VOL. 4.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, DECEMBER 20, 1929
NO. 26
SALMON TREATY UP AGAIN
-x
The United States-British Co
lumbia salmon treaty is again
being considered. On at least
three other occasions this same
treaty has been before the Sen
ate and the President and as
many times shunted aside. It
does not meet with the favor of
the American Packers.
Canadian officials recognize
the fact of depletion of their
fisheries and of the later run of
salmon due to saving of “late
seed fish.” That unless strict
and immediate steps are taken
to preserve the early fish, there
will be none left to preserve.
The Canadian officials are
more honest in facing facts and
make their regulations for the
purpose of real and not paper
conservation.
It is doubtful that the treaty
will be signed. It will meet the
situation fairly and squarely if
it is signed. As between Major
Motherwell, Canadian Commis
sioner of Fisheries and Henry
O’Malley, this publication has
more faith in the Canadian offi
cial. His record has been the bet
ter of the two. He works for the
interest of all Canada; O’Malley
shows a record as playing for the
favor of the Packing interests to
the detriment of Alaskans.
O’MALLEY SPEAKS UP FOR
FEDERAL FISHERIES
-x
Efforts of the Astoria fisher
men’s union to move toward fed
zr fisheries may meet with oppo
sition from the federal fisher
eral control of the Columbia riv
ies board itself, according to re
ports which have been current
since a meeting of fishing inter
ests of the northwest held at the
Benson Hotel, Portland on No
vember 30, on call of G. P. Hal
ferty, clam and fish packer.
Henry O’Malley, chief of the
IT. S. Bureau of Fisheries, was
present at the meeting and when
asked to state views on the mat
ter of the Columbia fisheries, is
reported to have declared that
the present administraion was
emphatically on record in favor
cf decentralization of govern
ment functions, and was oppos
ed to any plan that would en
tail assumption of the obliga
tions of the states.
Mr. O’Malley also declared
that unless the taking of imma
ture fish was halted that the fish
industry of the river would be
seriously affected. He clarified
his statement by saying that he
was not interested in favoring
one type of fishing gear above
another, with the exception of
the diver net, which he strong
ly condemned.—Astorian.
DR. STOREY UNDER ARREST
o
Dr. H. C. Storey, well-known
physician of Ketchikan, was ar
rested last week charged with
violation of the Harrison Nar
cotics Act. He was bound over
to the Federal Grand jury under
a $1,500 bail after a hearing
in the Commissioner’s Court of
Ketchikan.
Inspector Miller of the Nar
cotics squad and Deputy Mar
shal Caswell made the arrest.
Dr. Storey has been a resident
of Ketchikan for many years anci
within the past year or so wai
practicing his profession ir
Wrangell.
Ed Reyburn left for Seattle or
the steamer Queen for a briei
vacation.
INDIAN POLICY OPPOSED
-x
Opposition to Secretary Wil
bur’s view that the Indians no
longer should be regarded as
wards of the nation was voiced
recently in the House of Repre
sentatives by Mr. Crampton of
Michigan who said he believed
..hey should be looked upon both
as wards and potential citizens.
Crampton is chairman of the
appropriations committee, which
passes upon Indian funds.
Crampton quoted Wilbur as
having said the problems of
health and of education should
become a responsibility of the
'.arious states and added: “If
ihis means turning the respons
ibility of providing the funds for
education and health relief of
the Indians over to the several
.tates, it means that only very
imited provision for their health
ar education can be expected.”
ALL KLAWOCK UNITES IN A !
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS
The little town of Klawock is
centering its Christmas celebra
tion around an excellent pro
gram prepared by the teachers
md pupils of the Bureau School, i
Expectations at this time pre- i
licate a record for entertain- :
ment. The Alaska Native Bro
therhood, Alaska Native Sister
hood, the Women’s Club, Presby- ‘
jterian Church and Salvation ,
Army have pooled their resourc
es with the school to t he end
that the celebration this year
v, ill be outstanding in the his-j
tory of Klawock.
Excellent committees have!
been appointed by Mayor George |
Demmert to handle every phase!
of the preparation and he took j
?reat pains to see that no one be
overlooked and nothing that will
add to the pleasure be left out.
