VOL. 3.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, DECEMBER 14 1928
NO. 22
Wolves and. Coyotes
On Increase
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R. K. Steward, predatory anima
hunter, gave a brief summary of t.is
annual government report, at the
meeting of the Commercial Club
Wednesday evening.
His report, he stated, showed an
alarming increase in both wolves
and coyotes throughout the terri
tory. Coyotes are making raids on
the wild sheep so that many of the
lambs are being killed off and the
volves are making raids on the
moose. The ^sheep and moose are
being killed off by these animals in
districts where they were becoming
plentiful. The nesting grounds of
the wild ducks and geese are show
ing the effect of attack by the coyotes
and unless an active campaign is
conducted by the government, wild
‘ife in Alaska will become so depre
ciated that some species will become
extinct.
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The report showed such a need
for remedial action that the Club
went on record with a request for
a resolution to set forth the facts
and needs to combat the menace
of these predatory animals. Infor
mation and data will be gathered
and sent to the various Com mere* al
Clubs and other organizations with
the request that futher action ge
taken along the same lines and with
the request that a bill be prepared
in Congress providing for an annual
appropriation of $50,000 annually
over a period of several years as;
aids in the preservation of wild life j
it* Alaska.
The time for action is immediate. '
Any delay will create such inroads
on animal life as will make it vir
tually impossible to replenish or
restock the wild life. It was further
shown in the report that all wolves
killed in this district have deer feed
in the carcasses. This has been the
claim of Alaskans and is now sub
stantiated by the studies of Mr.
Steward during the past sever il
months in this district.
When completed the information
and resolution will be sent to Gov
ernor Parks and to Delegate Suther
land with the urge that they support
the matter and secure appropriations
as needed.
Town Team Defeated
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Wrangell Hi in a game Saturday
night got revenge on Petersburg
by giving the Town Team the small
end of a 31-13 score. The local boys ]
have yet to learn that practice makes
perfect and individual starring wins
no games. The visitors played to- .
gether as a team and consistently t
made their points while the local
hoys played ragged ball tho they
made some star plays. The local
team had not had any practice to
speak of. If they expect to continue
to represent Petersburg, they had
better do a little practicing. The '
stuff is there but it has to be brot
out in practice and teamwork.
NARROWS TO REMAIN CLOSED
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At the meeting of the Commercial
Club the matter of Wrangell Nar
rows being closed to commercial fish
ing was taken up. Correspondence
between Earl Ohmer and Commis
sioner of Fisheries Henry O’Malley
was read in which Mr. O’Malley
stated in postive terms that the
xNarrows would not be opened to
commercial fishing next year. This
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closes this matter for another year.
Mrs. C. O. Parks has been confin
ed to her home in bed seriously ill
for the past several weeks. She is
improving, but slowly.
Fisherman's Luck
Battling waves in a storm for 27
’lours while clinging to his ovrturn
ed boat and yet live to tell the tale
was the recent experience of Gus
Enspy, fisherman out o f Willapa
Harbor. White in a serious condi
tion. he was expected to live.
Only 30 years old, his hair turned
! completely gray as a result of his
experience.
So exhausted when he finally was
thrown up on the beach, his feet
could not carry his weight so he
crawled more than a mile to help.
Reaching a residence, he was too
weak to climb the steps and he re
mained in the yard some time be
fore he was discovered.
New Fish Regulations
New regulations issued by Com
missioner of Fisheries Henry O’Mal
;ev for the 1929 salmon season hit
the Ketchikan seiners rather hard
with the closing of Behm Canal
north of a line drawn east and west
of Point Sykes.
Two days are lopped off the fish
ing season next year in the same
district, the season closing the 16th
of August instead of the 18th as
heretofore.
Leads of floating tiaps in waters
of depth greater than 100 feet, will
be limited to 900 feet overall length
at high tide.
Seine boats will be limited to 50
feet overall, customhouse measure
ment to prevent foreign boats (min
ing to Alaska.
“Some traps have been removed
from points at entrances to bays in
ihe regulations.
The new' regulations will be is
sued from Washington, D. C., early
in December, tho the tentative re
gulations are now in the hands of
the packers.
Local Hi Swamps
Visitors
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The Petersburg High School bas
-:et shooters started off their season
his year giving the Wrangell con
ingent a severe walloping—37 to 15
;o be exact. The local team was in
ine fettle and worked together with
» promise of turning out one of the
>est teams in its history.
