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UIS F. PAUL,
O. PARKS,
- EDITOR
BUSINESS MANAGER
Jubished every Friday by the Alaska Native Brotherhood Pub
ling Company at Petersburg, Alaska.
intered in the Post Office in Petersburg as Second Class Matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ~
5ix months, $2.50 Per Year, $4.00
vertising Rates on Application.
Self-Confessed
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Oar gushing, blushing. con-|
npoiary around the corner i
id up the street somehow ad
its that it has no mission, or ;
abition, except, perhaps, to
nsor the news of the day and
print only such portions
ereof as its editor thinks it is
fe for the public to know, or
dares print. It’s editor doe
)t believe in panning the Ter
torial government (“or civic
>vernment,” which seems to be
distinction without a differ -
lce. We honestly supposed
at we were all citizens of the
erritorial government).
THE PETERSBURG PRESS”
res not devote its space to the
sues of “politics” (at least not
nee the days of Tom Mar
iam’s campaign for $500, for
le furtherance of which cam
rign the p. p. was founded,
riend Bert himself told us that
om and his henchmen failed
) pun ale up the $500. Too bad!
ven the bottle did not get all
le way around. Tsh, tsh, tsh!
After reading the editorial,
e have been moved to ask ou“
>lves what should be the m s
on of a newspaper. Since we
.rnnot agree that it’s mission
nould be “merely to have no
lission at all, then the only
onorable alternative is to have
purpose and frankly decia.’e
. The Alaskan is and aims v
e a crusader for honesty, sob *i
ty, uprightness and impartial
v in the making of and admln
tration of laws, in the exec.i
ion and interpretation thereof,
nd in the administration of a;*,
mblic affairs. We believe in
he Territory of Alaska and its
evclopment, and we hope to
ee the dav when its citizens
nay be intrusted with the man -
tgement of their own affa’rs.
ind since polities so vitally ~on
•erns every citizen, we would bt
ierelict in our c'vic duty ’f we
•ensored, deleted oT with \el»l
rorn our readers n- atters which
o intimately affect their every
lay lives.
Fisheries regulations which
pauperize Alaskans (merchants
ind other tradesmen as well-as
Ishermen) for the benefit of
Chicago and San Francisco cap
talists, have been foisted upon
*s through political machina
ions. (But the p.p. has been
uu-ed of politics). And yet we
iave heard editors damn Henry
3 Malley when they had a fish
iiman audience and play the
aootkissing sycophant when
3 Malley is around.
Forest regulations, discrimina
;ory in every sense of the word,
aave bunkrupted our loggers
md sawmills at the behest of
tmber associations of Oregon
md Washington, permitting
;hem to supply the world’s mar
kets while Alaska’s over-ripe
rimber—more than 600,000,000
feet of it each a nd every year,
according to official reports, goes
back to mother earth. The pro
motion of public policy is poli
'ics. The mere mention of such
matters is politics. The pay
ment of taxes is politics and the
-ecuring of any labor or con
struction in municipal or state
affairs, is politics. But our erst
while non-political press does
not believe in politics.
Though Alaska’s coal and
Alaska’s Railroad suffer by po
etical trickery for the benefit of
West Virginia and Pennsylvan
ia, the p.p. does not believe in
the panning of officialdom
which made such conditions pos
sible. We are convinced that
the only remedy for official
snortcomings and official cor
ruption is merciless publicity.
Pet all the people thinking and
right will prevail. If an officer
honestly lives up to his oath of
office, The Alaskan will always
be ready with words of com
mendation but failure merits
only condemnation and silence
gives tacit consent to such fail
ure. We have openly disagreed
with some individuals on some
points and at the same time com
mended their stand on other
matters where we believed them
to be right. We may even take
issue with our friends.
The kept press in Alaska, not
nly by its censorship of the
news but by its deliberate arti
ficial coloring of the news tc
mit its nefarious purposes, has
always sought to hoodwink the
dear unususpecting public and
lull the people into believing
that all is well. The tame jack
ass (reverse from Senator Mos
es ‘wild jackasses”), followes
the course of least resistance.
