillnetters of
Astoria, who have been active
in legislatures as well as have
the packers, think there is too
much politics, and say that the
whole industry can be taken out
of polities by placing control in
the United States bureau of fish
eries, of which Henry O’Malley,
formerly of Portland, is now
commissioner.
Charter I p Again
It was O’Malley by the way,
who dynamited the plans of As
toria interests last February
when these latter wished to
change seasons and O’Malley de
clared that the proposed change
would kill the salmon industry on
the Columbia just as the industry
was destroyed in the Sacremen
io River. Should the bureau of
fisheries take over the Columbia,
one of the first steps to preserve
the salmon runs may be abso
lute prohibition of the trollers
who catch immature salmon at
sea. The new Astoria proposal
presages another fish row at Sa
lam in 1931.
Re-dedicate Church
Three hundred soldiers of the
Twenty-Sixth Division, A. E. F.,
returned to Beieau. France, their
hardest battle-field last Satur
day to dedicate the reconstruct
ed Beileau Church as a memor
ial to their comrades who fell in
the memorable fighting in 1918.
O, A. Knight, Treasurer of the
Victor Northwest Distributing
Co., visited with the local agent,
Mr. Wheeler of the Wheelr Drug
Co., while the Alameda was in
port. He went through to Ju
neau but plans to visit here on
his way south. His offices are
located in Seattle.
Local Legion Give
Armistis Day Dance
The American Legion will put
on a Railroad Dance in the
Sons of Norway Hall, November
9th, in celebration of the signing
of Armistice of the World War.
Every man has some duty to
perform in order that this will
be the best of the social func
tions ever pulled off in Peters
burg. If any of the members
are A. W. S . O. L. it will be just
too bad, says Bill Dunkelberger,
Post Commander and Chairman
of this function.
The Auxiliary will have the
number which will win the hope
chest, tickets of which are on
sale now. Chicken, Flapper or
Old Maid, each will have a chest
full of hope until the winning
number is drawn.
I Salvation Army
Congress Meets
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Delegates from every town in
the Division representing the
Salvation Army, will congregate
here for their Congress which
oegins on the 26th and ends the
2tih of this month.
Colonel and Mrs. G. W. Pea
cock will conduct the Congress
and will be assisted by Staff
Captain and Mrs. Acton of the
Alaska Corps. Capt. and Mrs.
B. Tobin of Juneau, Captain A.
F. Parkinson, Ketchikan, En
Ogn R. Boyes, Divisional Secre
tary, Wrangell and Lieut. M.
Wardle of Cordova will be at
this congress.
The first session will be held
in the Variety Theatre on the
afternoon of the 27tli. This is
to be a lecture by Colonel Per
kins, subject—Seventy Nations,
One Flag.
Mayor Earl N. Ohmer will be
presiding officer at this session
and will have the support of a
number of prominent local ci
tizens.
Youthful Nimrod's j
Gun Go Boom!
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Bobby Ohmer had the mis
fortune to be on the receiving
end of his shotgun while out
in Duncan Canal He reached
forward to pull the gun to him (
and it discharged making a
nasty flesh wound in his arm.
Fortunately the bone was not i
injured. After giving him firstj
aid, Earl started up the engine
on his boat and made record
time to town. Bobby was placed
in the hospital but is getting
along so well that he expects to
leave soon.
Last year Bobby tried having
a truck run over him but he
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was tougher than a balloon
tire. This year the gun was a
bit more serious but he is still !
able to bounce around. But
not too many more like ’em
Bobby.
American Annual
Fire Costs
Fire’s annual cost in America
in round numbers is $1,112,000,
000, adding to actual fire losses
the expense of fire department
upkeep, necessary extra water
supply and fire alarm service, a
figure beyond human concep
tion.
This stupendous amount of
money would build a road 400
miles long at a cost of $25,000 a
mile, leaving over an amount
sufficient to de^lop on either
side 100-foot lots with a $7,000
house on each containing
furniture costing $3,000, with
each a $1,000 garage, a $1,500
car; $3000 a year for household
expenses and a vacation fund
for each family of $2,000.
After all this had been paid
there would still be $362,800,000
with which to build schools and
churches.
All because folk insist upon
building to burn instead of
j adopting fire-safe construction.
Secretary Fall’s health condi
tion permitted of continuance of
Irs trial. He previously waived
rights to permit continuance of
the case .
Following Up The
I Political Straws
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William H. Curry, feature
writer on the Stattle Times, of
recent date says that “northern
ers coming out for the winter in
Seattle have brought, in the way
of political gossip quite a bit of
fuel for the annual session 01
the territory’s political “hot
stove league.”
