V/ith the finest freshest fruits
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Watermelons, lioneydews, Cantaloupes, Casabas, Plums
tomatoes, Fresh Vegetables SIrawberries and Cherries,
Sanitary Market
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Pool Billiard And Card Room
Dick Kuwata, Prop.
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and friends. A widow in Angoon
mother of six children Was re
fused assistance because she
held a small share in a boat
which had not paid its upkeep
in several years. We can add
many other instances showing
illegal discrimination to the chi1
dren and widows of tax payees
But what’s the use? The aver
age public is not interested in
the welfare of anyone but them
selves and though The Gateway
may be sincere in its query, K
would be virtually impossible foi
it to make the native believe in
its sincerity.
j The natives of Alaska are not
wards of the Federal Govern
1 ment according to the strict in
j terpretation of the law. If the
Territory persists in its discrim
inations a case may be carried
into the courts and it will be the
duty of the legislature to un
tangle the mess it has gotten
the Territory. It is to be hoped
that the Gateway will really
honestly and sincerely face this
question and aid in mantaining
a sturdy independence of these
people who contribute so much
to the Territory and aid in the
equitable distribution of taxes
a part of which is secured from
these people themselves.
And yet the fact remains that
the Territory does have it obli
gaticn to every one of citizen
ship and the Territory should
be tickled pink that the Feder
al Government is generous to
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Ford Sedan for The American Legion. You may
win this beautiful car ready to go. - - Otherwise we
will sell you one just like it for - - - $691.50
Fryer Machine Works
Authorized Ford Agents
At your Service
Adams Transfer
Hauling and contracting
Wood for delivery
R. E. BAUMGARTNER,
Attorney-at-Law
Arctic Hotel
Petersburg .... Alaska
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O. L. ALBERY
Chiropractor
In Petersburg til] July 15th
Office over Wheeler Drug Store
Free Examination.
JOSEPH O. RUDE,, M. D
IPHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Over People’s Drug Store
Office Phone 61
Home 66
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Dr. A. B. Kearsley
Physician & Surgeon
Wrangell - - Alaska 8
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ial burden.
i Washington Newsletter
By Will A. Steel
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About two years ago there
was a vacancy in the office of 0.|
S. District Attorney at Nome,
i Julius H. Hart received the ap
pointment and confirmation, j
having been previously assist
ant U. S. District Attorney at
j Juneau for a short time, when
ae resigned. Since he has been
located at Nome, many com
i plaints were filed with the De-,
naitment of Justice and recent- i
3y it was announced that Mr.
Hart had resigned, effective July
31. A successor has not been
selected. Assistant Attorney
General C. P. Sisson, in charge
of administrative work, left for
the Western Coast a few days
ago on official business. Later
1 he will take a trip to Alaska and
while there will consider two or!
three names that have been
suggested for appointment to
the post soon to be vacated in
the Second Division.
Arrangements are making by
Harry M. Giilman for the In
terior Department’s i-vhibit atj
the American Fair, to be held|
at Atlantic City, July 16 toe
August 26. Exhibits and litera-j
ture are coming from Alaska,
while a number cf framed pho-|
tcgraphic scenes of the North,!
and a carved wooden eagle have,
been secured from the office of
tne Delegate. Six of the Feder-j
al Bureaus will be represented. ;
The Federal Radio Commis
sion recently announced that li
censes had been granted in
Alaska as follows: Alaska Air
ways, Inc., licenses for 3 air
planes and renewal of 4 other li
censes: Libby, McNeil & Libby,
for T.aku; Nakat Packing Corp,
Nankeen Cannery and Water
fall; Alaska Salmon PacK’.ng
Corp., Ketchikan; Anchorage
Radio Club Inc., Anchorage, to
install new transmitter, also li
cense at Uganik; a number of
other applications are pending.
Applications reconsidered and
granted include the following.
Libby, McNeil and Libby; Alas
ka Packers Association, Karluk,
Port Walter Herring & Packing
Co., Port Walter; Radio Marine
Corp., of America, moored ves
sel. Nushaerak River, also license
ot Uganik.
On May 6th the Tariff Com
mission held a hearing in Wash
ington on hemp cordage at the
instance of Mittct Line & Net
~'o., and the Haram & Wicks
Line Co., both of Seattle. These
firms furnish practically all the
hemp halibut fishing lines used
'n Alaska, and previous to the
tariff act of 1930 they were pro
tected by a duty of 23 y4 cenis
per pound or 18 Vi cents. This
was reduced by the new law tc
: lA cents, whiph the Seattle
manufacturers contended was a
mistake. The Commission re
commended that the duty be in
creased to 50 per cent, the high -
est within their power, and the
President has approved the in
crease to 4% cents, which will
now be a law. The investigation
which covered the year 1930, dis
closed the fact that Italy is the
nrincipal competing country.
