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VOL. I
PETERSBURG, ALASKA OCTOBER 15 1926
NO. 14
BIGGESTJLLY M JUNE'U
Wickersham Takes off Coat and Hat
Enters Campaign Fight
Over eight hundred interested
spectators crowded the theatre last
Saturday night at Juneau to hear
Delegate speak on the issues of this
campaign. It was the most success
ful Sutherland that was ever held
in Juneau. The audience was friend
ly remained until nearly eleven
o’clock when the meeting was over.
Judge James Wickersham, the
veteran of many political campaigns
and a fighting friend of the Terri
tory and its people made a stirring
address that scored a complete K.O.
with the “independent propoganda”
along with its fathers, in the last
stretch of the campaign.
In his address t he Judge ex
plained and claimed that he first
f'led the facts contained in the
American Magazine article which
was the article that the “kept
press”, accused Sutherland of writ
ing. Judge Wickersham also ex
plained the Valentine affidavit and
Rev. S. Hall Young’s letter scoring
Marquam. The Judge said the facts
set forth in the letter and affidavit
to be absolutely true but which
Sutherland has never mentioned.
When Delegate Sutherland came
forward to speak the spontaneous
applause was generous, lasting for
several moments. The crowd was
intensely interested while he made
an earnest talk explaining official
acts and his work and efforts in be
half of the good interests of the
Territory. He also explained the
work done for the capital, roads and
other appropriations.
Th espeech made by Delegate Su
tnerland created a most favorable
impression and it is the general be
lief that Sutherland and the entire
Republican ticket will carry Juneau.
Will A. Steel, Republican nominee
for the Legislature also spoke at
this meeting explaining the legisla
tive- program which is proposed. He
also was well received.
Delegate Sutherland and Mr. Steel
left for Skagway and Haines Sun
day night where they will carry on
the campaign. It is their plan to
ga on to Sitka. It will not be long
now when Delegate Sutherland will
be down campaigning this section of
‘he division.
AN OPEN LEI[EH
OPEN LETTER TO S. WHITE. .
Ketchikan, Alaska
Oct. 7, 1926
Stroller White,
Juneau, Alaska
Dear Mr. White:
I read with interest the letter of
Dr. Stillman deploring the use of
Dr. Hall Young’s letter to him
(Stillman) regarding Mr. Marquam.
I have no doubt but that you printed
Mr. Stillman’s letter in the interest
of truth.
However, editorially, you have
accused me of being a recipient of a
copy of the letter of Dr. Young, and
as circultaing the said letter, and
also of inducing Dr. Young to write
it.
In line with your action as it re
lates to Dr. Stillman, I trust you
will publish this letter in order that
the truth might be known, to wit:
That I am not in any way, directly
or indirectly, to blame for the writ
ing of the letter about Marquam
by Dr. Young;
That I have never received a copy
o' the said letter.
That I did not directly or indirect
ly procure its publication;
That I have not directly or in
directly circulated the letter;
That I an absolutely as innocent
of the publication of the Stillman
letter from Dr. Young, as is Dr.
Stillman himself.
Yours very truly,
' WILLIAM L. PAUL
The Pebuala Camp Fire Girls
held a meeting at the school house
last Wednesday. Committees were
chosen for the various problems of
the coming year. A hike to Sandy
Beach was also planned.
The girls have made books of
heavy paper covered with cloth or
paper which will be decorated to
suit the taste of the owners. In
these they will keep an account of
all the activities of the year.
GANAD* DEFEATS
The Department of Labor has
just issued a statement telling of
the defeat by the Canadian Senate,
by the vote of 46 to 21, of a bill to
establish pensions for the aged.
The rejection was on June 8 and
was reported' by the American con
sulate at Otawa. The bill it was
stated, gave authority to any Pro
vince to establish a pension system
by provincial statute, subject to ap
proval by the Governor in council.
As summarized by the Depart
ment of Labor, pensions were to be
restricted to British subjects, aged
70 or more, with incomes under
$365. a year, with certain require
ments as to residence, -etc. The
maximum pension payable was to
be $240, this amount to be reduced
by the amount of the pensioner's in
come in excess of $125. a year. \
DONATIONS TO FLORIDA FUND
The American National Red Cross
announced recently t hat the total
amount thus far contributed to the
Florida Disaster Relief Fund was
$2,012,000. A campaign for a
$5,000,000 fund for this work is
j being conducted.
On Friday, Sept. 24, the Utomi
gi girls went to Scow Bay, where
they initiated the following girls:
Delphia Grenier, and Miss Oja. They
also initiated from Petersburg, June
Allen, Mildred Runstad, Jennie
Rammer, Mildred Heimdahl and
Myrtle Dunkleberger. They passed
'he evening In initiation and games.
Miss MacKecknie is the guardian
of this group
The Utomigi girls held a candy
sale at the theatre Saturday, Oct.
9. They realized thirty dollars at
the sale. They intend to hike to
Sandy Beach on Friday Oct. 15, to
spend the night. They will return
to Petersburg on Saturday.
