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PETERSBURG, ALASKA, NOV. 15, 1929.
No. 21
Verdict Favors
War Veterans
Homer N. Love, a World War
veteran living at the National
Soldiers’ Home, Sawtelle, Calif.,
will receive a monthly compen
sation of $57.50, dating from Oc
tober 31, 1918 when he was dis
charged, until he die. He was
winner of the first of 168 suits
against the government, brought
in California.
A jury in the Federal Court
last week returned verdict in fa- j
vor of Love who asked for in
surance on the grounds he had
contracted tuberculosis in the
Army and was totally disabled.
Federal Court attaches state
that more than 36,000 similar
suits have been brought by dis
abled veterans in the United
States.
Many Want Job
Over in Copenhagen, about the
end of October, recruits beseiged
the Psychotechnic Institute of
Copenhagen to sacrifice them
selves to science in experiments
to measure how much alcohol
average persons of various class
es of society can drink before
becoming inebriated.
The general purpose of the
experiments were to measure in
dividual intelligence by compar
ing the results of alcohol on va
rious persons. The amount con
sumed will be carefully measur
ed and the patient’s reaction
noted in detail.
Classes will be divided into
four groups for experimentation
ever a period of two months.
Senator Norris Scores
Tariff Proponent
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Senator Norris made a speech
on tariff last Friday declared by
Senator Brcokhart to be the
“greatest tariff speech ever de
livered in this body.”
The Senator’s speech was z
sarcastic deliverance against
what he termed “Grundy’s store,’
a collection of imported articles
brought into the senate cham
ber to show the enormous profits
gained by importers of dolls,
musical instruments and other
goods.
The situation, argued Norris,
was similar to the Chicago gang
wTar, contending that the import
ers had poached upon Grundy’s
maufacturing preserves.
“Grundy says, ‘these consum
ers are our victims,” Norris told
the senate as he waved a Ger
man doll in the air. “We claim
the right to rob these people
against you importing robbers,
because the importers haven’t
any right to rob people in our
territory.’ ”
BINGHAM CONDUCT CONDEM
Senator Bingham was censur
ed last week by the Senate for
taking Mr. Eyanson, an officer
of the Connecticut Manufactur
ers Association, into secret ses
ions of the Senate Finance Com
mittee at a time when the tar
iff bill was being framed.
For the first time in 27 years
has such a censure been given
a member of the Senate by that
body. The resolution was adopt
ed by a vote of 54 to 22 after it
was amended to clear him of in
tentionally corrupt motive.
iiame Commission Recommends
Removal Bear Restrictions
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WILL CLEAR MOONEY
Mrs. George Monroe, of Bel
air, Ohio last Saturday declared
that her brother, Lewis Smith
was responsible for the 1916 Pre
paredness Day Parade bombing
! in San Francisco. She declared
that her brother, in a deathbed
confession “confessed” he had
planted the suitcase of explos
ives, for which Tom Mooney and
Billings were later convicted.
Mrs. Monroe declared that her
brother said he planted the ex
plosives on promise of being well
paid but that he had received
nothing.
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Middleton Returns;
Flag at Halfmast
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The Washington and Wiscon
sin, two big seiners operating in
the westward arrived in port
last night with a thrilling tale of
heroism on the stormy seas off
Yakutat.
These boats with Hillside II
were going south from Seward to
Seattle when they were caught
in the storms off the Gulf of Al
aska on the night of the 12th.
The Hillside was lost sight of by
tlie other two boats which had
the battle of their lives on their
hands.
During the night a furious
wave smashed the rudder of the
Hillside so that she drifted help
lessly in the storm. Capt. Ragna
Jensen ordered a mattress sat
urated with gasoline and lighted
as a signal torch. When this
was done the Middletoin saw it'
and battled its way to the help
less craft. All of the crew of the
Hillside were saved but the Mid
dleton lost Knute Haugen when
a great wave washed him over
board and the decks clean of ev
ery bit of gear and equipment.
Haugen was seen but once by the
crew; Capt. Isaacson stayed by
heroically trying to find Knute
without avail.
The last seen of the Hillside
was when she was going down
bow first to the bottom of the
Gulf of Alaska. All the boats
show considerable rough hand
ling by the winds and seas. The
seven men saved from the Hill
side are proceeding south on the
other two craft.
Capt. Isaacson declared that
he encountered the fiercest wa
ters in the Gulf during this ex
periece, than he has ever en
countered in a small craft.
Too much credit cannot be
given Capt. Isaacson for his
skill and seamanship in handling
his craft saving the men from
the illfated vessel; and to his
crew, for their part and the for
getting of self that others might
be saved.
