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VOLUME NO. 5.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA,
JULY 17 1931
No. 5Z
Plans to Impeach
Secretary Mellon
Representaeive Wright Pat
man of Texas recently had de
tailed in an interview his plan
to bring impeachment proceed
ings against Secretary of the
Treasury Andrew Mellon.
The congressman said he
would base his proceedings on a
federal status providing that the
secretary of the treasury shall
not be “concerned or interested
in carrying on the business of
trade or commerce or be the
owner in whole or in part of any
sea vessel.
“It is admitted,” said Patman,
“that Mr. Mellon and his bro
thers control one of the largest
corporations of its kind in the
world. Such corporation or
holding company has a large
number of subsidiaries and owns
34 sea vessels.
Loan Ass’n Head j
Under Arrest
Charged with embezzlement
that may exceed $1,000,000 from
the Home Savings and Loan As
sociation and two financial!
firms affiiliated with it, Ahira
E. Pierce of Seattle was arrested
last week and released on $10,
000 bond.
At the same time the state
took charge of the institution
State Director of Efficiency Har
ry C. Johnson announced that
not be opened.
At a special meeting of the'
Board of Directors the respons-j
ibility for the situation was plac
ed on Pierce, and the directors
surrendered control to the
state authorities.
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FOR FUTURE WARS
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The invention of a bullet with
such high penetrative power
that it will make a seive of
tanks is a reecnt announcement,
from Germany. Karl Gerlich, I
engineer attached to the Insti
tute of Naval Research at Kiel,
is the inventor.
His invention came immediate
ly on the heels of the sensation
al discovery by Prof. Karl Hof
man of a new gas, which it is
claimed, can paralyze a me
chanized army aircraft by stop
ping the motors.
MAKER OF STILL FINED AS
PRODUCER
When a plumber repairs a
still he is “guilty of manufactur
ing liquor.” Otto Bleasner of
Spokane, Wn., was arrested re
cently by dry officers while fix
ing a 100-gallon still near Milan,
and was sentenced to pay a fine
of $150 and spend ten days in
jail.
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“I’M ALONE” UP ALONE
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The United States last week
filed a formal answer to Cana
dian claims in the celebrated
I’m Alone rum running case.
The reply, forwarded to the
department of external affairs
at Ottawa by George Wharton
Pepper, the American agent, was
understood to be based on the
contention that the vessel while
registered in Canada was actual
ly an American vessel.
Last week state troppers, Cen
tral Falls, R. I., were forced tc
use tear-gas bombs to disperse
a crowd of 1,200 textile trikers
a crowd of 1,200 textile strikers
twice tried to storm the plant o:
General Fabrics Company. *1
large number of women and chi
dren were in the ranks of th;
strikers.
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Norway Defies
Danes on Land
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Norway has officially occupied
that part of Eastern Greenland
lying between 75.40 degrees and
71.30 degrees north latitude.
Denmark has exerted a mon
j opoly over the trade of Green
iland since 1774. Her adminis
tration of the entire island was
net completed until 1917. The
extension of her claims in that
year led to a dispute with Nor
way regarding east coast hunt
ing and sealing rights.
A dispatch said that the Dan
ish cabinet had been summoned
for a special meeting to consid
er Norway’s action.
Foreign minister Munch of
Denmark was quoted as saying
that Denmark had done her ut
most to prevent disagreement,
but she must maintain her
rights and would complain to
the Hague Court.
The foreign minister was de
scribed as being hopeful thatj
the ties which united the two,
nations would be strong enough
to survive the present trial.
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Plan New Fight
For Tom Mooney
A new fight to win pardons
for Thomas J. Mooney and War
ren K. Billings, convicted in
connection with the 1916 Pre
paredness Day bombing outrage
in San Francisco, will be planned
soon at a conference of their
attorneys, Cyrus B. King, Oak
land lawyer announced last
week.
