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COVERING
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NEWS OF INTEREST
FROM NORTH, EAST & WEST
FOR ALL ALASKANS
VOLUME NO. VII.
NO. 5
PETERSBURG, ALASKA,
AUGUST 19, 1932
Subscription Price $4 per yeai
Seattle Fur Co.
Is Reorganized
That the Seattle Fur Ex
change, one the most valuable
agencies ever developed for the
selling of raw furs, is now re
organized and in a stronger fin
ancial position than ever before
in. its history, is news of great
significance to Alaska fur pro
ducers.
In the reorganization, Henrr
Wagner, internationally known
fur expert, operating through
out the world’s fur markets, has
become interested in the “Ex
change” purchasing a substan
tial interest and becoming man
ager of the company.
New capital in sufficient a
mount to place the organization
in an extremely strong financial
position has been invested, firsi
for the purpose of paying all
moneys due to shippers and for
the further purpose of expand
ing operations—making the Se
attle Fur Exchange one of the
finest and most extensively
equipped of any fur marketing
organization in the country.
Its function, as always, lies en
tirely in the ability of the “Ex !
change” to obtain top-notch
prices in their monthly public
auctions for the producer and to
provide him with a ready mar
bet for the raw product as well
as a good price.
In the reorganization, Mr. F
E. Lang, president of the Na
tional Grocery Company of Se
attle, becomes president. Mr. L.
S. Black of the Black Manufac
turing Company and Seattle
Hardware Company, becomes
vice-president. Mr. Henry Wag
ner is manager and his assist
ant, Michael Dederer, who has
so successfully sold all the furs
cf the “Exchange” for the past
four years will continue his
duties as sales manager, with
increased responsibilities as a
Continued on Page3
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GIFFORD RESIGNS
FROM HOOVER BOARD
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Resignation of Walter S. Gif
ford as director of the Presi
dent’s organization on unem
ployment relief, was accepted by
President Hoover. He is presi
dent of the American Telegraph
and Telephone Company.
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Pope Ask Aid
For Indians
The time is ripe for the in
tervention of God in the present
material and spiritual crisis of
the world, Pope Pius told 20Q
American pilgrims who visited
him recently.
The American group was led
by Bishop Joseph Schrembs of
Cleveland, Bishop Michael J
Gallagher of Detroit and Bish
op Karl J. Alter of Toledo.
"History tells us again ana
again,” the Pontiff said, “that
when men reached the lowest
ebb and began to curse and
deny God, then was the moment
God manifested himself, rein
fused confidence into men and
started the return to better
things.”
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Capt. Brierly is leaving for
British Columbia very shortly.
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Lieut. Com. Clark, former con
rr.ander of the airship Los An
geles, died on August 11th,
Note Order Reveals
No Money Shortage
Proof that there is plenty of
noney in the country was given
again recently jvhen the Trea
sury offered an issue of 4-year
notes, bearing 3% per cent in
terest to supply funds for the
enlarged work of the Recon
struction Finance Corporation
The Treasury offered $325,
000,000 of these notes. The pub
lic subscribed for $3,803,000,000,
or 12 times as much as was asked
At the same time, the Trea
sury offered the same amount of
2-year notes , bearing only 2 1-8
per cent interest. These were
over-subscribed more than five
times, the public being ready to
buy $1,703,000,000 of them.
Hide and Skin
Sales Increased
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Developments in the interna
tional hide and skin market
this month were of particular
interest. Prices rose steadily in
the European markets, River
Plate, and our domestic packer
market. European buying con
tinued in River Plate in face of
the rising market. Domestic
packer hide market was active
and developed an even firmer
tendency.
Much interest will attach dur
ing the coming weeks to the
international trend in hide and
skin prices. If the gains are
maintained, even in part, over
a considerable period of time, it
is pointed out, it may mean that
the low price levels for hides
reached the latter part of June,
were a forerunner of price re
covery in this commodity.
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W.C.T.U. Plans
No Third Party
Many delegates attended the
convention of the National Wo
man’s Christian Temperance
Union, held in Seattle recently
Mrs. Ella Alexander Boole, said
that the convention will not ad
vocate a third party.
The convention urged its mem
bers to concentrate on electing
dry congressmen.
"We will not recommend our
membership vote for either Re
publican or Democratic presi
dential candidates,” said the
president.
Between 5,000 and 6,000 tem
perance workers, including na
tionally prominent men and wo
men prohibitionists, attended
the convention.
Notable among the men whe
were listed on the convention
program were Col. Amos W. W
Woodcock, national director o;
i
prohibition; Dr. James M. Doran
,U. S. Commissioner of industrai
alcohol; Dr. Daniel A. Poling
chairman of the Allied Forces
for Prohibition, and Dr. Ernest
F. Cherrington, president of the
Anti-Saloon League and chair
man of the Prohibition Board of
Strategy.
