VOLUME NO. 5.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, JUNE 12, 1931
NUMBER 47
“Bill" BARROWS
FAREWELL
The many friends of Will A.
Barrows were deeply shocked to
learn of his sudden death,
which occurred at his home in
Seattle. Washington, at 4 A. M.
on Memorial Day. He had not
been very well for a few days
r ut no thought was entertained
by his family that the end was
near. Death was caused by a
heart attack.
Will A. Barrows, “Bill” as his
friends always called him, was
a pioneer of Pacific County,
Washington, and le had led a
varied and useful life, mostly |
spent in Southwest Washington
and in Alaska. He was born at
Gold Hill, Nevada, November 26,1
1867 rremoving thence to Cali
fornia with his parents when hej
was two years of age. In 1893 ^
he married Ellen Tanger. Two'
daughters blessed the union. Be-1
sides his wife he leaves to1
mourn him his daughter Mrs.;
Dunald Bower and granddaugh-1
ter, Donna Bower, of Seattle, j
One daughter Jeanette, died'
while in the service of the Unit-,
ed States during the world war.j
His early life wa* spent var-1
iously as deputy treasurer of;
Pacific County, Washington as
a general store keeper, and as a
marine engineer. For a time
hr also engaged in the logging
business with the late Otto
Posendahl. He entered the ser
vice of the U. S. Bureau of Edu
cation in Alaska in 1917 and for
several years was in charge of
Indian schools on the West j
Coast of Prince of Wales Island
and at Kake where his many
friends will mourn his passing.
In 1924 he resigned and engag
ed in newspaper work, prinicpal
ly in the office of the Alaskan
and the Alaska Fisherman.
He was a writer and artist of
considerable merit. His letters,
articles and cartoons published
in many newspapers in Wash-j
ington and Alaska on political j
and economic subjects were al
ways forceful and were potent
factors in determing the results
of some of Alaska’s warmest
campaigns. H\s descriptive ar
ticles were a real pleasure to
read for he was a naturalist at
heart and his powers of obser
vation were keen. He had the
courage of his convictions and
he preached the gospel of the
true brotherhood of men.
“Bill” was faithful to his
family and loyal to his friends.
Ho will be sadlv missed by those
who knew his true worth. Al
though he had taken up his
residence in Seattle, his heart
remained in the Northland. The
territory has *ost a tried and
true friend.
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1ALL WILL “ATTEMPT”
SERVE JAIL SENTENCE
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Albert B. Fall former Secre
tary of Interior, is “determined
to attempt” a trip to Washing
ton, D. C., for possible commit
ment to jail. This trip from his
home in El Paso, Texas will be
atempted despite concurrence
of four physicians that he is
physically unable to make the
journey.
Fall was convicted and sent
enced to jail for one year and
to pay a fine of $100,000 for ac
cepting a bribe in Naval Oil res
erves leasing. The Supreme
Court of the United States re
cently refused to review the
case.
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The Women’s Communitj
League meets at the church
Tuesday evening. The hostesses
are Mrs. Iver Holm and Mrs
Ole Holm.
Port Alexander
Buyer Keeps Up
Salmon Pricet
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According to word receiver
during the week, Karl Hanson
fish buyer of Port Alexander die
j r ot follow suit when other buy
ers in Southeast Alaska dropped
the price of king salmon an ad
ditional two cents on June 1st
bringing the price at the docks
to 10-6-3 and on the grounds tc
8-4-2. Mr. Hanson stated that
he could afford to pay 10-6-3 on
the grounds and that he would
continue so to do. Hans Nord
nes who is packing on the boat
Magnolia at Puffin Bay is also
leported to have signified his
intention of continuing the
former price schedule.
The Ketchikan Tribune states
that Ketchikan buyers are hold
ing the large buyer boats in
port and making no effort to
compete with these packers on
ihe grounds. They say that in
c>der to pay for the delivery of
iish from the grounds to Ket
chikan it is necessary for them
to make the cut as ordered and
that their boats will be held in
port for several days at least.