King, associated with Frans
P. Walsh of New York as coun
sel for Mooney and Billings
said the latter will come to the
Pacific Coast shortly in his ca
pacity as chairman of the new
power authority of the state of
New York, and will take up the
case at that time.
In a recent report made by
the Wickersham Comittee study
ing crime and causes, it was de
clared that this case was one of
the rankest injustices ever per
pertrated in the halls of Ameri -
can justice.
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KEEPS PREACHER IN JAIL
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Rev. Phillip Yarrow of Chicago
is being kept in jail on the in
stallment plan. Walter Shav
er, a bookseller pays the officials
$3.50 to keep Mr. Yarrow in jail!
by the week. Shaver was award
ed a $5,000 judgment against
Yarrow some time ago on a
charge of malicious prosecution
in connection with Shaver’s ar
rest for selling a book which Mr.
Yarrow alleged was improper.
Yarrow failed to pay and was
lodged in jail. Under the law,
Shaver must pay 50 cents a day
for the minister’s board.
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MEXICAN CONSUL JAILED
J The State Department of the
United States sent a formal
apology to Mexico on account of
jthe jailing of Adolpho Domini
,guez, Acting Consul at Chicago,
| for contempt of court. It is
i said that Dominiguez insisted on
| speaking after being ordered zo
silence by the judge. He was
later freed on a writ of habeas
corpus and a protest in his be
half made to the State Depart
ment by Ambassador Tellez. The
^case was dismissed and the re
cord cleared of the contempt or
i(der. The State Department then
i sent its apologies to Mexico.
The Ward Cove cannery at
[.Ketchikan last Sunday reported
■ that they had packed 4,000 cas
hes of salmon.
Capt. Matt Peasley
Visits Petersburg
Adventures such as most boys
find only in books began last
week for ten eager boys aboard
the auxiliary sloop Linda for a
month’s cruise in Alaska waters.
Their skipper is Capt. Ralph
(Matt) Peasley, immortalized in
fiction by Peter B. Kyne and one
of the most romantic sailormen
in the whole world of ships. Un
der his leadership the expedi
tion will cruise up the inside
passage to far-away haunts of
the “killer” whale near Glacier
Bay and Mount Fairweather.
But not a harpoon gun have
they aboard. Two movie cam
eras will do the shooting for the
expedition and when the Linda
returns in about a month, it
will be with a “cargo” of films
in whose making “there she'
blows” will have taken the placej
of “camera.” Besides the “mov-!
ies” there will be plenty of “still”
pictures, for every man aboard
has his own camera ready fori
any situation.
F. W. Schmoe, naturalist of
the Puget Sound Academy of
science, organized the cruize. |
With him under Capt. Peasley,}
are Samuel Harby, physical in~;
structor at Columbia University
New York, and Harry Holt, Ore
gon High School principal.
The Linda arrived in Peters
burg Wednesday morning and
the crew had opportunity to
look up the interesting spots of
the town. They left at high
tide bound for Taku Glacier and
plan to return to Petersburg in
order to visit Le Conte glacier.
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Halibut Schooner
Blows Up Total Loss
The crew of the schoone
Northern was taken to Ketchi
kan on the 10th and were given
care and medical aid. The ves
sel blew up in Sumner Strait,
Wednesday. Capt. Claus Ram
berg was slightly injured but
with his crew of eight men escap
ed in their dories and were pick
ed up by another vessel. The
Northern was towed to shore
where it was seen that her stern
was virtually blown out.
The Northern left Seattle last
March and has been operating
out of Prince Rupert, B. C. She
had 20,000 pounds of halibut on
board at the time of the fire.
The vessel was built in Seattle
in 1927 at a cost of $37,000, and
was covered by insurance. She
was of 57 gross tons, 38 net re
gister, 66 feet long and 17 feet
beam with a draft of 8 feet.
