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“HE’S A HELL-ER”
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“He’s a Hell-er,
He’s a Hell-er!
He’s a Heller in his own home
town,
On the level, He’s a Heller,
He’s a Ilelier of re-nown.
lie’s a Heller, a darn poor feller.
Tries to play basketball and
.knows nothing about it;
Meets Peterstown and learns a
lot about it.
He’s a Heller,
Hp sure can beller in his ..own
home town.
JUNEAU—TINHORN SPORTS
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The recent negotiations be
tween representatives of the Ju
neau and Peteresburg high
school teams was e revelation to
Petersburgans, insofar as the
lack of sportsmanship of Juneau
was concerned.
Juneau laid claims to champ
ionship of the First Division
without having played a single
game with any team other than
the mediocre team of Douglas
A number of “old men’’ formed
teams at Juneau and Douglas
which on occasion defeated the
alleged “champs” with no little
ease. The claim to champion
ship being based on last years
championship.
Juneau refused to meet the
local under any fair condition
The offer to play on a neutral
floor was flatly refused; the se
cond offer to meet, part of the
series to be played at Juneau
part at Petersburg and deciding
game to be played on a neutral
floor was refuse. Petersburg
finally appealed to the Juneai
Chamber of Commerce to ar
range a fair series. They die
not. They turned the mattei
back to Mr. Keller, principal ol
the Juneau schools—the ver>
man with whom the local repre
sentatives had been having un
satisfactory negotiations.
The Fairbanks offer and
guarantee being only to the un
disputed champions of the Firsl
Division, Petersburg finally ac
cepted the Juneau terms pro
vided the guarantee were raisec
to $250. This Juneau finally did
do.
Wiring of officials Juneau ask
ed if Petersburg had a choice ol
officials. They did—selecting
Elton Engstrom, formerly oi
Wrangell considered one of the
best in the Division. Juneau im
mediately refused to acept hirr
under any terms after offering
Petersburg their choice. So Dick
Hanson was taken along to be
a representative from Peters
burg.
THE JUNEAU SPIRIT
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Juneau has so long been dom
inated by' cheap, selfish federal
officials that it is thoroughly
permeated with the one idea—
Juneau for Juneau; we will play
with you if you play by our rules
and if you beat us at the game
we will change the rules to suit
us.
The whole conduct of Supt.
Keller of Juneau, stinks to high
heaven of cheap tinhorn gam
bler sports. The kind of a gam
bler that refuses to play unless
he is dealing a stacked deck
with marked cards.
In ordinary sports the offer
made by Petersburg to split the
series between the two town
and play the rubber on a neu
tral floor would be acepted; in
choice of officials reasons would
be given for refusing to accept
a named official. But Juneau,
the capital city of the Territory
must dictate to the other towns,
and have their way or not at all.
THE ONLY REASON GIVEN
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The only reason Juneau gave
tor refusing the local offer was
that “it had been several years
since Juneau had participated
in a “gate” from such a series.
Petersburg never has!
Juneau and Ketchikan have
held every series with the ex
ception of the series last year
which was held at Wrangell.
Juneau and Ketchikan have
always been generous to other
towns, in sports and appropria
tions—with the leavings. That
is the size of their calibre, the
size and quality of their sports
manship. Juneau is marked;
they will go down in athletic an
nals in this Division as things
of contempt; creatures of sel
fishness and unfairness. Sports
without any sportsmanship.
NO DANGER OF DEPLETION
Two local herring fisrmen re
cently spent two weeks cruising
an area of approximately 450
miles of water for herring for
bait. They got nary a scale
even. They returned and work
ed on their gear to be readiness
for such a time as the herring
appear near Sitka.
No depletion in sight, say the
prostitutors of this industry. Yet
these fishermen cruise over a
large area for fish, which in
former days could be gotten in
the bay with small handrigs.
IS HE A RADICAL?
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Much has been said in the
past about the attacks on the
Bureau of Fisheries. That those
who condemn the Bureau are
radicals. We quote from the re
ports of Governor George A.
Porks bearing out the charges
and ask Is Governor Parks a
radical?
“The herring industry contin
ued to decline, as it has in re
cent years. In southeastern
Alaska the production of
Scotch-cured herring increased,
but the total output for the Ter
ritory decreased about 7 per
cent. Sixty-eight plants were
operated as compared with 61
in 1926. The industry employed
2,110 people and produced 14,
542,390 pounds of Scotch-cured
fish. The greatest decline was
in the production ji fish on
and meal, whlie the con
sumption of herring as bait in
creased from 2,234,938 pounds
in 1926 to * 8,041,905 pounds in
1327. There is much contention
over the regulations governing
the herring fisheries, and more
definite information concerning
the habits and proper utilization
of this species is essential be
fore the controversy can be set
tled. A detailed investigation
and survey of the herring fish
eries in Alaska is in progress,
but because of lack of funds it
has not been carried on as rap
idly as it should have been. The
completion of this investigation
is of the utmost importance to
| the industry because it cannot
| be placed on a safe production
j basis until accurate informa
j tion is available. EACH YEAR
THAT THE WORK IS DELAY -
1 ED MAKES THE SOLUTION OF
THE PROBLEM MORE DIFFI
CULT and it is desireable that
additional funds be provided so
that the work may be finished
during the next year.”
