VOLUME NO. 5.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, DECEMBER 12, 1930
NUMBER 21
Benefit Dance For
Pioneers Fund
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On Saturday night at the Son;:
of Norway Hall will be given a
Vitaphone Dance, the proceeds
of which will be directed to the
B. M. Behreads Bank of Juneau
to help bring new hope and
cheer to the men who have giv
en of their best to the Territory
but who are now no longer able
to be active producers and de
velopers of the Territory. This
dance is being sponsored by the
Coliseum Theatre, Manager Hal
E. Cawthon of Petersburg and is
a part of a drive for Christmas
funds for the pioneers carried
on each year by David Gross of
Juneau through his chain of
theatres.
Mr. Lloyd MacKechnie and Mr.
Cawthon have completed the
wiring from the Coliseum to the
Sons of Norway Hall so that the
crowd which attends will have
opportunity to dance to the mus
ic of some of the best orchestras
of the country.
This is a “Hard Times Dance”
and it is hoped that everyone
will make it a complete success.
However, it has been remarked
by some of the women folk that
a “hard times dance” did not
mean that the make-up need be
in clothing that has been gotten
off of a gas boat and which has
missed a dozen or more wash
ings. But neckties and other fan
cy frills are taboo so watchout
that the committee imposing
fines does not get you for not be
ing properly attired for a real
“hard times dance.”
“Nook-she-yakn Eesh”
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Henry “Nook-she-yahn Eesh”
Moses passed through Peters
burg the other day when the
Northland was in port. Henry
has been a resident of the Terri
tory for forty years and knows
and is known by everyone in the
Division. A fur buyer for many
years he has fought many a bat
tle and in not many instances
did he come out second best.
This is due, says Henry, to the
fact that he has always treated
the Indians, with whom he has
dealt, faii’ly, squarely and hon
estly. And they express their ap
pieciauon of this fact in many
ways and many places.
Henry has been down Seattle
way undergoing medical treat
ment and now looks as fit as a
fiddle even though now 69 years
old. Steps around like a man of
45, “looks and feels like one”
says Henry.
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HALF BILLION IS ASKED
ALASKA GETS FAIR SLICE
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An increase of $83,401,933 for
public works to be constructed
in 1931 as compared with 1930,
was recommended by President
Hoover in his second budget
message to Congress.
He asked for $402,510, 579 for
public works as compared with
$319,008,546 the present fiscal
year and $270,513,476 for the
1930 fiscal year.
Among the larger items are
$61,805,000 for public buildings;
$125,000,000 for road construc
tion. The War department ex
penditures recommended totalec
$96,324,627 inclusive of the Pan
ama Canal and $144,000 foi
trails, bridges and roads ir
Alaska.
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John Peterson and John Olsor
were inbound passengers on thi
Norco this afternoon.
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J. F. Isom was a southboum
passenger on the Alameda Wed
nesday.
Queen due 7 o’clock tonight.
Black Matt Kills
Partner;Suicides
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“Black Matt” Bercovich killed
his partner Phil Dohm at seven
o’clock yesterday evening and
then committed suicide in the
Mint Pool Hall, Ketchikan. Dohm
was principal witness in the li
iQucr conspiracy case resulting
jin .Matts conviction. Later Dohm
was warned to leave town. Just
: before the murder and suicide
Dohm and Matt talked outside
of the Mint then Matt went in
and called Dohm. They stood in
the barber’s corner for some
Time then Dohm walked to the
door to leave but was shot in'
the back twice by Matt who then
stood over him and shot him a
gain then took out a sealed en
velope from his pocket, handed
it to a bvstander and then suici
ded by placing the gun to his
temnle and pulling the trigger.
Both bodies lay side by each and
a great crowd gathered before
the bodies were taken to the
Dyer Undertaking Parlors. Other
witnesses against Matt were
locked up for safety. For some
time, partizans around the bodies
were almost fighting.
Earlier in the day, Matt said,
“T’ll never serve a day in the
pen.” Dohm speaking of his li
quor activities said that the rea
son that he was bootlegging was
because he “liked the excite
ment even though he saved
nothing.” In his testimony dur
ing his trial, Matt testified that
he had put his property in the
names of his sons. District At
torney Stabler yesterday started
abatement proceedings against
the Mint.