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THE ROAMERS
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Harry C. Willis presented The
Roamers in a comedy sketch in
the Coliseum last Saturday ev
ening, along with songs, dance
and other interesting numbers.
The troupe of nine actors ar
rived in port on the “Thros” and
left early Sunday morning for
Juneau.
Those who attended the show
| made many favorable com
ments on the entertainment and
hoped they will again return.
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ROBBINS-JONES FAIL IN
NON-STOP FLIGHT
Reggie Robbins and H. S.
Jones who hopped off from Se
attle on a flight to Japan, were
forced down at Nome, being un
able to refuel from the supply
ship on account of bad winds.
The fliers will make an at
tempt to secure another motor
fly back to Seattle and make a
second start for Japan withir
a week, all depending on the
time to install the motor.
Royal Russian
Chorus Here
Under direction of Princess
Margarita Agreneva Slavianski,
the Royal Russian Chorus, sing
;ers and dancers, were seen and
heard at the Saturday evening
: performance at the Coliseum
Theatre. The audience was so
highly pleased with the perform
i ance that they immediately un
| dertook to have a second con
cert given Sunday night but ow
iing to previous engagement in
Juneau this could not be ar
ranged. However on their south
bound trip, they stopped over in
Petersburg and gave a return
engagement Tuesday night and
the attendance at this perform •
ance was even better than the
previous engagement.
Twelve members of the chorus
including the conductor were
attached to the organization
which is travelling on the Har
mony D., of Seattle. Enroute
from Seattle they gave concerts
in Vancouver, B. C., Prince Ru
pert and Ketchikan.
The Royal Russian Chorus
was organized by Prince Dmitry
Alexandrovitch Agreneva Slavi -
ansky in 1858. Since which time
the organization has brought its
interpretation of Slavic music
to every civilized country in the
world. Princess Margarita Sla
vfanski is the daughter of the
founder and Mademoiselle Mara
Slavianski, daughter of the
Princess, is soprano soloist with
the chorus.
Since leaving Russia the last
time, the chorus has toured the
world, giving 120 concerts in
the principal cities of Europe
and Asia. Since leaving the Ori
ent, the chorus has filled en
gagements in continental Amer
ica and its territories.
Petersburg well counts itself
fortunate indeed to have had
opportunity to hear these art
ists in their presentation of
Slavic and other classic music
The blending of the various
voices and parts was exquisite
and their technique superlative
Those who did not avail of the
opportunity may well count as
lost a wonderful opportunity to
hear this renowned organiza
tion.
The party left Wednesday
morning for points south.
Gar Wrood After
Speedboat Record
It has been announced that
Gar Wood, veteran Harmsworth
trophy winner, is istalling su
per chargers in Miss America
IX which may step the craft's
horsepower up to 3,700 from her
present 2,120.
It is said that Wood believes
he will regain the world speed
crown held by Kaye Don and
Miss England II before the
Harmsworth regatta at Detroit
next fall through the improve
ments that are now being in
stalled.
If the mechanism functions
properly, Wood expects to make
a speed of 110 miles an hour, a
comfortable margin over Don’s
record of 103.49.
Last Friday, Kay Don, th3
British sportsman boosted the
world’s speedboat record up to
110.223 miles an hour after un
successful assaults on the record
of 103.49 miles an hour which he
set in Buenos Aires last spring.
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The Lindenburg cannery at
Craig is reported as operating
25 seine crews this year and
still calling for more. This can
nery has taken up about every
available fisherman on the West
Coast of Prince of Wales.
Fail Begins Serve
Year in Jail
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Suspension of his one-yeai
jail sentence has been denied tc
Albert B. Fall, former Secretary
of the Interior Albert B. Fall
under President Harding.
Justice Bailey of the U. S
Supreme Court did not issue an
order for his immediate commit
ment and stated that he would
entertain a motion to modify
Fall’s sentence to add one day
to the year given him. This
would give the Attorney Gener
al power to designate the prison
Fall would serve his sentence in.
