VOL. 2
PETERSBURG, ALASKA JULY 13, 1928
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NO. 52
0,MaIley Tells of
Fish Prospects
Henry O’Malley, United States
Commissioner of Fisheries stopped
in Petersburg Tuesday afternoon
long enough to get some fresh crab
and shrimp meat for the cuisine of
the fisheries yacht Brant.
He is quoted as being more pleas
ed with the westward run of salmon
which he says has every indication
of being about average. Speaking
ol the run in thee First Division h*‘
was rather more non-committal as
t! e season is a little early for any
representative of that department
tf. speak with any assurance of a
good season. And they certainly
hate to admit that there will be a
bad season for it will be an admis
sion of the virtual depletion of the
fisheries in the Division.
Mr. O’Malley was exceedingly
pleased with the wonderful escape
ment in the famous Anan Creek,
Blake Channel. He reports that
SO.000 were clicked over the weir
by the 10th of this month. An es
capement of this size in that famous
stream IS wonderful in view of the
fact that the stream has been de
pleted under the supervision of the
Bureau of Fisheries. To those who
are familiar with that stream, 50,
000 is nothing compared to what
should be escaping.
When the Alaska Packers Can
nery first put in their trap in teat
stream, four scowloads—SO,000 sal
mon were taken away every day to
the cannery at Wrangell and at Dot
ing. Under the supervision of the
Emeau of Fisheries the catch went
down to less than a half scowload -
or 10,000 salmon a day.
50,000 escapement! Just about
enough to feed the crows, eagle,
blackbear and trout.
Booth Fisheries Man is
Pessimistic
Mr Davidson, representing Booth
Fisheries at Sitka, was a passenger
soutnbound on the Alameda yester
day. Speaking of the salmon fisher
ies in the First Division, he was
anything but optomistic. The Pyr
amid Packing Company at Sitka, he
said, had a pack to date of about
4.000 cases; Funter Bay cannery or
Thlinget Packing Company at Funt
er Bay, had a pack of 11,000 cases.
A spurt in the run of salmon in the
Try Straits district was reported, but
according to Mr. Davidson, was noth
ing over which to get excited. In
dications to him this year are that
the packers are going to fall consid
ers ole short of their average pack.
Very little halibut is being sold
ai Sitka to the cold storage there.
Prices offered being 9-6. The com
pany there, however, is buying up
white kings which the mild curers
do not want or cannot handle. A
lot of 100,000 pounds he reports is
n >w on hand at that one plant.
he fishermen”s price demands
were virtually all acceded to by the
buyers but the king salmon are not
running in any quantity and many
of the trollers are not making any
money at the going prices.
From every angle of the salmon
firl eries game, said Mr. Davidson,
it was a quick way to lose money
ti.i« year—unless an unprecedented
run of salmon makes its appearance.
Despondent over illness, Charles
Lind, 70, resident of Bay City near
Alerdeen went over the last trail
bv stopping the hot end of a shot
gun. He had just returned to the
States a few days from the north
land when he blew his life into king
dom come.
CLEOPATRAS, ANTHONYS AM)
SUCKERS
Sverre Stamnes, 30, fisherman,
sued Mrs. Mildred Anderson, 23, of
Seattle, in superior court for the re
turn of $475 in diamonds, a f$250.
fur coat, $450 piano and $600. cash
for safe keeping. He alleges that
she promised to wed him though at
the time she was married to anoth
er man.
One born every minute and not
caught on the hook end of the liae
hy any means.
Demo Leader Kicks Up
Lot of Fuss
Governor A1 Smith is having any
thing hut a harmonious time with his
I party leaders. Especially the wo
men. For one of their spokesmen,
Mrs. Clem Shaver, chairman of the
West Virginia section of the Nation
al Women’s Democratic Law En
forcement Leaghe, issued the fol
lowinv vigorous statement attacking
Smith, presidential nominee:
“Regardless of what Democratic
leaders from top to bottom may do,
we dry Democratic women will not
support the dripping wet ticket and
joke platform named by the Tam
n any delegates to the recent con
vention at Houston.
And furthermore, I do not be
lieve more than a few of the mil
lions of Democratic homen in this
country can be fooled as all the
De nocratic leaders have been fool
ed ly it.