A lot of talk is going the
rounds of the hangers on of the
liquor ring. Rumors of all kinds
are being passed back and forth;
names of citizens prominent and
otherwise and of officials are
linked up with this conspiracy
the end of which came with the
murder of Phil Dohm by his
partner “Black Matt.” It is hard
ly probably that any of the gang
will tell what they know and
thereby implicate the “real”
gang so that once again death
beats the law and its officers.
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“King of Jazz”
Paul Whiteman stands sup
reme in the world of music and
his first starring picture, Uni
versal’s “King of Jazz” which
will be shown at MacGregor be
ginning Sunday stands supreme
in the world of entertainment, j
The Universal Company claims
I this is the most tuneful, the’
most orodigal, the most uni
formly magnificent production
which has reached the screen.
It is an all Movietone, all Tech
nicolor medley of inspiring spec
tacle, bewitchin’ melody, match
less dancing, clever specialties
and hilarious comedy. Many top
notch stars are featured, includ
ing Jeanette Loff, so beautiful,
so talented—destined to be one
of the reigning stars of the
.sound screen, and John Boles,
whose splendid voice has already
made him one of the most pop
ular singing stars. The combina
tion of Boles’ voice with White
1 man’s music in such songs as “It
Happened in Monterey” and the
“Song of the Dawn’ add tremen
dously to the inspiring roman
1 ticism of this production. —adv.
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t Mrs. J. M. Lewis and grand
; son Donald made a short visit
I with relatives in Petersburg this
(week, returning to Wrangell or
1 the Alameda.
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Miss Pauline Craig left fo;
Wrangell on the Alameda.
Brilliant Cast in
Big Production
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The cast of the Elks Club be
nefit play for the gymnasium
fund are holding day and night
leliearsals. A list of those who
have been cast for parts in the
play augex-s well for the success
of the performance.
Following is the cast in order
!of their appearance:
Gladys, custodian of Beauty
Shop, Honey Archbold; Vivian,
Dr. Budd’s secretary, Helen Carl
son; Hiram Sharp, chairman of
committee of creditors, C. Clau
sen; Anna, Dr. Budd’s ward,
Henrietta Dahl; Phil Faraday,
in love with Anna, Arnold Was
vick; Daniel Webster Briggs, Dr.
Budd’s attorney, J. W. Lind; Dr.
Arbutus Budd, owner of Beauty
Shop, Tryve Strom; A chaffeur,
Ed Albott; Miss Montmorency, a
customer, Agnes Arness; A stout
oarty, also a customer, Ann Dun
kelberger; Garabaldi Panatella,
Corsican inkeeper, Raymond R.
Naze; Dolores, Spanish souvenir
girl. Dorothy Ruth Scctt; Lola,
Spanish dencer, Loretta Robin
son; Carambo Maldinado, Cor
sican duelist, George Strom;
Lugubrio Sobini, Corsican under
taker, W. J. Stoll; Natalie, home
ly daughter of Panatella, Mrs.
Stedman; The Gobs, Albert Han
tens; a Mermaid, Awff-s thet
son. Russell Harris; a Mermaid,
Thelma Martens; Spanish danc
er, George Strom; Spanish sing
ers. Lillian Swanson, Laura
Johnson; Waitresses, Dorothy
Israelson, Patsy Fryer.
The society ladies: Augusta
Enge, Loyla Ohmer, Anna John
son, Bertha Lero, Dorothy Ruth
Scott, Laura Johnson.
The Manicure Girls: Mildred
Heimdahl, Bella Wasvick, Mil
dred Runstad, Mildred Johan
son, Imogene West. Doris Parks.
The Wives: Thelma Martens,
Estelle Naze, Adele Hanson, Cor
nelia Christianson, Agness Am
ess.
The Sailorettes: Patsy Fryer,
Myrtle Dunkleberger, Helen Lar
sen, Eleanor Stoll, Alma Gribble.
The Broadway Girls: Jennie
Hammer, Myrtle Dunkelberger,
Alma Gribble, Eleanor Stoll, Hel
en Larson, Belle Wasvick, Mil
dred Heimdahl, Dorothy Israel
son, Norma Runstad, Patsy Fry
er, Dorothy Noreide, Estelle Naze
Thelma Martens, Adelia Hanson,
Cornelia Christianson, Agness
Arness, Thelma Arness.
