VOL. 4.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, May 4, 1930
No. 45.
1HOII. JAMES WUSIH, REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR DELEGATE 10
C0N6RESS IS DESIRE OF MAJORITY HIS tl POLLS
West Coast Gives
Wickersham Vote
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. .Returns from Hydaburg:
For Delegate*
Rustgard, 7; Wickersham, 103.
Treasurer:
Knight, 104; Smith, 3.
For Auditor:
Cole, 105; Reed, 2.
School Commi sioner:
Breuer, 5; Keller, 103.
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Ulmer, 29.
For Senator:
Gardner, 4; Steel 105.
"For Representative:
Gildea, 7; Johnson 101; Noland,
6; Paul, 104; Scott, 4; Sommer,
100; Wacker 6; Winn, 104; Gil
more, 97.
KAKE RETURNS
..Rustgard, 15; Wickersham, 122
Knight, 177. Smith 15; Cole 126;
Reed 5; Breuer 12; Keller 121;
Gardner; 15; Steel 120; Gildea,
13; Johnson, 122; Noland 8; Paul
126; Scott, 16; Sommer, 119;
Wacker, 11; Winn, 120.
The big tender .William .T.
Muir was over on Monday from
Skinner and Eddy cannery, Kake
towing floating traps to locations
for the season.
Tlie “Mary Lou” tender for the
Libby’s at Craig, captained by
Jim Kunane, arrived in port to
day. Jim is an old timer in
Sitka and other waters and
asks us to pass along his regards
. to old friends
Rustgard, 18; .Wickersham .19;
Knight, 47; Smith 20; Cole, 42;
Reed, 24; Breuer, 24; Keller, 39;
Ulmer, 35; Gardner, 24; Steel,
41; Gilda, 36; Johnson, 37; No
land 20; Paul; 41; Scott, 16;
Sommer, 34; Wacker, 20; Winn,
38; Gilmore, 43.
KLAWOCK
Rustgard, 53; Wickersham, 80;
Knight, 80; Smith 52; Cole, 90;
Reed, 42; Breuer, 44; Keller, 83;
Ulmer, 105; Gardner, 56; Steel,
73; Gildea, 61, Johnson, 72; No
land, 49; Paul, 87; Scott, 64;
Sommer, 65, Wacker, 42; Winn,
78; Gilmore, 100; L. T. Watson,
94.
Mrs. M. 0. Coates I
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Pusses Away in Calif. \
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The many friends of Mrs. M.
O. Coates in Petersburg will be
sorry to hear of her death in
Modesto, California. Mrs. Coates
was no stranger in Petersburg
having visited her daughter, Mrs.
Neil MacGregor, here, for a year
in 1924 an dagain last year. She
was taken ill while here on her
last visit so she left in May for
California in an effort to regain
her health. She was prominent
ly active in church work and in
ether social activities and will
be much missed.
Her life has been full of use
ful activity. She crossed the
plains in a covered wagon train
in the early sixties with her
father and mother. They camp
ed and later built a home on the
banks of Cherry Creek, Colorado j
This aftrwards became the site
of the City of Denver. She spent
her early life there and in New!
Mexico. Later she entered poli- ;
tics and for eight years was Su- j
perintendent of all charitable in
stitutions of Colorado. When
the United States entered the
World War, she offered her ser
vices to the American Red Cross.
Her offer was accepted and dur- j
ing the war she was stationed at
Washington, D. C., where she
held an important position with (
the National Organization of the j
Red Cross.
i She had partially recovered
her health in California arid was
! t ble to enjoy an auto ride on
the very day of her death. The!
immediate cause of death being
j a heart attack. Funeral services
[were held on Tuesday and her
i remains interred in Denver,
Colorado.
MASSACRE BY CHINESE j
Bandits armed with machine
guns massacred a thousand re-.
sidents of Kengsuchen, North!
Kiangsu Province last Saturday,
it was learned. Thousands of
captives were carried off with
the loot.
//on. James Wickersham,
Next Delegate to Congress
NEW PI.ANE ARRIVES
A new Lockheed seaplane, the
Taku, was brought into port by
Pi Oo Robert E. Ellis and Frank
Hatcher, mechanic, from Seat
Lie, last week. Two stops were
made enroute to Juneau—Ket
chikan and Petersburg. The ves
sel was in the air for 7 hours and
30 minute ; between the two
ports.
Naval Delegates Are
Greeted in N. Y.
The American delegates to the
London Naval Conference set
foot again on American soil on
Tuesday morning. Ambassador
Dwight W. Morrow was the only
member of the delegation to
make a formal statement. He
said it is a good treaty. Secretary
of State is entitled to the high
est credit for accomplishing the
aims for which President Hoover
sent the delegation.
The Naval Treaty will be sub
mitted immediately upon its ar
rival and the Senate leaders are
preparing to give it early consid
eration.
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GREAT BRITAIN WORRIED
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The British Government, re
membmering the bloody Sepoy
mutiny of 1857, is taking steps
to prevent possible trouble with
the native troops of India.
Arrests of Nationalist leaders
continues and the principal of
the university at Ahaddad is
being held by the authorities.
Declamatory Contest
On Wednesday afternoon, the
children in the U. S. Bureau of
Education school here held a de
clamatory contest—the winner of
which will represent Petersburg
at the convention of the Alaska
Native Brotherhood to be held in
Ketchikan next November.
