VOLUME NO. VI.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 6, 1931
NO. 16
Raskob Gives Party
Large Donation
Whatever might be said of J.
J. Raskob, Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee,
it cannot be said that he is a
piker. For he has not only loan
ed the Democratic party close on
to four hundred thousand dol
lars, but he recently made an
outright gift of $100,000 to com
plete that party’s drive for a
campaign fund of $1,500,000 for
1032.
Says Raskob: “I have done
this because I am convinced
that the Democratic Party
should maintain continuous ac
tivity between elections, thus
perfecting a virile, militant or
ganization and keeping Demo
cratic principles and policies
constantly before the people of
the country in order to gain
their confidence and their votes.’
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Red Cross Drive
Began First November
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In the past the Red Cross,
.Alaska Division has been well up
with the leaders at the annual
roll call. This is shown in the
following, from A. L. Shafer,
Manager to Govenar Parks:
“The people of Alaska without
exception, have established a
more than creditable record in
their response to every Red Cross
appeal.”
With the record of the past it is
natural to assume that the peo
ple of the Territory wTill be just
as spontaneously generous in
their response us usual.
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American Legion
Installs Officers
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At the last meeting of the
American Legion the following
officers were installed:
Commander .. . .Paul R. Vernon
1st Vice Pres. Andrew Johnson
2nd Vice Pres... C. R. Pechette
Finance Officer.. .. Ed Locken
Sgt-at-Arms '. Thore Swanson
Historian.Geo. V. Becx
Chaplain .. .. • ■ .. J. O. Rude
Fost Ex. Comm Henry Hasbrouck
Do. • • .. .. Harold F. Dawes
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Two University of Washington
students committed suicide this
week—motives unknown. Lew:s
Schwager, graduate student pho
tographic expert was found dead
in a basement dark room, with
an empty vial clutched in h’.s
hands. Autopsy revealed deadly
poison in his stomach. Ralph
Tousey, recently returned from
Stanford University shot him
self after his arrival home.
A defugalty arose between the
sub-contractor Gallagher and
Hubbel and Waller, who have
contract to complete the West
Petersburg Road. Gallagher had
a contract with an auto dealer
and he was behind on his pay
ments for trucks; due to the fact
that principal contactors were
behind on their payments to
him. Auto dealer demanded his
money, Gallagheer demanded his
of Waller. Waller refused tc
make settlement until a. later
date. Gallagher tied up his plac
er claim from which gravel wac
being hauled to surface the roac
and warned the workmen to sta^
off of his property on which alsc
sets the gravel- bunkers. ’Twas
Waller’s move with a checkmate
by the Irish.
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On with the dance at Sons oJ
Norway Hall, November 10th.
Wardens Powers
Above The Law
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Under a law passed by the last
! Congress, game wardens or any
official connected with the Game
Commission may enter any gas
boat, scow, dwelling, cabin or
ha me and search the premises
without search warrant. Not
withstanding constitutional pro
visions to the contrary, the petty
bureaucratic servants of the
people, considered themselves
above the law. They may search
any habitation without warrant.
We have heard some mutter
ings that sound like “dead men
tell no tales, if anybody tries to
search my outfit without a legal
warrant.”
If a search of a premises with
owner’s permission is illegal, how
then can a search of premises
without a warrant and without
the owner’s permission be legal
Either Judge Sawtelle is spoof -
ing or the Game Commission i;
trying to run a shinnanigan on
the people of Alaska.
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Salmon Prices Up
15 Cents Dozen
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The price of canned salmon
was boosted up 15 cents per doz
en on the Seattle market. The
prices are now back to the
August level. The Pacific Sales
Corporation has announced that
about 20 operators are now fol
lowing the new scale, with the
larger corporations in line.
The stock value of one large
corporation is said to be going
begging at 25 cents, while
another corporation whose stock
was held at $100 par last year is
going begging at $5 per share.
rne uptrend in prices win pro
bably give added value to the
stock.
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HEAVY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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A general summary of school
attendance throughout the ter
ritory is estimated as being a
little over 5,000 pupils in 88
schools comprising the Territor
ial school system The system
has 17 schools in incorporated
and 63 schools in unincorporat
ed towns and eight special
schools.
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Grain operators are now offer
ing forty-five cents for wheat—
double the price of one month
ago.
Patrick Gets 7 Months
Fred Patrick of Funter Bay,
plead guilty in the Juneau Com
missioner's court to pointing and
discharging a firearm and was
given a jolt of seven months in
jail. The original charge was
shooting with intent to kill Har •
old Tipton, watchman at Funter
Bay cannery.
