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VOLUME NO. VI.
PETERSBURG. ALASKA, OCTOBER 23, 1931
NO. 14
Do Not Wanf
Capone at U.
“Scarface” A1 Capone recently
attended a football game at
Soldier Field, Northwestern U
in style,' armed guards and all.
He was hissed and booed from
the time he entered till he left
the field.
Jack Leach, editor of the Uni
versity paper, under the caption
“Get This Capone,” said:
“You are not wanted at Dyche
Stadium or Soldier Field when
the Northwestern is host. You
are not getting away with any
thing. You are only impressing
a moronic few who do not matter
anyway.”
Seems like the United States
Government does not entirely
agree with the collegiate editor
for the Revenue Department de
clares Capone has gotten away
with too much income taxes and
it is trying t ocollect and is hav
ing no sinecure; and he also got
away from the charges of hand
ling liquors in spite of every ef
fort to get him.
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Puget Fishermen
Lay Up Gear
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In the face of low prices for
salmon, the majority of commer
cial fishrermen on the Puget
Sound areas have abandoned the
chase for the finny tribe. Chas.
R. Pollock, state fisheries super
visor said: “Many of the men
feel that they would have to take
too many fish to show a profit,
thereby placing the future of the
industry in jeopardy.” In the
upper Sound areas and at Point
Roberts, some of the men return
ed with good catches reported.
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Wrangell Pioneer Goes
Over Great Divide
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Mrs. Drusilla Gore Bronson,
for many years a resident of
Alaska and for 30 years a resi
dent of Wrangell, died at the
home of her daughter Mrs. Dr.
Buschmann, Seattle. Two years
ago her husband, Fred Bronson,
Deputy Collector of Customs at
Wrangell died, since which time
she has been residing in Seattle.
She is survived by two daughters,
Miss Margaret Bronson and Mrs.
Buschmann and son Fred Bron
son. The passing of Mrs. Bron
son seems like the tearing down
of a beloved landmark in Wran
gell and her many friends will
hear of her death with sorrow.
N. G. Nelson, Juneau jeweler,
sold the complete stock of the
Wright Jewelry Shoppe to Paul
Bloedhorn.
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Bredvik’s Store, Sitka was forc
ibly entered and a quantity of
merchandise stolen. No arrests
reported. Sitka is getting either
ivcilized or tuff.
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Dave’s -Shoppe, Juneau, has
been purchased by Mrs. R. E.
Smith. She plans to keep it fur
nished with womens’ and child
ren’s furnishings.
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Tlie local Unit, Auxiliary to
the American Legion will hold
a card party in the Legion Dug
out, Saturday October 24tli, at
8 o’clock. Admission 50 cents
lunch, fine time promised.
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William Kamowski and fami
ly are leaving for Seattle on the
Northland.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Harvey are
leaving for Seattle this week
The Spirit of Old
Alaska Is Revived
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Tom Garner led a group of
Santa Clauses in Petersburg last
week. A little mother with a
large family of small children,
was given renewed faith in man
kind, a new outlook on life and
a chance to face the rigors of
winter under fairer terms.
Garner passed a subscription
list around, some gave money,
some gave material, some gave
labor, and over Sunday arose a
new house with floors and roof,
doors and windows and ’most ev
erything, sprung up on the Scow
Bay road. The family moved in
1 out of a miserable, overcrowded,
! leaky scowhouse into the more
comfortable quarters.
Such acts of real neighbor! i
nessre news faith in humanity
—revives the faith that the
spirit of Christianity is not alto
tizens -pnlVo- etaoin shrdl sh
gether dead. The little group
of youngsters, with the breaks
against them are given a chance
They are given the assurance
that the world is not all womg:
the family is made happier and
theirs is a genuine satisfaction.
And those who took part in
making these little ones happy,
they too have a sort of feeling
of satisfaction in helping to
make the lesser fortunate hap
py. For “it is more blessed to
give than to receive.”
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Canadians Tell
Big Fish Story
The Nipigon Shield, awarded
annually by the Canadian Na
tional Railways’ Hotel Depart- '
ment to the angler guest at Ni- j
pigon Lodge, Orient Bay, Onta
rio, who takes the largest speck
led trout from the Nipigon wa- ,
ters, wras won this year by H.A.
Leitch, Port Arthur, Ontario,
with one weighing seven pounds
five ounces, a length of 26 inches
and measuring 15 and one-half
inches in girth. Dr. A. M. North- ;
rup, Secretary of Labor and In
dustry, Harrisburg, Pa., who
hooked a trout weighing seven :
pounds two ounces, was runner- .
up. i
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Alaska’s Gold Shipment
i
The shipment of gold fromj
Alaska, ending the first nine
months of 1930 was $4,801,600- j
shipment of gold for the samei
period in 1931 aggregated $5,-'
823,720.