All boats in the Sitka district
tied up and refused to fish when
the cut in prices was announc
ed. Fourteen of the big smoke
3iu s'juoq jaifBUis oqi puu s^uoq
reported lying idle at Sitka.
It is also reported that all
power trollers qt Prince Rupert
are idle, claiming it is impos
sible to pay for gas and gear at
The prices offered for fish.
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BOUNTY NOW $15
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Attention of the trappers and
others is called to ine fact that
the bounty oi waives and coy
otes is now $15 for each an
imal. The last legislature pas
sed a bill repealing the 1929 act
providing for a bounty payment
of $10 for wolves and $5 for
coyotes and restoring the $15
bounty.
To obtain bounties the person
killing wolves or coyotes must
exhibit the pelt or pelts with lee
bone attached to anyU. S. Com
missioner, or to the postmaster
in communities where there is
not a resident commissioner.
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Kake Will Celebrate
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A full program of patriotic
exercises, band concert, race;
and contests, tug of war, boal
races, dance and fireworks, ha*
been planned for the celebratior
jot the 4th of July at Kake
There will be long distance
"aces rowing races, and pie-eat
ing contests for girls and foi
boys, a greased pole and a lo?
rolling and fun for everybody
The tug-of-war will be betweer
a Kake team and a team fron
, the cannery. & great war-canoi
j race between the Clarinatee
snd the Stauchinatees will be i
I feature of the r^ay. The day wil
j end with a fireworks displa;
jfrom 10 to 11 P M. and a socia
j at the big towi hall. Everyon
I is inveited to enjot the F urtl
at Kake.
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AT ASKANS CONTINUE
EIEI.SON MEMORIA1
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| Alaskans are continuing t
! raise money for tr.e propose'
memorial to Carl Ben Eielsor
J noted flier killed in 1929 on th
j Siberian Coast The memoria
in the form of a b.’Pding on th
Alaska College ca.-.pus at Fair
banks will be kntwn as th
Eielson Aeronautical Enginee
ing Building.. _
Canada Tariff Hard
Blow To United States
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Increases Duties On Americar
Products
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[ Increased tariffs in effect or
more than two hundred com
i modities many of which Canada
imports the greatest quantitj
irom the United States were de
clared in the budget presented
by Premier R. B. Bennett to the
Dominion Parliament. Among
• lie American products import
ed most heavily from the Unit
ed States upon which the tariff
has been heavily increased are
coal, steel and steel products,
automobiles, oranges, corn and
other things.
Particular interest seems to
attach to the proposed increase
>f duty on bituminous coal. In
support of it Premier Harring
ton of Nova Scotia has been
here a week. Against it is the
influence of some large manu
facturers, mainly in Ontario,
! who claim that they will have
to use American coal anyway,
and object to paying $1 per
ton duty.
In Liberal circles it was fore
cast that the debate on the
I principle of the budget from
tr.eir side of the House will be
restricted to a few members
from each Province, but that
rn the detailed resolution it will
be a “free-for-all.”
[ An amendments also indicated
to the tariff board bill to re
duce the term of office from ten
to five years.
The opposition intends as
well to insist upon a declaration
of unemployment policy.
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Nautilus Off For London
Thence To North Pole
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The reconstructed submarine
Nautilus in which Sir Hurbert
, V/ilkins will make attempt
to reach the north pole under
neath the polar ice-cap, left
i Provincetown, Mass, enroute to
| London. On trial runs the Nau
tnus has proven her efficiency
making eleven knots per hour.
, She is expected to reach London
| in about twenty days. From
[London the Natutilus will go to
! Spitzbergen where the voyage
under the ice to Alaska will
[start. Reports from Fredrich
shafen, Germany, state that the
airship Graf Zeppelin is being
put in readiness for a trip to the
Northpole and will convoy the
N-Utilus on her strange cruise
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DATES FIXED FOR SOUTH
EAST ALASKA FAIE
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'| At the annuol meeting of the
stockholders and directors ol
'Sthe Southeastern Alaska Fail
: I Association, 'latoc, for this year;
■ | exposition were fixed for Sept
‘ ember 9, 10, 11 and 12. The fail
‘ will be under t^e personal direc
tion of W. S. Pullen and Ralpl
'jB Martin, director and manag
1 er. Ths will be the tenth annu
l(al fair of the association to b<
* held in Juneau.
