VOL. 3.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, OCTOBER, 19, 1928.
NO. 14
Make Your Bets
During the past two weeks there
. as been quite a change in senti
ment in the betting odds offered on
election contests, particularly with
reference to Alfred E. Smith. For
a time this Presidential candidate
found many adherents who were
v'illirg to post their money on Al. s
uPii.iate success, at l-to-2 odds, and
they were offering even money or
odds that Smith would carry New
York and other seemingly doubtfu.
S* tteg.
but the odds on Hoover hav *
gone to 3-to-l, and some betters
say they will give 4-to-l, if the/
tiiid any takers. Now it is not un
usual to hear Smith supporters, and
even some of his same religious
faith, express the opinion that thei>
candidate may not win but will
run strong in some states. And it
is almost impossible to find Smith
mouev. altho there are many at
tractive wagers offered.
Altho Hoiver money is offered io
sn ail amounts there seems to be an
unlimited amount seeking invest
ment, but with only tin occasional
taker. While $50. or $100. is offer
ed on a certain bets, there is usual
ly many hundreds Hoover monev
ba^k of those bets, and they don’T
disappear from the booker’s board,
where they are posted.
Today many new bets were posted
bv Hoover adherents, and they ar.
largely of Jewish cast. They receiv
ed from New York supporters ad
vance information of what the Li
ter try Digest’s poll would show in
tb' issue of October 13th. And the
opnion has taken strong hold that
Hoover victory is to be in the nature
of a landslide. As a consequence
be:s were posted on Hoover major
ities in various states, many of
which looked attractive, but few
takers. The following bets are of
fered now in Seattle:
$.:00 to $100—Hoover is next
President.
♦ 100. to $100—Hoover carries
State of New York
$100 to $100—Hoover carrier
Arizona.
$100 to $100—Hoover Carrie
Montana.
$180 to $100 Hoover carries New
Jersey.
$100 to $150—Hoover carries Flor
Ida.
Dan to Be Here
Next Week
Dt.n Sutherland is expected in Pe
tersburg next week. He was in Ju
neau before publication of the last
issue of The ALASKAN and then
we»<i. to Sitka where he was accord
ed coidial reception. He returned
to Juneau Monday and will spend
ihe next few days in the land of
the Tories and Buric Rats. After
which he will come to Petersburg.
A ith him will appear the legisla
tive candidates on the Republican
ticket—Charles Benjamin for Sen
atoi; P. C. McCormack, A. L. Olts,
William L. Paul and Grover C. Winn
The Republican candidates from
the cities south passed through Pe
tersburg this week.
Prohi Agents had heavy
Quiz
About 1,500 prohibition agents
v/tll lose their jobs very shortly a3
the result of the certification exam
inations held by the Civil Service
Commission.
Nation ivide adjustments will
leave only a few of the old guard
In their original positions.
Club Meeting Has
Good Attendance
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The Wedi’.esday meeting of the lo
cal Commercial Club wes well at
tended by the several members an 1
wn o addressed by their guest, Mr.
Arrivee', Passenger Traffic Agent of
the Great Northern Railroad. He
said .hat under the plans of the com
pany lie wil} tour Alaska twice a
year to bring the company into clos
er touch with the Territory, furnish
ing fi eight and passenger accommo
dation that will be of mutual bene
fit. He mentioned the fact the Pres
ident Charles Bunnell of the Alas
ku Agricultural College furnished
his company with six sacks of Alaska
wheat flower—grown and milled in
Alasic.*»—which were shown in sev
er*11 of the large cities in the States
including Detroit, Chicago and New
York. This to demonstrate to the !
pubPc that Alaska was other than
‘be supposed, ice-box.
He suggested that the Club gathe
data and furnish cuts pertinent to
Hi is town for publication in “The i
Coat ’—a publication put out by the
Company. This was referred to the
Advertising Committee with instruc
Hons lo gath^- data and other infor
ma Hun that can be used in the pub
i
lieation. i
cochin.
$-.'•00 to $300—Hoover carries
SP'te of Wahhiugton.