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J Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kirberger
returned today from an extend
ed visit with relatives in the
East.
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Art Carlson left for Juneau
today.
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A baby daughter arrived in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Roundtree, Wednesday.
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Fred Burck and Jack DeSauter
are in from their logging camp’
for a few days vacation.
Oscar Wikstrom is building
himself i ybatchelor’s paradise
in Skylark City.
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Jack King’s house on the Scow
Bay road is nearing completion.
Edward Ridley, Ketchikan, is
elected delegate to the A. N. B.
convention at Yakutat.
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Arrived at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Ridley a baby girl
weight 8y2 pounds. It is “Pappa”
1 Wilbur, now.
Territorial Republicans Oiling
Up Machine For Spring Offensive
Stroller’s Weekly of Juneau in
a recent story touching Repub
lican politics in the Territory,
says: For the first time in many
years the Republican party in
the Territory are pulling togeth
er, with few possible exceptions,
with more harmony than for
for several years. If the present
situation continues the possible
appointment of several well
known party leaders to position
in Alaska will have its effect in
amalgamating the several fac
tions.
The probable appointment of
Attorney General John Rust
gard, of Juneau, for the position
of Federal Judge at Fairbanks,
succeeding Judge Cecil Clegg,
meets the approval of many Re
publicans throughout the Terri
tory.
In vacating the office of At
torney General Mr. Rustgard
will leave a vacancy for Govern
or Parks to fill. There are many
attorneys well qualified to hold'
the office, and we trust that thej
appointment will be made among
the local men.
Delegate Wickersham is ex
oected to head tho party ticket
n the Territory. Up to the pre
sent time the Delegate has been |
active in party affairs and his'
ndorsement of men recom-1
aiended is meeting with general j
satisfaction. Probably for the
tirst time in history Mr. Wicker
sham will find the party solidly1
oehind his candidacy.
The lineup of the Republican
cohorts behind A. E. Rasmuson
:or National Committeeman is
ilso a matter of congratulation
imong Republican leaders. This!
sandidacy stands for harmony,
Juneau Co. Works
Old Coal Claims
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A group of Juneau citizens
iave organized the Southeastern
Alaska Coal Co., and will work
,he Harkrader claims at Hootz
noo Inlet, near Angoon. The
Admiralty Island Coal Company
acquired the properties six years
igo but ceased operations two
pears ago owing to lack of fi
nances. Workmen filed liens
igainst the property and given
judgment, buying in the proper
ty on execution. They kept up
development operations and sold
coal to various canneries
The coal is said to be of high
beat value, free burning with a
light ash residue. It is believed
that there is a large deposit of
commercial fuel in the claims.
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A-J. Buys Prospects
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The Alaska-Juneau Gold Min
ing Company has purchased ad
ditional mining claims on the
Canadian side of the Taku riv
er. The ground is on the Tul
sequah about two miles south ol
{he Whitewater holdings.
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Over 300 people attended open
ing exercises of the new Presby
terian Church, Ketchikan.
The bridge along Stedmar
Street, Ketchikan is being re
paired.
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Mrs. Frances Willis, daughte
of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Majox
Saxman died in Ketchikan Gen
eral Hospital on the 12th.
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Andy Anderson of Whitney Is
land was in town during th
past week.
and is another wind that car
| Dlow only good for the party
factional objections to Mr. Ras
muscn’s candidacy are being
ironed out and the objections
formerly raised to his nomina
tion appear to have died out.
Mr. Rasmuson has been tc
Washington, D. C., where he met
Delegate Wickersham and alsc
Secretary of the Interior Raj?
Lyman Wilbur, to bring more
stress upon the development ol
Alaska before the coming Con
gress, as well as doing excellent
work in behalf of the Alaska
Railroad. Mr. Rasmuson is an
ardent worker for the Alaska
Pacific International Highway.
All differences of the past seem
to have been forgotten and the
Republicans in the Territory are
looking forward to strong candi
dates for the National Commit
teeman and two Hoover dele
gates to the National convention
as well as other elective Terri
torial offices. A strong ticket for
Legislators can also be expected.
Men who are known to be in
close harmony with the party
and with the policies of the Gov
ernor will be brought forward.
The year 1932 undoubtedly will
see a close-knit organization
with its former weaknesses
strengthened and its former
mistakes eliminated.
Captain A. E. Lathrop, Terri
torial Committeeman, has writ
ten close friends that his visit
to Juneau has been delayed un
til the latter part of October.
Those who are close to ftim feel
that he will be in complete ac
cord with the party and much
can be expected after he has
met with the Republicans of
this district.