The Hair Dressers: Chris
Wick, George Strom, J. E. Jo
hansson, Chet Pechette, 'Ray
mond R. Naze, Wm. Stedman.
The Business Men: Russell
Harris, Ed Talbott, Gaenhart
Samuelson, Albert Hanson, Ed
gar Baggen, Leo Walther.
The Creditors: Geo. Nicholson,
Chris Wick, J. E. Johannesson,
Leo Walther, Dr. Rude, Wm,
Stedman, Chet Pechette.
The Corsican Johnnies: Loren
Johnson, Lawrence Knutsen, Ed
Albot, John Johannesson, Russel:
Harris, Gaenhart Samuelson, Al
bert Hanson, Edgar Baggen.
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Neil MacGregor has construc
ted some fine new billboards a
long Main Street in place o
' other less pleasing boards anc
I the improvement adds consider
able to the appearance of th<
! street. He is now installing bootl
equipement including a nev
motor rewind and a remote cur
I tain control which will be oper
1 ated from the booth. Ci Coyrn
is making the installation.
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Father Monroe arrived on th
Norco from Wrangell today an<
will be in town over Sunday.
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Henry Roden arrived on th
Norco this evening.
Donors to Fund
For Pioneers
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Porter, Fred
Sarff, E. E.
The Trading Union
Olsen, Jonas
Johnson, Erling
Baker, E. A.
Smith, Dr. R. G.
Nelson, Fredrick
Herrmann, Frank
Clausen, Carroll
Louis, C. H.
Goodman, T.
Grand Cafe
Ohmer, E. H.
Johnson, Johnny
Archbald, C. M.
The Alaskan
Oyama, H.
Murata, Frank
Rude, Dr. Jos.
Jacobson, Carl
MaiGregor Theatre
Stoll, H. J.
Robinson, H. R.
Monlal, F. C.
Poison, Emil
Northern Sea Food Co.
Petersburg Press
Coliseum Theatre
Missick, M. L.
Allen, Robert
Campbell’s Store
Lien, O. B.
Lund, Peder
Sheik, Bill
Adams, John
Gronseth, Chris
Fryer Machine Works
Bank of Petersburg
Holt, Bill
Petersburg Tel. Exch.
Benson, Dr. T. W.
Mathisen. Nea (Bluebird Cafe)
Ston-lid Knut
D'ary Grocery
Swanson and Dahl
Heimdahl, A. E.
Swanson, T.
Pechette, Chet
Greena, Chas.
People’s Drug Co. -
Tveten.Chris
Mrs. Renke
Brackney, Abe
Piggly Wiggly
John Thormodsater
Hogue and Tveten
Dawes, Harold
Sing Lee
Alaska Cafe
Enge, Rasmus
York, R.
Otness, J.
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Auxilliary Card Party
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The first of a series of public
bridge parties sponsored by the
American Legion Auxiliary was
j held at the dugout last Saturday
evening. Fifteen tables were in
play throughout the evening.
Top prizes for gents and ladies
I respectively were captured by
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Fryer. De
licious refreshments of sand
wiches coffee and cake were
served and take it from us the
members of the Auxiliary are
freal cake makers. Quite a num
ber of visitors from Ketchikan
were present and after the lun
cheon the merrymakers adjourn
ed to the Sons of Norway Hal]
. and spent the time in dancing
. until the Northland left. The
■ next party of the series will be
I announced shortly.
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» American Legion has challenger'
t all of the Alaska Posts to a mem
Mbership contest to close on the
. 1st of January. The winner to be
- given the “smokes.” The loca
i' Post, including the Auxiliary, i*
j making a drive and they hope t(
I make the grade that will brin^
; home the “bacon” and the
i (“smokes.”
L. S. Ferris, hotel man of Ket
5 chikan, spent a few days in Pe
tersburg last week.