$100 to $100—Hoover carries Mass-’
aci useits.
$100 to $10—Hoover carries King j
County, Washington.
$6o„ to $100—Hoover carries Wash j
ington.
^i00 to $100—Hoover carries
W ishington by 60,000.
vJOO to $100—Hoover gets twice
as many electoral votes as Smith.
>>60 to $100—Hoover carries Mis
sou i.
$100 to $100—Hoover carries Iowa,
Kansas and Nebraska.
$ Si. ' to $100—Hoover carries Wash- i
ington, Oregon and California.
Continued on Page 3
Calls Dan a Coward
In his speech before a Cordova
ar.t ience, George Grigsby said “Your
‘Firnting Dan’ has sat in Congress
like a coward and allowed Alaska
to be throttled with bureaucracy. He
doesn’t fight anyone who can fight
be '’. He pretends to be a friend
of the working man and supports
lavv which please the canneries on
cn\y.”
The chances of George’s election
arf‘ reported as being anything but f
fat arable. So he no doubt excuses I
hi.- personal and untruthful attack j
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on Dan to overcome the handicap «
under which he is laboring. \
General report of political lean i
ings throughout the Territory is that |
Grigsby hasn’t a chance. Even the
papers nominally Democratic in their
leanings are giving him only half
hearted support.
Oil Contract Was N. G.
Says Attorney General
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Eight years after it was entered
in+.a the contract of the Sinclair
Cr,.de Oil Purchasing Company was
declared invalid by Attorney General
Job ii G. Sargent. The company ob
tained $34,000,000 royalty from the
Government between 1922 and 1928
from the Salt Lake Field in Wyom
Investigation of the lease nego
tiated by Secretary Fall was ordered
for revenge.
Out With Trap
Says Henry
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Henry O’Malley U. S. Cornmis
! sic’u^r of Fisheries in a letter Mr.
Ear! Ohmer advised him that next
year regulations would be put into
of/* < * which will prohibit all traps
getting herring. As the matter was
n .1 altogether clear in the mind of
Mr. Ohmer, he is taking gthe mav
ter up with Mr. O’Malley with tl;e
! view of getting explicit information
! about the proposed regulations.
In the general conversion anent
| herring fisheries it was stated that
Mi James Wakefield o^ Red Bluff
Bay had made the statement that
h’s "ompany did not make any mou
- y a the oil and fertilizer T>roduc
tioa this year and it was his belief
that others were in the same fix.
Another member stated that he had
certain information that some of the j
companies made a profit of 100 per
cent on their investment while oth
ers made only 20 per cent in the her- [
ring and oil production.
' he fact remains—hut for Noyes j
Island and Lynn Canal districts, j
none of the fertilizer plants would
ha e made anything. The run i’i
lo\*">r Chatham Straits being a total
fai’ure. i
Rhretoiical Contest To
Be Featured
\ declamatory contest between re
presentatives of the seventeen Bu
reau of Education Schools of the
First Division will be a new feature
of ihe Convention of the Alaska Na
tive Brotherhood which is to be held'
in frka this year beginning Novem
ber * 4th. Elimination contests were
held last April and the winners will
meet {n the final elimination contest
when judges will give first second
ai.a third places to the best speak
ers. A suitable prize will be given
ea:h winner. This contest is being
featured in order that a spirit of
contest and pride in school work
mav be developed. While the origi
nal p’ans made provision for the Bu
reau schools it is expected that a
representative from the Sheldon
Ja<-k?on School will be entered. The
ecu -st is limited to the fourth, fifth
sixih and seventh grades only.
Iielen Marks will represent the
Petersnurg School with Grace Jack
son as alternate.
Roosevelt Would Be N.
Y. Demo. Governor
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Ft nklin D. Roosevelt accepted
the Democratic nomination for thi
ofi.ee of Governor of New York. It
ic generally believed that this is a
strategic political move that will
benefit A1 Smith’s presidential aspir
ations.