3 AL DANO TAKEN TO
HOSPITAL IN SEATTL1
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Bound to a stretcher, A1 Dane
Alaska Cannery man, injured i:
L, an airplane accident near Ket
chikan on May 4, was take]
3 on the Admiral Rogers to
j hospital in Seattle. Mr. Dan
was a member of an airplan
e fishing excursion to KartaLak
1 which resulted in a disastrou
e take-off, killing Steve Selig ani
_ seriously injur ng all others i:
e the party, including Dano, C. J
r “Kinky” Alexander and th
pilot, Dodson.
Flag Day, June U
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AN AMERICAN CREED.
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“I believe in the United State;
of America as a government o
the people, by the people, fo:
j the people; whose just power;
are derived from the consent oi
,the governed; a democracy in e
republic; a sovereign nation oi
many sovereign States; a per
fect union, one and inseparable
j established upon those prin
(cinles o f equality, freedom
justice, and humanity for whict
i American patriots sacrificed
their lives and fortunes. I there
, fore believe it is my duty to my
country to love it, to support
i its Constitution, to obey its laws
to respect its flag and to de
fend it against all enemies.”
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Hungerford Brothers
Logging Timber for Ties
Next Monday morning the cry
of timber will resound through
the woods at Hungerford’s log
ging camp at the south end ol
i Wrangell Narrows. Thousands
ef hemlock trees must come
'down to furnish timber to fill a
' contract for 35,000 railroad ties
"ecently let by the Alaska Rail
road to Northwest Mill Com
pany at Scow Ray. The Hung
erford brothers, “Ted” a n c
“Bud,” were in Petersburg or
Thursday making final arrange
ments. They estimate thal
jsome two million feet of log;
j will be required to fill the con
tract which in addition to othei
j timber on the tract which musi
i be logged at the same time, wil
i make payrolls for somebody
though only one crew will star
: work at this time. According t(
ithe terms of the contract th<
job must be completed in 10(
| days. The logging will be don<
| at their present location on th<
Narrows and on Butterworth Is
land at the mouth of Duncar
Canal.
1 The camp and the mill to
gether will create employmen
i for 35 to 40 local men.
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POWER PLANT DISABLED
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The municipal power plant a
Blind Slough was temporaril;
disabled short’y before eigh
o’clock Thursday evening. A fal
ling tree crashed a section of th
pipeline from Crystal Lake leav
mg the town dependent on th
diesel engine plant for powei
Superintendent MacKechnie lef
imediately for Crystal Lake witl
six men who will rush repair
with all possible speed. Re
sumption of hydroelectric ser
\ice is indefinite as yet as th
exact amount of damage is
unknown.
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BEGIN WORK YAKUTAT
ROAD PROJEC
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L E. J. White, resident engine£
U S. Bureau of Roads, with tw
assistants, Loren Sisson and 1
i J. Miller, left Juneau on th
- admiral Watson for Yukata
i where Mr. White will ha\
i charge of the engineering on
3 project for one and one-ha
e riiles of roadway. The cor
e I tract for the construction h£
s j be en awarded to Sawyer & Rej
i nolds. C. T. “Tom” Gardne
i Juneau member of the firr
• will be in charge of the cor
0 struction. Mrs. White acconr
panied her husband to Yakuts
[ Mat Peas/ey for Alaska
Whaling With Cameras
Captain Raloh (Matt) Peasley
is going to sea again.
But the tall robust old sail
crman, one of the most roman
tic figures of the ocean lanes,
known in every Pacific coast
port and hero of Peter B.
Kyne’s Cappy Ricks stories of
the sea, will not pace the decks
’ cf some dancing squarerigger
‘ running before a heavy breeze
for distant climes.
* Captain Peasley who first
fame to the Pacific ocean in
; 1888, after several years at sea
along the Maine coast will head
a whaling expedition into Alas
ka waters starting from Seattle
July 1.