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The management of the Coli
seum Theatre announces that a
change has been made in the
price of admission beginning
this week. Adult, 40 cents;
youths, 25 cents; children, 15
cents, no tax. Pal Nite admission
straight 25 cents whether you
bring a Pal along nr not.
Eclipse Slated
End of Month
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New light upon the materials
of which the sun is made is ex
pected to be thrown by observa
tions upon the coming total
eclipse of the sun.
Some of the world’s foremost
observatories are testing and
transporting astronomical ap
paratuses for photographic ob
servations of the corona and the
flash spectrum which appear
only during the total solar e
clipse.
The total eclipse proper will
occur at nearly 3.30 p.m., East
ern standard time, August 31.
That is, those who will be on the
central path of the trail of to
tality will be able to observe for
85 to 100 seconds at the most the
sun completely hidden by the
moon’s shadow.
Not until August 9, 1945 will
another total eclipse be seen
from the United States.
The eclipse of August 31 this
year will be partially seen from
nearly all over the United States
as far West as the Pacific Coast.
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Variety Theatre
Opens Month End
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After being closed for more
than two years, Rasmus Enge
will open his Variety Theatre a
bout the 28th or 30th of this
month. He is trying to get “The
Grand Hotel” one of the biggest
pictures of the year for the open
ing night.
| He has in Seattle now ready
: for shipment the best equipment
that can be obtained from the
j Western Electric Sound people;
'a new projecting machine and
| he has contracted for Metro-1
|Goldwyn-Mayer pictures, Colum-|
jbia, Universal, R. A. C. Western!
land United Artists. The equip-'
(ment will be installed by Mr. |
[Lawrence, service man for the
| company and the projecting
room will be rewired by Cy
Coyne of Petersburg to conform
with the specifications of the in
stalling company.
Mr. Enge announces that he
intends to charge prices and
give entertainments that will
compete with any in the coun
try and further that any enter
tainments or demands for use
cf auditorium purposes can be
arranged for directly with him.
The Variety Theatre was re
1 built about four years ago after
the model of the Blue Mouse
Theatre in Seattle and is one of
the best in the Territory with
accoustics that make it easy to
j enjoy the sound pictures.
, j Further announcements will
, be made later as the installation
[is made and due advertising will
| be given to the public to permit
I attendance.
COLUMBIA FISHERMEN
TO STRIKE
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Reports from the Columbia
River are that the fishermen of
that district are talking of or
dering a strike because of dis
satisfaction with prices being
.paid. Three cents per pound is
what they have been getting
, since the top of the run hit the
river. The cann$rs indicate that
a strike would just about suit
; them as some of them are said
. oo be operating only because of
contracts that they have with
Miners Make Good
Clean-up 21 Days
Oscar Plowman, operating In
the Mills Creek-Moose Pass dis
trict which was worked many
years ago, producing much gold,
has prospected new ground, and
with three men helping recov
eied $2,800 in three weeks, he
said recently.
This was the first sizeable
poke brought in to Seward, since
people began going to the hills
as a result of recent ruch strikes.
Reports from other districts
indicated placer men are meet
ing good success, working rock
ers, sluice boxes and hydraulics.
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Son Is Born
To Lindberghs
Was born to Mr. and Mrs. C.
A. Lindbergh of Englewood, N. J .
a son whom they have named
Dwight Morrow Lindbergh. The
lettle fellow came along on the
16th to brighten the home which
during the past year was sadden
ed by the kidnapping of Charles
A. Lindbergh, Jr.
In a statement to the press,
national and international, Col
onel Lindbergh plead for a re
spect of the privacy of his own
home and life. He declared that
iff this had been permitted that
itj is not probable that he and
M(rs. Lindbergh would have to go
through life forever remember
ing the most inhuman ofJ crimes
perpetrated upon them—t h e
kidnapping and murder of their
18-months old son.
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Alaska Salmon
Business Large
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Importance of the salmon in
dustry in the Pacific Northwest
was discussed recently at n
meeting of the Young Men’s
Business Club, in the New Wash
ington Hotel, Seattle, by G. P.
Halverty, salmon canner.
“The Alaska production of
canned salmon is $40,000,000 or
$50,000,000 annually,” Halverty
said. About 50,000 persons are
employed directly in it.
“But the salmon business
needs to have established cer
tain standards, oth for its bene
fit and that of the public. The
industry has failed to realize
one of its most essential fea
tures—that is, to tell the truth
!cn th elabel.”
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Pan-American
Buys Airways
Officials of Pan-American Air
ways announced recently the
company had acquired Alaskan
Airways, a subsidiary of Ameri
can Airways, Inc., and would
operate it under the name of
Pacific Alaska Airways Inc.
The Alaskan line covers a I
territory of about 1,000 square
miles in the Far North, its sche
dule including the towns of An
chorage, Fairbanks, Nome and
Fort Yukon.