Case Under Advisement
. .The. demand of. the govern
ment counsel that Fall be order -
ed to jail and the counter plea
of his counsel for suspension of
sentence were taken under ad
visement by Justice Bailey. Af
ter hearing counsel, Justice
Bailey asked them to submit
further argument on the ques
tion of whether he can suspend
or modify the sentence without
requiring Fall to go to Washing
ton from his ranch at Three Riv
ers, N. M.
The press reports indicate
that Fall is now serving his sen
tence out in the New Mexico
State prison. Closes the'chap
ter on the late Harding admin
istration with only the tool of
the real criminals paying the
penalty of having betrayed the
friendship of the piesident and
the trust of their government.
Speaker Taunts
Republican Party
If the Republicans renominate
Herbert Hoover for the presiden
cy the Democrats will join in the
cheering—for the nomination.
So declared James A. Farley,
chairman of the New York state
central Democratic committee,
in Portland, recently.
“I don’t mind saying we hope
that the Republicans will nomi
nate Mr. Hoover,” Farley said
then went on with optimistic
predictions that erstwhile stand
patt Republican states would
join the one-time “Solid South”
in electing a Democratic presi
dent.
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FIND IRON ARROWHEAD IN
SWEDEN
An arrowhead of iron from
the early 16th century was re
cently found at Lund, Dalecar
lia, Sweden. The relic which is
in good condition, measured five
inches in length and about two
inches in width. It is believed
to have been a part of the mili
tary equipment of the time.
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PAPERS LAUD DOCTOR
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Doctor W. A. Borland and his
assistant nurses have come in
for considerable favorable com
ment as a result of their fight
against scarlet fever and epi
demic of the flu. Several weeks
ago, in answer to his plea, the
Admiral Watson cut a day from
her schedule from Seattle to
Seward to deliver a serum to
combat the scourge. From Se
ward the medicines were sent by
plane and immediately used to
check the epidemic. Nine of
those who died v/ere orphaned
children from an institution at
Kanakanak.
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The yacht Averilla of Seattle
arrived in port Tuesday and re
mained until Thursday mornine
before leaving for the North. Mr
Averill, manager of Fobes Sup
ply, Portland and family are or
board taking a slow jaunt thri
the First Division.
Hindenburg May
Resign in Protest
Rather than submit to the
political demands of France in
connection with the proposed
loan of $400,000,000 being sought
by Hans Luther for Germany,
it is stated that not only Chan
cellor Bruening but President
von Hindenburg would resign.
Hindenburg is standing four
square back of the Chancellor
and they both believe that the
vast majority of German people
stand behind them in declin
ing to buy foreign aid at the
price of political concessions.
Germany is almost in a hys
teria awaiting the outcome of
credit seeking. Many are re
ported as buying American dol
lars and many of the well-to-do
families are heading toward
Switzerland. Unless there is
some relief, it is believed in
financial quarters that there will
an industrial as well as financial
crash.
The French terms indicate a
demand for permanent paci
fism and financial guarantees.
The demand also includes the
1 enunciation of all ideas of an
economic or political union with
Austria and suspension of all’
naval armament construction.
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Am. Legion Will
Stage Big Play
“Hello Hawaii” a musical ex
travaganza built on the lines of
the famous Zeigfeld Follies will
be presented in Pattersburg the
latter part of this month.
Bubbling over with efferves
cent gaity, teeming with tune
ful songs, abundant in snappy
dancing numbers, and enacted
by a cast of Petersburg’s most
popular entertainers, “Hello Ha
waii” bills fair to set a standard
in local entertainment.
Besides the splendid cast of
principals there are three sets
of chorus girls, namely, the baby
hulas, the ponies and the show
girls.
Mr. and Mrs. Southard are
busily engaged in rehearsing
principals and chorus and are
delighted with the manner in
which all are picking up at
mosphere of the professional re
vue.