The contestants were Julia
Joe, “Helps to Read.” May Jack
son, “The Witness;” Clara John
son, “Oh Captain, My Captain;”
and Clifford Waha, president of
the local camp of the Alaska Na
tive Brotherhood.
Louis Omee, “The Blue and the
, Grey,” Louis Austin, “Old Glory”
and Grace Jackson, “The Blind
Man and the Elephant.”
Grace Jackson, in the seventh
grade was awarded first place
with Clara Johnson second and
alternate.
| The judges of the contest were
|Capt. Loewen and Lieut. Litzen
berger of the Salvation Army
PROHIS BUSY IN NEW YORK
Eleven male patrons of the
Hollywood Restuarant, Broad
way night Club, were arrested
under charges of possession of
liquor. This is the first “guest”
arrest made by Federal officials
in New York.
A group of men and women
agents mingled with the crowd
in the club and singled out elev
en guests charged with possess
ing liquor at their tables.
Upon arrival of Maurice Camp
bell, Prohibition Administrator
for Eastern New York, the raid
was given.
Returns from 28 Precincts Gives
Wickersham Lead First Division
Totals coming into this office
point to a victory for the Hon.
.James Wickersham in all four
Divisions of the Territory. Car
rying the First Division by a
good majority, his lead was aug
mented by the votes of the
Divisions to the Westward where
he was running better than sev
en to five.
With Knight 900 votes behind
Smith it looks as if the West
ward man would have but little
chance of catching up but he is
beginning to cut into Smith’s
lead so that there is a feeling of
apprehension in some quarters
ihat Knight might win out.
With Steel under a handicap
of 700 he is definitely out of the
running so that in November it
is not unlikely that when the
clouds of battle have blown
away, the Democrats with a
broad smile on their faces will be
consoling Gardner for losing in
that battle.
The fight between Breuer and
Keller developed into just the
dirty kind of a sneaky, fight that
was expected of Breuer. Seeking
mblicity with half truths he
declared that Paul and Steel
approached him and bargained
for patronage in his office for
Steel and $150 campaign funds.
As to this statement one may
judge who speaks the truth. To
day sits in Breuer’s office a
young woman whose appoint •
ment was solely to receive sup
port of certain federal officials.
That was an arrangement by
Breuer himself and had naught
to do with Steel or Paul. A pait
if the same plan was the tiring
of his secretary—and this was i i
secure the support of Paul. The
appointee in his office today is
evidence of his own scheming.
The “slush fund” so much de
cried ana condemned by the
Empire was a pro rata sha of
the election—absolute cost. In
comparison to which attention
is called to the trip of Editor Pe
gues of the Empire and Eddie
Morrissey of the Chronicle who
vent to Seattle to secure funds
from the Packers for the cam
paign. Eddie was said to have
been all dolled up in a top silk
hat and a gold headed cane pa
rading around with the canners
at their convention at Vancouv
er. All costs of campaigns, the
publicity has heretofore been
carried by the Alaska Native Bro
therhood. This year the candi
dates who would benefit finan
cially by election agreed it was
no more than fair that they pay
[proportionate share of the cost.
Had Breuer been on the ticket
| he would have paid his share
The fight against Keller will be
the stronger because he is the
stronger candidate. The game of
the opposition being to nomin
Lte weak Republican candidates
so their victory will be assured in
the November elections..
Of the legislative ticket, John
son, Paul, Scott and Winn w1
battle for placement next fall
l gainst the Democratic candi
dates.
. .Territorially Wickersham, Cole
Keller and Smith have taken
leads from which Breuer will
not be able to recover lost ground
and the same may be said of
Knight.
OHIO PRISON AGAIN GIVES
Convicts in the idle houses of
the Ohio penitentiary again be
gan a demonstration of revolt
md a concerted effort to escape
but were quelled by the force of
ftrearms and ammunition. They
were driven back from the doors
'eading to the main entrance by
automatic rifles in the hands of
the prison guards.
It was in this very prison but
last week that the most disas
trous fire in an institution of its
kind was ever reported.
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Committee to Scan the
Campaigns
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Senator Gerald P. Nye, chair
man of the Senate Campaign
Funds Committee, said investi
gation will begin next week and
hearings will be conducted in the
primary expenditures in Illinois
and Pennsylvania. He said
agents were already at work in
those states to study the Mc
Cormick-Deneen contest close
ly and also the Davis-Grundy
contest.
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.. Commencement exercises for
the High School graduating class
will be held at the MacGregor
Theatre on Wednesday evening
of next week.
Empire Concedes
Paul’s Election
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.Twenty-eight .precincts re
ported in First Division gives
Rustgard 1549 to Wickersham’s
1615; Knight 1237, Smith 1714;
Cole 1573, Reed, 1471; Breuer,
1166; Keller 1736; Ulmer 1792;
Gardner 1814 Steel, 1164; Gil
dea 1472, Johnson, 1630, Noland
1491; Paul 1403; Scott 1592;
Sommer 1168; Wacker, 614;
Winn, 1832.
In the Territory Wickersham
leads by 511; Cole 436, Keller
266; Smith, 927.
Wickersham leading all Divi
sions.. Paul's nomination is con
ceded by the Empire..
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HOOVER’S MESSAGE NOT RED
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President on Tuesday sent a
message to the Senate urging
completion of its legislative and
law enforcement program but
the Senate was so busy with oth
er matters that it even waived
the formality of having the Ex
ecutive message read and it was
referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee without a word of discus
sion.
. .The confirmation of Judge J. J.
Parker for associate justice was
a measure cited in the message.