Alaska Nominations
Made by President
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i The United States Senate is
j again back in its winter harness
land President has sent to it a
j Jong imposing list of names for
j federal office. He has renomina
ited for judge of the Second Ju
dicial District of Alaska, Judge
:Lomen, incumbent; Lynn Smith,
Jto be United States Marshal of
| the Fourth Division and Charles
i D. Jones as United States Mar
| shal of the Second Division.
Judge Lomen has been more
or less embroiled in the highly
speculative reindeer corpora
tions of the Lomen Reindeer
Corporation of Nome. His sons
are said to have used the judge’s
judicial robes to coerce citizens
of that district into doing the
mandates of the Lomen Cor
poration. The Judge may be per
fectly innocent and unaware of
the intrigues and machinations
of his legislative sons but cer
tainly, with his legal training
and knowledge of the local con
ditions he must have known that
the operations of his sons were
not entirely to the credit of his
own good name. This publication
fails to see how Sutherland can
sanction and support the con
firmation of this man to this
office. It is time that his judi
cial power be stripped from the
Lomen machine which defeats
the wishes of the electorate of
the First Division.
In this Division Albert White
is open for renomination for
United States Marshal. It is said
that there are others who are
actively working to defeat his
nomination and at the same
time making effort to secure
sufficient support to secure the
nominations unto themselves.
Seme very alluring bait has been
offered various political keymen
for support. What the outcome
of this contest will be is entirely
problematical. President Hoover
has his own 'way of doing what
he wants to do and it is not im
probable that he will name his
own man for that office.
“ Young Fagles”
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‘Wings’ made Charles (Buddy)
Rogers a star! He lives up to
every expectation of his admir
ers in “Young Eagles” which will
be seen at the Coliseum begin
ning Sunday. This picture has
plenty of thrilling air battles
plenty of romance and all the
glamor and force and pathos of
| “Wings.” The story has every
thing. Excitement and breath
taking thrills with dare-devil
pilots in dangerous air feats, fun
with the lovable young fighters
behind the lines; glamor and
gayety in wartime Paris, the
i valhalla of the soldiers wearied
with fighting; romance betweer
Buddy and Jean; mystery cent
ering around a beautiful gir
spy; the comradeship of man
ior-man, and a final greal
\ punch scene that will set heart;
galloping.
Technically the picture is per
fect. Wellman learned his avia
tion in the Lafayette Esqadrilh
during the war. William Slaven;
McNutt was special representa
tive for Colliers on the Westerr
Front, and some of the best a
viation brains in the country
went into this picture to make i
correct in every detail. —ad'
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1 Rev. W. J. Maakestad left foi
' Ketchikan on the Alameda thi:
1 week to be present at the dedi
c, tion of the new Lutheriai
i hurch in the first city. Hence n<
pieaching service at the Peters
I org Lutherian church thi
Jueek.
Complete Plans
For Xmas Tree
j The Commercial Club met in
the Grand Cafe, Wednesday
evening and had their usuai
Club dinner and meeting.
Plans were completed for the
Community Christmas tree
which is being sponsored this
year by the Club. Report from
Secretary Holt,, indicated that
the Sons of Norway, Daughters
of Norway, the Alaska Native
Sisterhood and Brotherhood had
already sent in their checks for
the amounts asked of them. And
that reports from the other or
ganizations of the town indicat
ed that everyone would partici
pate in making the tree a suc
cess. Chairman Earl Ohmer ap
pointed C. A. Swanson and Chas.
Greena as a committee to pur
chase the gifts for the kiddies
of the town and to assist the
school faculty which has altered
to put up the Christmas bags. ■
The school faculty has also indi
cated that it v/ould participate
in the financial part of the tree
arrangements.
The City Council will arrange
for the securing and setting up
of the tree and its lighting. The
school will have charge of the
program which will be given at
the tree by the City Hall at four
o’clock of the afternoon of the
23 rd.
This tree for all of the chil
dren of the community is an in
novation that has the hearty
support of every citizen of the
town. And, as it is to bring cheer
to everyone it should have every
support. The Alaska Native Sis
terhood has sent a letter to
Santa Claus asking him to bring
nice clear weather so that no one
will be disappointed by any for
ced change of the program.