While the Wrangell team took a
levere drubbing it was game and
'ought hard to get in scores right
in to the last minute. The com
unation of the local five was too
nuch for the visitors so they had
r> be content with the small end of
he score.
MIGHT BE OILY PLUTOCRAT
..Will A, .Barrows, .who used to
jound our typewriter and the streets
it Petersburg for copy for The
ALASKAN, is much interested in
jil possibilities in the vicinity of
Chinook, Wash. He has a patch of
ground in the district where Union
Oil is making investigations of oil
possibilities. When here he often
-.poke of oil shale about that sec
tion. Reports of the work of Union
Oil down there might develop into
real worth and make Bill an “oily
plutocrat.” Here’s hoping. Bill. ,
Spencer Fox over at Hogue and
Tveten Store- told us that old Santa
shipped in that big lot of toys on
display. He told us not to spill it,
—the secret not the toys—so we
won’t. Santa has a list of everything
every little boy and girl wants and
is just storing it there until Christ
mas. So the kiddies had better call
and make sure that the things they
want are in the lot.
Aids Orphans
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W. D. Gross, moving picture man
of Juneau, while here donated $10.
to the Haines Home Orphan Fund
which is in the hands of the Grand
Camp of the Alaska Native Brother
hood.
The Grand Camp at Sitka featur
ed a Tag Sale for the kiddies at the
Haines Home and raised $327.
which now totals $337. with the
gift from Mr. Gross. *
This fund is turned over each
year to Mrs. Jackson, in charge of
the Home and is used to gladden
the hearts of the little ones at
their benefit. There are no-p cbf
Christmas or in any way she sees
fit for the benefit of the little ones.
There are no strings tied to this
gift. It is not to bo reported or ac- i
counted for to the National Board
of Missions.
Last year year the money raised
and given the Home was used to
furnish a room which the little ones;
'’all their “A. N. B. Hall.” Much!
has been given the little ones and
greater pleasure received by those
who have given.
The education of Native children ,
has a serious and large place in the
thought of the Alaska Native Bro
therhood. This is a great part of
their work for the future upbuild
ing of the 49th state.
Wants Modification of
Fish Law
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The Ketchikan Commercial Club
passed a resolution and has asked
other bodies to do the same which
i3 a request to Congress to permit
the canning, salting, icing or pack
ing of salmon more than 48 hours
oid if properly handled. This has
been the result of certain court ac
tions wherein firms were prosecuted
for putting up fish more than 48
hours old.
Both measures are proper—the
>ne as a check on the other—if pro
perly handled. No fish of any kind
should be put up as food after 48
hours if not properly iced and cared
for. Too much of that already has
been done. But, if properly iced and
handled, salmon of any kind will
keep as well as halibut and the
packing of same for food is justifi
able. This measure should have the
support of every organization but
with the qualification for proper
care incorporated in order that the
trade may be protected.
TERRITORY WINS
APPELLATE COURT
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A decision against the Alaska Con
solidated Canners and the Alaska
Pacific Fisheries on a fish trap taxe
case was affirmed by the circuit
court of appeals in favor of the Ter
ritory of Alaska.
COMES BACK ON CRUTCH ES
Herve Jorgenson returned to Pe
tersburg on the Admiral Liner
Queen, after a short,,visit with his
family in Seattle.
Just before reaching this port, he
felt indisposed so retired to his
room, later calling a waiter to help
him get off the boat. Before help
arrived, he got up out of bed to
dress and fell to the floor uncon
scious hurting his back. He was
brought homo on a car and medical
aid secured immediately. He is now
hobbling about with the aid of a
crutch now cheerful as ever and
talks of getting back to his truck.
However, about all he will be able
| to do on the truck will be ride for
some time.
I Influenza Raging
! With 8,213 cases of influenza re
ported in California and 15,000 in
the country as a whole, the United
States public health service has
warned physicians and health offi
cials to be especially vigilant to fore
stall another widespread epidemic.
State health officials reported the
I following number of cases in their
j states for the week ending December
il: Montana, 3,372; Oregon, 296;
! Utah 258; Arizona, 300; South Caro
lina 2,718; Georgia, 344; Alabama,
198; Indiana, 261.