Radio Interference
Being Eliminated
Aftei much discussion in the
• Commercial Club and before the
'City Council regarding locM in
terference with radio recep'lon.
Mr. iVacKecknie has ordered a
stool: of a certain filtering de
vice which, when installed be
tween the radio and wall sock
et, Should eliminate the n uses
coming in from the power trans
mission lines. Some offending
transformers will be grounded.
The Council is trying to locate
;and eradicate interfering caus
es.
. Mr. Lloyd Glancy, operator in
'charge of the U. S. Cable Office
in Petersburg, advised the Com
mercial Club that sooner or lat
er, the Alaska cable system will
be discontinued and the office
will be working by radio alto
gether. He admitted that with
present equipment there would
I be considerable interference dur
Jing working hours. The De
partment will be requested to
install such equipment as will
eliminate the squaks, squeals
and roars, as far as it is possible.
Too Much for Wife
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Chris Foss, miner, stole the af
fections of the wife of Axel Wold
in Seattle. Judge Brinker award
i ed Wold $12,500 for the theft
■ Foss failed to defend suit. Both
: parties satisfied.
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' .. Frank Kronmeir of Sitka pleat
. guilty to a charge of violating
- the Alaska Bone Dry Law; wa;
I given five months in jail anc
fined $500 by Judge DeArmond.
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? I Charley Smith, old-timer, let
I for the states.
Notables Ask
Mooney’s Freedom
For several years, France was
in the throes of the Dreyfus case(
—prosecution and persecution of j
a young Jewish officer charged!
with betraying army secrets to j
Germany. Public opinion of the!
entire world was aroused and
considerable pressure from the
'United States was involved to
secure release of the man who
was later vindicated by the sui
cide and confession of the prin
cipals in the persecution.
Not one bit less intolerable is
the conviction and imprisonment
for 15 years of Tom Mooney and
Warren Billings for their alleged
bombing of a Preparedness Pa
rade in San Francisco in 1916.
An audience cf 9,000 at the
Mooney anniversary convention,
San Francisco, recently, arose to j
cheer his message urging adop-i
tion of the same methods that)
the Mahatma Ghandi used toj
‘ bring the most powerful empire
to its knees.”
Rupert Hughes, author; Fre-j
mont Older San Francisco editor j
who started the crusade to free)
Billings and Mooney; Lincoln!
Steffens, liberal writer and edit-1
or; and Judge Franklin Griffiin,'
who presided at Mooney’s trial,!
all urged his pardon.
..ASK BOYCOTT ON CALIF . j
Tom Mooney, in a letter to'
sympathizers at a “pardon coa-|
vention’ held in San Francisco,!
suggest that tourist -travel to1
California be discouraged until
he has been granted a pard >n.
Jre also suggested an “intensive
world-wide drive be set in ’.no
tion at once.
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Foundation Ready
School Gym
The city council has ordered
repairs to be made to the foun
dations of the power house
Councilman Robert Allen re
ported the foundation of the
new gymnasium completed and
lumber and material on the way.
At the request of the Parent
Teachers’ Association, the walks
at the schoolhouse were ordered
.widened, and additional lighting
was also provided.
Interruption of current I
1ue power plant during the week
Was caused by a tree w'hich fell
across the line near the substa
tion. Trouble remedied, serv. *3 j
again coming uninterrupted. :]
The garbage road, North Pc-'<
tersbuig, was washed out by the ]
recent high tides; repairs made;
gaibage dumpage all sweet
again.
! Robbed Visiting Sick
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John Norman Sjursen, former
resident of Petersburg who tried
the gun route to the cemetery
with not much success last Sep
tember, was the victim of burg
lars who entered his home while
Mrs. Sjursen was visiting er hus
band in a Seattle hospital,
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The Canadian Department of
Agriculture of the C. N. R., offi
cially estimate the apple crop of
Montreal at 3,634,000 barrels, or
223,000 barrels more than in
1930.
A party of Ketchikan hunters
have been strutting their stuff
r in Duncan Canal.
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[ Fred Lawrence of Hoonah is
in Juneau to serve out a sentence
of seven months for violating the
Alaska Bone Dry Law. Judge
Cooper on the sentencing end.
Vice President
For Auxiliary
A meeting was held by the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Auxili
ary to the American Legion lor
the purpose of accepting resig
nation of Mrs. Grace Liebe, First
Vice President of the Depart
ment, and to fill the vacancy
left by her resignation.
Mrs. E. M. Polley, Secon; Vice
President, stepped up to lill the
vacancy and Mrs. Naomi Saari
of Cordova was elected Second
Vice President.
Most of the Executive Commit
tee reside in Juneau, where the
meeting was held.