“How many times has Tammany
supported the party nominee in the
past. 16 years? Not once. Yet they
ha\e fooled these heretofore able
Democratic leaders into saying ‘I am
a Democrat—I will not vote ror
Tammany, whiskey and a trick
platform.’
“This attempt to bring back legal
ized whiskey and booze will arouse
the women of the nation as nothing
else possibly could and there will be
more than one political funeral cele
brated before next November.”
Sleuthing For Humps
Hans Wick, late City police, and
plenipotentiary of the gumshoe de
partment from Idaho, left on one of
the cannery seiners and is casting
his beegle eye over the Pacific scan
ning for humps, dogs, cohoes, etc
Some vague rumors of other opera
tions persist. But then, he is a re
presentative of the law and it is not
possible—even though he likes his
little “shot” of a morning.
The Mission Boat .Princeton, Rev
David Waggoner, captain, arrived in
port last night about ten and left
for Craig, Klawock and Ketchikan
at three o’clock this morning. In
the party were thirteen from New
York City and Elizabeth, N.ew Jor
scv. Rev. T. Penfield, of Elizabeth,
v ho has been in Alaska on other oc
casions, is conducting the tour.
The party will touch at Ketchikan
then through to Rupert from thence
back to the East.
While in port, Rev. Penfield vis
aed with Mrs. William Tamaree,
bringing a message from her son,
Samuel K. Paul who makes a .
home in Elizabeth.
FIREWORKS BEGIN
Senator Reed, democrat, made an
attack ,the first gun of the demo
cratic campaign Wednesday after
breakfasting with Governor A1
Smith. Reed is charging Hoover
wiih being pro-British.
Hoover in a statement to repre
sentatives of the press promises to
make a statement about farm situa
tion and legislation soon.
Killisnoo Appreciates
My dear Mr. Paul:
I was asked by the people of Kil
lisnoo to extend our appreciation
and thanks to the different socie
ties, organizations and individuals
for help received by us during the
time of our need. The donated
things received by us after the Are
hcd destroyed our village, were ap
preciated very much, indeed. The
people especially wish to thank the
Red Cross, Juneau Chapter and Mr
Behrends, its chairman; Doctor and
■Mrs H. C. DeVighne, and {special
| thanks to Mr. Kuettner of Killisnoo
Fisheries, for the “eats” at the com
pany’s boarding house the first
three days after the fire, which were
the most trying days, are extended.
Many thanks to the Salvation
Army f°r the money donated, .and
tlite Russian society of Sitka, Rev.
Proseroff; the Angoon Camp of the
Alaska Native Sisterhood, and Funt
er Bay for its collection of money,
are offered.
The people of Killisnoo send many
thanks to all, and may God bless
you all.
Sincerely yours,
signed) ELI KATINOOK.
Pulpmill Goes Up
Quick Order
Construction of the second unit
of the National Paper Products
Company’s mill was started on July
6th at Port Townsend, when James
Ccvne, contractor, began excavat
ing
The work on the company’s new
mill which was started, is estimated
at $2,750,000, and it will double
the output of the first unit, now ap
proaching completion. The plant
now about completed has been put
in at an estimated cost of $3,00u.
000, and the combined daily output
t VlP two trill Ho ohnnf 9AA + a
With the completion of the se
cond unit, Port Townsend will have
the largest kraft mill on the Pacific
Coast. The Fourdrinier machine to
be installed will make a sheet of
kr:-*ft paper 248 inches in width.
The contract for constructing the se
cond mill unit of the paper plant
has been awarded the firm of Chris
Kuppler & Sons.
Work on the actual construction
of the new unit will probably com
mence July 15.
“Girl Captive” Arrived
In Petersburg
Goldie Martin, 14, who lived at
Ke.'th, Ore., with her sister Mrs
Opal Taylor, was reported as bi’ng
held a prisoner in Seattle, July 5th,
A hastily written message: “Two
men and a woman stole me and are
holding me prisoner in Seattle," was
received by Mrs. Taylor. Police
were unable to find any trace of her
in Seattle or any record of trans
portation sold her.
Goldie Taylor arrived in Peters
burg last week and evidently is not
a pit averse to the “captivity" from
all indications.