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NOTICE
There is rumor that the High
School has arranged to give a
party in a hall off the school
grounds.
All school parties have been
and will continue to be given on
the school premises and under
proper faculty supervision and
advice.
Any party given elsewhere will
ibe given by private individuals
or other organizations but no1
' under the jurisdiction or spon
sorship of school officials, teach
ers, or student organizations.
Geo. V. Beck
‘ Superintendent
Petersburg Public Schools.
Douglas Cannery
May Operate
Bert Morris of Juneau wants
use of the Douglas cannery this
winter to put up king salmon in
small tins. The process includes
smoking and is said to be mighty
fine product. It is believed the
undertaking will prove success
ful.
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Wisconsin Republicrns
Serve Ultimatum GOP
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Wisconsin’s Progressive dele
gation in Congress has served
notice thru the Madison Capital
Times that it will give no sup-(
port to the old line Republicans i
in the organization of the House'
of Representatives unless de
mands for unemployment and*
agricultural relief are to be giv
en consideration.
Wisconsin has eight Repub
lican congressmen. The division j
in congress now stands 214 Dem
ocrats, 213 Republicans, includ
ing Wisconsin’s eight represent
atives and one Farmer-Labor.
The Democrats have gained a
nomerical majority in the house
Icf Representatives as a result of
Wednesday’s elections. They ex
pect to choose the next Speaker
of the House from their ranks.'
The Party division now stands:'
217 Democrats; 215 Republicans^
and one Farmer-Labor. There
are two vacancies, one of which ■
will be filled by special election
in,December. The Republicans
held the Longworth district,
Ohio by an easy majority.
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Plan Radio Talkie
From Ketchikan
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W. H. Walter, representing the |
Telephone Bond and Share Co, j
of Chicago, has applied for per-j
mission to establish a radio tele-1
phone station at Ketchikan. Hist
company plans to cooperate with I
with a system in British Colum- j
bia which would permit of con- j
nection with long distance lines
ol American telephone compan
es.
The Radio Commission Exam
iner will report to the Commis
sion before the application is
passed on.
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Believe It or Not
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J H. Engassej of Marysville
California tells this fUli story
.n,c he had fifty-one-pound
;t!mcn as exhibit “A”
He said he caught the salmon
in the Feather River near Marys
ville without line, hook or spear.
He deposes he saw the fish leap
on a sand bar and that he swam
to the bar and sat on the fish
until it died.
| “Believe it or not!”
J
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MANLY LUCK IN PAY AGAIN
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The Alaska Steamship Com
jpany’s liner Victoria landed in
I Seattle last week $400,000 gold
bullion from the Nome mining
district. She also had on board |
nineteen men from the icebound j
Canadian steamer Baychimo.
| Dance at Sales’ Inn, Novem
ber 25.
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Nelson C. Bowles, Portland
millionaire charged last year,
with his secretary Irma Loucks,
with the murder of his wife, is
now living in Denver and mar
ried to Irma Loucks. This was
revealed when she was taken to
ahospital for an emergency
operation.
Owner of Premise
Cannot Sanction
Illegal Search
The United States Circuit
Court of Appeals at San Fran
cisco recently ruled that infor
mation of a still being operat
ed in a private dwelling does not
legalize entrance and search
without a warrant.
Judge W. H. Sawtelle'wrote
the opinion, reversing a ruling
cf the Federal District Court at
Spokane, Wn. Prohibition agents
obtained permission from the
owner of a farm to search the
premises occupied by Henry Kiel
and O. P. Fleener, sub-lessees.
Judge Sawtelle wrote, in part:
“Such ‘information’ does not
justify entry into a private
dwelling at 10 o’clock at night
without a warrant. An illegal
search cannot lift itself by the
bootstraps of an illegal arrest.
Both arrest and search were in
violation of the appellant’s con
stitutional rights.”
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Navy Leagve Gives
Hoover Hard Rap
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The Executive Bdard of the|
Navy League, with one dissent
ing vote, stands back of their
President, Gardiner in attack
ing the naval policy of the na
tional administration. Gardiner
stated that President Hoover
displayed an abysmal ignorance
of what a navy is for, The re
port is signed by Howengton,
chairman. Gardiner, President
Henry Cabot Lodge, Nelson
Macy, T. Douglas Robinson,
former assistant secretary of the
Navy, Former New York senator
Wadsworth and M M FTnhhnM
of Chicago.
