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PETERSBURG, ALASKA, OCTOBER, 12, 1928.
NO. 13
Election is Near - Vote
Curly next November there wilA
he an election in Alaska. The A ut
eri' •- .1 Legion is a nou-parti/an and
no .-sectarian organization anti
t ie:a tore cannot go on record in be
li-. f of any party, or endorse an
individual candidate. As an organi
zillion we can show no favoritism
whatsoever, but we do urge every
cinzen of Alaska to use his right of
franchise at the coming election,
a no vote! The franchise to all men
ana women has been paid for in
h udship—even in the life-blood of
our forefathers. Yet. how few peo
ple exercise the right. The elec
tion of men and women to fill pub
lic office should he of vital import
ance to every one.
Members of the Legion gave ser
v'p while they were members of
tin armed forces of the l nited
States. The Legion was organized
t’ at they might continue to give the
same service in time of peace as
♦ hi v gave in war. With this in mind
the American Legion urges every
good citizen to familiarize himself
with the candidates for the public
offices to be voted for. . nd Oh th >
j.’sve involved. "VS bh this n >r .a
Con well in mind > - u v be abb
t j vote intelligently
Op <o the poll" wben the time
comes and vote’ Muska Legion
a rre.
We reprint the above because wo
] tojeve the ideas pi ts mod ar?
v orthy of the consideration of ever;
citizen. The right to vote is also an
oi,ligation of every citizen of Alas
ka to take part in governing himsel.
t'cr we are governed by and with tin
consent of the governed.
Will be Fired
Karl Ohmer has served notice to
Ins pickers that beginning this wee*
he will lire from the plant any pick
er who lays off from work to im
bibe various concoctions for the pur
pose of getting au added kick out of
life The work has been interfer
ed v.itli by considerable drinking
(hiv fall and also from the standpoint
of the health of his workers, Mr.
Ohmer will enforce his rule to tne
leOr.
'i'1 e United States Steel Corpora-1
lien showed an increase of business j
it steel production from 7 4,4_- 1
t;, ,s to 3,696,36S tons at the end [
o S pt ember.
Wrangell Doctor Leaves;
]>r. C. F. Jones, physician in
charge of the Wrangell Hospital is;
reported as having gone south witn ;
no expectations of returning. Thi3
report was taken from The Alaska
weakly.
Who is Oldest Pioneer
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Dan Greenough of Circle claims
the distinction of being the oldest
pioneer of ’em all in Alaska. II3
began his residence in Alaska 55
years ago and has not been to the
States since 1882.
Before Greenough is given final
award for the title it might he well
tr find just when Mr. Haley ot
Wrangell first came to Alaska. A
contest might he raised as to the de
c’s.on.
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The New England Fish Company
i? shipping out approximately 500
boxes of halibut on the Bellingham
this, week.
Ole Arness and sons are putting
.up a new building alongside of the
Hons of Norway hall.
New York Makes
Poison Drive
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Over 1,000 police were being used
ii. the* city of New York to get at
th • source of poison alcohol being
dispensed ami which has caused the
death of at least 25 persons during
the past week.
tie past week. It is said that
wood alcohol was being peddled at
fl:'een cents the glass.
It is alleged that six New York
C .oitalists, including Mr. Rascob,
Chairman of the Democratic Nation
al Committee, are the chief factors
working against the Prohibition
amendment in the east having per
sonally contributed considerable
sums of money to defeat prohibition
• ■♦’forts.
Klawock Canner
Comes Here
Robert J. Peratrovieh, cannery
u from Klawock arrived in Pe
• sburg Tuesday evening on the .1
ii Sission. cannery tender for the
\ . tli Pacific Trading and Packing
' u.panpy of Klawock. Mr. Pera
rovicli was enroute to Seattle to
a‘-end the October meeting of the
banner's Association.
4is pack was quite satisfactory,
he Hid. os he canned some 15.000
cc.ie of SEINE FISH WHICH GO
O ' THE Y \RKET AS EXTRA FAN
CY BRAND.
The Deminert Packing, he said
up up a pack of 10.000 cases.
rthe run on the West Coast o':
Prince of Wales Island was anything
lint satisfactory as a whole he said
IT. ■ had season^ have made it im
possible for some of the cannerie
to open, while others expect ic
rTse down their plants for a couple
of vears.