May the great God of little
editors deliver u? from moral oi
oolitical cowardice; grant us the
grace to commend that whicf
is good, but in other matters
to brace our feet and stiffen ui
our necks yet a little hardei
and more effectively. And let u1
not be unappreciative of th<
many who believe as we do anc
who constantly encourage
reading The Alaskan.
For those Not Interested in Politics
Inasmuch as we have been
condemned for keeping our
readers informed as to political
matters in the Territory and lo
cally, we went to the dictionaryj
to see what that word “politics” |
really means. Here.it is:
Relating or pertaining to poli-j
tics, or the science of govern-j
rnent; treating of polity of gov-,
ernment. !
2. Possessing a definite polity
or system of government; ad
ministering a definite polity. |
3. Relating to or concerned
in public policy and the manage-j
niont of the affairs of the state j
or nation; of or pertaining to
civil government, or the enact-!
went of laws and the adminis
tration of civil affairs.”
It is our numble opinion that,
any citizen who is relict in his,
•nterest in. local or territorial:
politics is a mighty poor citizen. |
It is his indfference whch gives j
power to the crooked politician,
4o the grafter and the racketeer.,
And the sooner every editor!
gives to his readers the true
condition which prevails in local,
state and national governments,
that much sooner will public op
inion demand a housecleaning.
It was just such interest by a
ittle publication in Alboquerque
Mew Mexico which stirred ui
the oily mess during the Hard
ing administration.
Perhaps it was all wrong, ac
cording to cur contemporary t
tu.ve criticized Secretary Fal
for his betrayal of his office b;
selling oil leases. There hav<
been worse men than Benedic
Arnold whose names will neve
be put in the same rank for th<
reason that too many editor
are relict in their duty or thei
palms have been too well greas
ed.
We frankly admit that ther
is more money in silently ac
quiescing or being blind to th
machinations of those who con
trol politically. But it gives u
a certain satisfaction to kno\
that what we have stood for am
represented were on matters o
principle we believe right am
at no time can any man say tha
we sold our editorial policy o
soul for a few paltry dollars.
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Lincoln’s laugh always light
cned his load. Try it.
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Life is given to everybody ii
order that each may becomi
somebody/
WHEN A TOWN SELLS ITS
UTILITIES
Carl D. Thompson, of the Pub
lic Ownership League, sends a
^>tory of what happens to towns
which are “hornswoggled” into
-clling their utilities.
Less than two months ago,
the village of Vassar, Michigan
with a population of 1,453, so. I
its municipal light and power
system to the local branch of
the Power Trust for $160,000.
Within 30 days, the power com
nany secured authority from the
State Utilities Commission to s
sue $250,000 of bonds against
rhat Vassar plant, $200,000 par
vahie, of preferred stock, and
some indeterminate slices of “no
par common stock.”
Unless there is a big change
in the rulings of commissions
and courts, the people of Vas
sal- will be obliged to pay electric
rates sufficient to return a profit
of from 7 to 8 per cent on this
inflated “valuation.” At 8 per
cent, this means $36,000 a year
Probably the village could have
borrowed the $160,0C0 for 6 per
cent, or $9,600 a year.
The town which sells a public -
ly owned utility is putting its
head in the hyena’s mouth —
and the jaws never fail to clos5.
-LABOR.
Clinton, Michigan
Because the village of Clinton
Michigan, owns its own power
plant there will be no taxes this
year. The profits from the pub
licly-owned electric light and
1 power plant are sufficient t)
j net only exempt all property
[owners from paying taxes, buh
the village will also have enough
money left to undertake two
.large paving projects this year.
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The world’s record for killing '
coyotes was broken last month t
by Fred C. Peterson ofProsser,
1 Washington, federal predatory c
1 nnimal hunter. Peterson killed a
176 of the animals in 30 days in -
the Horse Heaven and Hanford- ?
White Bluffs sections of Benton f
County. The total catch thru
oat the state for April was 569
predatory animals.