Burke Dead: Otkers of
Party Found
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Press bulletins from White
horse, Yukon Territory, dated
December 10th, set at rest the
i long anxiety over Pilot E. J. A. j
! (Paddy) Burke, his mechanic,
I Emil Kading, and a passenger1
Bob Marten, who left Liard Post
on October 11 to return to Atlin,
BY. C. and were not heard from
again until November 24 when a
searching plane under Pilot
Everett Wasson found Burke’s
deserted plane frozen in the ice
on the headwaters of Liard Riv
er.
On Wednesday of inis week
Kading and Marten were found
safe about forty mile from their
plane. The body of “Paddy”
Burke was also found where he
had died of exposure twenty days
before. Marten said the party
had been without food for 23
days except for a caribou which
i they had killed sometime ago and
wmch was exhausted when
Wasson picked them up.
Reports from Jesse Ames ol
1 the Yukon Fur Farm of Peters
1 burg, now in the eastern states
doing the live stock shows with
' an exhibition group of minks
' from the big minkery across the
1 narrows, state that he cleared
! up just about everything there
' was to be had in the way of
1 prizes at the Chicago show. Out
‘ of twenty animals exhibited
r Jesse brought down the bacon to
' the tune of fifteen or sixteen
r prizes, cleaning up firsts, seconds
and thirds—there aren’t any
leavings after Jesse gets his. Mr.
5 Ames was also on the air with a
■ radio talk out of Chicago to fur
1 farmers and other interested
> persons, and we may be sure
■ Jesse didn’t forget to boost the
s section which produced his
prise winners.
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Elks Play Will be
Success of Year
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j From every indication and re
port from those who have seen
j the rehearsals of the Elks’ com
ing play, “The Beauty Shoppe,”
this will be the best amatuer
play put on the stage in Peters
burg. It is going to be the big
gest and most pretentious affair
of its kind seen in Petersburg.
It has a big cast and a chorus of
more than sixty ladies and gen
tlemen, and all who are in the
play are working day and night
to become letter perfect in their
parts. The many snappy dances
and songs are being rounded
out to perfection and the cos
tumes have already been fitted.
In a very short while everything
will be in readiness for the open
ing night which will be at the
MacGregor on Wednesday of
next week.
The play is being given under
the auspices of the Elks of Pe
tersburg and the funds from this
play will be directed to the P. T.
A. for the benefit cf the com
munity gymnasium which they
have undertaken to build on the
lot adjoining the school grounds.
Anchorage Fur Mart
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Several fur buyers have ar
rived in Anchorage during the
last week excepting to make ex
tensive purchases at the fur auc
tion to be held here December 11.
12, 13, and from present indica
tions the bidding will be spirited.
It is anticipated by the manage
ment of the fur show that all
furs will be sold at top prices.
. Several small consignments of
furs have been received, some
larger shipments have been
promised, and it is expected
large offerings will arrive with
visitors.
However, from the present
number received, the committee
is apprehensive that some of the
buyers may meet with disap
pointment and requests that all
furs be sent in early to avoid a
last minute rush that will swamp
the committee in the listing of
the furs for auction. Anchorage
Times.
BRITIAN ACCEPTS NORWAY’S
CLAIM TO POLAR ISLAND
It was officially announced re
cently that Great Britian has re
cognized the Norwegian claim to
the island of Jan Mayen, a de
solate land lying between Green
land and North Norway in the
Arctic Sea.
Norway’s claim to sovereignty
was put forward in a royal decree
dated May 8. It generally is ac
cepted that the island was dis
covered by Henry Hudson, Bri
tish navigator, in 1607.
The island is thirty-four miles
long and nine miles wide at its
j greatest breadth. It is divided
iinto two parts by a low, narrow
isthmus. It is of quaternary vol
canic formation, and has a num
ber of fully developed glaciers.
The island has been frequently
visited by explorers, sealers,
trappers and whalers. A Norwe
gian observatory, with wireless
communications, has been main
tained on the island since 1921.
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LOMEN SUFFERS FIRE LOSS
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The docks and warehouse of
the Lomen Commercial Company
at Nome were destroyed by Are
with an attendant loss of $5,000.
which is covered by insurance.
The fire department, assisted by
many volunteers, fought the fire
for several hours but were un
able to save the building. The
fire was said to have been caus
ed by defective wiring.