H The HIUIIMU
VOLUME NO. VI.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, OCTOBER 2, 1931
NO. 11.
A. N. B. Convention
Yakutat, Nov. 9
The Annual Convention of the
Alaska Native Brotherhood wili
be held at Yakutat this year be
ginning the 9th of November
The Admiral Line has arrang
ed special round trip fares for
the trip of the Admiral Evans
leaving Seattle on the 3rd. De
legates will congregate at Ket
chikan, Wrangell, Petersburg,
Juneau and Sitka from which
ports they will leave for the con
vention town.
Owing to the length of time it
will take to attend this conven
tion, the number of delegates in
attendance will not be as large
as in former years. But what
they lack in numbers will be
made up in enthusiams.
A number of important prob
lems confront the organization
and their solution will be met
in a manner that will benefit the
most.
Mr. Louis Shotridgc has indi
cated that his work for the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania will not
peimit him to seek re-election
so that the politicians of the or
ganization will have plenty of
opportunity to display their skill
Various names have been sug
gested for the office including
Frank Peratrovitch, Klawock, j
Frank Johnson, Klawock, Frank j
Booth of Kake. It will be a
frank election, from all indica
tions.
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Make Plenty of
“BugMoe”!
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The California grape control!
board, ltd., has revealed that be
tween twenty and twenty-five
carloads of “juice” grapes arrive
daily in San Francisco and are
pressed into liquid.
Each carload of grapes is ca
pable of being turned into 19,200
gallons of “fruit juice” or win”
end the arrivals in Frisco, it is
estimated will equal 250,000 gal
lons of juice.
So far, it is revealed this is on
lj one-third of the grape crop
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William Hood of Ranier Beach
died in a Tacoma hospital re
cently following a head-on col
lision with another car. Report
is that this man Hood was a for
mer resident of Wrangell. Re
port unconfirmed.
Prices of Furs
mil Hold Even
That furs are likely to hold
I good at present price levels, is
forecast by the Seattle Fur Ex
change in a recently issued bul
letin widely circulated. There is
said to be no surplus of raw furs
in any market and indications
are that the demand will contin -
ue to be steady to strong.
No advance in prices, general
ly, is anticipated, however. The
Exchange advises buyers to be
cautious as there is no sign of
readjustment of conditions that
might tend to give the market
an upward trend.
During this entire upset eco
nomic condition, the fur trade
has been very fortunate inas
much as they have been able to
dispose of their merchandise at,
a fair value, while other raw
commodities have suffered in
tensely.
The Exchange quotes a let
ter from the American Mer
chants’ Association as follows:
“The normal trend for our
business, which, after all, de
pends upon change of seasons, is
one of increased sales from now
on. In other words, an increase
of turnover does not mean an
improvement in business, but is
merely a natural condition dur
ing the Fall months of the year.
“The scarcity of desireable
raw furs is growing more acute
as time goes by . however, the
moment is not opportune for
speculation as future price de
velopments will largely depend
on the size of the new fur crop,
and the dictates of fashion.”
Sec. Against
Pulp Combine
The Department of the Interi
or will not accede to the request
of eastern paper and pulp manu
facturers to prevent establish
ment of the paper and pulp in
dustry in Alaska because of the
competition they would offer to
existing enterprises is an an
nouncement made by Secretary
of the Interior Hyde to James
K. Neal, manager of the Ameri
can Paper and Pulp Co.
In a lengthy letter the Secre
tary states that conditions are
ripe for utilization of the for
ests of Alaska and that there
would be a useless waste of tim
ber not to do so.
“The SpoilersBy Rex Beach, V/ill
Be Shown at The Coliseum
„
“The Spoilers,” talking motion
picture based on Rex Beach’s
classic story of Nome’s early
days, will be shown at The Coli -
seum Sunday and Monday. Th
theme portrays how adminis
trators of civil statutes in the
r.erve-taut camp, engaged in a
wholesale “legitimate” despoil
ing of gold placer claims. As is
the case whenever officials any
where permit selfish motives to
sully statutes, mob revolt follows.
Implements from dainty polish
ed feminine nails and hardly less
polished and searing wits, to the
bone-crushing power of man
brute hands and the reverberat -
ing blast of bulk-charge dyna
mite, are brought into play be
fore gold-crazed men and their
women—one kind or another—
relax to the less choppy harbors
of sane conclusions.