GETS YEAR FOR STEALING
Walter B. Pierce of Terra
Haute, Ind., a notary public was
sentenced to serve one year on
the state penal farm for the em
bezzlement of 25 cents. When
he plead guilty to the charge of
failing to forward 25 cents to the
secretary of state, fee for an au
tomobile driver’s license, he was
sentenced to the penal farm by
Judge John P. Jeffries.
The following statement has
been sent to the press by the
Alaska Game Commission for to
days publications: Quote:
In order not to stand in the
way of an increasing industrial
development in many parts of!
Alaska, and to correct a misun
derstanding of present regula
tions that has existed ‘in the
minds of many residents of the
Territory, the Alaska Game Com
mission, after much study and
deliberation has recommended
a modification of existing re
gulations to be effective July 1st,
1930 on the seasons and bag lim
its of large brown grizzly and
black bears.
The recommended modifica
tions of the regulations on large
Drown or grizzly bears are as
follows: for residents no closed
season or bag limit except in
the following described areas
where the season shall be Sep
tember 1st to June 20th and the
bag limit two in the aggregate:
the Alaska Peninsula, the area
draining Cook Inlet from the
west, the area between the Ber
ing River and the west side or
Yakutat Bay, the area between
Alsek River and the west side ol
Glacier Bay, and the following
named Islands—Shuyak, Mon
tague, Hinchinbrook and Haw
kins. However, in these areas a
resident may kill a large brown
bear or grizzly bear at any time
or place when such animal is
about to attack or molest per
sons or property. For non-resi
dents, September 1st to June 20,
throughout the Territory (the
same as heretofore) with a bag
limit of two in the aggregate.
The black bear has had a
marked increase in certain sec
tions of the Territory. They
have been proved to be the
cause of much destruction of
calves of moose and caribou
These animals are becoming a
nuisance also to trappers, trad
ers and travellers. It has been
recommended that the season
and bag limit on black bear be
removed and that they be taken
by anyone in a lawful manner
through the Territory.
(Signed) W. R. Selfridge
Member Alaska Game
Commission.
JOINS NEWS FRATERNITY*
C. J. Lineke, former member
of the Seward Gateway has hiedj
him hence to Anchorage and en
tered the ranks of independent
printers. He has opened up a
job shop in the railroad city and
will probably publish a weekly
newspaper, later.
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HOW COULD HE DO IT?
Mrs. Isabel T. Kerrigan, of New
York, appeared before the Su
preme Court of Brooklyn, to con
test divorce action and asking
that he pay $35 a week alimony
pending trial of her suit. He
contended he was without funds
and supported by his father. She
declares that as prohibition
agent he had a salary of $2,500
a year; had acquired a town and
country house, two automobiles
and a speed boat, which was of
| record in the Brooklyn Supreme
Court. “Well done, thou good
and faithful servant.”
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LOCAL MINING COMPANY
MAKES SHOWING
The Admiral Mining Company,
composed of Albert Jorgensen,
John Wallace and Albert Mc
Dowell, working in the Farragut
River Basin have been doing ac
tive development work on their
claims this fall.
Jorgensen returned from the
claims, bringing some fine look
ing specimens of silver lead ore.
No returns from the assay have
been made but the mineral looks
like a pretty good proposition.
The Hand of Insull
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The Minneapolis Journal is
sued statement last Friday that
it had learned from reputable
financial circles that the Insull
public utilities interests of Chi
cago had started preliminary
negotiations for the purchase of
the W. B. Foshay Company pro
perties.
Representatives of the Insull
interested, according to • The
Journal made examination of
the affairs of the Foshay Com
pany last week and indications
were that reports of the prelim
inary investigations would be
favorable.
It is reported that the project
ed deal would involve all if not
the majority of the Public Util
ities Consolidated Corporation,
a subsidiary of the Foshay Com
pany.
There is no possibility that
effected until final inventory of
the company’s properties has
been made.
Citizenship Night School
Opens Monday
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The Citizenship Night School
will open next Monday evening,
November 18. The primary aim
of the school is to prepare can
didates for United States citi
zenship and a thorough training
will be given along these lines.
However, all others, even though
they have their citizenship pa
pers, but desire to gain a better
understanding of the funda
mentals of English, are especial
ly urged to come.
The formation of our govern
ment and the constitution of
the United States will be ex
plained.
The school building will be op
en for enrollment next Monday
evening at 7 o'clock. You are
welcome and remember, the tui
tion is free.
SENDING LOCAL PRODUCT
TO EASTERN EXHIBIT
At the request of Major Gil
lette of the Alaska Road Com
mission, the Alaskan Glacier Sea
Food Company is sending a jar
cf shrimp meat and a jar of crab
meat as an Alaskan exhibit at a
Road Show to be held in Atlantic
City sometime in January.
This will make a mighty fine
exhibit of local products and at
the same time give good adver
tising to Alaska in general and
Petersburg in particular.