“Politically informed Alas
kans say that Dan Sutherland,
| congressional delegate since
March 4, 1921, faces the hardest
light of his career and probably
defeat. Ten years ago Judge
James Wickersham, after sever
al terms at Washington, D. C.,
stepped aside for Sutherland
and it begins to look now the
same Judge Wickersham will be
one of the chief factors in oust
ing him. Judge Wickersham is
being mentioned as a candi
date, as is- also John Rustgard,
attorney general of the territory.
Foster Steps Out
..Frank H. Foster of .Cordova,
whose name was used recently
in this connection, has issued a
public statement squelching any
movement in his behalf, North
erners say.
Between the two Republican
tactions in Alaska ,one generally
supporting national administra
tion policies and the other op
posing, Sutherland heretofore
has been able to hold the bal
ance of power, largely in recent
years by virtue of the Native
Brotherhood vote. His usual
majority of 2,000 to 3,000 was
cut in two last year by his De
mocratic opponent.
According to word from the
North, there is a growing feeling
in Alaska that Sutherland hasj
iost his usefulness in Washing- ’
ton. He bitterly opposed—made!
a personal issue of it, in fact—
the policies promulgated by Her- \
bert Hoover, when secretary of
Commerce, for the perpetuation'
of the Alaska salmon fisheries '
The unquestioned success of
those policies and the elevation
of Mr. Hoover to the presidency!
have left, as politicians view itj
Delegate Sutherland in an
awkward if not altogether un
tenable position. Wherefore, the
talk of a change.
“Both Judge Wickersham and
Attorney General Rustgard are
supporters of the administra
tion.
With the situation as it is
at the national capital, Alaskans
assert that National Committee
man Austin E. Lathrop of Fair
banks will have the “big say” in
Washington early next spring
when presidential selections are
made for the First and Fourth
Divisions where terms of pre
sent judges, marshals and Unit
ed States attorneys are natural
ly expiring. In almost every in
stance incumbents desire to be
retained.”
Judge Harding of Juneau was
United States Attorney when
appointed by President Coolidge
after the death of Judge Reed.
Even with Committeeman La
ithrop’s endorsement. It is very
'doubtful that he will be re-ap
J pointed. If so, it is not improb
able that a fight will be car
ried against him on to the floors
of Congress. And because of
certain unclosed incidents, poli
tical winds do not auger well for
future contlnuence -in office.
Ed. C. Russel, formerly editor
of the Juneau Dispatch is re
ported as being an active candi
date for marshal of the First Di
vision. Marshal White, present
incumbent has been non-com
mittal so far, but it is presumed
that he desires to continue in
office. Others have been men
tioned for this office but carry
but little weight, politically or
otherwise.
Not A Candidate
When in Petersburg early this
Pall, Mr. Rustgard denied em
phatically that he was a candi
date for the office of delegate
t.u congress. But there are,
doubting political Thomases.
Delegate Sutherland has not
expressed his intentions as yet.
In event he files, it is doubtful
mat Rustgard will file. If Mr.
Sutherland, Mr. Rustgard and
Judge Wickersham each file, it
is expected that there will be
some queer political combina
tions made; federals with Demo
crats supporting one candidate
and then combinging to defeat
him in the final elections. Ru
mors of independent candi
dates and honest-to-goodness,
dyed-in-the-wool Democrats en
tering their names on the tick
ets will make the heads of not
a few whirl. In the meantime
pclitical yeggs are hatching
their eggs—and out of it all will
come representation for the
territory. Dimond or Ziegler for
the federal-republo- democrats,
Wickersham, Sutherland, Rust
gard in various combinations on
the Republican ticket. Political
preferment for patronage will
fade into insignificance in the
battle for delegate to congress
and territorial legislative and
elective control. The real bat
tle will be between the Tories
and the Progressives.
POT SHOTS
Alex Pantages is having hard
sledding in his trial for assault
in Seattle .Perjury charges being
being preferred against on of his
witnesses.
Connie Mack’e men cleaned up
the Chicago Cubs and thereby
become World’s Champions.
Federal Court will convene in
Juneau on the first of December.
Grand and petit juries will be
i drawn soon for this term,
j Discovery of a quartz reef is
j reported in the Klondike—pos
1 sibly the Mother Lode, it is thot.
Charles E. Nahgel, census ad
ministrator for Alaska was in
town today and hoped for large
increase in local population.
Will Net Pool Navies
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Secretary of State Stimson in
a statement this week, said that
moral and not military influence
was the purpose which Presi
dent Hoover and Premier Mac
Donald had sought in reaching
an understanding during talks
here. He said the basis of the
discussions was the Kellog-Bri
and Peace Pact, in denying
j published representation that
England and the United States
has in effect agreed to pool their
navies to maintain peace of the
world. There was not a syllable
of such a suggestion during the
whole conversation, he said.
Help your census enumerator!
'Another Fatal
Accident
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The death of Oscar Craig, em
ployed by the Heckman Com
pany oi KetcniKan, marxs the
passing of another life on the
hunting fields and ha os. Eaci,
>ear line toil grows larger.