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Discover New Island
In Arctic Ocean
An Eskimo named Takpuk, on
board a schooner which was
blown off her course while hunt
ing whales, reported discovery of
an unmapped island in the Arc
tic Ocean, approximately 150
miles north of the Colville Rive \
The island is said to be rocky,
and more than a mile long and
high enough to be seen several
miles.
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The Canadian “Bluenose,”
of Halifax, defeated the Ger
trude L. Thebaud of Gloucester
Mass., in a second straight race,
last week. The Bluenose has
been the champion of champions
of the Gloucester fishing fleet.
Douglas plans a girls’ basket
ball team with Miss Lucile Pe
poon as coach.
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Thirteen and one-half miles of
trail from Chicagoff to Hoonah
Sound was completed this year
and 6 miles will be built next
year. The road will serve prob
ably 69 people.
One-third of a mile of road
was completed at Kake this sum
mer and about 200 feet of it is
in use. Skinner and Eddy did
not want it and the people of
Kake .did not want it. They did
want a breakwater or a road ov
er to Hamilton Bay.
Kake with 383 citizens gets
one-third of a mile of road to
Chicagof’s 13 V2 miles for 69 ci
tizens.
Mr. and Mrs George Demmert,
John Skan, Josie Snook of
Klawock, Harold Jones of Craig,
Boyd Nakatla of Hydaburg all
delegates to the A. N. B. conven
tion at Yakutat, arrived in town
this morning. They took passage
on the Admiral Evans.
And The Cat
Came Back
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Tommy, a cat that was mis
named in the first place is guilty
of abandonment. The cat was
taken by its owners from Dear
born, Mich., to the old home in
Ridgeville, Ind., which is 223
miles away.
They left their Indiana home
and cat early in September. A
month later Tommy was scratcli
in at the Dearborn home for ad-1
mission, having deserted a fam- j
ily of kittens at Ridgeville.
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United States Warns
Japan, Eastern Crisis i
Chinese and Japanese troops,
are fighting on the Nonni Bridge. |
All hope is gone for an early j
peace in Manchuria. Premier'
Briand of France is calling a|
special session of the Legaue ofj
Nations to consider renewal of (
overtures to stop hostilities.
Japan was warned by the
United States to end the inva
sion of China. In this the United
States is given the support of
the League of Nations. A major
battle is progressing near the
Chinese Eastern Railway.
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Mrs Judd, accused Pheonixi
trunk slayer, was arrainged and;
a prelimiary hearing has been'
set for November 9th. The Police
believe that two others are im
placated in the murders of Mrs.
LeRoi, nurse and Miss Michael
son, Juneau school teacher.
Forced Economy In
Government Bureaus
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Charles W. Hawkesworth, Act
ing Chief of the U. S. Indian Bu
reau in Alaska has been in the
national capital in connection
with the budget plans of his de
partment. Speaking of that at
titude in Washington, he said
“This is a lean year,” is the most
common expression in the cap
ital and Budget officials are par
ing all estimates presented them
for approval. He did not state
what the Budget will opprove
for the Territorial program.
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BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?
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One thousand persons were re
cently gathered at a Chippewa
Indian cemetery four miles-from
Cloquet, Minn., to watch for an
apparition seen for a week in
an old burial ground.
The phenomenon, witnesses i
say, toGk the form of two lights,
similar to the headlights of an
automobile. The lights were
reported as rising from the |
ground, turning red at times and!
either flutter away or disappearj
when approached.
The apparition was reported
by some folks to have appeared!
nine days after the burial of an
Indian woman in the cemetery.;
Two Indian men walking near
the cemetery first told of thej
strange phenomenon.
Recently other Indians took a
I practical method of disposing of
jthe apparition, but without suc -
cess. They tpld townspeople
that they fired two shots at the
apparition, only to “hear it
whimper like a baby” and flitter
away.
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Dr. F. L. Goddard, pioneer
physician of Sitka and Goddard
Hot Springs suffered a stroke of
paralysis recently. This is a se
cond stroke. His son Winn God
'dard, connected with the U. S.
[Game Commission left Juneau
Mail Boat Skipper
Sees Meteor
Capt. Paul Cagel, master oi
tlie rnailboat Pacific repored the
fading of a meteor near his ship
while passing Brothers Island in
Frederick Sound. He said the
brilliant meteor, while falling,
tmvelled at terrific speed until
comparatively near the surface
of the sea when the descent
changed from an arc to th'e per
pendicular and became slower.”
When close to the water it
broke into five pieces, glowed
like red coals and then turned
black and were lost sight of. He
heports the appearance at 3:00
a. m.
