VOL. 2
PETERSBURG, ALASKA AUGUST 5, 1927
NO. 4
SENA TOR BARTLEY HOWARD TO
OPPOSE DAN A. SUTHERLAND
NEXT PRIHARY ELECTION
Reactionary Member of
Legislature Shows Hand
A report emanates from reliable
sources In Seattle that Senator Dart
ley Howard is about to announle his
candidacy for Congress to succeed
Delegate Dan Sutherland.
The Juneau Republicans (?»
such as Troy, Stroller White, Ca
nadian Lawyer Bert Faulkner, and
others induced Mr. Howard to run
during the last legislature. This
accounts for his strange antics on
many questions and further ac
counts for his personal antagonism
toward Delegate Sutherland and his
friends.
Mr, Howard passed through Fair
banks this week enroute to Nome
from which point he expects to
start his campaign.
Fishermen Opposed
Season Extension
—
Banners in the First Division are
already proposing that the fishing
season be extended to perit them
to fill more cans and incidentallyi
put the finishing touches to the sal-1
mon industry.
This idea generally is being
opposed to th# Mm FOB Ill'S
SAKE OF Conservation. To dat<
their has been no escapment of
salmon to the spawning grounds
There has been no fish to get-to the
sfawning grounds let alone get nt
the creeks. To extend to the sea
son means the extermination of
those salmon which ordinarily
would get by the intensive trap fish
ing after the closed season.
The closed season was instituted
for the purpose of permitting an es
capement of salmon in the interest
of conservation. To revoke these
regulations is but to destroy seed
fish and make afarce of the law—a
matter pretty much accomplished!
without any additional help from the I
Bureau.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
The current rumor about town of.
the engagement of Miss Mildred
Gordon and Mr. Albert Jorgensen
has been verified by the young peo
ple, although they are not announc
ing the date of their wedding.
Miss Gordon is a Seattle girl who
came up to Petersburg last spring
to visit her friend Mrs. Herve Jor
gnsen. Albert is a wellknown Pe
tesburg boy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Jorgensen who were among
the earliest settlers of this town.
The many friends of the young peo
ple join us in congratulations and
best wishes for the future.
Juneau will hold its annual fair
sometime in September.
It is said that it will be one of
the biggest ever held. Let’shope it
s better than the last one.
The Juneau jail is “becoming
sowded”—now what’s that mean?
Native Girl Disappears Prom
Wrangell Believe Foul Play
—
I
| Sarah Lott, native girl of Wran
I gell reported as missing since two
i
1 weeks ago tomorrow has finally
| been given up as lost without any
j hope of being found.
I She had been working for the
j Burnett Inlet Packing Company and
j had gone to Wrangell for a trip.
! She had taken her things down to
. the boat preparatory to returning
! to Burnett and returned for some
j other forgotten articles. When she
j did not return, the crew left with
out her but leaving word for a
search. Commissioner Thomas had
taken steps to secure the Nymph,
Capt. William Fletcher to go in
search for her when word was
brought in that she was at Marsh
Island fox ranch. However a woman
returning from the island reported
that the girl had never been to the
island.
Further investigation revealed the
fact that she had gone to another
fox island with “Gus”, paramour of
the late Fanny Twist of PeterSf
Imrg and had never returned. Gu3
however asserts that he brought
her back to town.
It irs supposed she fell off the boat
while going to the fox island with
(ins and he also supposed to be in
such a stage of intoxication that he
did not realize what had happen
ed.
Admiral Watson Goes
On Rocks
The Admiral Liner Watson hit
the beachon Ivory Island on the
night of July 29 and it is generally
believed that she will 3erve as a
permanent channel marker to other
vessels in the future. It is said
that she ripped her bottom a length
of over 60 feet. All passengers
were taken off by the Rogere and
transferred to the Queen enroute
south.
Heavy fogs, strong tides are said
to be the cause of the vessel being
off its channel a few hundred yard3.
She is in in immediate danger of
breaking up unless the winds veer
to the southeast.
The Truitt family has moved in
to the Imanuel Isom residence this
week. The Isom’s are moving to
Ketchikan to take care of that
branch of their operations.
Jack Hibbs was in from Washing
ton Bay this week and reported a
slack season for herring reduction,
before it hit the floor.
United States Commissioner of
Fisheries Henry O’Mallef is on a
tour of inspection of the fisheries
in the southern section of the Divi
sion.
Ideal summer weather to which
we call the attention of pessimists.
