VOL. 2
PETERSBURG, ALASKA JUNE 8 1928
NO. 44
Senators to Control
Convention
From all indications the United
Slates Senate will be in control at
the Kansas City Convention which
begins the 12th of this month.
Senator Simon D. Fess of Ohio,
wi’l he temporary chairman and lat
er on the keynoter of the conven
tion; Senator George H. Moses of
New York is said to be slated fov
permanent chairman and its presid
ing officer; Senator Smoot of Utah,
has been mentioned for chairman of
the resolutions committee has
in charge the writing of the plat
foim. Chairmanship of the creden
tiais committee is he only import
ant chairmanship which will go to
one other than a senator.
Senator Moses will officially noti
fv the presidential nominee while
Senator Fess will break the sad
news to the vice presidential nomi
nee.
Senators who have been chose-i
us delegates from their states arj
expected to dominate the resolu
tions committee and actually write
the platform.
Senators Edge of New Jersey and
Moses of New Hampshire are recep
tive candidates for the office of
vice president while Senators Cha-s.
Curtis, Kansas, Goff, West Virginia
and Watson, Indiana, have announc
ed themselves as candidates for
president.
SMOOT ELECTION INSPECTORS
Three masked men on the 6th
raided the voting place in Tampa,
Florida and shot two election auth
orities. It is the belief of the offi
cers that this was part of a plan to
steal the election ballots.
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New England to Can
Next Week
If the bog run of cohoes contin
ues on the West Coast next week
■ he New England Fish Company will
begin canning operations at its
plants. 14,00 pounds of salmon
were delivered at Ketchikan yester
day. The Alaskan brought in 2,300
pounds of kings and 5,000 cohoes
from Baranof Island. In the ship
ment were five “humpies” caught
on trolling hooks.
To Be or Not To Be
A communication from the Dept,
ment of Justice was receive dand
considered by the Council at Its stat
ed meeting that the old hospital be
rented the governmentt for use as
federal jail. The members of the
council were rather averse to the
idea. They preferred that the Bu
reau of Education build a new
school house. The matter after a
rather sickly assent, was laid on
the table for future consideratin.
Judge James Wickersham, former
United States district judge, dele
gate to Congress from Alaska and
at present delegate to the Repub
li an convention, spoke before the
Young Men’s Republican Club 0‘.
Seatttle recently on “History of Po
litical Parties.”
Senator Will A. Steel, is report
ed as being with Judge Wickersham
onioute to the convention.
Be C. FISH BOAT DESTROYED
The Canadian fishing boat Covgen
was totally destroyed by fire on the
night of the 6th at Rupert. Capt.
Louis Larsen is in the Rupert Hos
pital suffering severe burns.
Nuptuals
Aiken-Allen
Ac noon last Saturday, June the
second, were united in marriage Mr.
Alva G. Allen and Miss Bertha Ai«
en.
The ceremony was performed
with most pleasing dignity, by the
Rev W. J. Maakestad, pastor of
the Lutheran Church.
The ceremony took place in the
delightful summer home of Mr. and
Mrs. John G. Allen, situate on the
west bank of the Narrows—so far
lamed for it’s scenic beauty—about
ten miles from town.
Here, tlxis beautiful home, called
Green Rocks, nestles amidst the
most artistic environment so close
to the heart of Mother Nature, who,
Jmt now is putting forth her foli
age and Spring-time gaity again.
The well kept lawrn runs clear down
to the tide wraters, is burdened on
each side with extensive flower
beds. The circuitous footpath
winds around gracefully to pass a
gem of a little lake with pond liI -
lies leaves floating on the wate\
surrounded by the lawn, as one
nears the house.
Many varieties of flowers with gal
ax'cs of color will ere long crowd
these wide flower beds which border
the lawrn and foot paths, but just
now only a few are opening their
faces to smile at the snshine and
the folks who love them.
Inside the loghouse—which in it
self is a work of art — the
lorg commodious sitting room
flanked by a great fireplace in which
crackled a cheery fire, the manj
guests were seated during the cere
mony. The room was most beaut I
fully decorated with masses of flow
ers and greens, and in the farther
f
end was grouped a great cluster of
| them in the ceiling, under which!