There is a thread of a plot
running throughout the revusi
cal, also clever “black acts,”
skits and a featured number
with special lighting effects, in
which several of Petersburg's
prettiest young ladies will pai
ticipate. There are flashy col
orful costumes to set off the
youth and attractiveness of the
chorus girls. In fact there is
everything imaginable to make
“Hello Hawaii” a full two hours’
lively entertainment.
The proceeds of this enter
tainment will be added to the
fund necessary to make next
month’s American Legion con
vention a success. This conven
tion is one of the biggest things
ever undertaken by a local or
ganization, and civic pride alone
should make everyone do his
part in co-operating in every
way.
Due notice will be given in our
next week’s issue of the exact
dates of “Hello Hawaii” and
where tickets can be secured.
Alsa the names of those taking
part in the production.
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Down in Media, Pa., among
■ the papers left by Dr. Anna E
Broomal who died recently,, was
I found an unpublished manu
. script on witches, which were
■ said to abound in that sectior
i a little more than 100 years ago
l Imagine anybody but Alaska r
Indians believe in witches.
Washington Has
Big Pulp Deal
The Everett Pulp and Paper
Company of Everett has pur
chased the Cascade Paper Com
pany at West Tacoma. W. L.
Raymond of Seattle who pur
chased the assets of this com
pany at a receiver’s sale, repre
j sented interests of the Everett
concern and the Crown-Zeller
bach Corporation of San Fran
cisco.
“However, arrangements have
been made v/hereby the Everett
Pulp and Paper Company wi.l
take over the entire Cascade
Company plant and the Crown
Zellerbach Corporation will not
have any interest therein,” ex
plained W. J. > Pilz, secretary
manager of the Everett concern.
“It is our intention, as soon as
business conditions warrant, to
operate the plant at West Taco
ma,” he added.
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Boxer Makes Its
Last Arctic Trip
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The U. S. I. B. ship Boxer re
turned to Seattle this week and
will immediately outfit for its
last trip to Bering Sea and Point
Barrow. The ship is in com
mand of Capt. E. L. Bush and on
this trip will bring north a capa
city cargo of school supplies and
12 teachers and government of
ficials who are returning to their
posts in the Far North.
When the new ship now under
construction for the Bureau is
completed, it is believed that the
Boxer will be put on the South
east Alaska run. Capt. S. T. L.
Whitlam, former master of the
Boxer is inspector on the new
vessel.
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ALGONQUIN WILL BE SOLD
Sold to the highest bidder—
such is to be the fate of the U.
S. S. Algonquin, well-known in
Puget Sound and Alaskan wat
ers. The vessel has been long
in coast guard service, stationed
at Astoria, made many trips to
the North and is now tied up at
San Francisco.
The ship served in the Spanish
American War and served as an
escort ship during the World
War to England and in the Me
diterranean.
Ordered to San Pedro in 1929,
the ship was placed on the idle
list last December. Bids for the
sale of the ship will be opened
in Washington, D. C., August 4.
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WORK FUNTER BAY MINE
Sam Peckovich, president and
general manager of the Alaska
Admiralty Gold Mining Com
pany in Funter Bay has made
arrangements to do consider
able work on the claims this
year. For the present a 400
foot double compartment shaft.
; continuing of tunnelling and re
sumption of operations of pilot
mill are planned. A crew will
| be put on to construct a road
from the property to the water
front and other work is planned.
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I NORTH SEA BED LIFTED BY
I QUAKE
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i The bed of the North Sea was
raised several hundred feet by
an earthquake which shook En
! gland early in June, is the re
!cent discovery of the skipper of
the Norwegian steamer Harbris.
The captain who was sounding
in the fog 29 miles off shore,
was surprised to find the depth
to be half of what was shown on
his chart.
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l( H. C. Dunlop of Seattle, was a
j business visitor in town.