There they pay no duty on the
raw materials, as must be done
n the United States, and thus
have been able to sell the finish
ed product at less than the cost
to the Seattle manufactureis.
, r- ' To to Alaska has been no
less, but the danger lies in Italy
getting all the trade.
A rather unusual interest in
Alaska has resulted in every
of Congress receiving a copy of
the book entitled, “Uncle Sam’s
Attic,—The Intimate Story of
Alaska,” by Mary Lee Davis, who
formerly resided in Fairbanks,
it was a free-will offering upon
the part of H. Wendell Endicott
of Boston, and three associates
named Gen. Robert E. Wood, of
Chicago, John H. Howard, of;
Boston, and Harold C. Keith, of:
Brockton. The inspiration of}
this gift is explained by Mr. En
dicott in a letter to the Dele
gate, in which he says: “My first
interest in Alaska was from the
point of view of big game hunt-j
ing, where I have enjoyed sev-,
eral of the most interesting
trips I have ever experienced:
but it is impossible to go into'..,
that country and not feel ex-j
traordinary interest in that
great Territory itself. While I
had read somewhat of Alaska I
had never happened to get hold
of a book that gave what seemed!
a true picture of today. It was
quite by accident that I secured
a copy of Mrs. Davis’ s book,
“Uncle Sam’s Attic.” My inter
est in Alaska was so real that
my immediate thought was that
I wished everybody could read
that book, and I frankly wished
our Senators and Representa
tives in Washington, who direct
ly and indirectly have to da
with the affairs of Alaska, might
have that privilege, for I thot
to them it would be of absorb
ing interest and value. The
three friends mentioned, who
hunted with me and who made
trips to Alaska, join in sending
this book.”
In line with a recent policy by
President Hoover, the Forest
Service has ordered temporary
restriction of sales of timber
from the National Forests, as a
means of relieving the serious
depression now confronting the
lumber industry, except where
the value is less than $500. Ex
ceptions are made to supply the
needs of already existing saw
mills which are dependent upon
the National Forests for their
raw material, and also to fur
nish domestic paper mills with
raw material needed to supply
the domestic market with news
print rmd other pulpv/ood prod
ducts. An inquiry from Peters
burg as to just what this order
means has brought forth the
following letter to the Delegate
from the Acting Secretary of
Agriculture, which contain; ’■h*
following information:
“In issuing this order the De- f:'
partment had in mind the de
■>. ability of developing a r ip id
and paper industry in Alaska as §
well as elsewhere in the United I
States as a possible means of |
increasing employment. Sales |
to furnish raw material to paper J
mills in the United States, in- 1
eluding Alaska, may therefore |
be made as heretofore. It should 1
also be noted that the order §
dees not in any way restrict the I
making of sales to individuals |
or industries which need only *
small quantities of timber, such I
as canneries or other industries !
in Alaska which need small f
quantities of piling or other j
forest products.”
Col. Lee H. Landis, who was
general manager of the Alaska j
Railroad in 1924, was in Wash
ington the past two weeks un
dergoing a course of training as
a member of the Reserve Corps.
He is now receiver of the Wichi
ta Northwestern Railway Co.,
with headquarters at Hutchi
son.
The Nushagak River Welfare
Committee, through Carl R
Trowbridge, secretary sends a
petition asking that a by
monthly airmail service be es
tablished to Bristol Bay from -
Anchorage. It develops that re
cently a star route contract was
given for a bi-monthly service
from Kanatak to Dillingham,
beginning in October and to run
during the winter months. In
quiry at the Post Office Depart
ment brings out the fact that
not one airmail contract has
been made in or for Alaska; that
the contract referred to was
given to the Alaska Airways of
Anchorage, who are privileged
to carry the mail from Kanatak
to Dillingham overland, as is
customary, or by airplane, as it
is evidently the intention to do
As their base is at Anchorage
the Department would have no
objection to picking up the mail
there or at Seward, providing
the cost was no greater. It is
realized that a much better ser -
vice could thus be rendered and
the matter will be taken up at
once with the Seattle Office to
see if they could arrange with
the Alaska Airways to satisfy
the request of the Bristol Bay
people. The Department offi
cials explain that if airmail
contracts were given in Alaska
the increased airmail fees would
be exacted and only first-class
mail carried. But when a star
route contract is served by an
Airplane company all classes of
mail are carried. *'*'
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