Five hundred extras, the larg
est number ever taken on a lo
cation of this sort since the ad
vent of sound pictures, were used
by Paramount at its big camp
and set at Point Hueneme, Calif.,
for “The Spoilers.”
The set, a mile long and a quar -
ter-mile wide, duplicated in ev
ery detail the boom town of
Nome, as it was 30 years ago at
the time of Rex Beach’s classic
stroy.
In addition to the 500 extra
and bit players taken from Hol
lywood, Director Carewe’s com
pany recruited an additional
half-thousand “atmosphere” play,
ers from Oxnard, Ventura, San-j
ta Paula, Saticoy and other ad
jacent communities for the big
ger scenes.
The Hollywood contingent liv
ed at the big tent city for three
weeks, utilizing the tents and
cabins that were a part of the
Nome set, for beneath its rough
exterior this new Nome was
modern and with every living
convenience.
Gary Cooper is featured in this
big Alaskan story and in his sup
porting cast are Kay Johnson,
Betty Compson, William Boyd,
James Kirkwood and “Slim”
Summerville. i
% „ A SAMUEL ADAMS
Frosh Travel Over
Old, Old Trail
The Frosh initiation at Pe
tersburg High School, Friday
night panned out 'steen bushels
of hilarity, gobs of fun and
“shmears” of giggles. Twenty
two, goggle-eyed, bewildered
Frosh were taught first princip
les of respect and obedience—
most desireable of Frosh quali
ties, especially in the eyes of the
upper classmen and Sqpho
mores. Through all their trials
' and tribulations, they displayed
such patience, perserverance and
forbearance that they were
deemed worthy to wear the ban
ner of the banner of the Class of
>-u.
The evening ended pleasantly
in dancing and a delicious lun
cheon met a well planned fate.
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Senate Committee
Not Come Alaska
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A telegram received from De
legate Wickersham states that
Senator Lynn J. Frazier, chair
man of the Senate Sub-Commit
tee on Indian Affairs finds L
impossible to come to Alaska to
investigate the affairs of the In
dians of Alaska. However, it
is hoped, and effort will be made
to have the Committee come to
Alaska next year to investigate
conditions in order that the peo
ple may have an opportunity to
secure a deecnt living wage in
the fisheries, secure equitable
laws relative to their properties
and benefit thereby.
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BETTER FISH, BETTER PRICE
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Salmon prices jumped up to
16 cents per pound this week for
large reds from ten cents per
pound which was paid all sum
mer. Mr. Wallis George of the
Juneau Cold Storage attributes
the “advance to the fine quality
of fish in Port Alexander and
Coronation Island areas.” The|
statement was made this sum-!
mer that the fish delivered was
poor quality, being too lean for
the market purposes.
The fact is that at present
salmon are not overly plentiful
and the old law of supply and
demand is working out.
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POSTMASTER CONVICTED
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John Foster, former postmast -
er at Unga, Alaska, was found
guilty by a jury of embezzle
ment of $2,160. Trial in Anchor
age.
Thot They Found
Part of Plane
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Charley Wilson and two sons,
of Kake, while hunting on the
mountains back of Le Conte Bay
for mountain goat, found a piece
cf board covered on one side
v/ith metal. They believed this
to be a part of an airplane.!
The board was on a peak about;
4,000 feet up in country that wasj
fit only for goats to climb. The
board was twelve inches wide.j
about ten feet long and theyi
thought an inch thick.
It was thought for awhile that
ahan plane. The matter was
taken up with the Seattle Star,
which last fall sent an expedition
to search for the plane and the|
Star advised that the Renahan
plane had plywood wings painc
ed red, orange and yellow. The
board found did not fit this de
scription nor description of any,
part of a plane. It is now be
lieved that it was a marker used
by topographical surveyors who
worked that section of the coun
try.
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Firemen Heroes
Of ‘Third Alarm
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A paradoxical regard for life
is that of the fire fighter—the
man who risks his life in an ef
fort to stop a devastating, de
stroying monster that hos start
ed, nine times out of ten, thru
someone’s carelessness.
The firemen must value life as
everything—and as nothing. His
own is worth nothing if a sacri
fice is necessary, but the life of
anyone trapped in a burning
structure is worth everythfng. He
has to have the will always to
fight desperately for life—and
yet he must have the fatalism to
die when there is nothing else
left!