Veteran [Missionary on
Third lour
Rev. S. Hall Young, veteran Pres
byterian missionary to Alaska was
a passenger on the Rogers making
the “inside” roundtrip with a party
of 41 Presbyterian tourists. In the
party were itev. Alexander, D. D.
of the United Presbyterian Church
of Pittsburg, Penna., and Rev. Stev
ens, of Los Angeles. Dr. Young is
conductiny a series of lectures on
these trips and has made three tour
this summer. Upon his return to
Seattle he will bo east and will lec
ture at Chautauqua, New York and
then for the balance of the winter
he will be in New York city work
ing on his latest book on Alaska.
Enge Planning A
New Showhouse
Rasmus Enge, proprietor of the
Variety Theatre announced this
week that he is taking steps to put
up a new show house to take place
of his present location. Plans are
being made for a modern building
with all conveniences and also ar
rangements are being made with
Mr. Gross, moving picture man of
Juneau for a high class line of pic
cures. Mr. uross has lined up a
chain of houses from Ketchikan to
Anchorage and through 'this lineup
will be able to put on a superior
class of films. It is stated that all
pictures shown will be of the first
run class in “big time.”
Mr. Enge plans to turn his pre
sent Theatre building into a skating
rink after he has had his new thea
tre' constructed.
Co!. ,Tas. E. Steese has been called
East in consultation regarding plans
for the Alaska Road Commission.
School Grounds Are
Improved
Work has been completed on the
local school grounds making a big
improvement in the appearance
as well as making a better play
ground for the children.
Fifty feet of the front part of the
grounds has been spaded for lawn,
and drain ditches have been made
thoughout the yard. Dirt has been
hauled over the es of the ground
to make a level place for the chil
dren to play on. The local P. T. A.
appropriated -500. for the improve
ments, but so far only $320 has
been expended.
Local Man Drowns
Near Town
-—
j Louis Basche, resident of Peters
I burg for tile past few years wai
I drowned Sunday while at Hori
) < lilT, abreast of the north entranc*
I of the Narrows.
He had taken Mrs. Emma Paul
and her mother across to pick her
ries earlier in the morning. Whilt
the women were in the woods, it is
presumed that Basche attempted tc
swim to his gasboat while he was
intoxicated. His clothes were on
tHe beach but no trace of his body
could be found any place. The
women coming down to the beach
and finding only his clothing, after a
search went to a nearby ranch and
sought help. When they were brot
to town they reported the matter
to the Commissioner who instruct
ed Marshal Brown to make a search
for the body. However no trace of
him could be found after a diligent
search. The gasboat was brought
to Petersburg by Mr. Brown.
Louis Basche was a resident of
Wrangell for some fifteen years be
fore coming to Petersburg about
three years ago. He had been fol
lowing the trolling game for a num
her of years until this season when
he directed his efforts towards the
building of boats and other lines,
ft is believed that he hail3 from
or near Astoria, Oregon as he spoke
of that section more than of any
other. There is no information as
to whether or not he had any living
relatives.
Frank Rozich, associated with
the Hinkley brothers at Pillar Bay
IVtia 111 Pof QUO Kll T»rr 1 Vi i o nrnnlr
Mr. Karl Sifferman, of Seattle,
brother-in-law and partner of Mr.
Earl Ohmer, the local Shimp King,
was a Petersburg visitor this week.
The Ohmer family went to Wran
gell on the Charles T., Monday and
brought back Mr. Sifferman with
them.
START FOR PICNIC GET BUT
A DUCKING
What started out to be a nice pic
nic Wednesday evening resulted in
the spilling of the picnicers, spoiled
nice sandwiches, salads and other
trimmings for a lunch out of town
on the beach' Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Locken, Miss Locken and Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Gauphin, along with Rex,
Locken’s bull pup got into a canoe
and started from the City Float.
While Sam and Mra. Gauphin were
changing seats Mr. Locken acci
dently threw the Johnson motor in
reverse, spilling the whole party,
overboard, spoiling the good time
anticipated. All reached shore in
safety and aside from a few bruises
and the inconvenience of an unex
pected bath, no one was hurt.
The Mountain Point Packing Co.,
tender Kuiu bove her crank shaft
this week and had to be towed
from Point Warde this week by the
Charles T.
