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PETERSBURG, ALASKA, JULY, 5, 1929
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NO. 51.
Westminister Glee Singers
Enjoyed By Large Audience
An atmosphere of Old England
prevailed last Saturday evening
at the MacGregor Theatre when
the internationally known West
minster Glee Singers gave their
concert.
One could but close their eyes
during the rendition of the va
rious numbers an dimagine
oneself strolling thru the narrow
s reels often trod by famous En
’ish characters such as Charles
bickens, and in such places as
the “Old Curiosity Shop”; or
seated in one of England’s finest
cathedrals, listening to angelic
chanting of the c hoir, or listen
ing to the chimes from a famous
cathedral town; and, then again,
one was carried to the heather
covered hills of Scotland and
from there to the Emerald Isles,
istening to the folklore songs
vhich touches every human
,rart. In one’s dreaming, you
rt brought back to our own
nerica by the stirring tunes of
licrican hymns. So realistic
and atmospheric were all the se
lections by these Singers.
■"t is truly a God-given gift
.vhen a performer or performers
can give to listeners, the moods
of joy or sorrow as found in
songs or other musical selections.
This the Westminster Glee Sing
ers did from the individual solo
ist to the entire ensemble. One
could instantly feel the solemn
ity and dignity of the Ave Marie
written in the 16th century to
he rollicking, carefree, jollity of
the Sailor Chantey songs.
The program was distinctive
.n that it was a diversified one.
There were selections to the lik
’ ag of every individual present,
j-t • ould be difficult to say which
<■ the numbers could be consid
ered as a choice one. Bells of
j St. Michael Tower was excellent
ly rendered with the clear, sweet
soprano voices of the boys de
picting the lighter bells and as a
balance, the deep bass voices
sounding the heavier bells.
Solos were rendered by James
Draper, Baritone, of the Royal
College of Music, who sang "In
vietus” with the Song of the Flea
as encore. James Barber, Bass
of the Royal College of Music,
delightfully sang "Rolling Down
to Rio.” Donald Reid, tenor of
Westminster Abbey, sang "Rose
bud” by Drummond; Charles
O’Connor, Irish Tenor, sang
Shubert’s “Who is Sylvia,” which
is always an appealing number.
James Davis of St. Paul Cathed
ral, by request, sang Scottish
clan song of the MacGregor
Clan. All of these solos met with
much applause and each sing
er was compelled to give an en
core.
One of the outstanding selec
tions of the concert was the ren
dition of "Cradle Song” written
by Shubert and sung by Harry
Fearn, boy soprano. Harry’s
voice is noted for its sweetness
and clarity of tone and his up
per tones were void of any
throatiness. It is believed that
as time goes on this little chap
will hold an enviable place in the
musical world.
Albert Greene, famous London
Baritone-commedian made an
instant hit in the rendition of
the Sailor Chantey songs as well
as the "Green-eyed Monster”
which was sung with the boys.
Mr. Greene, after his service
with the British Army in the
World War, returned to London
Continued on Page 4
itersburg Nite
Club Revu
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rA' 1 be a vaudeville stage pre
nation at the MacGregor
.eatre next Tuesday and Wed
nesday, July Sth and 10th. Mr.
and Mrs. Southard feel that in
offering this new type of enter
tainment which is so popular in
the better class of theatres out
side, that they are giving to the
theatre patrons of Petersburg
the best possible value in amuse
ment, as there will be no ad
vance in the regular program
prices
The pick of the local talent
.'/ill will be used in the special
dancing numbers being arrang
ed and the ensemble numbers
vVill be attractively presented
and tastefully costumed.
Taken as a whole, it will be a
program of comedy, singing,
pretty dancing girls and colorful
light effects and the dates are
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 9
and 10 at the MacGregor The
atre.
'alifornia
Fish Prices
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Early in June California fish
ermen were striking for better
salmon prices than offered. They
asked a two-cent per pound in
crease for small and large sal
mon. They received 8 cents per
pound for small and 14 cents per
pound for large salmon last year.
Alaska Radio
Reception Poor
Says Col. Frank J. Griffiin, of
ficer in charge of the Westmin
ster-Washington-Alaska Military
-Cable and Telegraph System.
He stated that numerous power
and light plants, leakages and
other interferences caused such
a condition in the North when
he spoke before the Radio and
Music Trades Association in Se
attle.
It is probable that he did not
tell of the interference caused by
the system which he supervises
and which is blessed by the
radio fans most all the time.
Points Finger
At Higher Ups
.. David Ilurlburt, . County . At
torney for Koochiching County,
Minn., recently made assertion
that ‘higher-up’ are entangled
in booze running in the vicinity
of International Falls. This
statement followed President
Hoover’s appeal for "Hull co
operation” in enforcing the dry
laws of the United States. Which
statement was the outgrowth of
the recent killing of Henry Virk
kula, Big Falls confectioner by
a border patrolman.
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Pat Verney who has been with
the Wranggell Sentinel left for
Ketchikan last week. He plans
to seine this summer.