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Anti-Hoover Elected
In Wisconsin
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Thomas R. Amlie, attorney of
Slkton, Wisconsin, anti-Hoover
3rogressive Republican, was elect
id Congressman by the First
Wisconsin District to fill the un
ixpired term of William Allen
hooper, deceased.
Unofficial returns give Amlie
.4,200 votes; his closest rival was
J. Bouma, Socialist with 7,200
rotes, the largest ever given a
Socialist candidate in that dis
rict. George Herzog, Democrat
vas given 3,400 votes and John
Sikat Communist 500 votes.
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lobless Carpenter After
Share in Lipton Estate
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Thotr.u Paul Lipton Jobless
arpenter of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
las laid claim to a share in the
ist: to cf Sir Thomas Lipton the
ate British sportsman a in met-,
:hant. The Oklahoma carper,
er has retained attorneys who
ire prepared to support hi; claim
ss second cousin to Sir Thomas. I
tICH DEPOSITS IN ALASKA
UNTOUCHED
Rich deposits of tungsten,
hromium, antimony, mercury
md gold lie untouched in Alaska
n quantities hithertoo unknown.
Crnest Walker Sawyer of the
department of the Interior told
l conference of San Francisco
•usiness men recently.
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U. S. Marshal White disclosed
hat thirty-five cases involving
nfractions of the Prohibition
aws were filed in Federal and
Commissioner’s courts of the
i’irst Division.
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Bill Keene, indicted on a
iharge of larceny from a dwell
ng was on trial in the District
:ourt. James Erwin and Albert
Johnson, charged with larceny
from a dwelling had their case
:>n tap for this week.
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John Pollock was found guilty
of transportation and possession
Df intoxicating liquor while his
side-kick was acquitted on the
same counts.
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Andrew John of Klawock was
sent to McNeil for a jolt of three
years, after pleading guilty to
assault with a dangerous weap
on. He was accused of beating
his wife and Spencer Williams,
all of Klawock, with a revolver.
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Earl Ellingen and Ole Koskey,
Juneau were jailed on a charge
of burgling the cabin of Mrs. Pe
ter Eric. The youths assaulted
her and threatened her with
harm if she reported the matter
They followed cinemagangstei
style of covering the lower pari
i of their faces with handkerchief;
Committee Okeys
Alaska Highway
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The Canadian American Com
mittee on the Alaska Highway
project met in Victoria, B. C., on
the 9 th and agreed on the feas
ibility of the project from an
engineering standpoint.
The Committee will make its
report to the Canadian-United
States Governments, proposing
a route for the road and esti
mating the cost, points which
have not yet been decided.
In welcoming the committee,
Premier Tclmie declared the
road scheme could not be allow
ed to interfere with British Co
lumbia ordinary road program
nor embarrass the Provincial
Treasury.
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Priest Breaks
Neck by a Fall
■ .The Rev. Father George Wood
ley, while hunting in the Chick
oloon district, near Anchorage,
fell off a cliff and broke his neck.
Lacerated hands indicate that
he hung on the bluff for a while
but was unable to pull himself
up.
In company with his brother,
Father Woodley has been visit
ing various missions in Alaska
under the Catholic Church.
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Optimistic Drive For
Political Funds
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The National Democratic party
has announced plans to raise a
“Victory Fund of $1,500,000.’’ A
committee of more than 500
State and National leaders have
have been mobilized with John
W. Davis, 1924 Presidential nom
inee, as its chairman.
Said Davis: “The Victory Fund
about to be instituted, is at a
time when the political position
of the Democratic party is al
most impregnable and the pros
pects for victory never brighter.’’
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Ter. Shares in Fund
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The Territory of Alaska re
ceived $18,103 out of $1,240,000
collected by the Federal Govern
ment for timber and land graz- ,
ing fees in National Forests.
Thirty-three States and terri
tories benefit from the fees de
rived by the Federal Government
from these sources.
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Joe Barney of Wrangell will
decorate the Wrangell federal
jail on a charge of petit larceny
His sister, Mrs. Albert Dubke was
sentenced to serve one year on
the same charge. Sentence sus
pended during good behavior.
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U. S. Marshal Albert White left
for the states with a group or
prisoners in charge.
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Bill Keene was adjudged guilty
of larceny from a dwelling. He
was accused of stealing a rifle
from the residence of Paul Ru
dolph.
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John Smith, Craig, formerly of
Petersburg was sentenced to four
months in the federal jail, Ket
chikan for contributing to the
delinquency of a minor.
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HALLOWE’EEN DANCE
..A. real, old-fashioned “hard
time” dance is being given at
| the Sales’ Inn, Saturday, Octo
iber 31st. There will be first class
music, a dandy lunch and all
I the trimmings for a real hilari
>jous time.