As president of the Klawock
Camp of the Alaska Native Bro-j
therhood, Mr. Demmert has in- i
vited the newly organized Bro
therhood Camp of Craig to hold
a joint meeting with the Kla
wock Camp at the conclusion of
rhe Christmas program.
The primary grades of the
public schools held their Christ
mas program in the school aud
itorium yesterday afternoon. A
very pleasing progarm was given
by the children. A number of
parents attended the program.
The annual exchange of pre
sents among the school children
takes place this afternoon.
The upper grades and high
are holding their Christmas ex
ercises this afternoon.
School closes this afternoon
for the Christmas holidays. The
classes will not meet again until
January 2nd, 1930.
May you have a Happy Christ
mas is the wish of the ALASKAN
| Miss Theodora Lynch, teacher
cf the Bureau School of Klawockj
! has resigned from her position
| on account of ill health. The va- ;
|cancy on the staff will be filled,
| by John G. Dexter, son of J. E.
| Dexter of Gollovin, Alaska. Mr. i
Dexter, senior is a prominent1
merchant of the Westward Di
vision.
Mrs. Dexter, the former Anna
Peratrovitch, Miss Justina Dem
1 mert and Miss Agnes Peratro
1 vitch, all local native young wo
men, are on the teaching staff
of which fact Klawock is proud.
t
• The Alameda took out 45 boxes
of shrimp.
GRIGSBY TO SEEK DEMO
NOMINATION APRIL PRIMARY
-o
In a general review of the po
litical situation, the Ketchikan
Chronicle says that Attorney G.
B. Grigsby, of Ketchikan, once
delegate and the democratic
candidate in the last campaign
will seek the democratic nomin
ation again in the coming pri
mary contest. The names of A.
R. Ziegler, another Ketchikan
..ttorney and A. L. Dimond, of
'/aldez, also are mentioned as
. ossible candidates. On the Re
publican side, Judge James
Wickersham and Attorney Gen
eral John Rustgard, apparently
are going through with their
plans to enter the primary in
cmest of the delegate nomination
but neither thus far has issued
an outline of policies and it is
not known what their platforms
will be.
For treasurer, the present in
cumbent, Walstein G. Smith,
*ould like to succeed himself,
while there is a strong probab
ility that Ray Stevens of the
Pirst National Bank of Juneau,
will also seek the nomination.
Robert Sommers, territorial
engineer is mentioned as a can
iidate for reelection as either a
Democrat or an Independent.
Who will seek the Republican
nomination is not clear at this'
time, but it is understood a re
sident of interior Alaska covets
the job.
Commissioner of Education
Leo W. Breuer is likely to erd.et*
line field for reelection, and it1
s said Professor Keller, super
ntendent of the Juneau schools,1
nlso has aspirations in that di
rection. There is also some
talk that L. D. Henderson, who
now is in the states, will return
to Juneau in time to file fo * this
position.
The position of auditor, a new
Lffice created by the last legis
lature, to which Cash Cole was
elected by that body, will again
3e sought by Mr. Cole It is un
derstood Frank Aldrich wil also
Lie.—Anchorage Times.
liARDING REVERSED AGAIN j
The Circuit Court of Appeals, j
teversed the decision of District
Judge Justin W. Harding in the
case against Harry Nixon of
Ketchikan.
Nixon was arrested on a liquor
charge, found guilty and sen
tenced to one year in jail and
fined $1,000.
He appealed the case, attack
ing the validity of the search
warrant in the case. The war-1
rant having been signed by a no
tary public instead of a U. S.
Commissioner. A second ground
being that a deputy U. S. Mar
shal, who was one of the arrest
ing officers, acted as jury bail
iff in the trial.
George B. Grigsby, of Ketchi
kan was attorney for Nixon.
This makes two reversals by.
the Circuit Court of Appeals of'
decisions by Judge Harding. And|
both in the same month.
McCLGSKEY NOT GUILTY
-o
The jury acquitted James Mc
Closkey of assaulting T. L. Chid
ester, federal prohibition agent,
in a case tried in Juneau last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Pera
travich of Klawock returned to
Klawock the fore part of this
month after spending several
weeks in Seattle.
