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VOLUME NO. VI.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA,
MAY 6, 1932
NO. 42
Arrested On
Game Charge
Edward Haynes was arrestee
at Five Mile by deputy marshals
Brown and Wick and brought tc
town. Three charges were fllec
v gainst Haynes to one of which
he plead guiltyJpossession oi
deer. It is alleged that Haynes
had in his possession three sacks
of sugar, 4 cases o fmilk and 1
sack of potatoes belonging tc
tne Sanitary Market and which
was missing from the Citizens’
Dock; that he was a non-resi
dent and therefore prohibited
from hunting in the country; it
is further alleged that he had in
his possession a gas drum which
belonged to the Standard Oil
Company and missing from its
docks and a fourteen-foot rowr
boat belonging to David Phillips.
He was sentenced to six
months in the federal jail on the
game charge and the balance
will probably hang over his head
depending on action of the De
partment of Justice.
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P. T. A. Will
Meet May 13
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Next Wednesday evening the
P. T. A. will meet in the school
auditorium at which time Mrs.
E. S. Hungerford will be inaug
erated and take office in place
cf Mrs. Charles Anderson who
has completed three years as
president of the organization.
During the three years term
much has been accomplished by
the organization under Mrs.
Anderson and her faithful loy
alty as executive officer of the
organization is not unappreciat
ed. It is to be hoped that the
new president of the organiza
tion wil lreceive the same hearty
response and support as was
given the outgoing president.
Through such cooperation the
organization can well hope to
accomplish much good in the
future.
There will be a community
singing service and some music -
al numbers on the program in
cluding a talk by Principal Geo.
V. Beck summarizing the work
of the school during the year.
Following the program there
is to be an inspection of the
several grades in the building
where will be seen an exhibit of
work accomplished by the pupils
this year. It is urged that the
parents do not make the in
spection prior to the program.
Immediately following the pro
gram and prior to the inspection
of the exhibits will be held the
usual luncheon.
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SL-I-I-I-DE
Into your seat early if you want
to see “HOT COPY.”
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Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Isorr
left on the steamer Alaska foi
their home in Cordova when
they will remain under taking
the crab operations in the old
copper city.
The marque on the Sing Let
building put in by Joe Delfinc
Salazar is now completed anc
makes a fine addition to Indiar
Street.
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An operation was performec
on the infant child of Harlar
and Mrs. Skeek to remove ai
abcess about the ribs. Following
the recovery of the child, th<
parents left for LeConte Glacie;
where they are shooting seal.
Sentence of Honor
Slayers Is Commuted
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The honor slayer verdict re
turned by a jury after a two-daj
deadlock giving a ten-year term
was commuted by Governor
i Lawrence to one hour without
return of civil rights unless a
full pardon is granted.
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Detective Arrested
For Ransom Hoax
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Gaston Means, former de
partment of justice operative, is
being held in Washington, D. C.,
in connection with the $100,000
Lindbergh baby extortion hoax.
He is charged with larceny after
trust of Mrs. Edward MsLean
who is the wife of the owner of
the Washington Post, published
jn the national capital. Means
is an ex-convict of the Atlanta
penitentiary for bribery opera
tions and gained national no -
toriety by publication of his
book, “The Strange Case of
President Harding” in which he
alleges that President Harding
was the victim of the oil gang
which manipulated leases and
other grafts during the Harding
regime.
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Warring Factions Bury
The Hatchet
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The battle between the stock
holders of the Pacific American
Fisheries and John F. Harris,
New York broker, against E. B.
Deming of the same company
was dismissed recently by Judge
Jeremiah Neterer in Bellingham,
Washington. Dismissal was grant
ed by stipulation of both sides.
It would be interesting to get tiie
inside story of this fight.
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Heavy Tourist Traffic
For Alaska
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Heavy bookings of summer
tourists being made by repre
sentatives of the Alaska Steam
ship Company include a special
party of 150 Pennsylvania farm
ers and members of their fam
ilies who will sail from Seattle cn
the steamship Alaska, July 19 on
an eleven-day cruise of South
eastern Alaska. The Pennsyl
vania Farmer, a magazine de
voted to the farming industry
is sponsoring the trip. The farm
er party will arrive in Seattle on
a special train from Pittsburgh.
A Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce tour party will sail
from Seattle June 10 on the
Alaska Steamship Company’s
ident. Odds were 6 to 5 a week
ago that he would be nominated.
John N. Garner was second
choice, 3 x/2 to 1; Albert C. Rit
chie, 7 to 1; Alfred E. Smith, 10
to 1; Owen D. Young, 20 to 1:
James A. Reed, 30 to 1.
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Totem Carvers Get
Trip to Alaska
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Because they are clever at
carving totem poles three Boy
Scouts are going to get free trips
to Alaska in June.
The winners in a totem polo
contest, announced by the Boy
Scouts of America, are: Blanch
ard Kennedy, 17 years old, Co
1 lumbus, Miss.; John Potsch, 17
1 Cicero, 111., and William E. Muel
^ ler, 14, El Paso, Texas.
1 The poles they carved, praised
by experts, are exhibited at the
Department of Interior, Wash.
i Kunt Nordgren left for Seattle
i cn the last trip of the Evans.
; A. H. Sonsthagen left for Ju
i neau. He plans to operate £
' salmon mildcure operations al
Taku Harbor.
Senate Passes
Indian Bill
The Senate passed the Thlin
get and Haida claims bill which
provides that they may present
their claims for compensation
for lands and other resources of
which they have been disposses
sed without due process. The bill
has yet to pass the House but it
is expected that it will there re -
ceive favorable action.
The bill does not provide any
retroactive action against the
Territory or any individual there
in or return of lands or other
rights of which they have been
dispossessed. Upon presentation
cf their claims before the Court
of Claims, that body will decide
J whether or not these people have
! any claims and in event it rules
in their favor, the Court will
decide as to the amount due and
the moneys' will be paid out of
the general funds.
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Cash Cole Expresses
His Appreciation
Cash Cole, Territorial Auditor
and Republican candidate for
renomination writes the Alaskan
asking that his appreciation of
the fine support he received in
Petersburg be expressed in these
i columns.
Mr. Cole ran on “My record is
my platform’ and the support he
received in Petersburg as else
where is simply the expression (
of the electorate of the apprecia- .
tion of the fine record that he .
has established. -
In the general election he will (
be opposed by Mr. Boyle of Ju-L
neau, Democratic candidate and • (
choice of the Democratic ma- -
chine. j
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MACDONALD UNDERGOES
OPERATION
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Premier MacDonald of Englend <
underwent a successful opera- i
tion for glaucoma on the right j
eye, in London. He will be in- <
capacitated ^or six weeks or i
more. <
Hon. James Wickersham, Republican Nominee
For Delegate to Congress
California Goes Garner
Majority
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Speaker Jack Garner, Demo
crat of the House of Represent
atives was surprised and over
joyed at his victory in California.
The electorate gave him a maj
ority of 45,000. This is the second
major defeat suffered by Gov
ernor Roosevelt in two weeks
and strategically places Garner
in the running before the con
vention in June.
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Ole Gunderson of Wrangell,,
trap operator is said to have
contracted for his catch of fish
for the summer at 2y2 cents
for pinks. At which rate the price
of seine caught fish, if there are
any, will be probably 1 and 1J/2
cents per pink.
Grub Stake Co.
To Operate
A co-operative gold-seeking
expedition to Alaska in June has
been announced by Seattle men
i\vho have organized the Alaska
Grubstake Company. Bob Wark
aviator who attempted a trans
pacific flight, is president of the
company, Vice-presidents arc
hie brother, William Wark, Hom
er Neyland and Raymond Howie.
They expect to send 240 pros
pectors North. No stock will be
sold and all will share equally in
the profits. Airplanes will be used
on the expedition. Members in
clude guides and engineers. They
have purchased the barkentine
Conqueror and Captain Jame^
Hersey will be her master. The
company has two locations ir
Southeastern Alaska.
National Music Week Is
Fittingly Observed Here
Siam oi me uonseum meatre
For several years there has
been set aside a week known as
National Music Week. A week
that is spent in an endeavor to
encourage and urge the use of
music in its various forms in the
homes, schools and public gath
erings. For the first time this
v/eek was observed in Petersburg
through the efforts of the Aux
iliary to the American Legion.