YACHT LEOTA WRECKED
The yacht Leota, racer in the cap
ico? to capitol yacht race just com
pleted was wrecked at the entrance
to Beech's Pass, lower Narrows la<it
night at nine o’clock. She punched
several holes in her hull and wiil
have to go on the gridiron for re
paiis. Going on the wrong side of
a channel marker put her up on the
top side of areef .
The party of about 15 people were
brought to town and engegedpass
age for the States on the Watson.
Seattle Hotel In
Toils
An injunction against the Butler
hotel, Seattle, prohibiting its owners
from selling or allowing liquor on
the premises, was signed by Federal
Judge Frank Norcross, last week.
The injunction follows proceeding j
fer abatement of the place as a j
nuisance under the national prohi
bition act, which were filed in feder
al court by the district attorney’s
office.
The district attorneys office fur
ther asks the court to issue an in
junction against the hotel and own
ers until heaings on the abatement
proceedings can be held.
The injunction was issued for 20
days, during which time the owners
of the hotel must file answer to the
abatement complaint. In event of
convention, it was stated by district
attorney, DeWolfe, the hotel will
be padlocked.
Action for abatement was started
as a results of affidavits of prohi
bition agents and policemen that
they purchased liquor at the place
since 1924.
Alaska Packers'
Compromise
A settlement was made in the li
bel suit brought by the Alaska
Packers’ Association against the C.
P. Liner Princess Charlotte. Amount
of settlement not stated.
Original suit demanded $150,000
but later was cut down to $50,000.
hearings were postponed from time
to time until a compromise was
reached.
A case of the tail wagging the
deg. Earl Ohmer’s fleet of shrimp-j
era responded to the S.O.S. when j
the Charlotte piled on the rocks off
St. Johns Harbor. They put lines
to the vessel at high water slack ana
had her well out of danger andmak
i"g good headway when a Packers
freighter came along and towed her
to Wrangell—for $150,000. At the
rate of their demands, Ohmer should
have gotten $500,000 for the job,
for it was his vessels which went to
the dangerous spots and took the
Princess off the rocks.
Weds in South
Drs. Dan E. and Susie V. Stand
ard received a cablegram from their
son, Joe, Wednesday, saying that
te and his bride, Agnes Farris
Standard, wrould sail on the Admir
a' Rogers for Petersburg, Thurs
day.
The announcement of the mar
riage comes as a surprise to Joe’s
friends here, but is the culmination
of a college courtship.
Frank Rozich left the latter part
o# the week for the Hungerford log
ging camp. Frank had his good ship
“Sea Otter” on the ways undergoing
changes in deck and cabin. She
h.oks like a troller now with the
cabin cut away and a deck aft. He
expects to make a change in the
p’lot house this fall.
Work on the Scow Bay-Peters
burg road, it is expected will be
gin very shortly now. The voi k
according to the contractors should
take about 140 days with a gang of
80 men on the job. A slightly small
er gang of men will be employed on
the bridge and road work at Point
Agassiz. The contractors, Johnson
and Gardner, Portland, Oregon, hope
to employ as many men locally as
possible.
SHIPS MASTER SICK
As a result of the illness of Capt.
William Jensen, master of the Alas
ka Steamship Company’s liner Alas
ka, a number of changes in masters
of that company’s ships have been
made. Capt. H. C. W. Klein of the
steamer Depere has been appointed
master of the steamship Victoria,
succeeding Capt. H. Anderson, who
has been transferred to the steam
ship Alaska, succeeding Captain
Jensen. Capt. A. W. Westerholm,
master of the Lakina, has been ap
pointed master of the steamship
Depere, sucheeding Capt. Klein.
Alaska Pulp Project
Comes Slowly
j\. O. Fosse, representing the Zel
lerbach interests who recently made
a trip with Don Meldrum to view
the timber along the west coast of
Admiralty Island, accompanied bj:
his wife, declared that they enjoyed
the trip very much.
There undoubtedly will be no de
cisions made as to the location cf
any pulp plants the Zellerbach in
terests may build in Southeastern
Alaska, Mr Fosse declared. The
survey now being made in this area
will be completed late this summer,
when the party will go to Ketchikan
to continue work begun there some
time ago. It will take until next
si mmer before the cruising is com
pleted, he added.
“Few people,’’ Mr. Fosse ventured
“realize the amount of work that
must be done before such a concern
su *h as I represent can come into a
new territory and construct a plant
which represents a huge investment.