SAID TO BE HIGH BOAT
-x
The halibut schooner Pacific,
Capt. Ole Larson, is said to be
high boat of the fishing fleet this
year.
The crew of this craft landed a
total of 467,000 pounds of halibut
during the season and there was
$36,360 to divide in equal shares
among nine fishermen after the
gross expenses had been deduct
ed from the vessel’s earnings.
The Pacific headed for the
fishing banks on the 6th of last
Tebruary and landed her catches
in Seattle, Prince Rupert, B. C.,
and Seward.
Capt. Larson built the Pacific
i t Ballard in 1927 at a cost of
£36,000. His first fishing vessel
was the schooner Kodiak.
ASKS BIG SUM FOR FISHERES
The United States Bureau of
Fisheries asked for an appropri
ation of $4,470,000 to provide for
a 5-year construction program
of the Bureau. This was intro
duced in a bill by Chairman
White of the House Committee
on Merchant Marine and Fish
eries and authorization asked
lor.
Construction of fish cultural
stations and purchase of equip
ment in a large number of
Spates at a total cost of $1,545,
000 would be authorized and $2,
925,000 would be provided for
5-year maintenance program
beginning with the fiscal year
1330. and increasing progress
ively until 1934.
Construction projects propos
ed in the bill fortlie first year in
cluded:
Fish cultural stations in Idaho,
$60,000; Montana, $35,000.
Fish laboratory in State of
Washington, $125,000.
Projects and repair Rogue Riv
er sub-station, Oregon, $35,000;
Projects proposed for fiscal
year 1934:
Purchase and repair of Little
White Salmon station in State
of Washington, $35,000; Fish lab
oratory in Alaska, $50,000.
OFFERS AMENDMENT TO FISH
LAW
Delegate Dan Sutherland of
fered a bill in the House of Re
presentatives which will amend
the White Fish Law of 1924 by
making it illegal to “wantonly
waste or destroy salmon or any
other food fish in the waters of
xHaska.”
Text of this bill has not yet
been received in Petersburg but
the idea meets with the general
approval of fishermen who un
derstand and appreciate the ter
rific waste and destruction of
edible fish. The bill will meet
with the active opposition of the
fertilizer plants which last year
put up over 18,000.000 pounds of
fish meal from herring, king
salmon, humpies and other food
fish. This fertilizer pack alone
exceeded the pack of all other
herring by other methods includ
ing fresh and frozen herring for
bait.
SPICKET HEADS PIONEERS
John T. Spickett, Juneau busi
ness man, was elected President
of the Juneau Igloo of Pioneers,
j Mr. Spicket has been a resi
dent of Juneau for more than 3C
years and has always been ac
tive in affairs of the Pioneers’
organization.
One more week of shopping.
LAWYER BEATS JUDGE IN
ROW
-x
An Alaska lawyer today was
victor over a federal judge in a
bitter dispute which was climax
ed with a verdict by Judge Cur
t's D. Wilbur of the Circuit Court
of Appeals.
Federal Judge Justin W. Hard
ing of the Alaska district was
censured for his procedure in a
contempt case last February and
the case dismissed.
Wiliiam L. Paul, Ketchikan at
torney, in 1928 acted as counsel
for Maxfield Dalton, an Indian
who was fined $400 for a fishing
violation. Paul charged that
Harding, then federal attorney,
had used threats to get his cli- (
cnt to plead guilty.
The case came up for review a;
\ear later, with Harding on the
bench. The new judge fined!
Paul for contempt and, whenj
the latter filed an affidavit of
prejudice, fined him again.
Investigation showed that the
Ul feeling between the men dat
ed back to a still earlier criticism
r.f Harding by the attorney. In
his decision, Judge Wilbur said|
that Paul’s course of action was j
not only proper, but “in line with
duty.—San Franuisco Examiner.
CHELAN BRING PLANES
Three Fairchild airplanes and
six Canadian fliers are being
taken to Seward by the Coast.
| Guard Cutter Chelan. The I
planes will be assembled at Fair
banks and will then be flown to
j either Nome or Teller to aid in
the search for Col. Carl B. Eiel
ison and his mechanician Earl
Borland.
| Production Manager of the
Fairchild Airplane Manufactur
ing Corporation will accompany
planes and fliers to Fairbanks.