Alaska Fliers Will
Take Examinations j
Mr. G. W. Neel, Federal In- i
specter of Aircraft and attached
to the Aviation section of the Be
partment of Commerce is in the
rerritory to give examinations
and inspect planes and equip
tnnt. It is stated that about 90
per cent of Alaska’s commercial
pilots are to come up for exam
ination and renewal of their
transport licenses.
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Douglas Democrats
Hold First Caucus
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No doubt, believing that it is
the early bird that gets the
werm, the Douglas Democrats
held an enthusiastic caucus last |
v,ce.’: and endorsed Gov. Franklin:
D. Roosevelt for party nomina-1
ation for President. Jerry Cash-,
en, Ed Andrews and Alex Gair,
were elected to represent them
at the Divis’onal convention to
be held here this month.
An cld line Republican says
that "its the early worm that
gets caught.” so that there it
net too much virtue in being!
early.
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Foshay Trial Jury
Closely Scrutenized
Mrs. Genevieve A. Clark, the
only woman member of the Fo
shay jury deadlocked the trial
jury. The district attorney as
serts that she is to be charged
writh perjury on the ground of
concealihent of the fact that she
wras a former Foshay employee.
The County Clerk reports that he
submitted only the names *of
men for the jury panel. There
will probably be an investigation
as to how her name got on the
panel.
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Gandhi, the Indian Mahamat,
met the King of England. I'he
Indian wore his customary lion
cloth.
Walker and Stribling will do
pugilistic battle on the 11th of
December in Madison Square
Garden.
Football games tomorrow:—
Huskies vs California; Cougars
vs Idaho; Pennsylvania vs Notre
Dame; Stanford vs California.
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Bob Sommers has returned to
Juneau from Hoonah where he
is supervising contractor, putting
up the new Bureau school. He
reports the building ready* for
plastering.
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Hydaburg, Klawock and Craig,
with 960 citizens have been un
able to get a road across from
the West Coast to Clarence
Straits.
A. N. B. Start For
1931 Convention
At Yakutat
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Educational problems, indus
trial problems and political proo
lems will receive due attention
It is interesting to note that
the Childwelfare problems tak
en up thirteen years ago by this
crgar^zation of Alaska citizens,
is now receiving the support cf
the American Legion and its
Auxiliary. “A sGund mind in a
sound body,” is a motto that the
Brotherhood and its Auxiliary
has been working on for these
many years, and its end will be
when the problerh has reached
its angle of repose.
The fisheries problem this year
is more acute than ever. Here
tofore the organization has made
On the Admiral Evans going
to Yakutat this week are dele
gates from seventeen towns in
the first Division. They will
meet in annual convention this
year in the Gulf of Alaska town.
While every Brotherhood Camp
will be represented, quite a few
cf the Sisterhood Camps will be
without voice or vote due to the
fact that the women did not feel
up to making the trip througn
the Gulf of Alaska,
effort to secure favorable legis
lation for the people of Alaska
as a whole rather than make an
effort to secure special favor. It
is not improbable that the con
vention will this year seek a so
lution to their economic problem
through a Senate investigation
Effort will also be made to have
the attorney general start action
in the courts to test the validity
of the fish trap system which is
operating as an exclusive privi -
lege contrary to the provisions
1924.
Mr. Louis Shotridge has indi
cated that his anthropoligical
work at the University of Penn
sylvania will not permit him to
run for nomination to succeed
himself as Grand President.
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Automobile Casualties
Worse than War
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More than 24,000 persons were
killed in the first nine months or
this year, according to a recent
statement published by the
Travelers Insurance Company.
This is at the rate of 90 persons
killed every day. The actual
casualties of the World War, in
the American Expeditionary
Force was only a little greater.
Only seven persons lost their
lives in passenger traffic on the
continental roads of the United
States.
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/$ It Delegate Morton
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“Isa^o’-e” Harry Morton of
Anchorage is being sent to Wash
ington, D. C., to seek favorable
action on the proposal for a Fed
eral building in Anchorage. He
will also urge revision downward
of freight and passenger rates
on the Alaska Railroad. Of
course, “Izzy” will expect Col.
Ohlson, manager of the Railroad
and Delegate Wickersham to as
sist him in his efforts.
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Four men on board the battle
ship Colorado were killed when a
gun exploded during a plane
| target practice, at Los Angeles.
| Lieut. Ralph Bradford, Jr., ClarK
Hawkins and Schnur, seamen
were listed in the casualties.
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i Seattle Democrats held their
first rally on Tuesday night and
cheered for Franklin D. Roose
velt.