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the Bridal party met the minister,
where the wedding service was per
formed.
From the other end of the room
the Bridal party entered, marching
the full length to the solemn, sub
lime and soul touching strains of
melody contained in the Wedding
March, played uusually well by Mrs.
John C. Allen, an aunt of the groom
The Flower children, little Jackie
and June Allen, brother and sister
ol the groom, were in the lead
dropping flower petals on Jie way.
Next came the Ring bearer who was
little Miss Marian Sutphen carry
ing a Calla lily, in whose opm heart
nestled the wedding ring. Best
man was Mr. Dan E. Sutphou, and
| the Bride’smaid was Miss Mary Al
'o, cousin of the groom.
The groom was appropriately at
t’red, while the bride wat beauti
fully gowned in crepe satin and
wore a long veil, being crowned with
orange blossoms, and carried a gor
geous Shower bouquet, making a
most attractive, sweet and beauti
ful bride. . !
The ceremony was followed by
many congratulations, after which
a very dainty buffet luncheon was
served.
The happy couple spent a week a~
Green Rocks and returned to town
Thursday.
The groom, Alva G. Allan, is a
popular, industrious young man of
Petersburg, having been employed
f>r a number of years on the shrimp
Continued on page 3
! Harbor Survey
Endorsed
Earl Ohmer la In receipt of a let
ter from Delegate Sutherland, dat
ed at Washington, in which the de
legate stated that a rider had been
attached to the Rivers and Harbors
bill, providing for a survey of tthe
i Petersburg Harbor, along with the |
jKetchikan Harbor work. The bill
was reported out to the House
and favorable action expected. U
wrs expected by the Delegate that
tthere migh be a little trouble tu
getting the bill through and to gei
it up to the Ketchikan project. Butt
on accoun of the saving that will be
entailed, he hoped tthat the engin
eers will see that it will be done
when the big dredge steamer comes
no»*th. She will take care of the
Ketchikan and Seward harbors and
possibly tthe local project.
MASS. ATTOREXY GENERAL RE
SIGNS UNDER FIRE
Attorney General Arthtur Reading
of Massachusetts resigned this
week following a decisive vote of
the House of Representatives tto im
peach him for accepting $2,500 re
tainer from the Decimo Club when
his department was investigating
that Club. Further proceedings at
this writing were uncertain.
Dam-Waterworks
The Town Council will prepare
plans an specifications for the new'
proposed dam at the water works.
Bids w'ill be let to lowest bidder
trhe next regular meettng. From
plans now contemplated it is expect
ed that Petersburg will have ample
water to take care of its needs for I
some time to come when tthe works j
are completed.
The condition of the water works
is In very poor condition according
to Ed Nelson, who has active super
vision of the water works and oth
er civic properties. From his report
made at the last council meeting, ic
was evident that something had to
be done to remedy the condition and
that very soon.
Dredge By Public Dock
The Trading Union made arrange
ments with the Northwest dredging
Company to dredge in front of its
w'harf and float, The big onfit has
been at work this week removing
the bottom to a depth of 20 feet at
low water so that any or all the
steamers coming to this port may
be able to lay alongside the docks
at any tide. - V
Practically the entire town has
been down at the docks watching
the big outfit in action and have got
ten a fair idea as to how the work
in the Narrows has been done.
This improvement to the harboi
will be of material benefit to the
whole town and those who spons
ored the work to be congratulated.
GAINES LOSES FIGHT ^
Wallace Gaines, whose murder of
his own daughter was one of the
most atrocious murders in history
has been resentenced tot hang on
th* 3rd of August. His appeal tci
the State Supreme Court lor a new
trial was refused by that body. He
will pay the extreme penalty with out
out doubt. a
QUEEN NORTHBOUND fith
The Admiral liner Queen, left <or
the morning of the 6th for soutlh
eastern ports. She had on board 1430
passengers. I #
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Halibut Landings Big
Heavy idividual landings by Ca
nadian halibut boats featured the
week of April 14-20 at Prince Ru
pert during which the bumper to
tal quantity of 1,181,000 pounds—
425.000 pounds Canadian and 640.