Craig with a number 01 other
men came from Ketchikan on
the gasboat Constance to hunt
on the fiats of Thomas Bay.
He was p robabiy a hundred
yards from his nearest compan
ion and was last seen going down
;n to a slough. A shot was
heard and he was seen running
up out of th slough. His near
est companion got to him just
after he sank to the ground ana
asked “How did it happen?” to
which he replied T don’t know.’
Those were his last words. The
body was brought to Petersburg
and the accident reported to
the Commissioner. Investiga
tion disclosed the muzzle of the
gun protruding from the neck
where it had cut the right jug
ular vein. It is supposed he fell
in such a way as to plug the end
A the gun causing it to explode.
Scott Sentenced
Possession Brew
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W. O. Scott of Security Bay
was brought to town by U. S.
Deputy Marshals Price and
I'eero, charged with possession
of home brew. As far as the de
puties were able to find from
their investigations, Scott had
nothing to do with the disap
pearance of Jackson Brown, in
Security Bay, several weeks ago.
Scott was given six months in
the federal jail at Juneau and
was removed to Juneau by the
deputies.
'Widgeon’ On Reef
The Bureau of Fisheries fen
cer Widgeon was stranded on
Russian Reef, Whitewater Bay,
Chatham Straits last week and
was rescued by the Merrimac,
Capt. John Hunter and the
Frances. Capt. William George,
of Angoon.
On board the Widgeon were
“Capt.” M. J. O’Connor, Capt.
'Mangan of the ship and the en
gineer.
The winds and seas were so
strong that they were unable to
launch their lifeboat when Capt.
Hunter arrived at the scene some
thirty minutes after the vessel
struck the reef.
Under the greatest of difficul
ties Hunter and Willis George |
got a line aboard and with thr \
help of the Traveller, pulled the j
Widgeon. A damaged propelle’
repaired and a good scare for
the Capt. ended the experience.
Hunter was taken to Juneau ?
mighty sick man from the ex
posure.
FINALLY MAKES SEATTLE
“Land of Soviets” leaving the
West Coast on the morning of
the 14th arrived in Seattle in ten
hours. They received grand re
ception in Stattle.
Pete Jorgenson has disposed of
his interest in the Model Bakery
to his son Herve. The plant was
reopened Wednesday with both
j Herve and Ellery Carlson busy
supplying the demands of the
I trade.
New Limited
Radio Equipped
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Running from Chicago to Se
attle, Portland and other cities
oi the Pacific Northwest, the
Empire Builder is equipped with
usw R.E. 45, Ten-Tube Victor
Combination radio and electro
'a. The Great Northern Rail
way has added to its hotel-like
luxuries, this latest form of di
version for passengers enroute.
It is stated by Great Northern
engineers that results obtained
with the New Victor has been
highly satisfactory with both the
radio and the electrola. Even
with the noise of the speeding
train, the micro-sinchronous
feature of the instrument re
sulted in amazing faithfulness
| and clearness of reception. Sta
tions were picked up with excel
lent volume.
Following the success of this
novel experiment the Great
Northern has ordered nine addi
tional Vi ctor instruments, it
was announced by the Radio
Victor Corporation. These will
be placed in service on other
Great Northern trains and one
wiil be part of the equipment of
the private car of the president
oi the road.
People of Petersburg and vi
cinity have now the same op
Birthday
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J. Ramsay MacDonald was 63
. ears old Saturday. He observ
ed quietly the anniversary, con
fident that before he reached
another milestone on life’s high
way, Universal Peace will have
been established through his
conversations with President
Hoover. Messages of congratu
lations numbering more than
6G0 persons had poured in on
ihe Premier at his Hotel Suite.
They had been dispatched from
til parts of the world and their
number was such that no at
tempt was marie to open them.
Several callers came to the ho
tel to felicitate the Prime Min
ister, among them was Winston
Churchill, former Chancellor of
the British Exchequer in the
Conservative Government, a
political opponent of the Pre
mier. Mr. Churchill shook his
hand and spent more than an
hour in conversation. Mr. Mac
Donald chatted over the trans
Atlantic telephone with his
younger daughter Joan, and his
son Alastair. Later he receiv
ed the Peace Scroll from the
•nurchmen and then took a
long automobile trip through
he countryside as the day drew
co a close.
lust a Little Scare
Wednesday evening the sud
den ringing of the fire alarm
roused the fire laddies and oth
ers to be directed to the Viking
Co.’s shop. After several false
starts the truck managed to get
to the scene after the little blaze
had been put out with not more
than four-bits worth of damage.
The scare was worse than the
hurt. The cause of the fire was
flames from the gaspot reaching
to high and burning the ceiling,
portunity to hear the micro
synchronous Victor Radio-Elec
trola combination in their
homes.