Several states reported less than
100 cases.
Leases Seining Grounds
Reports have been received from
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Salem to the effect that the Barbey
Packing Company has leased for
seining purposes a tract of 52 acres
of land in the Columbia River just
west of Sand Island, built up by act
ton of water. The packing com
pany obtained a five-year lease
from the State Land Board at an
annual rental of $4,200.
A second lease of land for sein
ing purpose took place when C. R.
P. A. obtained rights to 240 acres
lving along the river between Fort
Stevens and Clatsop spit, at an an
nul rental of $1,500.
This is the first time that a sein
ing project has been undertaken in
the Fort Stevens district of the Co
umbia, but the other sites near
Sand Island is in an area that has
yielded many rich hauls to seiners.
The Burke Packing Company bid
against the Barbey firm for this I
site.—Chinook (Wash.,) Observer.
Canada 3rd In Furs
Ranking third to the United States
s.nd Russia as a fur producing coun
t*y Canada’s production in the 1926
27 season was valued at$lS,S33,977,
! J^e Department of Commerce stated
recently.
Canada ranks third as a raw fu*
producing country, being exceed- a
mly by the United States and Russia,
rhe value of the production du.'lag
1926-27, the last year for whi ih
tatistics are available, was $18,<> > i.
977 which represented the hig'i.-sr
valuation since the post war pe 'od
)f expansion. The comparable *tg
ures for preceding years were as
follows: 1925-26, $15,072,244; l.RM
25, $15,441,564 and 1923-24, $15,
C43,817.
P. T. A. Meeting
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The P. T. A. held a splendid and
A’ell attended social meeting Wed
nesday evening in the school assem
bly hall of the school building.
The pupils of Miss Allen’s and
Prof. Warfield’s rooms presented a
pretty playlet “Christmas in Many
Lands” which was well executed.
Miss Mary Reep’s pupils alang
with Miss Gertrude Otness’ pupils
entertained with songs.
Miss Tuller’s classes presented
“Christmas Crazy in a very pleas
ing manner:
Kenneth Dahl sang “Dotty My
Girl” and Paul Tveten “The Rag
Doll” a piano solo and Helen Huu
spedt played a classical piano selec-1
• ion which was most enjoyably re
ceived. Joe Kahklen favored with
a couple of songs in his usual pleas
ant manner.
The headlincres of the program
were Francis Fryer and Maurice
Maakestad in a duet and Master
Neil MacGregor with a Christmas j
recitation.
The steamer Queen Is taking out
heavy Christmas mail.
Skeek-Bradley
Wrangell and Kake were brought
closer together this week, Monday,
December 10th, by the marriage of
Alice Skeek of Kake and Herbert
Bradley of Wrangell. Ceremony by
Commissioner Clausen.
Mrs Bradley is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Skeek of Kake.
She attended the local public school
for a while last year. Her brothers
Tom and Harland are athletes of no
mean ability-Harland playing on the
local high school team last year,
■ Herbert Bradley is the son of Mr.
land Mrs. James Bradley of Wrangell.
James is president of the Wrangell
Camp of the Alaska Native Brothei
liood. When attending school Her
bert was one of a team which took
the championship of the First divi
sion a few years ago.
A supper was given to a number
of friends in the Grand Cafe and also
in the Alaska Cafe.
The couple left next day for Wran*
gell where they will make their
home.
The Wrangell Camps of the Bro
therhood and Sisterhood held a
joint meeting in which eight new
members were initiated after which
a wedding dance and lunch was given
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley.
A regular high jinx party was re
ported.
Benefit Pioneers Xmas
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Don’t overlook Monday night’s
program at the Variety Theatre, the
entire proceeds of which will be giv
en to the Pioneers at Sitka to bring
a smile to the weather beaten fac
es of those men who have smoothed ,
out the rough spots on the trails
i hat we are now travelling. Be sure
::nd see Blanche Sweet, Neil Hamil
ton and a big cast of famous Stars
in the great picture “Diplomacy.”
Ordinarily the lovers are reunited
before marriage but here’s a situa
' ion that’s different. Two people
ifter a beautiful courtship are turn
d against one another. Their final
love scene pulls at heart strings.