000 pounds American—was landed
here. Good weather prevailed
around the middle of April and
many boats made comparatively
short trips but came back with the
largest catches of the season. The
size of the catches has no doubt
compensated to some extent for the
low level or prices. Six Canadian
boats during the week landed their
best catches of the season. Thev
v'ere the Unome, Ingred H., Viking,
l’ernen and Marguerite.
Halibut landings at Prince Ru
pert for the season to date up to
April 20 sttood at 5,601,500 pounds
— 1,561,800 pounds Canadian and
4,039,700 pounds American—as
< ompared with 4,927,250 pounds
at a similar date last year made up
of 3,686,300 pounds American and
1,242,950 Canadian.
The highest bid for American
fish during the week was 10.5 cents
and 6 cents which the following
boats received: Reliance, 17,000
rounds; Tyee, 19,000 pounds; Star.
l,0r,0 pounds; Bravo, 8,000 pounds
Betty, 11,000 pounds; Wave, 6,500
pounds; Flattery, 7,500 pounds,
Mildred II, 5,000 pounds, and Caro
line, G,4M)0 pounds. The lowest
price for American fish was 8 and
4 cents.
The top Canadian bid was 8.9 and
6 cents taken by the Cape Spear foi
6.000 pounds. Canadian prices
sunk as low as 7 and 4 cents which
was paid by the Canadian Fish and
Cold Storage Company for freezing
—Canadian Fisherman.
Small
STH<)(>liH<)USE RECREATION"
CENTER
The schoolhouse may he convert
ed into a community center and
made an agency which will provide
facilitites for organizing and direct
ing the spare time activities of
toe people, old and young, accord
ing to a plan outlined by the Bureau
of Education, Department of the
Interior, now being carried out in
1 undreds of communitites.
Local boards of education, the
statement of the Bureau says, are
more and more making provision
for the supervision of civic, recrea
tionai and social activities. A leaf
let which will direct any school
board toward accomplishing this
end has been issued.
Legion Protest German
"Vets”
\ In Chicago, for the first time Ger
man war veterans inarched in Chica
go’s Memorial Day parade. Some
'.dissension had occurred over allow
ing the German veterans to march.
-v few of the American veterans
refused to appear in the parade be
cause the Germans marched.
Thank God, there were “only a
few” who objected. Ten years havt
assuaged the wounds of that great
est of wars. Wrongs were commit
ted on both sides in tthe heat of ang
er and hurts and death in turn also
The day set apart after the death o
Abraham Lincoln, which like Topsy
“just growed” is as much German
if not more so, than American. Ant
to refuse a defeated enemy to tak<
i j>art in honoring the dead of Ameri
• ca or the dead of Germany, is any
thing but American in spirit. Am
rwe had no use for that war either.
National Political
Pot Boiling Over
The entire world beside tthe na
tion is focusing its attention to
ward the political movements at
Kansas City. The pawns are being
checked and rechecked by the differ
ent factions—the ropes are being
laid for the aspiring candidates.
L. L. Emmerson, Republican nom
inee for Illinois, a Lowden than,
i ailed a conference of Republican
leaders which wa sattended by many
including candidates. Senators Wat
son, Curtis, Lowden and other fa
vorite sons to agree on united ac
tion in opposing the candidacy of
| Secretary Herbert Hoover, fimmer
ison hopes to add other favorite sons
votes to the two hundred and fiftv
sure Lowden votes in hand.
The balance of power now rests
o. ith the Pennsylvania delegation
which is headed by Secretary of
Treasury, Andrew Mellon. It 's
, robable that this delegation will
act in conjunction with Hilles of
\ew York. The plan of action now
reported is that Coolidge will be
drafted to serve at least a part of
anotthetr term. The reason for the
move being that Hoover has gained
Seattle Y.BJVLC.