Firemen are the heroes of ‘The
Third Alarm,” serial special
Saturday at the Coliseum. Their
loves, their lives, their heroics,
are depicted in this story by
Emilie Johnson, with an all-star
cast that includes Anita Louise,
James Hall and others.
Despite assumption of respons*
ibility by parents of high school
students for any injuries they
may receive in athletics, the
school district would remain re
sponsible, is a decision recently
rendered by the Attorney Gener
al, of the state of Washington.
He cited a supreme court opin
ion holding school districts re
sponsible in event of injuries to
any athlete.
Fight for Control
Of Congress
Members of the next Congress
are looking for a parliament
ary skirmish for control of Con
gress. Preliminary moves have
been and are being made pro
mising some fierce fighting in
December when Congress con
venes.
At present there are 48 Repub
licans, 47 Democrats and 1
Farmer-Labor in the Senate;
in the House there are 214 Re
publicans, 212 Democrats and
1 Farmer-Labor, with 8 vacan -
cies.
Real control by either party is
not considered possible so it
will be necessary to form coali
tions to carry through* any pro
grams.
The big fight in the House will
be over election of a Speaker to
replace the late Nicholas Long
worth. Representative Tilson,
Rep., of Connecticutt and Rep.
Snell of New York are receiving
the most consideration for the
post while Rep. Garner of Texas,
Democrat, is the certain choice
of his party.
Senator Moses of New Hamp
shire is slated for re-election as
President pro tern of the Sen
ate but independent western
Senators may oppose him and'
join forces with the Democrats
to elect a man to this post. It
has been stated that those sen
ators holding important com
mittees will lose their key posi
tions if they line up with the
Democrats. Whether the club
in the hands of Republican lead
ers is big enough to swing the
Westerners into line remains to
be seen. There are indications
of a general revolt in Western
states. If this is true, it will
have considerable bearing on the
make-up of the next congress
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Make Local Survey
Unemployment
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In order to secure more defi
nite information regarding the
number of unemployed and to
bring together prospective em
ployers and unemployed, the
American Legion and the Peters
burg Commercial Club are en
deavoring to secure an accurate
census of unemployed in Peters
burg.
All unemployed persons, or
those who are employed only
part time, are requested to re
port to the city clerk, C. Clausen,
who will be supplied with forms
for the listing of detailed inf or-j
nation. It is believed that many
people in Petersburg have odd
jobs that should be taken care
of before winter sets in and now
is suggested as being the right
time to make thorough inspec
tion of roofs, water pipes, foun
dations, walks, fuel supplies, etc.,
for preparedness is a true econ
omy, and the right man will be
secured by consulting the offl-!
cial lists.
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FISHERMAN DROWNS AT CAPE
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A telegram was received by U
S. Commissioner Clausen from
Olaf Floe stating that Knute Re -
faseth was drowned in Port Alex
ander on the morning of Sep
tember 27th. Floe stated that
there were witnesses to the
drowning, one of whom being Dr.
R. N. Rogers, formerly of Peters
burg.
The body was to be taken to
Ketchikan to be embalmed and
shipped to relatives in Seattle.
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John Sales took his piledriver
driver to Pt. Agassiz to drive pil
ing for breakwater construction.
New Yorkers To
Have Fresh Fish
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New York housewives, in fact
all housewives in the eastern
United States, will soon be able
to buy choice salmon steaks
from far-off Alaska as fresh as,
the day they came out of the
water. This latest marvel of
food distribution, the result of a
successful experimental ship
ment just concluded by the Ca
nadian National Railways, is
made possible by the efficiency
of the modern refrigerator car
and the new “quick freezing”
process which is now being ap
plied for the first time to the
Alaskan fishing industry.
The first carload of salmon
steaks handled under the new
process was delivered by the Ca
nadian National Railways a few
days ago in Groton, Connecticutt
for distribution to New York and
other eastern cities. Reports
show that the fish were as fresh
on the day of its arrival as when
it was packed in the new plant
at Ketchikan, Alaska, despite
the fact that it had been eleven
days in transit and passed thru
external temperatures varying
i between 60 and 90 degrees. This
! is the longest haul ever attempt
ed with “quick frozen” fish and
the success of the experimental
shipment will be followed by re
gular deliveries of fresh Alaskan
and North Pacific Coast fish to
eastern markets, according to
officials of the Canadian Na
tional Railways.