TAKES PRIZE AT SHOW
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The Yukon Fur Farms took
high honors for their exhibit of
mink at the Livestock Show held
in Portland last week.
Jess Ames, who took the stock
to Portland, is expected home on
the Queen, this week
Jenson Being Groomed For
Delegate By “Lomen” Division
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CHINESE JUSTICE
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Whatever may be said of the
Chinese, they cannot be con
demned for tardy justice when
their laws are violated.
Kin Kao, former Vice-Consul
in San Francisco was sentenced
to seven years imprisonment and
f:ned $3,000 in gold and his wife
has been sentenced to four years
and fined $2,500 on charges of
attempting to smuggle opium
valued at $500,000 into San
Francisco, last summer.
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Important Decision
Rendered
Judge E. Coke Hill recently
rendered an important decision
relative to tide lands. In the
case of United States vs. Jen
nie Lynch, he declared that tide
lands in Alaska, even though oc
cupied, remain the property oi
me United States and subject to
Federal authority. Defendant’
in the case was a Ketchikan In
dian.
Action was brought by the
then District Attorney A. G.
Shoup, to enjoin erection of per
manent structures that would
effect navigation. Judge Wick
ersham represented defendant,
and affirmed that under the In
dian claims law, she had a right
to the land involved and could
not be disturbed in her posses
sion and use of it. Judge Hill
decided as a matter of fact that
Congress at no time had made
it possible for Indians or anyone
else to claim paramount title to
tide lands, title of which in fee
simple, he declared, remained
vested in the Federal govern
ment in trust for future State
that may be created out of the
Territory of Alaska.
The Lynch case in the future
will be important in the settling
of disputes affectin use of tide
lands..
“Cappy Ricks” Play
Complete Success
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Last night local Thespians,
in the main members of the lo
cal Pots of the American Legion
and its Auxiliary under direction
of Mr. Sanford Dodge, staged
the comedy “Cappy Ricks.” From
all sides the actors were highly
complimented upon their fine
performance. Mr. John Comp
bell of Campbells’, saw this play
jin the States when professionals
carried the various parts. He
declares emphatically that this
production was just as good if
not better than the one he saw
in the States.
The followin was the cast:
Mrs. Sybill Locken, Miss Mary
Reep, Guy Skyman, Harold
Dawes, Trygvie Strom, William
Dunkelberger, Mrs. Loyla Ohmer,
Carol Clausen, and “Myself.”
Each character was well im
personated and the entire play
was carried in a way that would
j do credit to any average com
; munity.
The Thorsen family will occu
py the Holms’ residence.
Nome is sending out feelers by
way of the Associated Press to
secure the political reaction to
the candidacy of Thomas 1). Jen
sen as candidate on the Repub
lican ticket for delegate to Con
gress from Alaska.
At present Jenson is clerk of
the court of the Nome Division.
He represented that Division
and the Federal Brigade during
the 1927 session of the Aleaska
Legislature, resigning as senator
to be appointed to the more lu
crative position of clerk of the
court.
The feeler is sent out by the
Nome Nugget, a Lomen publica
tion but it is not signified that
he has definitely announced his
candidacy. The dispatch is said
to be a feeler from the Nome Di -
vision as to reception of this
candidate by the Empire and the
Federals.
At present it is reported that
the only two announced candi
dates on the Republican ticket,
Judge James Wickersham and
John Rustgard, are making ac
live preliminary plans for a vig
orous campaign. Already con
siderable report is circulating
that the electors are taking posi
tive positions as to whom they
will support so that by primaries
the election will have been set
tled with only marking of the
ballots to indicate official action.
Coalition Members
Insulted
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The tariff fight. Vare fight and
other matters is making Senate
sessions rather acrimonious
these days with parliamentarian
edge on the side of the Progress
ives.
Growing bitterness between
eastern and western wings of the
Republican Party was further
acecntuated in the Senate dur
ing the past week when memb< rs
of the independent Republican
Democratic coalition severely
criticised President Pro Tempore
George Moses of New Hompshire
for a speech in which he referred
to them in a speech as “sons of
wild jackasses.”
What with various important
senatorial investigations, elec
tion contests and triff revision
downward in the hands of the
Progressives, the die-hards are
having the time of their lives
keeping above stagnant po
litical waters.
RECEIVERSHIP OF FOSHAY’S
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According to late reports, the
| operation of the Northland
|Transportation Co., of Ketchikan
will in no way be affected by the
receivership of the Foshay Co.
William Semar, manager of the
Ketchikan concern received tel
egraphic advice direct from Min
neapolis advising that the re
ceivership of the company does
not in elude the Ketchikan com -
panies.
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The Princeton passed thru here
Monday with delegates from the
West Coast for Haines. Kake
delegates to the A.N.B. conven
arrived today and will leave on
the Queen; Petersburg is sending
four delegates.