About 100 Seattle business men
and their wives, are now on the
.Mnska Steamship Company’s linei
\laska making tthe round trip to
the westward. The steamer will
stop at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Ju
ueau, Cordova, Valdez, Latouche, Se
• ward, and Anchorage. On the tin
return trip south, the Alaska will
stop in at Petersburg, according to
Charles West, agent for that line
, in Petersburg.
Chambers of Commerce in some
' of the cities are making elaborate
i
plans for the reception and enter
tainment of the visitors.
The jaunt has been arranged by
• ne Seattle Chamber of Commerce
and the Young Men’s Business Club
in co-operattion with various Alas
ka Chambers of Commerce.
N. B- C Radio Loop to
Cover Convention
The National Broadcasting Com
pany has annouced the greatest ra
dio chain broadcasting ever attempt
ed in this country. The conventions
at Houston, Texas and Kansas City,
will be covered by experts at tho
political conventions and announced
by Graham MacNamee over private
wires to New York and then relayed
to some 60 or 70 stations through
out the country. As stated last
week, conditions permittting, lo
cal fans will be able to tune in on
KOMO and be in more or less touch
with the big political doings of the
year.
BUNNELI, IN KETCHIKAN
President Bunnell of the Alaska
i Agricultural College arrived In Ket
eliikan yesterday and will delivei
■ • hp commencement address to tht
■ High School.
.! In an interview relative to the
; | College building program, are plans
. which will include a 40,000-gallcr
. water tank for fire protection,
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The halibutter Muria sold 17,50(
- pounds of halibut to the New En
i gland Fish Co., at 9-6 cents,"yes
terday.
ixty votes on the recheck of dele
gates, losing only one vote. He is
now :> strong contender for the nom
ination. Only strategy can defeat
him for the nominattion.
A ndrew Mellon has said nothing
since his statement of several weeks
ago towit, that Hoover comes near
er to meetings the requirements o.
the party than any other candidate
yet named.
The Alaska delegates, Judge
James Wickersham and Dr. Wil
liam Chase are now on their way to
Kansas Citty Dr. Chase, according
to the Juneau Empire, has issued a
statement that the Alaska delegates
a»*e absolutely unpledged. The New
York Times, however. lias listed
them as being with Curtis. It is ex
pected that they will oppose Hoov
er since the solid anti-Hoover peo
ple of Alaska votted for them as
against outspoken Hoover support
era like Gelles and Caswell.
The convention meets next Tues
day with balloting for the president
taking place probably on Wednes
day.
Tonsil Tours
Dr. Lawrence P. Kauffman of San
Francisco is enroute north from Se
a‘tle to meet tlie Martha Angeline,
L. S. medical ship on the Yukon
River. The hospital ship will sail
down the river early this month to
Kotlik and then return back to the
Tanana River and tthence to thre
Canadian border, returning to its
base about the middle of October.
It was from this ship that Dr.
Houston met his death by drown
mg last summer.
lll(i FIGHT IN .iriiY
Tex Richard, Alaska sourdnug'a
and big fight promoter has announc
ed that Gene Tunney will defend lii>
tille of World’s Heavy Weight Cham
pion, in tthe Yankee Stadium, New
York, early in duly.
HAIJHITT PRICES “I’UNK"
Seattle halibut prices yesterday
on the board were 10% and 13
centts; Prince Rupert prices when
241,000 pounds were sold was D
and 10.7 cents.
DELEGATE SUTHERLAND OX VIC
Delegate Dan Sutherland took
passage on the Victoria for Nome.
He expects to be in Petersburg early
in September.
New Market Aaa, Coal
I Captain J. J. Cary, old time mas
ter with the Alaska Steamship Co.
j now associated with the Peterson
Oil Association, while in Anchor
age recently gave an interview in
which he was quite optomistic as
to the future of the coal industrty
in Alaska. It was his opinion that
if the coal land owners of Alaska
got together and produced at least
i 3,500 tons a day for shipment, the
J market awaits them and there will
be ample transportation facilities to
handle the product. He believed
that this will be the next big phase
in the development of the Terri
tory and for which the Alaska Rall
voad has been built. “The time is
now at hand when economic forces
are no longer to be denied and Alas
ka must come into her own.”