The following programs were
given.
Saturday night in the Sons of
Norway Hall a May Festival
with the following program:
Song. Auxiliary Chorus.
Colonial Dances .. • • Camp Fire
Girls.
Song ..Junior Glee Club
Violin Solo.Eli Katanook.
Song... .. Ladies Trio
May Pole Dancing by Children.
The program was well execut
ed and very enjoyable.
On Tuesday evening in the
school auditorium the pupils
gave a musical program as
follows:
Girls Glee Club—
The Bells of St. Mary
My Wild Irish Rose.
Boy Glee Club—
Ma Little Banjo
Woodland Echos.
' Declamatory Contest—
Myrtle Dunkelberger.
i Doris Parks,
j Waltz—A Dreamer of Dreamers.
High School Orchestra
Girls Sextette—
Songs My Mother Taught Me.
Star Lullaby.
March — The Pilot.
High School Orchestra
Directors— Miss Bertha Lero,
Rev. W. J. Maakestad.
During the program the re
thorical contest was given with
| tut two contestants: Miss Doris
j Parks spoke “The Death of Bene
dict Arnold” and Miss Dunkei
iberger spoke ‘‘The Famine”
j from “Hiawatha” by Longfellow.
Both speakers showed consider
able prepartion despite the fact
that since they began practicing
their declamations they were
under the handicap of having to
fight off heavy colds. The speak
ers both spoke well and their
efforts were appreciated by the
large gathering which attended
the musical. Miss Dunkelberger
was awarded first and Miss
Parks, second place. The school
orchestra played several num
bers and the numbers by the
Girls’ Glee Club and the Boys’
Glee Club were very well pre
sented.
Wednesday night following the
shorts and varieties on the prof
(the A. N. S. and A. N. B. gave
several chorus numbers as fol
lows:
Opening Song .. Soldiers’ Choru:
Break Forth Into Joy from £
Cantata.
Just a Song at Twilight.
Arise and Shine_• • Cantata.
Sweet anl Low
Final — Alleluia ••.... Cantata
Director—Eli Katanook.
Accompanist—C. Christiansen.
Three numbers by Mac’s Or
chestra were well given and re
ceived. The musical offering o
this group of singers was sur
prising to many and it was wel
appreciated.
On Sunday the following pro
gram will be given at the Luth
eran Church:
TRIO:—That Wonderful Mothe:
of Mine.
Ladies Quartette:—My Dear Oh
Mother.
Mrs. Torkilson:—Solo —Mothe:
of Mine.
Hanna Anderson- Contralto Soi<
Mrs. J. O. Rude & Mrs. Willian
Stedman—Duett— Forever witi
the Lord.
Mr. Eli Katanook:— Baritom
Solo—If God so Clothed th.
Grass.
Junior Chorus—Lullaby.
Male Quartette—He is Mine.
Special musical numbers b
the Hawaiian Orchestra at th
Coliseum Theatre, Saturda;
night.
City Council Orders Bond
Redemption In September
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The City Council met in re
gular session on Monday evening
with Mayor Locken persidins
and all councilmen present.
Mr. Holt reported that the acid
bottles on the fire truck had sc
corroded that it was necssary to
make replacements—this was
ordered. Mr. Greenaa reported
that the repairs and improve
ments had been completed. Mr.
MacKechnie reported that ship
ment of transformers that had
been ordered was coming for
ward. A small sum was drawn
for an indigent case.
A communication from Dele
gate to Congress James Wicker
jsham to the effect that the
House of Representatives had
' passed a bill authorizing the
I floatation of an additional $100,
, 000 bonds.
j The Lutheran Church was au
thorized to dump dirt on certain
; area of street and the building
of a culvert across the street
from their building location.
Payment of $2,600 for bonds
(issued to cover the preliminary
survey of the hydro-electric
plant was ordered. Redemption
to be made as of the 15th of
September 1932.
The cemetery drainage was
ordered improved by removal of
a couple of stumps which pre
vented free drainage.
There is outstanding some
$7,000 in accounts payable for
light and water. The council
ordered discontinuance of ser
vice where payments are not
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made as ordered, which orders
are published on another column
Applications for city positions
were considered. Ed Nelson was
reappointed to serve as Street
Commissioner with a reduction
in salary of ten per cent. Mr.