1 "Closed Area" Regulation is
Bunkum Benefit Congress
i Sounds fine and Congressmen
i and friends of conservation are de
i luded into believing that real effort
is being made through these closed!
areas to conserve salmon. Let us!
examine them and see how much!
truth there is in Henry O’Malley’s!
efforts:
Basket Bay, one of the finest socg
eye streams in the past was closed
to commercial fishing up to the out
er entrances at the bay, and a
watchman to see that NO RESI
DENT SEINER SHALL VIOLATE
the regulation—BUT just outside
the entrance of said bay are TWO
LARGE TRAPS WHICH GET ALL
THE FISH BEFORE THEY GET
IN THE BAY.
That’s what O’Malley calls con
servation and according to fisher
men who have watched this 3tream.
no salmon have escaped the traps
to get up the stream. The LAW
CALLS FOR A 50 PERCENT ES
CAPEMENT AND NOT MORE
THAN 50 FISH HAVE GOTTEN
UP STREAM.
O’Malley’s conservation is all
bunkum.
All waters in a straight line from '<
| Point Baker to Point Colpoys was
closed to commercial fishing and a !
mile from the entrance of Salmon 1
Bay on Prince of Wales Island, this (
put the Colpoys trap owned by the
Peterspurg Packing Co., within the i
prohibited area; Mr. Schoenwald in :
public meeting stated as much BUT i
THAT TRAP IS FISHING TODAY 1
BY VIRTUE OF THE BUREAU OF
FISHERIES, and in direct contra
vention to orders. Resident fisher
men are kept ont of this area by
agents of the Bureau and trap pa
trols.
O’Malley’s conservation is all
bunkum for which the fishermen
have an uglier word.
Point Barry, closed to fishing
one mile from the mouth of the
stream—BUT Martin Kildall’s trap
is so stationed that it is not pos
sible for any salmon to get to the
stream; further more the trap is so
situate that tlie channel inside an
island is shut off and the trap lead
fight up into the woods for "
!he salmon might get by overland.
O Malley’s conservation of sal
mon may be pictured in the Hon.
Bobby Sheldon’s initials.
W hats the use of adding further
° these instances? Every area now
dosed to commrcal fishng, has one
>r two traps to prevent the salmon
i'om reaching the spawning areas
a 11i 1 e residents who keep business
louses going- the year around, pay
axes and build their homes here
ire Persecuted in the name of the
aw when they wish to go to these
:ame areas to earn sufficient money
o exist through the following win
er.
O’Malley’s conservation is a dung
)iil that stinks to high heaven to
hose who know the truth of the
natter in the destruction and prosti
ution ot Alaska’s fisheries.
Herring Plants Go
I Busted-Indication
. .The Herring industry is fairing
no better than the salmon industry
at this time. Pres3 reports indicate
a “slight let-up in the run but noth
ing over which to be alarmed.” To
date the amount of herring run thru
the ‘stink factories’ is equal to the
amount put up last year. But a
I more reduction plants are in oper
ation than last year incidentally
more intensive fishing by the fish
ermen.
A number of crews are reported
as having left for the Sound, break
ing their contracts and individual
fishermen jumping their vessels
Three men who had quit one vessel
at Baranoff are said to have earn
ed $16.50 since May when they
came up from the Sound.
It is generally reported by fisher
men who watched the operations of
the destroyers of Alaska herring,
that operations will be curtailed
next year owing t^ the fact that a
number of these plants will be for
sale at almost any price.
The Alameda arrived from the
! South via Wranell Narrows with a
I fine list of passengers and freight.
Fire Does Much Damage
At Ketchikan
Children—bonfire— big fire at
Ketchikan which destroyed two
large apartment houses a gasoline
station and 200 feet of sidewalk
along with three automobiles.
1 he fire department was on a pic
nic as were most of the families who
were burned out, totaling sixten.
The Boulevard and Franklin were
the apartemnts destoyed, the latter
having been just completed.
A bon fire was built on the beach
Sunday on the windy side of the
buildings. Sparks carried to the
buildings setting them on fire. Had
the fire started a little nearer town
it might have been a lot more
disastrous.
WORK i MlO(a RESSING ON SCHOOL
Councilman Rasmus Enge for the
School Committee reported the
foundation work on the addiion to
he schoolhouse as completed, and
that all material ordered wa3 on the
ground with the excepion of wind
ows.
. BLIND SLOUGH EXTENSION
J. L. MacKecknie, ciy electrician
reported everything in readiness for
the construction of the foundation
of the new unit of the hydro-elec
tric plant.