’ In years past this port has
seen sturdy steem “killer boats”
sail for the northern whaling
grounds for oil bone and ferti
.izer. The exoedition Captain
Peasley will jo’n is of a differ
ent sort. Its members will hunt
whales ,not with harpoons how
ever, but with cameras. The
cargo” they hope to bring back
will consist of reels of motion
pictures and “stills” of the
playful finbacks enjoying them
selves in their native haunts.
Captain Peasley will be mast
er of the vessel with a crew of
young scientists, including F. W.
Schmoe, organizer of the ex
pedition and naturalist of the
puget Sound Academy of Sci
ence, Seattle; Samuel Hardy,
Columbia University, New York;
Leonard Jones, Bellingham,
vVash., science student; H. L.
Seeger a sci°nce instructor in
a private school here, and three
Seattle high school boys.
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Do-X Safely Crosses
South Atlantic
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The giant multi-motored Ger
' men seaplane Do-X safely
reached Fernando Norshna Is
land, Brazil last Friday after a
( thrilling flight across the South
, Atlantic from Cape Verde Is
l lands.
, The very low altitude at which
> the great seaplane flew led to
. erroneous reports from Cape
t Verde Islands that she had fal
en into the ocean. Her motors
. unctioned perfectly and the
t flight was made v/ithout any un
+cward incident of any kind.
Passengers and crew are enthu
jiastic over the flight. The trip
is 1429 miles was negotiated in
12 hours 26 minutes.
INDIAN HEARING HELD IN
TACOMA; 3 TRIBES ATTEND
Senator Burton K. Wheeler
Montana and Senator Lynn J
Frazier, North Dakota, forming
part of a subcommittee of the
United States Senate Com
mittee on Indian affairs closec
a series of hearings in Tacome
last Monday.
The hearing was held in the
Cushman Indian Hospital schoo
auditorium. It was attended bj
250 Indians from all over South
west Washington.
Flashes of fire punctuated the
hearing when the senator:
thought they saw some lack o:
zeal on the part of the Indiar
agents' or other public official
in looking out for the welfari
of the government wards.
The cruiser “Canco” of th<
American Can Company was ir
Petersburg Thursday on he
round, of inspection of the seal
Ing machinery of all the can
neries.
A meeting cf all members o
the Fourth of July committee i
scheduled for this evening a
the town hall
Bids Asked On
Shoemaker Bay
School Plant
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Calls for bids for constructing
the school building for the in
I dustrial training plant at Shoe
maker Bay were issued last
week by the Alaska division ol
'.he Bureau of Indian Affairs,
and tenders will be opened at
noon, June 15, at the office of
N. L. Troast in room 515, Cap
htol Building.
j This is the first unit of a
| group of five buildings it is
• planned to construct at Shoe
maker Bay this year. Bids will
[ be called for on the others with
in a short time, Mr. Troast said.
, The school building, a two
and one-half story structure of
|i'rame and stucco with a full
! concrete basement, it is esti
mated, will cost about $50,000.
For this year’s expenditure on
he entire plant there is avail
able $171,000.
The bureau’s policy of calling
for bids by individual units, it
v/as explained, will permit local
uilders and auxiliary contract
ors to bid where it might have
been difficult for them to have
qualified if bids had been asked
on the entire group of buildings
?.s a whole. Separate bids will
b" taken on electric work,
plumbing, heating, trunk sew
ers, water supply and grading.
“As far as possible,” said the
call, “and where material does
not affect the strength, quality
or cost of work, contractors
^hall use Alaska materials. It
is not the intent of the specifi
cations to eliminate any manu
facturers or material dealers
from bidding and furnishing
material for tins work. All ma
terials equal in strength and
quality.”
Alaska spruce or Douglas fii
“'ill be used for wood walls, par
titions, roofs, joint, etc. Vert
ical-grained hemlock flooring
on all rooms except the assem
bly room which will have a
maple covering. The interioi
walls will be metal lath anc
plaster
Attention is directed to thf
statutory requirements relative
to maintaining the prevailing
wage scale for all laborers anc
mechanics employed by eithej
contractor or sub-contractor or
public works. All labor, it is
a Ided, shall be paid in accord
ance with Federal and Terri
torial regulations governing
work handled under a govern
ment contract.