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Second Linden
Jury Dismissed
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The second jury in the trial of
Adolph Linden, former president
of the Puget Sound Home Sav
ings and Loan Association, was
dismissed. The jury was dead
locked nine for ecquittal and
three for conviction.
This is the second trial of Lin
den on charges of grand larceny.
He is slated for a third trial.
Radio Telephone
In Use in Alaska
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Announcement was made last
week by the U. S. Signal Corps,
that the first commercial radio
telephone service in Alaska was
established at Fortuna Ledge.
The installation was made un
der the supervision of the Alas
ka Telegraph System. It will
afford Fortuna Ledge communi
cation within Alaska and thru
contact with the Alaska tele
graph system to all the world.
A similar station will be in
stalled at St. Michael pending
the completion of which the
outlet for traffic for the Fortuna
Ledge station will be via the
Alaska telegraph system station
at Bethel on the Kuskokwim
River. •
Funds for the station were ap -
propriated last spring by the
Territorial Legislature. Some of
the canneries which operate in
Alaska have radio telephone sys
tems but not for commercial use.
The Fortuna installation is the
first commercial radio telephone
system for public use in Alaska.
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Prices of Canned
Salmon Not Good
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Carry-over stock of canned
salmon went on the financial
skids this year The Business
Outlook, published by the Wei's
Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co,
of San Francisco announces. On
July 1, the review said, there
were 800,000 cases on hand, com
pared with 3,250,000 a year pre
vious. Estimates of the 1931
pack were about 4,600,000 cases.
This was said to be somewhat
less than average and 389,000
under last year. Quality, how
ever, was better. Red salmon
prices currently were listed at
$2.50 a dozen cans, against $3.10
a year ago and $2.65 two years
ago. Pinks were 85 cents per
dozen against $1 last year and
$1.65 in 1929.
Southeast Alaska High School
Athletic Association is Formed
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On suggestion of Territorial
Commissioner of Education W.K.
Keller, invitations were sent out
from Petersburg to all coaches
and representatives of all tht
schools of Southeastern Alaska
and the following responded; G.
< V. Beck, Supt. Petersburg Schools
Harold Regele, Skagway; A. S.
’Dunham, Juneau; Lloyd Ren
nan, Douglas; Geo. Fabricious,
Wrangell; Willis Hathaway, Ket
chikan; Alexander Boyer and R.
Warfield, Petersburg.
A constitution was drawn up
to promote pure amateur athlet
ic sport, protect the interests of
the high schools, create a bet
ter understanding and spirit of
sportsmanship between contest
ants.
The areas were defined as the
Lynn Canal, Gastineau, and
Southern Districts. The teams
^hall play for district champion
hips before competing with oth
er districts. Series to alternate
North and South, with the first
series in the Southern district.
Superintendents must certify
as to eligibilty of athletes who
must have passing grades in at
least three subjects; be under 21
years of age; have participated
in less than eight opening fall
semesters or not more than four
years of interscholastic contests,
and a certificate of graduation
from any high school div.**
r articipation in any contest,
award other than certificates of
Athletes may not receive any
letters or duly authorized troph
ies. A certificate of health is re
quired. Any disputes as to eli -
gibilty of athletes will be decid
ed by the Commissioner of Edu
cation to whom must be furnish
ed all information in the case.
Failure so to do forfeits any con
test.
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PLANT EASTERN BROOK TRO
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The U. S. Fisheries boat Crane
left seven cans of Eastern brook
trout fingerlings in Petersburg,
for planting in local streams.
The fry were taken to Falls
Creek down the Narrows and
planted by Earl Ohmer, A1 Jor
genson, C. Clausen et al.
Fourteen thousand of the same
species of trout were planted in
'crystal Lake and in the Allen’s
iLake, Green Rocks with partial
I successful results. The trout were
planted two years ago in May
| and the following season these
j trout spawned and many speci
mens eight and nine inches long
were caught in the creek below
the lake. This summer, at least
one specimen was taken below
,the island opposite the Smikem
jClub indicating that the trout
came out and entered other
streams. No definite informa
tion available as to the success
of planting at Allen’s Lake. None
known to have been taken there
or in Colorado Creek.