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Petersburg-Alaska
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Petersburg, Alaska
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Sitka
Alaska
“Take a worthy causae, regard
less of what money you get out
of it. True success is not mone
tary. It depends on the mak
ing of a right reputation for
honesty, fairness and righteous
ness.’
Washington Newsletter
By Will A. Steel
TARIFF ON COPPER
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Congressman L. W. Douglas, of
\rizona, has been instrumental
in securing a hearing before the
Federal Tariff Commission, on
October 28th, with respect to a
tariff on copper. He has asked
Delegate Wickersham to attend
the hearing in Washington and
to render whatever assistance
may be possible. As the Terri
tory of Alaska is particularly in -
terested in securing a reasonable
» (price for copper metal, in order
ito stimulate its production and
■ * give a larger number of miners
1 employment in the North, the
J'Delegate is anxious to do every
thing possible to stabilize the
copper industry. When the price
j of the metal was up to 16 and 18
cents per pound, the Kennecott.
Copper Corporation shipped out
j nearly $1,000,000 worth of cop
per per month over its 196 miles
| of railroad to Cordova, for steam
er shipment to the Tocoma smelt
er. But with the price cut in
half, the production has been
curtailed and the monthly ship
v ment nets less than $200,000,
^ with one of the auxilliary mines
^ at Latouche closed down entire
v ly.
t GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR
y KODIAK, ASKED
When E. W. Griffin, of Kodiak,
was in Washington, earlier in
the month he expressed a strong
hope that a geological survey bt
made of Kcdiak Island, believ
ing that valuable minerals would
be located. The Delegate has
i taken the matter up with the
Director of the Geological Sur
vey who gives assurance that it
j will be discussed, on his return
| to Washington in a few days,
t w7ith Philip S. Smith, Chief Alas
kan Geologist. It is desired to
have work started early next
season.
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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE MEETS SOON
There are persistent rumors
that when the Republican Na
: iional Committee meets in Wash
ington on December 14 and 15,
\ that Senator Simon D. Fess will
:: retire as Chairman of the Com
14 mittee. He is not expected un
der any circumstances to remain
as Chairman longer than next
June, after the Republican Na
if j tional convention. Among those
" | who are being urged as Chair
man Fess’ successor is Charles
D. Hilles, member of the com
mittee from New York. Altho
not a candidate for the position,
many of the bright politicians of
me parry Deneve mar ivir. runes
should be drafted for more ac
tive service. Delegate Wicker
sham is among the number who
have strongly urged the selec •
tion of Mr. Hilles, and he has
written President Hoover as head
of the Party, stating that the
Republicans of Alaska would be
particularly well pleased by the
se’action of Mr. Hilles, who hxs
many admirers in the North and
under whose leadership pirty
loyalty and activity would 1 e
greatly strengthened.
FEDERAL HIGMWAY ACT
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From various sections of Alas
ka come requests that the Dele
gate seek to have the Federal
Highway Act applied to the Ter
ritory. Due consideration is be
ing given the subject, but as yet
no commercial body has given
expression on the desire for a
change in the method of road
building in Alaska.
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REPCRT OF GOV. PARKS
The report of Governor George
A. Parks of Alaska, has been senl
to the printer by the Interior De
partment but will not be releas
ed for publication until about
the time it is submitted to Con
gress, altho it may be sent to
newspapers previous to that
time.
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FEDERAL COURTHOUSE AT
FAIRBANKS
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The rush at the office of the
Supervising Architect continues
but assurance is now given that
bids for the construction of the
Federal Court house at Fair
banks, to cost $450,000, will be
advertised in January.
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EMPLOYING ALASKA LABOR
During the fishing season in
Bristol Bay, the fishermen re
siding in that section are given
employment and arrangements
are made to bring enough other
men from the Outside to supply
the demand. As a result men
going from Afognak, Kodiak and
other sections in the spring find
it difficult to get employment,
although some years they do.
Last year about 100 men from
around Kodiak Island were put
to work and the representative
has written the Delegate asking
that arrangements be made so
t hat they an be assured of work
in Bristol Bay next season. As
the eannerymen who operate
in that section meet at Seattle
on November 14, to make their
arrangements for next season,
and which will be attended by
commissioner H. OMalley, the
Alaska fishermen have been ad
vised to get word to as many as
possible and be able to give de
finite assurance to the cannery
men that they will supply a cer
tain number of competent fish
ermen for next season.
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ANSWERING QUERIES
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Inqueries through newspapers
of Washington nearly always get
accurate replies to their queries.
One writer wanted to know how
many dentists there are in Alas
ka. and in the United States
proper. He was informed that
there are 16 in Alaska and 54,721
in the United States. Another
wished to know how many peo
ple live in Valdez. His answer
was: “About 500. Valdez is the
most northerly port in Alaska;
which is open during the winter. |
It is also on the great interior
stage route.” Still another in
quirer wanted to know how the
mail is sent to Alaska. And he
was given the following infor
mation: “All mails for Alaska
are dispatched from Seattle
Washington. During the season
of navigation all classes of mail
are forwarded. During the win
ter season (from about October
1 to May l), on account of the
difficulty of transportation to
remote sections, the dispatch of
mail for Alaska, except for of
fices on the Southern Coast and
those located along the railroads
and adjacent thereto, is limited.