Mackechnie was reappointed as
city electrician, also with a re
duction of ten per cent in salary.
Mr. Carol Clausen was reap
pointed as city clerk, salary to
remain the same but he was in
structed to undertake the duty
of city assessor without addi
tional pay. This work previously
paid $150 for about a month ;
work. There were five applicants
for position as city marshal.
Decision soon rested with the
council as between Mr. Jensen
and Mr. Ellery Carlson. The vote
was a tie and the Mayor laid the
question on the table for an
other meeting to settle. Mr.
Thomas Elsemore was reappoint
ed city treasurer.
Heretofore one man was em
ployed at $25 per month to ser
vice the fire truck and to be on
the job at the call of the fire
alarm. This was discontinued
and the upkeep of the car placed
in the hands of the Street Com
missioner.
The salary of one nurse at the
Petersburg Hospital was au
| thorized.
i Mr. Mackechnie reported that
the lightning arresters were not
functioning —replacements or
dered as a necessary protection
(of the plant and equipment.
Seattle Dentist Guilty
Of Manslaughter
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Dr. McKeown, Seattle dentist
charged with the death of his
.mother last winter, was found
guilty by the jury of manslaught
er but the jury urged leniency.
Judge MacFarlane warned the
jury that if a second degree ver
dict was not agreed ■ upon, a
more serious charge would be
pressed in a retrial.
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Crossen Lands Plane
On Mt. McKinley
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Pilot Joe Crosson was being
acclaimed in Alaska as the first
man ever to set a plane down on
the slopes of Mount McKinley,
highest peak in North America.
; He returned to Nenana, re
i cently after having landed his
big cabin plane on Mulbrow
Glacier at an altitude estimated
at between 6,200 and 6,500 feet.
Crosson flew Allan Carp of
New York and E. P. Beck, mem
bers of an expedition which will
make a study of cosmic dust on
the mountain, there.'
He had no more than set his
> plane down on level - ice field
than a blizzard came up and al
( most swept the ship down the
mountainside, he said. The men
finally secured the ship and
spent the night there.
They made a safe take off
. after the storm had abated, and
returned to Nenana, where Carp
( and Beck will be joined by other
members of the expedition. They
, then will be flown back to the
mountain to begin their experi
) rnents.
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i Willie Mills took a gold pan
cut with him to LeConte Glacier
; to see if he could not recover
J some of the much talked pf gold
*'n that section. He says that he
some nuggets-about the size of
rice grains after Ja clean-up of
r a shovel full of sand. But there
e is much ‘ heavy work getting
y down to pay dirt as there are
many heavy boulders to get out
Eskimos Reported
In Dire Distress
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Eskimos living in the district
between the mouth of the Yukon
River and Hooper Bay, where a
tidal wave last December des -
troyed the natives’ food supplies,
are desperately in need of sus
tenance, Pilot Art Woodley of
Fairbanks, said upon his return
to that town recently.
Woodley had flown over the
district with the Very Rev.
Francis Menager, superior of
Jesuit missions in Alaska.
The tidal wave carried ice
blocks twenty miles inland and
destroyed several native villages
and food supplies over a vast
territory.
Father Menager said several
hundred Eskimos in the region
were virtually without food, as
their winter’s supply of fish had
been spoiled or carried away.
Resources of the missionaries
have been depleted, Father Men
ager said, and no more help was
forthcoming from that source.
He said sickness was appear
ing among the natives and there
was danger of floods from melt
ing snow. The Eskimos in the
stricken area probably are the
most primitive people in North
America.
Reports said the National Red
Cross had refused a request for
$2,000 to aid the natives after
the Bureau of Indian Affairs in
Washington, D. C., had declared
accounts of suffering in the area
were exaggerated.
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PASS BILL TO
PROTECT FISHERIES
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The Senate passed and sent to
the President a House bill for
the protection of North Pacific
halibut fisheries.
The bill sets a closed season
from November 1 to February lr,
subject to change by the inter
national halibut commission,
and provides that the President
designate a patrol. The measure
'provides penalties for violation,
j—News Miner,