No salmon were to be seen tin
fot° part of the season wnile a day
or so before the season closed, myri
ads of salmon wer- to be seen ir
Dm bays. Never since the destruc
tim. of salmon by the traps, has In
soon so many salmon in Klawoc1'
haroor—just before and after tin
fid closed season.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Peratrovicu
left lor Seattle on tlie Yukon.
Grigsby Fights Henry
O'Malley
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George Grigsby, democratic can
did.ate now touring the westward
section is damning the one-man pow
er which rules the Alaska fisheries
When he hits at Henry. O’Malle y
he hits the man higher up who liob
nons with the packers who dictate
th? rules and regulations of the fish
eries. He hits the man supported
by his own political fratrnity. It is
interesting to watch the Canner’s or
gans at Juneau and to the westward
hoppmg on one foot and anoher—
like Barman's Dancing Turkeys
‘Democrats Open Local Office
in Juneau. What for? Somebody j
jn ast spend the money. Might as
j w_U be them as any other.
J Malmberg, charged with assault
■ ot the Cape’was found guilty by tli1
jury in Juneau.
Frank Peters wras indicted by tin
errand jury, and charged with forg
ery. He was arrested here trying to
oass a check on which he had writ
ten the signature of Steve Fryer..
Fish shipments on the Yukou
; we-e 3 tons of shrimp meat and a
! h uf ton of crab meat. The Rogers
! wi 1 take south a half ton of crab
jm at and 2 tons of shrimp meat.
TVYRI) BANQUETTKD 11EFORE 1
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Commander Richard Byrd was
banquetted in California as a fare
well just before leaving for the
south pole on the C. A. LARSON
He will he gone for two years or
more.
Interest Lags In
Club Meeting
1 lie local Chamber of Commerce
met Wednesday evening at the Horn,'
C. e just ten strong.
Mr. Holloway, Alaska Weekl>
re’, esentative was invited to speak
to the Club. He did and also piv
se: ted the matter of subscriptions to
h is paper.
I Kail Ohmer presented the herring
articles published in the last two
is-ties of the Pacific Fisherman, uu
d- 1 the signature of George Rounse
fell which bore out the allegations
of to.. Club that the herring fisheries
were being destroyed by the ferti
liser plants. The matter- was dis
cussed in a general sort of way and
-then shelved until Delegate Suther
lar (1 comes to Peteresburg. At which
til io it will lie taken up with him
•and to present the matter througn
proper channels in Washington to
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I Treasurer is Sued
j The North American Fisheries Co.
o/ Seattle filed suit recently to com
pel W. P. Studdert, former secre
t; ry-treasurer to in; ke an account
iug They allege him short in liis
accounts to the tune of $7,000. He
denies the charge and alleges all ex
penditures were properly made and
a'! funds accounted for.
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Governor Parks Touring
Division
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. Governor ' George A. Parks left
.Juneau on the Alaska Road Commis
sion motorship Highway on a tour
of Southeastern Alaska. He was ac
companied by C. W. Hawkes worth,
. district superintendent of the U. S.
3 Bureau of Education and will be la
1 ter joined by M. D. Williams, Di-;
trict Engineer, Bureau of Public
Roads.
Tne Governor plans to visit most
of the schools maintained bv the
Bureau and will be gone about ten <
.Hays.. Returning from the south
ern end of the district the party will
Bop at Ketchikan, Wrangell and Pe
vrsburg where an inspection will (
be made of the roads. I
Dan is at Juneau
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It is reported here that Delegate I
Dan Sutherland arrived in Juneau
where he is going over his political
f'>r.ces. It will not be long now
when he will be in Peteresburg.
Seattle Garbage Fight
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Hearings in Seattle during the
week were rather more than exciting
a? sharp words were uttered an 1
charges of graft were bandied back
a.id forth while in one instance hu*
for interference of friends there
would have been physical encounter
! It is said that two concerns con
trol the garbage collections at a con
siderable saving over the present
; h' ider.
The Empire of the 10th showea
A1 Smith garbed as an Indian,
shades of the Alaska Native Brother
hood—Smith should now be damne.i
by Troy for catering to the Indian
[vote.