It is more than a month since
Eielson and his mechanic made
the flight from which they have 1
not returned. With dimming;
hopes that they are yet alive but!
tenaciously fighting to save if
! possible, Eielson’s company and
c o-pilots are bending every poss
ible effort to find the missing;
I aviators. Their own planes not
| equipped to meet the weather
conditions of the Arctic Circle,1
the Alaska Airways Incorporat-1
ed appealed for further help |
jv. ith the above result.
Capt. H. A. Oaks, winner of the
I McKee Trophy for the best Can- j
adian air achievement in 1927
v’ill be in charge of the pilots.
The other pilots being Reed,
Roach, Sector, Ptolmey, Swart
man and Hicks, all experienced
‘ bad weather” aviators.
SKINNAY-DEMMERT
1 Was married by Staff-Captain
J. Acton of the Salvation Army,
in Klawock, Miss Dorothy Dem
mert and Mr. William Skinney
mert and Mr. William Skinnay. j
Mr. George Demmert, Treasurer
of the Grand Camp of the Alas
ka Native Brotherhood,
j “The Church was crowded for
this event, and the bridesmaids,
j Misses Dolly Demmert and Lavi
nia Demmert carried the train
| of the bride who was prettily
dressed in a gown of beautiful
white material. Mr. Joseph
Demmert supported the bride.
Mr. Andrew Wanamaker, lay
worker for the Presbyterian
Church and Capt. William Ben
son of the Salvation Army, both
of Klawock, assisted at this ser
vice.
ON A STILL HUNT
-X
Prohibition Agent Fred Handy,
now stationed at Fairbanks cap
tured the largest distillery about
12 miles out of Fairbanks that
has been found in Alaska.
There were two 100-gallon
stills and two 1000-gallon vats,
each full, a 10-horse power boil
er and pump, 10-gallon filter
80 gallons of double-distilled
mule and various containers.
The distiller was not at home
when the raid was made and no
arrests were made. The stills
were taken in to Fairbanks but
the remainder of the outfit
burned, the 80 gallons of moon
shine being used to speed the
burning.
The largest still confiscated in
the First Division was discover
ed by PTed Handy near Craig.
Handy at one time was U. S. De
puty marshal in Petersburg.
SAWYER NOW SPECIAL
AGENT ALASKA RAILROAD
-x
Ernest Walker Sawyer, execu
tive secretary to Secretary of the
Interiar Wilbur, was appointed
last week as special representa
tive of General Manager Otto
i Ohlson, of the Alaska Rail
road. He will have charge of
the industrail development pro
gram along the railroad belt and
will have his headquarters at
/* nchorage.
WATCH FOR KAKE TEAM
The basketball boys of Kake
Lire expected to arrive today and
are scheduled to meet the local
high school team in the Sons of
Norway Hall tonight.
The local team under Mr. War
field has been working faith
fully and with the material on
hand should be developed into a
leal fast team. This will be their
first real work-out with a team
that is an unknown quantity.
The local boys are not over-con
fident and are going into the
game with the idea of winning.
Iiarland Skeek, former member
of the local high school team is
working with the Kake team and
also coaching them. It is said
that they have a fast team so
that the local fans may expect
not a few thrills in the game.
HOOVER TO GET SALMON
PACT
-X
The Columbia River salmon
treaty, settling salmon fishing
differences between the United
States and Canada, was ordered
reurned to President Hoover on
the 13th of this month.
Senator Borah of Idaho stated
that “some new negotiations
r re going on and I think it pro
per that the treaty should go
tack to the President.
The request was then made by
Senator Jones of Washington,
and the Senate acceded.
30 YEARS FOR STEALING
CHOCOLATE PIE
-o
Thomas McGrew, negro of Vic
toria, Texas began serving a sen
tence of 30 years for stealing a
chocolate pie. He had stolen on
two previous occasions and this
third conviction made him an
habitual criminal under the Tex
as laws and the life sentence was
mandatory.
It is presumed that had he
stolen two pies he would have
been hanged for his crime.
Yours for a Merry Christmas.