Valuable parcels can be taken by
express to Nome and other points
ar an times oi me year via air
plane from Fairbanks, Anchor
age or Seward.”
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NATURALIZATION FEES
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Until the spring of 1929, the
Clerks of the Court for the four
Divisions of Alaska received one
half of the naturalization fees
of $5. But a ruling of the Comp
troller General on April 29, 1929,
was to the effect that the Clerks
jwere not entitled to retain for
I their own use any part of the
naturalization fees, which they
have not since received. Recent
ly, at the suggestion of one of
the Clerks, the matter was re
ferred to the Department of
Justice, with the reply from As
sistant Attorney General C. P
Sisson that “Under the law the
decisions of the Comptrollei
, General of the United States, ir
[matters of this character, arc
binding upon all branches of the
service.” He also gives othei
reasons why Clerks are not en
titled to retain this fee.
PULP MILLS, ET CETERA
The possibility of the Govern
ment doing anything to delaj
the establishment of paper anc
pulp mills at Juneau, Ketchikan
1 and possibly other points, is not!
regarded as even a remote pro-j
bability. It is expected that with
the return of business readj ust- j
ment the different parties who
investigated the projects at
great cost will be ready to com
plete their arrangeemnts and
start actual construction. As
the forests in Alaska are ripe for
cutting and considerable cost is
involved in deterioration due to,
delay, the Forest Service off!-!
cials feel that unnecessary post-!
pcnement would be detrimental. ;
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$400 OF PKNAfTY URvOUKOj
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The contractor for the clear- j
ing, grubbing, etc., of the site of
the Native Industrial School at
Shoemaker Bay, near Wrangell,
jwas obligated to complete the
[work on April 30th last. But ow- (
ing to bad weather and other
causes he did not get the work
finished until June 30. As a re-!
suit the contract stipulation
that a penalty of $25 per day be 1
exacted caused the last payment
of $3,100 to be withheld by the
Government until the penalty of 1
$1,500 was disposet of. The good
offices of the Delegate were in- ,
voked but the Comptroller Gen- *
oral finally decided that cniy <
$400 would be remitted because
of a delay in executing the con
tract. A check for the balance
due of $1,916 was this week sent
the contractor.
PROTEST YUKON FISHERIES
REGULATION
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Another protest was received
the past week by the Delegate
against the proposed regulation
that would permit the taking oi
50,000 king salmon in each sea- |
sen from waters outside the Yu- *
kon River Delta. As the Com- '
jmissioner of Fisheries has prac
tically decided to try out the s
experiment as proposed, the let <
ter received from Alaska was re
ferred to Mr. O’Malley for an- <
swer, and among other things he \
wrote the protestant:
“The objective in this matter h
is to give the comparatively few; f
Eskimos who live in the Yukon I "<
Delta section seme opportunity j |j
to add to their present very! jj
•meagre sources of income. They \
| are practically destitute and un
r doubtedly would be helped by \
the contemplated commercial *
fishing activity. There has j
been some opposition to the pro- •
’posed regulation but it seems l
to be based upon the misconcep- ■
tion that salmon canneries will
be established by outside inter
ests in the Yukon River region.
;The only activity contemplated
| would be salting or mildcurirrg ;
\ operations which would be con
| ducted by local residents of the
! lower Yukon region.
“The Eskimo and Indian resi
dents of the Yukon region do
not favor king salmon as food
for themselves or their dogs.
They prefer the other species of
salmon for this purpose. As a
mu tier ui iucl, unet>c: uawvufi
make little effort to catch king
salmon.
“It is of interest to note that
the demand for dried salmon for
deg feed during the winter
months in various places along
the Yukon has declined sharply
in the last year or two because
cf the greatly increased use ol
airplanes. The mail carriers 1
and others were formerly among 1
, the chief purchasers of salmon |
i as food for their dog teams, but
' this very much slower means of r
! transportation has given way ^
' more and more to airplanes.
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■ which in about two or three ^
: nours can cover a distance ve
■ quiring practically a week by
° dog team. \
“If after one season’s trial the
■ new regulation proves det”i- \
} mentrl to the inhabitants cf »!
r Alaska it will be rescinded. Un- \
i der no circumstances do we want $
J to work a hardship on anv of ^
? the people of Alaska; it is our ^
r earnest purpose to be of assist- >
- ance whenever possible. It is $
hoped that so far as the fisher- %
ies are concerned, this will set
- at rest any apprehensions which \
7 you may have in respect to the '
1 welfare of residents of the Yu-|'
:jkon region.” Js
COLISEUM
Saturday Only
Charlie Murray and George Sidney. The Famous
Cohens & Kellys in “The Laugh Picture Supreme
"CAUGHT CHEATING”
Also Chapter 5 oi “FINGERPRINTS”
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SUNDAY and MONDAY /
Constance Bennett
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Tuesday—Wednesday
"OH! FOR A MAN”
With
Reginald Denny, Janette Mac Donald & Marjorie White
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THURSDAY and FRIDAY
George O’Brien
in
"IAIR WARNING”
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Cigars and Tobaccos of all kinds
FOR THANKSGIVING
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DOMESTIC GEESE
Fresh oysters are in Season
Get ycur orders in EARLY
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