KENNECOTT DOES HER STUFF
Report is persistently going
the rounds that in two years the
Kennecott copper mine will be
played out, and, unless other
rich prospects are discovered
and developed, the mother com
pany, the Alaska Steamship Co.,
will curtail its operations about
that time. Therefore, the follow
ing report published in the An
chorage Daily Times.
Rate increased Twice during
last year by big corporation
Kennecott Copper has gained
the distinction of being the first
company to enlarge its dividend
payments twice within the year
Kennecott’s regular dividend is
now more than 50 per cent larg
er than it wras at the beginning
of 1928, as three months age
the directors increased the an
nual dividend rate from $5 e
share to $6 a share through the
declaration of a quarterly divi
dend of $1.50 a share.
The increases in the com
pany’s dividend rates have beer
at frequent intervals. In Jan
uary, 1926, the stock had beer
raised from $3 to $4, the $3 rah
having been in effect since 1923
Even up to an $8 dividem
basis, as it now is, Kennecott i:
distributing profits on a conserv
ative scale, for it is well under
stood that current earnings ar<
at a rate much in excess of tha
figure. Besides its direct earn
ings from operations, Kenne
cott receives a substantial in
come from its ownership of 971/
per cent of the stock of th<
Utah Copper Company, whicl
pays dividends at the rate of $.
a share. It also owns all tin
stock of Braden Copper Com
pany, which operates in the cop
per region of Chili, and the en
tire capital stock of Alaska De
velopment Company. Both it
directly-owned properties am
its subsidiaries are low-cost cop
per producers.
Utah Copper, in turn, owns 43
per cent of the capital stock of
Nevada Consolidated Copper
Company. Last spring the Ken
necott management was discuss
ing with the Nevada Consolidat
ed interests an offer for the Ne
vada stock still in the public’s
hands. The negotiations came
to nothing at that time, but it
is understood that the merger
will not long be deferred.
Dividends reported for 1928
by mining companies of Idaho
and British Columbia aggregate
$14,053,914. Of this sum $4,476,
261 was from the Coeur d’Alene
region and $9,577,753 from Bri
tish Columbia. The totals do
not include the declarations of
lessees or of smaller companies
that have not made public an
nouncements so far.
Four companies of the Coeur
d’Alenes that declared $4,476,216
in 1928 paid $4,816,703 in 1927.
The companies included the
Bunker Hill & Sullivan, Feder
al, Hecla and Sunshine.
Three companies of British
Columbia declared $9,577,753 in
1928, paid $7,952,762 .in 1927.
Two other companies, including
Howe Sound, increased the total
to $9,946,914 in 1927. The com
panies in British Columbia in
clude the Consolidated Mining
& Smelting. Premier Gold and
Granby.
The grand total of dividends
paid to date gives the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan, $43,028,060;
Federal, $22,411,362; Hecla, $17,
i 705,000; Sunshine, $297,764; Con
| solidated, $28,551,142; Premier,
$21,550,812 and Granby, $12,814,
447.
NOTES FROM KLAWOCK
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There was a big celebration at
Klawock on Washington’s Birth
day. The Alaska Native Sister
hood staged an Indian dance in
The weather has been rather
cold of late but is moderating.
Everybody is watching for the
appearance of the spring crop of
herring. None has shown up as
yet. “Watchful waiting.”
Mrs. Charles Demmert, left for
Ketchikan to meet her husband
Mr. Charles Demmert. They will
make a trip combining business
with pleasure and return home
by way of Kake.
We hope to hear the buzz of
Sisterhood here,
the saws in the Klawock saw
mill in the near future.
R. J. Peratrovich, fish buyer
and canneryman, is assembling
his halibut fleet and getting
them to the grounds.
We are patting ourselves on
the backs as we have not had
any contagious epidemics in the
village this winter. We have
escaped the “flu” so far.
Three new seine boats are be
ing built in the village this win
, ter. They will be ready for the
summer fishing season. We are
hoping for a big salmon season
i this year. We can usually man
. age to have plenty hopes about
this time.
The road from St. Antonia
l | Bay to Hotsprings on Baker Is
. I land is about completed. The
l springs are owened by Maxfield
i Dalton.
Much interest is shown in the
l work of the Brotherhood and
; sisterhood.
Wedding bells are still echoing
■ for Miss Eva Peratrovich and
‘ Claude Hansen. They have the
t good wishes of the entire com
■ munity. (Ye Ed. almost—wish
■ es he were twenty years young
er.
POOR SPORTSMANSHIP
Under the most adverse and I
unsportsmanship conditions at'
Juneau, Petersburg High School
defeated Juneau High School,
copning the championship of the
.ulrst Division.
Under the greatest of obstacles
Petersburg won,. In a rough,
hard fought game Petersburg
demonstrated its right to claim
the championship.
The rules of the "game em
phatically declare without a bit
of doubt that the game shall be
along clean, sportsmanlike lines.
The personal contact between
opposing players is . positively
verboten; four fouls (personal)
disqualifies any player; any foul
if considered grave enough by
an official, will disqualify any
player.
All reports of the games are
Juneau threw away the rule
book and tried to win by foul
tactics. With contempt ail clean
sportsmen, athletes and fan.1
look upon the sportsmen (?) oi
Juneau. What Jittle caste they
had is now, since the contest
buried under an aroma of H23
The disgusting part of it wac
that Petersburg boys had tc
befoul themselves with the dirt
much and stench of hceap tin
horn sports.
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