Legion To Sponsor Big
Dance Nov. 10 th
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Plana are being made by the lo
cal Post of the American Legion to
start the winter’s social activities
[with a masquarade dance in the S
of N. Hall, that will make ’em all
sit up and take notice. The date,
November the tenth in commemora
tion of the signing of the Armistice.
. . Not in a year or more has there
been a masquarade so it is all the
more reason for getting the think
’um caps working to plan costumes
and to make this a grand affair
’there are many prizes—as an add
ed incentive to the fun artists to
demonstrate character sketches and
originality. Further announcements
will be made at a later dates,
tlu best advantage.
The matter of jurisdiction ove"
see lion was settled when a let.te'’
was read from the Alaska Game
Coni mission advising that jurisdic
tion of these animals lay in the
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I hands of the Bureau of Fisheries.
The matter of destruction of salmon
I bv tl • ■ '•’! Is will be referred to
Delega^ Sutherland as his office in
!Washington would give him knowl
edge as to how to handle the mat
iter advantaggeg than through any
j local channels.
NOBODY SAFE THESE DAYS
Td C. Davis, Ketchikan man, was
I indicted hv the grand jury at Ju
ine&u, and charged with assault an 1
| intent to commit rape. It is sail
jil'.at the alleged victim was onlv
j fciii years old.
He Was Wise
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. John E. Ballaine, founder of the
(town of Seward, Alaska refused th
' Cl airmanship of the Washington
, 1 regressive Voters’ League. He de
ep red that the appeal to Tammany
ize Progressive voters had no ap
peal. He further stated that Hoov
er was better qualified than Smitn
as presidential imber.
‘Independents” in Alaska, “Non
p.’.Ibizans” in Alaska, Progressive
Voters’ League in Washinggon—
jv hat’s thet matter with ’em Are
i they ashamed of their party label?
At the MacGregor
Sally O’Neil and Owen Moore
are featured tonight in “Becky”
the story of a shop girl whose dream
of tame came true This picture is
spr ken of most highly by the Pho
to Play Magazine. The trail of the Ti
ger, a new serial, is starting with
this show. It is a thrilling serial
of circus and animal life.
Saturday night Ken Maynard in
Rod Raiders will be presented to the
fan's. This is a Western—featur }
ing the fierce battles between the
white settlers and the Indians and
has a stirring vehicle.
Sunday and Monday The Enemy, J
a ( lav which thrilled Broadway for
more than a year will be seen with
Lillian Gish in the title role. It is
an anti-war propoganda picture and
is classed as being one of the Super
Special pictures released by Metro
people. It’s ending is good and
does not leave a spoiled impression
behind.
NOTICE TO A. N. B.
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\ttention of all Camps is called
to Convention date—November 14
to 21, both dates inclusive. Reports
from various towns indicate that this
will be the greatest convention in the
history of the organization. It is
expeced that over 1,000 will meet
to attend the sessions. Tentative
I programs are being arranged which
1 will satisfy every delegate or visitor.
Hickman Must
Hang
Fh last possible avenue to es
cape death by hanging was closed to |
\\ llliam Hickman the California
murderer when Governor Young re
fused executive clemency. The wa/
of the transgressor is hard.
Tn a signed statement, Hickman
confessed to the murder of litth
Marian Parker.
A Cheechacoo Mis
take Cause Death
Carl Albertson of Seldovia was
s1'tit and instantly killed near that
pi ice late last month when his part
ner mistook him for a moose. The
m<. ose bad been wounded and the
men hard after it when Olsen saw ;■
Movement in the brush—tired—an 1
killed his partner. A good rule to
remember in the woods is “Be sure
you are right, then shoot.”
Navigator Makes j
Last Voyage
Cap. John Worth, for many years J
t navigator in Alaska waters died '
•eientlv at the Sailors’ Home ini
Ming Harbor, New York. He cou
ructed pneumonia while navigating
.us ship the Santa Ana in very se
vere weather. The ailment affect
ed his lungs and developed into tu
berculosis. He had been in ailing
lieatth and not expected to live very
long last spring. Re was an uncle
o -Yllliam E. Worth, former resi
dent of Petersburg. He was an in
i'mate friend of Delegate Suther
land’s and a former partner in a
mining claim on a creek near Fair
banks and later in the Ruby district.