1 The purchase of Alaskan Air
ways by Pan-American extends
its system to cover the entire
Western Hemisphere. The Pan
American runs a 7,500-mile
trunk line from Miami to Rio de
Janeiro and Buenos Aires.
Motor Car Owners
Escape Trimming
The Akron, Ohio, correspond
ent of the “Wall Street Journal”
this week revealed by what a
small margin motor car owners
escaped a “trimming.” This au
thority says that tire manufac
turers had combined to raise
prices so as to take care of the
new taxes on tires and also to
leave a considerable margin of
additional profit besides. Sev
eral of them announced boosts
of 11 per cent on tires and 15 per
cent on inner tubes.
However, a large mail order
house which does an extensive
tire business refused to “go a
long” and the scheme fell flat.
The only group to suffer are re
tailers, who were induced to load
up with stock in anticipation of
the advance.
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Poor Salmon
Run on Columbia
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For the first time in genera
tions the annual salmon run up
the Columbia River has failed,
according to members of the
Colville Indian tribe.
And if the run does not soon
materialize, and it is unlikely
that it will this late in the sea
son, say veteran tribesmen, it is'
probable that an appeal will-be
made to the “Great White Fath
er” at Washington.
The Indiana declare that the
salmon run has never failed
them nor their forefathers. For;
generations the river has bro’t'
them their annual supply of
fresh fish and winter’s supply
of smoked salmon.
" The tribesmen are now en
camped on the banks of the riv
ei at Kettle Falls waiting for the
annual run which has failed to
come. And there is talk among
them of the encroachment of
the white man, who now it seems
have removed the Indian’s last
sources of food.
Although the fish have over
come all natural barriers in the
river for years, they have failed
this year to mster the big, new
Rock Islnd Dam near Wenat
chee. Builders of the dam con
structed fish ladders, but the
Indians, who have fished the
river for years, say the salmon
will not use them.
Veteran fishermen, however,
say that the annual run will
come late in August. The river
is said to be black with salmon
below the dam.
The Indians wait patiently.
SNAP SHOTS
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Mrs. Hattie W. Carroway of
Arkansas, Democrat, was re
nominated by her party for Sen
ator to Congress.
Senator Carroway was named
to fill the unexpircd term of her
husband following his death.
Mayor James Walker in an
appeal before Governor Roose
velt asked the right to foce his
accusers. Attorney Donnelly,
his counsel challenged the right
of the governor to remove him
o the matter pends before the
courts for decision.
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j Mrs. Rachel Poratrovich un
derwent operation in the gov
ment hospital, Juneau and is
leported as recovering nicely.
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Henry E. Phillips returned
from Juneau where he has been
jin the hospital for some time.
Hoover Goes Wet In
Acceptance Speech
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Advocating a change in Pro
hibition and envisaging a move
ment “from a defense to a pow
erful attack on depression,"
Herbert Hoover last week ac
cepted the renomination to the
Presidency.
j States should be allowed to
deal with the liquor problem as
they see fit, Hoover declared, but
[subject to constitutional guar
antees to protect each other
“from interference and invasioo
by its neighbors and that in no
part of the United States shall
there be a return to the saloon
system."
In going on record in favor of
a change in Prohibition, the
President went beyond the Re
publican platform which con
fined the proposal to the ques
tion that such a change should
be submitted to the people.
In his accpetance speech, the
President said he opposed can
cellation of war debts.
The President favors a pro
tective tariff.
Strong Defense
The President also insisted
that the Navy and Army should
be strong enough to prevent in
vasion but asked arms reduction
above that strength.
He insisted on a balanced
budget along with the reduc
tion of National, State and local
governmental expenditures.
The President demanded
sound currency.
Immigration
He favors restricted immigra
tion and asks conservation of
national resources.
A reform in banking laws is
favored. Hoover advocated re
organization of the law enforce
ment agencies, court of legal
procedure and favored the dev
elopment of rivers, harbors and
highways.
Demos Challenge
Hoover Stand
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What President Hoover said
in his acceptance speech only
casually interested Gov. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, Presidential
nominee on the Democratic Na
tional Ticket.
Gov. Roosevelt retired without
reading a word of the Hoover
adress.
Later, however, Gov. Roosevelt
will put his comments under a
political microscope answering
Hoover and challenging h i s
stand, in a series of road speech
es, the first being on August 29
at Columbus, Ohio. His answers
will elaborate his own attitude
on economic questions, part
icularly on railroads.
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YACHT STRANGER HAS
MENAGERIE ABOARD
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With a baby walrus aboard,
I lassoed on the Arctic ice pack,
jthe yacht Stranger, skippered
| by Capt. E. F. Lewis of Los An
geles, the owner, arrived in Ju
jneau enroute to Southern Cali
fornia. The walrus consumes
twenty-three cans of evaporated
milk daily.
In the menagerie aboard the
I yacht were two Kodiak brown
bear cubs, three black bears and
four reindeer fawns, all intended
for the Balboa Park zoo at San
t Diego.
The passed south last Fuday.