MINE INCREASE
The Alaska Mantanuska coal mine
to the Westward is at present put
ting 125 tons of coal on the market
each day. According to a statement
issued by the manager of the com
pany, the output will beincreased to
150 or 200 tons. Thirty men are
working at the mine. Most of the
output from this mine going to the
.Alaska Railroad, however some or
ders for cmmercia purposes are be
ing filled.
P. I. A. MEETING
The local Parent-Teachers Associ
ation hed its first meeting of this
school year on Wednesday even
ing A very clever program, which
showed careful prepartion was put
on by the first grade under direc
tion of Miss Morrow. Delightful
piano selections were also played by
Aertie Johnson,- Margaret Ander
son and Gertrude Stenslid.
After the program, a shirt busi
ness meeting was held at which
time Mrs. Salonka gave an interest
ing report of the Territorial Coven
tion of the P. T. A., the meeting of
which was held at Wrangell late
last spring. Incidentally we might
mention that Juneau was practical
ly the only city in the Territory re
presented at the Council.
Plans were made at the convention
for the perpetuity of the Territorial
we should know that sentiment far
Meetings of the P. T. A. with the
hope that more interest would be
manifested by the different P. T. A.
organizations of Alaska. They have
piovided a floating library for the
use of the local P. T. A’s that are
associated with the territorial coun
cil. It takes 2,000 members in the
Territory to entitle us to be associ
ated with the National P. T. A. of
the United States and an effort will
be made locally and in other cities
to increase the membership to meet
the quota, which will afford us sev
eral advantages and privilewes that
cannot otherwise be obtained.
After Mrs. Salonka’s report, other
business aas discussed. It was de
cided that on the Friday evening
preceding Halowe’en the local P. T.
A. would put on a live wire, “hip
hii hurrah” carnival at the Sons of
Norway Hall, consisting of a pro
gram which the committee has well
ir hand. The usual carnival attrac
tions, such as fortune telling booth,
Jish pond, Roulette wheels, pop corn
and candy booths etc., will also be
on hand. There is a movement al
so on foot for a “School Ground
Day” in the near future. A com
mittee has been appointed to ap
proach the SCity Council with the
request for a half holiday so that all
red-blooded men of the city with an
interest in heart for education,
might meet at the school grounds
nnd do some badly needed repair
and excavation work on the grounds.
Watch for a future announcement
of the date.
It was also agreed that at the
monthly meeting of the P. T. A.
there would be a fre program to
which all interested are Invited. Af
ter each program a social hour will
be held at which time refreshments
may be purchased at a nominal fee.
TIME TO RETIRE
In order that automobiles may
.be retired, the tiring labor of manu
facturing 62 millions of tires took
place In the United States In 1925.
'The Fairbanks Commercia Club
at a recent meeting adopted a reso
lution protesting the appointment of
Ur. Alberts, successor to Prof Geor
geson of Sitka who is leaving for
the States by next year. The Fair
banks Commercial Club declares
that by virtue of his years of ex
perience in the work, Mr. G. W. Gas
ser, Assistnat in Charge of the Fair
banks Station, he is in line for the
appointment and promotion.
We have nothing to gain by ex
pressing ourselves in this matter,
but in our humble opinin the Fair
banks resolution has a ot of merit,
lems should fit Mr. Gasser for the
Twenty years of experience in direct
touch with local agricultural prob
posilion to be vacated by Professor
Georgeson. Dr. Alberts probaply is
well qualified theoreticaly to carry
on the work but the new conditions
and probems make practical experi
ence of greater worth in the Alaska
fields. The fact that a man has been
faithfu and efficient for twenty years
should als have some weight and
consideration.
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The Army cable ship Dellwood re
cently completed a piece of commer
cial work for the Puget Sound
L’.ght and Power Company, and its
crew has been praised by the officers
of the company, acording to recent
announcement of the Departmen of
War.
| The Dellwood, which is the only
aeep sea cable ship under the Am
erican flag, was authorized to do the
work under the provisions of the
law that allow Army equipment to
be used in such work when it does
not compete with private interests.
First operations for the construc
tion of a new cannery at Kenia have
been started by the driving of piles
and the placing of fundatins, ac
cording to J. T. Hansen of Juneau.
The building fer a one line can
nery will be started in the spring.
About 24 men will be given employ
ment by the cannery and six small
traps will be operated.
. . . LIBERTY, NOT LICENSE . . .
Representative Rathbone, of Il
linois, says: “We ought to realize
clearly that we have an interest in
free government everywhere, for
liberty is the best insurer of peace.
Tyrants are only too prone to re
sort to war in order to keep them
selves in power.” The Indepen
dents (?) of Alaska aren’t for lib
erty. They are making war on lib
erty and endeavoring to ride in to
power on the smoke of their ill
trained guns. Mr. Miner, Mr. Fish
erman, Mr. Business Man, Mr.
Working Man, don’t you know this?
HEARD ON THE STREET
"Did the Northwestern bring any
mail?”
* Oh, just a few letters and some
Juneau Empires.”
“Anything in the paper worth at
tention,—any news?”
"No news. Just the5 same old
Injun twaddle.”