July 4th. Exercises
' Weil Attended
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I In spite of the intermittent
(showers which more or less
| threatened to dampen the en
| thusiasm for the Fourth, the ex
'ereises held at the MacGregor
Theatre were very well attended,
as was all of the other functions
staged throughout the day.
The Petersburg Band played
several patriotic selections. They
were assisted by the Community
Chorus which sang “Columbia
the Gem of the Ocean” and the
famous Southern melody “Dix
ie.” The Prologue to the Decla
ration of Independence was read
by Frederick Nelson.
The address of the day was
given by the Rev. W. J. Maakes7
tad of the Lutheran Church. He
stressed the duty of every citi
zen to the flag and country.
The Allegiance to the Flag was
pledged by the local troop of Boy
Scouts.
The sports program followed
and was carried through in spite
of the showers. The baseball
game was called off on account
of rain and a wet field.
Winners in Sports
Independence Day
ford Walia cmfwyp D c.mfwy cf :
The Sports Program of the
Fourth of July was followed thru
in good style in spite of the in
mittent showers. The following
List shows the winners and the
irder of their positions:
LOG ROLLING CONTEST: Clif- :
ford Waha, Barnette, Dean.
Men’s Marathon, Standard, Wa- j
da, Lien.
Men’s 100-yard dash Standard,— '
Boy’s Marathon ,Geo. Brown, — '
jbTee-ior-an backward race,
Standard, Altier, —
Boy’s 50-yard dash: 16 and un
der, Brown:-.
12 and under
8 and under: Tate,
Girls dashes: 16 and under Helen
Hunspedt, Sigrid Lund.
12 and under: Lois Deveney, —
8 and under, Mildred Birch, —
Boy’s Bicycle race: Elmer Mar
tens, Howard Keimdahl.
Pie Eating contest: Billy Gribble,
Second contest—David Waha,
Philip johnson; 3rd contest: b.
Berkeley. —
Ladies 50 yard dash, Helen Hun
spedt, Jerry Conn.
Ladies Egg Race, Mrs. Hilde
brand, Helen Hunspedt.
Outboard motor boat races:
8 h. p. and over, Roundtree, G.
Hildebrand, Alva Allen.
8 h.p. and under, Hildebrand,
L. Martens, York.
Round-bottom outboard, 10 h.
p. and under, Miller, Gauffin,
Dahl.
Hand power boat race: Waha,
Pickenall, J. Hanson.
'Twas Mostly Bunk
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Came from the Westward that
Akutan Island was in violent
volcanic eruption, during which
the top of a mountain was blown
off.
Now comes press report that
it was nothing but the vaporings
of a worried reporter who wished
to fill space. Nothing to it at all.
People on the island knew noth
ing of the eruption until word
had been brought them from
more distant points.
Scope of Power
Publicity
Publicity and advertising ac
tivities conducted by power cor
poration groups on a nation
wide scale and costing about $30,
000,000 annually stood revealed
recently in records of the Fed
eral Trade Commission after an
investigation covering a period
of fourteen months.
The commission recessed its
public hearings for the summer
and has announced that it has
completed its inquiry into pro
ganda by utilities and will take
up the financial structure of the
power industry when hearings
are resumed at a later date.
Reports of propoganda ex
penditures by the National Elec
tric Light Association reach ap
proximately $30,000,000 together
with an annual advertising bill
estimated at $28,000,000 paid by
individual power companies.
High Lights of Investigation
1. Wide distribution of utility
phamphlets and other propo
ganda in schools, with the as
sistance of educators.
2. Extensive publicity against
public ownership in newspapers,
phamphlets, etc., some of which
were published by the Smithson
ian Institution.
3. Maintenance in nearly ev
sry state of a propogganda bu
reau to direct antipublic owner
ship campaigns in cooperation
with the National Electric Light
Association.
4. Establishment in Washing
ton, D. C., of the joint commit
tee of national utilities associa
tions which spent $40000 to de
feat the Walsh resolution and '
Boulder Dam and Muscle Shoals ]
egislation.
5. Employment of about fifty!'
educators to work with the N. E. j.
A. L. in various aspects of its’(
£siiuxivsii/jr uuui to,
6. Surveillance of a number of
state legislators and employment
of lobbyists to obtain copies of
bills and defeat legislation con
sidered inimical to the power in
dustry.
Kaiser William May
Go Home
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Kaiser William may again re
turn to the land which he ruled
for many years.
The kaisers enforced absence
from Germany was a protest of
the war and its causes—guilt be
ing laid to the door of Germany
and the kaiser. The present at
titude of the Reihcstag is indica
tive of resentment of accept
ment of the instigation of the
war.
GET A SUDDEN BATH
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About forty men and boys got
an unexpected bath on the 4th
at Wrangell when the boat they
were on capsized with them. Lots
of helping hands prevented any
casualties.
EGGS GALORE
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The State of Washington re
ceived from its poultry industry
the large sum of $28,380,000 ac
cording to statement by the Se
attle Chamber of Commerce.