The Biological Survey has had
predatory animal hunters in the
Territory for several years now.
for the past two years, the Ter
ritory has been contributing to
tne support of these men. They
nave, in the main used poison
r.nd left the results of their
e Torts behind as indicated in
the cartoon by Barrows on page
t. We suppose, according to
’ political lights and reflections, it
;s wrong to criticise the bureau
for its failure to produce results
1 for the money expended. And
’ yet, when men like Peterson and j
. a few others can put almost six j
, mndred coyotes in coyote heav- j
[ en with not much more expen- ;
| diture than allowed in Alaska, jj
, i isn’t it time some one began toij
j riticise the poor quality ofjj
hunters the Territory is paying?j]
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ILLITERACY IN ALASKA
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( The Director of the Census re- ]
cently announced the results of j
the tabulation of the 1930 cen
sus returns for the Territory of
j Alaska relative to illiteracy and
t school attendance. For the Ter- ‘i
1 Htory as a whole, the number
, cf persons 10 years of age and
k over returned as unable to read
t. and write on October 1, 1929,
was 9,416 as compared with 10,
' 874 in 1920. The percentage of
* illiteracy was 20.1 as compared
with 24.8 ten years ago. Thej
white and Indian classes of po-j
pulation show lower percentages]
? of illiteracy in 1930 than in 19^0 j
' while the percentage of illiter-j
? aoy in the other race sshows a
slight increase,
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The number of persons from
j 5 to 20 years of age attending
£ school in 1930 was 9,133 as com
j pared with 6,455 in 1920. Per
t sons attending school represent
c.d 54.2 per cent of the total po
pulation within the ages speci
fied in 1930, as compared with
46.7 per cent in 1920. Of the to
' tal number of children 5 years
of age in 1930,19.8 per cent were
attending school; of the children
i; 6 years of age, 48.3 per cent; of
‘ those 7 to 13 years of age, 70.0 :
*per cent; of those 14 and 15 !
years, 71.2 per cent; of those 16
and 17 years, 53.2 per cent; and
of those 18 to 20, 19.0 per cent,
rn addition 255 persons 21 years
of age and over were reported
as attending school, as compar
ed with 160 in 1920.
Ten years ago, the Census
figures revealed that 56.4 per
cent of the Indians were illiter
ate while the last census shows
a reduction in illiteracy among
these people from 56.4 to 44.8
per cent. With greater interest
and better average attendance,
facilities, equipment and teach
ing force, illiteracy will take a
harder rap during the next de
cade. Greater illiteracy is re
cade. That is the basic problem
of the Alaska Native Brother
hood and its friends.
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. “ILLETTERATE”
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Over in London were placed at J
Jamous beauty spots around
Dorking and Box Hill, in Surrey '
county, receptacles for litter, f
Officials now declare that out
rf these litter receptacles each
day are taken letters, addressed
;.nd stamped ready for postal
delivery. Over the receptacles
stands the sign: “Post Litter
Here.” And we talk of literacy
laws for .American citizens in
Alaska.
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RACE SUPERIORITY
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Every once in awhile, we are
forced to listen to that shop-!
worn tonic, superiority of the
white race. For those having
such a complex, we invite their
attention to anAmerican-born
girl of Japanese parentage, Nari;
Shimomura, who has shown the;
educational way to her Occi-(
dental sisters and brothers, and
will be graduated from the Ore
gon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, with the highest scholas
[ tic honors of her class.
The girl mads A’s in all but j
one subject, and recently was
voted the Chi Omega prize for
attaining the ideal intellect,
: pirituality and wholesome in
fluences.
Combo
%inglett(u
Our ntw "Ringlette" method of permanent waving
iarevolutionary It ia quite aa simple, easy and com
fortable as a mere marcel. With it there is not the
slightest discomfort, pull or pain. There is no ped
estal—no chandelier—no heavy mass of metal to
take away the pleasure of having A beautiful wave.
Too—just one wire is used—that assures you of free
dom of movement throughout the operation—you
«un write, walk, or telephone l It produces a beautiful,
natural wave -and that with one-tenth of the usual
amount of heat* This naturally tends to protect the
hair rather than take the life out of it. The "Ring
lette,# marks a new freedom and new beauty in per
mananta—be among the first go enjoy its comfort.
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iivanson’s Beauty Shop
Karin’ to
Go !
Once we’ve tuned up a
car, it’s like a gingery
colt—rarin’ to go. Just a
touch of the toe on the
gas and —zingo! she eats
up the road. Get an esti
mate of cost. It’s a sur
prise.
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Entrance
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