A thorough survey must be made of
all the timber in the country which
wo will have to depend upon, and
we must know the exact extent of
the available material, and how
much of this we do not want.
“With this object in mind, Mr.
M-'ldrum and Mr. Ela, who are mak
infT our surveys, are “stripping” the
island and mainland. Large parts
of the important timber sections
will be gone over piece by piece to
determine, as near as possible, the
resources.
—
Changes In Halibut Re
gulations--1929
Speaking of the halibut situation
while here, Henry O’Malley, said
that “there was no question but
that new halibut regulations were
necessary and would be forthcom
ing However, in view of the fact
that a new treaty would be formulat
ed during the next year until which
time, he did not expect any further
changes in the regulations.
He left after a stay of a half hour
and proceeded north. He does not
expect to return south before the
latter part of August.
GOING EAST TO VISIT HER SOX
Mrs. William Tamaree is leaving
Prince Rupert on the 20th for the
east where she will visit with her
daughter Frances Tamaree who is
taking a course in nurse training in
Elizabeth,N. J., and will also visit
with, her son Samuel K. Paul and
family in the same city. Leaving
P.u] ert she will reach Jaspar Park
Canada, in time to meet with the
Penfield party which passed thru
Petersburg this morning and will
continue east with the party.
The Russian icebreaker Krassin
rescued Mariano and Zappi, air
men in the Arctic regions this week.
The men had been in the frozen
wastes for thirteen days without
food. Malogren .Swedish scientist
died thirty days ago.
Sandy Levy Is
Convicted-Booze
Sandy Levy, notorious underworld
character, “king” of the Ketchikan
“bonded”’ goods ring was arrest
ed last week on a liquor charge*
and when tried in Commissioner’s
court, Ketchikan, was found guilty
hy the jury. Sentence—six months
and $750. simoleons. He was re
presented hy George Grigshy, at
torney.
On cross examination Levy plead
guilty to the charge of being a pimp
in Valdez just prior to becoming a
bartender for A1 White now United.
States Marshal at Juneau and dur
ing the time Deputy United States
Marshal Caswell was general manag
er of White’s saloon.
Guard Davis .Federal jail, Ket
chit an in fact, testified for defend
ant visibly surprising the federal at
torney as Davis was called testify
for the government. . Deputy Mar
shal Caswell was not called to testi
fy Indicating that the Federal at
torney was afraid to do so on ac
count of Levy’s support of Caswell
in the recent primaries among the
Ketchikan "redlight” district, which
might influence Caswell in his testi
mony.
Marshal White’s relations with
Levy are unknown but when White
purchased his rumchaser .Helmar,
Levy was with him and probably
selected the boat. Perhaps White
can explain this and other meetings
with Levy.
Fred Handy, former Marshal in
Petersburg and Ketchikan and at
present Prohibition agent, made a
Pne witness for the government.
Assistant District Attorney Stabler’s
Handling of the case was one of tin
best he has ever made and his pros
ecution of the case is generally ap
proved by Ketchikan people.
Hoover's Resignation Be
Accepted
Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover, Republican president'al
nominee, sent in his resignation to
the President at the Summer WlWe
Ho ise and it will be of effect at the
President’s pleasure.
A CHANCE FOR HANS
New examinations for members
of the prohibition bureau are to be
held this summer, owing to the fact
thrt a majority of those taking the
original examinations in every civ
il service district failed to qualify,
it was announced at Washington, P.
C. during the past week.
Administrator Roy C, Lyle, who
faded to make the grade, is given a
new lease on his job and opportun
ity to qualify this summer.
We thought Hans Wick had a
chance to make the job which he
has been angling and sleuthing for.
Rut we learn that did he get the job
he would have to hire a manicurist
or stenographer, or Susie Bean to
make out his reports for him as he
cannot write out his own reports.
(Page the Empire with its deman 1
for the eighth grade test to qualify
for voting in Alaska).
The strike called by the Alaska
rf rollers Association late in .Tune,
was settled e. Hy this week a'd the
fishermen immediately went out to
bring in the salmon, hut tn run
which was retorted good dun g the
si ke did no materia ize waen the
st\ke was ovr Many boats are un
al ie to make expenses at . x (5 4,
an i 20 cents ior cohoes, wh --ti was
He prices at’ted upon wish a 15
pound limit.