Contractors cannot sublet al
or any part of the work with
out written approval of th<
architect.
The site of the industria
school was cleared last winter
i It is situated T64 miles fron
I Wrangell and is connected witl
.water transportation there b:
a good gravel road constructec
| by the United States Bureau o
I Public Road.s
II Mr. Troast’s plan calls forthi
’ erection of th« school buildini
and two dormitories—one eacl
for boys and girls—on a com
( mon front. The dormitorie
i will be directly connected to th
: school building through coverei
l passageway.
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* The Presbyterian Mission boa
Princeton in charge of Re\
Verne J. Swanson arrived ii
; Petersburg last Friday evenini
t bringing from Kake Mr. Haine
: Dewitt, lay worker, who wil
- have charge of the Presbyteriai
■ church work here this summei
He succeeds Mrs. Tamaree, re
cently transferred to Wrangei:
j The Princeton remained in por
, over Sunday, Rev. Swansoi
* leading the morning services o
worship.
FOURTH OF JULY
COMMITTEES BUSY
Heads of several sub-com
mittees which will have charge
of various phrases of the grand
celebration in Petersburg on In
dependenie day have been ap
pointed and are working earn
estly to pormote a genuine de
monstration of patriotic spirit.
Whether or not the success of a
celebration may be measured by
the amount of noise we make, it
is perhaps true that the whole
heartedness of our sentiment is
measurable by our willingness
to join in, take part, and make
jit a day of sincere commemora
(tion and mutual renewal of our
! faith in ourselves as a nation,
i^he Fourth of July does not be
long altogether to the celebra
tion committee and they are
I asking for suggestions NOW
gather than possible criticisms
j after the day is done. We may
I r.ot have as much money as we
could wish for but we have hope
and pride and we don’t care
who knows it So let’s encour
age the committee and show
them we appreciate their efforts.
The following committeemen
have been named to date and
i probably others will be added.
Chairman of General Committee
[A. B. Holt; Finance Paul Vern
on; Sports, Heinie Dahl and
(Trygve Strom; Decorations,
i Hans Wick and Carl Hatland;
(Fireworks, L. T. Swanson;
Dance Mrs. Pileberg. Present
intentions are to have two
dances, one on Friday the 3rd
under the auspices of the Amer
ican Legion and one on Satur
day the 4th sponsored by the
Fourth of July Committee.
NEW HOME FOR
COLISEUM THEATEP
The theater boilding formerly
known as the MacGregor has
been purchased by W D. Gross
of Juneau, proprietor of the
chain of Coliseum Theaters in
Southeast Alaska. A crew of
:nen are now remodeling the in
terior of the building which is
I to be entirely renovated and re
finished in a modernistic de
; sign. The ceiling is to be low
ered to improve the acoustic
1 properties of the auditorium, at
the same time making room for
six apartments above the theat
er, all of which will be finished
’ and ready for occupancy i n
•..bout six weeks or less. Mr.
Gross was in Petersburg last
1 week and left for Seattle where
he will personally select mater
' ial and equipment for his new
theater, which he says will be
second to none and a real show
' place for Petersburg when it is
1 completed.
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[ TEN CHILDREN TRAPPED
f BY TIDE
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f Near White Pock, British Col
i umbia, ten children who were
- enjoying a King’s Birthday pic
s nic at Cresent Beach were trap
? ped by the swift incoming tide.
1 The tide came in like a mill-race
as the ten were wading across
the tideflats. Seven were rescu
t ed by police and fishermen in
.jooats. The bodies of three
i drowned, have not been recover
ed. The dead are Julia New
3[combe, twelve; Maurice Bennett,
lj fifteen; and Fred Petigrew,
i thirteen.
Hundreds of other children
- rnd parents witnessed the
,. tragedy from shore, helpless to
t aid.
l White Rock is near the United
f States boundary and its beaches
axe popular Vaucouver resorts.