Capt. Wo’-th was highly esteem
ed in the Northland and his friends
Were legion who will regret to leara
of Hie passing of tne Capt.
Another One Goes Bugs
And Sent South
.. mmy Jeremiah, Indian of Wran
11 was declared to he insane at a
recent sanity hearing in that Town
f.e tried to get in some gun play
when the officers went to pick him
ur but they were tdo quick and ov
er powered him.
rl his makes the second case this
fill op Indians being sent to Morn
iagside Asylum from too much im
iuibibing in various concoctions con
t aning alcohol in its vaious forms.
The “efficient marshal” seems to
be making progress in allowing more
liquors, shine and hair tonics than
did his predecessor—and Beaumont
was no saint.
Believes Foul Play
Report from Wrangell way persist
in belief that Leslie Moore, War Vet
eran, met death not by drowning but
was done away with. It is said that
when found, his body contained no
water as is usually the case when a
person meats death by drowning.
It is said Moore was drunk and
warns heard quarreling with another
man on the street. He had an obses
sion when intoxicated, that he was
at the Front and was being attacked
bv che enemy. So in defense he was
dangerous at times. It is said that
tbs row might have led to serious
physmal encounter in which Moor<
was worsted and his body thrown
overboard to hide the crime.
Political Dopesters Show
Demo's Poor Form
The Literary Digest’s presidential
prn by the 22nd of September show
ed • total of 514,397 votes for Her
be’ t Hoover and 231,064 votes fo *
A' Smith. Twentv-eight of the 48
states are represented in the polls
up to that date.
Smith got a total of 104,419 Re
publiean bolters while Hoover re
eo’ .ed 54,789 Democrats in the ex
change. New York, A1 Smith ter
ritory gave 83,472 votes to Hoover
a" against 33.245 for Smith, howev
er <he New York vote is the upstate
vi te and does not represent Smith’s
stronghold. The Democrats are not
unhopeful—yet—as they believe they
h:>>-e made considerable inroads in
to the Republican ranks—cutting
tb0 Coolidge vote of 3-to-l over his
opponent to Hoover’s 2-to-l over
Smith. They believe that the odds
v ill drop toward the November elec
tions.
Tfigures may be made to work
both ways at this time to suit both
sifl^s. The voters will do their
work early in November and with
out doubt as most of the political
observers indicate—a landslide fo>*
Hoover.
Award Edison Modal
Thoinas A. Edison is to he award
|ed a gold medal for his scientific in
vestigations. The award was made
Philadelphia mint, authorized by
! C % igress and will be presented bv
Andrew Mellon. A short address
wii he made by President Coolidge
ovtr the radio from Washington af
te which the presentation exerciser
w. 1 bo held at West Orange. New
Jo; sev.
Make Your Donations
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Herbert T. Faulkner, who voted
and campaigned for the “independ
ent” ticket a couple of years ago.
h. s been appointed to collect funds
f.'om *he Republicans of Alaska for
the Hoover National Campaign.
Yet Mr. Faulkner will support,
campaign ana vote tor tne oenio
e atic ticket next month. The Alas
t an challenges anyone to prove to>
the contrary.
II. Armour, H. L. Reed, Charles
Birrisall. H. E. Rupert and H. F
Preston were Juneau passengers on
the Alaska.
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A Word to the Wise
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An fptem.pt at Sudbury, Out., re
cently to remove a discarded aerial
wire from a power line carrying
4,000 volts caused the death of a
| man and wife while neighbors look
ed helplessly on.
Frank Gervaerts was returning
from work when he saw his wife at
tempting to remove the sputtering
wire with a mop handle. He ran
! fro his car, seized the stick and
j just as his wife warned him that the
i wire was alive it dangled off the mop
handle and twistd around his wrist
FT', fell to the ground with the wire
still around him, -while his wife
threw her arms about him and re
ceived the full force of the electric
charge.
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Steamer in Trouble
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The Geodetic Survey steamer Ex
plorer developed boiler trouble while
ir Clarence Straits and radioed fo
help. The Lighthouse tender Fera
answered the call and towed the ves
sel to Ketchikan.