In this picture you will remember
he torture on Von Seyfertitz yacht
o extract a secret from a Chinese
diplomat; A wireless station in an
obscure corner of Russia receiving
messages from European confeder
ates; the theft of the treaty by beau
tiful Arlette Marchal; spies who
^eep popping up at most unexpected
Limes—to keep you guessing!
One of the finest casts that’s ever
been seen in any picture anywhere.
NO REGULAR ADMISSION
Donate whatever amount the Christ
mas spirit prompts you to give those
who no longer are able to blaze the
trails in, Alaska. The Lord loveth
x cheerful giver. If you know what
we mean.
Saturday and Sunday, Bebe Dan
iels will be featured in a rip roaring
comedy of the bathing beach—“The
Palm Beach Girl.”
Tuesday and Wednesday an in
spiring drama that answers the ques
tion What’s wrong with marriage?
—“The Marriage License” with Al
ma Rubens aud an all-star cast.
Thursday and Friday, Harry Carey
in a rootin’, tootin’ Hell for shoot
in’ Western picture, showing ol’
“Satan” having his fling. With the
cowboy’s dance halls, gamblers and
twogun men in “Satan’s Town.
That song about “No matter how
young a prune may be, he’s alwavs
full of wrinkles” Bill Holt says it’s
all wet. It matters not how old
your trousers may look, nobody
will ever know after he puts them
through his Hoffman press.
Timber Sales On
Tobbogan
Receipts from timber sales from
Alaska National Forests for the year
ending June 30, 1928, were $22,44 1.
74, which amount has been remit
ted to the national treasury. Re
ceipts were $10,000 less than aver
age. Of ahe amount turned over to
the Treasury, $19,018.52 came from
the Tongass National Forest.
The decline is laid to falling off
of the salmon pack in 1927 which
resulted in a material decrease in the
number of shooks manufactured for
salmon boxes.
No mention is made of the fact
that the Forestry agents in Alaska
use their offices to'obstruct shipment
of lumber and timber to Oriental
markets. Said markets would have
added to the revenue from the Ton
gass National Forest and to the
general income of the Territory,
Discusses Timber Deal
The matter of giving of permits
tc log timber areas was taken up
at the last meeting of the Commer
cial Club. This was engendered by
the recent action of the Forest
Agents in Alaska giving timber per
mits to the Sawyer-Reynolds Co. of
Juneau over the higher bid of the
Hungerford Brothers. The timber
area was advertised and bids in be
iore a third and fourth area was ad
vertised. The first bid on area 1 and
2 was in before completion of time
allotted by regulation but in order
to make it possible for the Juneau
outfit to acquire the permit the bills
were pulled as being improperly
made out. The Hungerford’s bid
turned down and then the areas
granted the Juneau outfit.
This matter was tabled in order
that more information might be
secured.
Petersburg Generous to
Pioneers
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In behalf of the Pioneers at the
Pioneers’ Home at Sitka, Mr. Ras
mus Enge thanks the many business
men of Petersburg for their liberal
donations amounting to $165. which
will aid in the plan started by Mr.
Gross, moving picture man of Ju
neau and aided by the several pic
ture houses along the coast to mark
the end of the trail and to make it
smoother for those hardy old fel
lows who have worn down the rough
spots in the trails we now travel.
The sum received from the photo
play ‘“Diplomacy” will be added to
♦ he gifts received and forwarded
to Sitka in time for Christmag.
LAST OP THE PISH SHIPPED
The local cold storage is bare of
fish of any kind save for a few
pounds held in storage by members
of the company for their own per
sonal use. The Bellingham took
out six hundred boxes of halibut
Thursday morning for the southern
markets. This cleans up the stock
on hand and leaves uaught but the
bare walls until spring operations
begin.
REGISTERED at the hotel this
week were Mr. and Mrs. Turoff, R. B.
Johnson. R. K. Stewart, Mrs. C. Cal
houn, B. Holze, B. A. Maloff, Hans
Preuschoff, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Preusch
off, A. F. Mornzoff, H. Scott, Henry
Johnson, S. Larson, Mrs. Lyle Hibuer
Ella Severson, H. L. Hoff, Joe Pres
cott, Gertie Goodrich, Ruth A. Ol
sen, Hazel May, Katherine Paulks,
Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Johnson, Marjory
and Dorothy Johnson, Jean Rose,
Fay Plank, Frances Scott, Gladys
Merllott, E. T. Zuren, O. Howard,