6,750,000 hens produced 2,300,
000 cases of eggs valued at $24,
.000,000; 7,000,000 fowls were
; marketed, bringing in $4,380,
1000. 2,240 carloads of eggs were
j sent to 22 states and 175 car
j loads of eggs were sent to Alas
ka.
Purser in Fish Business
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E. E. Morgan, for many years
popular purser on various vessels
of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany and for the past two years
| with the Pacific American Fish
jeries, has organized the Morgan
| Packing Company, with a plant
j at Port Benny and with W. J.
Imlach, herring packer as su
perintendent. Mr. Morgan plans
to have fresh herring bait for
the fishermen at Port Benny.
A Word To The Wise
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Traffic on the streets are be
coming so acute these days that
traffic regulations are becom
ing imperative. Said one busi
ness man this week: “I e qie t
any day to see men packing the
dead form of a little child from
off the street. The turns are
becoming very dangerous. ’
For which reason we publish
the foilowing safety message by
the Automobile Club of Wash
ington:
“Blow your horn to warn other
drivers and pedestrians bu~ re
member that lots of folks are
deaf and can’t hear your signal,
so don’t forget to use your
brakes.
“In addition to deaf people,
others who may not heed your
warning are those who are men
tally deficient and folks who are
bandicaped by physical defects.
Lots of persons have worries on
their minds and apparently
don’t hear the tooting of horns.
Remember, pedestrians still
aave a right to cross the street
ind if you are involved in an ac
cident, the sympathy of the jury
nay not be with you. Reckiess
less and carelessness on the
oart of pedestrians does not help
notorists who run them down.
You’re supposed to be careful all
)f the time.”
! Ask Increase Fish Duty
Delegate Sutherland, last Sat
urday supported the House rates
of 35 per cent on clams and
clam juice, 15 per cent on crab
meat and 15 per cent on shrimp
meat, ad valorem, before the
Senate Finance Committee.
The rate on clams is being con
tested by some of the importing
interests.
LIARD TRAPPER MURDERED
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Alexander McDonald fur trap
per in the Liard country, out of
Telegraph Creek on the Stickine
River was recently found with a
gunshot thru his head. He had
some fifteen thousand dollars in
his possession which is thot to
be the reason for the murder.
The Northwest Mounted Police
are on the trail of the murderer.
For Fishermen Only
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Comes a report from England
that modern inventions are de
priving the fish of their privacy
in the seas. An “echo sound
er,” which aids fishermen in
listening-in for fish has been in
vented and may revolutionize the
methods of fishing.
Which means, there will be a
little hope for the seiner who
has to compete with the trap. A
different song may yet be sung
by both seine and trap operat
ors.
J. W. Pritchett, editor of the
Wrangell Sentinel is reported as
being on the mend in New York.
Council and Feshay
Agree on Franchise
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A special meeting of the City
Council was held in the City
Hall last Saturday to consider
water and light franchise offered
by Mr. Van Orsdell, representing
the Foshay interests which has
offered to purchase the public
utilities.
Mr. Van Orsdell with Hon.
James Wickersham represented
the company while H. L. Faulk
[ner represented the city.
Light and power rates provid
ed in the franchise to be as set
at present rates by the council
and to remain in force for five
year periods; franchise to be for
a twenty-year period as set forth
by the Session Laws.
The company will furnish the
city, street lighting at one cent
the watt and free water for fire
protection and flushing of the
streets. The city to retain pos
session of fire hydrants and fur
nish hydrants in the future as
needs demand.
With very few changes, usual
ly to clarify the meaning of the
sections of the franchise, chang
es were made and adopted.
Contracts were drawn up by
attorneys agreeable to both
parties concerned the following
day.
The next step in the proposi
tion will be to post notices of a
special election for the purpose
of selling the utilities and set
ting the date thereof.
Would Purchase
More Plants
City Engineer J. D. Ross of Se
ittle recently filed written report
in which he advocated the pur
cnasmg oi an noiamgs oi ruget
Sound Power & Light holdings in
the city. He urged that the com
peting power company be taken
over by condemnation proceed
ings in the courts as a means of
cutting out expensive duplication
of expenditures and further that
the light rate could be cut if
the program were followed.
Tacoma costs of distribution is
lower than Seattle’s as Tacoma
has control of and monopoly on
distribution.
A Penny 4 Uncle
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Several lots of confiscated
illegally taken furs, seized by the
government under condemnation
proceedings, were sold recently
at Fairbanks. The offering
brought a total of $3,505, of
which $3,181 was for the sale of
beaver.
Enforcement Jokes
Two federal prohibition agents
were arrested during the past
week charged with convoying a
fleet of liquor trucks on Long Is
land. They were held in $3,000
bail each. One of them arrest
ed had been dismissed previously
by Col. Mills but later reinstat
ed by Maurice Campbell, Mills’
successor.
The charge has oft been made
that the liquor problem exists
because such men All the ser
vice, get their grafts—legitimate
and otherwise—and help cover
up when honest enforcement is
attempted. One need not go out
. of Alaska to note this condition.