DOUGLAS CITY DESTROYED
BY FIRE SUNDAY
Biggest Fire In History of Alaska
The lower half of Douglas City
including the Indian village and all
of Treadwell was destroyed by fire
Sundy morning and raged beyond
control until evening of the same
day.
Forty-two Indian families totaling
at out 125 persons were made home
less and are practically destitute as
they dl not have time to save any
thing but their bedding and the
c’othing on their backs.
In the white section 38 residences
were destroyed. Two stores in the
village burned to the ground as did
aso two stores on St. Ann street. The
loso is estimated to be more than
$200,000.
The fire is supposed to have start
ed by sparks falling on the roof of
an abandoned cabin in the Indian
village at the rear of the old Doug
las laundry. No attention was paid
the fire for a half hour or more
V/hen the entire building burst into
flames throwing embers in all direc
tions. The fire was fanned by the
high winds and spread the fire with
such rapidity that several lines con
nected to salt water had no affect.
The Juneau Fire Department re
sponded to the call for help; the
Coast Guard Cutter Unaga also gave
assistance with its usual promptness.
A line of hose stretched by the crew
con fined the fire to a certain area.
About 11 o’cock the wind shifted
and carried the lire in the opposite
direction sweeping everything before
it a.s far as the Old Glory Hole.
The Congregational church, Ca
tholic Church, St. Ann’s Hospital,
Government School Building and the
Salvation Army Hall were among
th many buildings burnd.
All who suffered loss through the
fire are being cared for. Relef from
the Juneau Redcross was promptly
offered and housing provided, for
all. Jonathan T. Wagner wired to
Washington for permission to give
such financial assistance to the In
dians as can be secured from Feder
al funds.
There were, fortunately, no cas
ualties. W. E. Cahill, superintend
ent at Treadwell was taken to the
hospital suffering from overwork,
however his condition was pronounc
later as being satisfactory.
Our reporter caned at the offices
c£ Dr?. Standard and Standard re
cently and was truly surprised to
find them so well equipped. They
have five rooms, very nictly arrang
ed over the Wheeler Drug and Jew
elry Company store where Dr. Dan
E. Standard and Dr. Susie V. Stand
ard care for their patrons.
These two doctors graduated in
ih< same class at medical college
and have practiced together for 20
years.
Subsequent to graduation, "Dr.
Susie" (by which name she is gen
erally addressed) did a years post
graduate work in the epecialty of
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat work
and has since practiced very largeyl
in that field of the specialist.
The doctors have one room fitted
entirely with electrical Physiothe
rapy equipment, including: Galvanic
Faradic Simusoidal Diathermy, High
and Low Frequency, DeArsenval
Currents; also Violet and Ultra
Violet rays and the new Infra Red
ray light that has but recently been
adaptd and manufactured for treat
ing painful joints, muscles, etc., in
Neuritis Arthritis, and Rheuma
tism,. The DeArsenval Current Is
one that has si revolutionized the
results in the treatment of high
Hood pressure. The people of Pe
tersburg are fortunate in having a
doctors’ office with such equipment
tnat has been and is usd so extens
ively by the U. S. Government in the
hospitals since the World War to
such remarkable benefit in the stiff
joints and nerve disturbances Of the
injured soldiers.
“Dr. Susie” had marked success
in the testing and fitting of eyes and
is well equipped not only to test and
correct, scientifically, errors in vi
sion, but being an M. D. before pre
paring herself in Post Graduate
work as an eye specialist, she treats
all diseased conditions of the eye as
well.
HIS NAME IS MUD
Mussolini is going to dictate to
the ladies of Italy how to dress.
Yep! And Mussolini will lose out.
. The resolution first printed in the
columns of The Alaskan recently, is
now being considered by the vari
ous Chambers of Commerce in the
Division. The Ketchikan Chamber
took favorable action decrying and
condemning the wanton waste and
destruction of thids food fish. They
made slight alteration in the origin
al resolution in words but not in the
idea. The Wrangell Chamber is
reported as taking favorable action
also. The Juneau Chamber after
hearing a number of speeches on the
subject togive the matter more care
ful consideration. Lacking sufficient
knowledge of the matter, they are
taking the mater up with the Peters
tiou as to the extent of theaction in
the control of this indusry was also
desired.
OBSTMONIST
San Fianclsco, Calif.,
April 24,1924
John E. Raker,
House Office Building,
Washington, D. C.
House bill vests President with
discretionary power to create fish
ing reserves in Alaska and regulate
fishing therein. This protects
public interest and is unobjection
able to packing companies, provided
it is not made effective until 1925.
Alaska delegate proposes drastic
amendments, which are highly
detrimental to industry in which
to protect fisheries and are highly
millions of California money is in
vested. We respectfully request
thsi you oppose amendments when
bill is reported to House on April
9.
.. . Bristol Bay Packing Co., ....
. .... 141 Clay Street, San Fran
cisco.
Rep. Raker refused to help throw
Alaska into the hands of the pack
ers and stood for the rights which
the ‘‘Independent” ticket now wish
es to help turn over to corporate in
terests.