Alaska Day Observed
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Alaska Day was observed locally,
[partly as a holiday. The stores and
| c‘^v schools closing their doors in
honor of the event. A dance was
gn en at the Sons of Norway Hall
wnth the “Local jazz orchestra’’ furn
ishing the impetus to swing into the
1-gdit phantastic. Many took the
. day hunting duck and deer.
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End of the Rope
William E. Hickman kidnapper
oruia, was hanged this morning at
ten o’clock. This ends the chapter
1 in a brutal murder of a little girl
by !'resident Codlidge.
Cordova Times to Put
Out Year Book
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A letter from the Cordova Dally
Times was read in Commercial Club
aching for pictures of Petersburg
cr.d other information relative to the
town for publication in the 1929
Year Book on Alaska which they are
,,r'dishing. This was referred to
the Advertising Committee with In
s'»mM ion to get the matter pre
n
pared.
It has been stated that the Seat
tle Cnamber « f Commerce is backing
f.c '• u;eka Weekly’s Year Book and
i!.at '’barley Gardeld is going d avr.
the line with the Club to back the
Seattle paper’s year book.
G. N. Representative
Visits Here
A J. Arrivee, Passenger Traffic
Agent of the Great Northern Rail
wav s arrived in Petersburg on the
steamer Queen last week and left
foi li'biito otolith today.
He is the first representative of j
the Great Northern Railway to make
a survey of the Territory with the
idea of going after its passenger j
traffic. He will meet all boats from *
Alaska on arrival in Seattle and give i
personal attention to the needs of
travelers going east by rail, or on
to Europe by steamship. Any in
formation desired, points to be visit
ed, approximate cost, preliminary
itinerary, reservations, etc., he will
be glad to give upon request. > j
ri ne luxurious Oriental Limite 1 j
offers the utmost comfort, conveni
ence and service that will compare
to any hotel. Travel on this train
makes the trip east one of pleasure
\nyone desiring literature on the
sen i< e may obtain same by address
ing A. J. Arrivee | Travelling Pass
enger Agent, 1205 Fourth Avenue,
Sorttle.
At the MacGregor
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Tau-’a La Plante is featuring in
“Finders Keepers” a story by Mary
Roberts Rinehardt. The story of a
“buck private” and a Colonel i
daughter. A sparkling story of the
American training camps.
J.>ck Hoxie, Saturday, with his
horse and dog make “The Fighting
Three. ’. A tense, dramatic action
picture that carries punch from the
start. The story of a love sick
cowboy who wins an inheritance for
a beautiful show girl by tingling he
roism.
The big circus serial “The Trail
of the Tiger”—the second chapter—
i\> on also.
It will be of great interest to the
Cl arley Chaplin fans in Petersburg
and their name is legion, to hear
that Columbia has re-issued 14 o!
his best comedies. They have been
contracted for by the biggest and
besv. .louses outside and are having
a great run
The MacGregor Theater at con
siderable expense has .bought the
whole 14 and will show the first
one ‘The Immigrant” Thursday and
Friday. This should be a treat to
Petersburg *.s no better comedies
’were ever made. Mr. MacGregor in
iquired among his patrons and every
| one asked said that whether they
! had seen these comedies before or.
r.of, they would see them again. For
those who have not seen them, an
added treat is in store.
Mrs. Frank Preuschoff and broth
er Ralph Dillman left during the
week for a visit in the states. The
illness of their mother has called
ilrm home.
I Transportation-Keynote - of T alk
| By George A. Parks
Governor George A. Parks arriv
ed in Petersburg on the linul leg of
his tour of inspection of the Terri
tory commenced last June. In the
short actual travelling time he cov
ered practically the entire Territory
—distances which if covered by the
old methods of transportati could
not have been made in a year.
Me dwelt at considerable length
on the aviation development of ill
interior-—58 landing fields now in
Alaska with four operating compan
ies. ever 200,000 passenger miles
down at. the end of last fiscal year
without serious mishap. Putting
Alaska aviation development abov •
that of any other section of the Unit
ed States.
Heretofore, he said, communica
tion was ahead of transportation;
the wireless and telegraph reaching
ooi oier great distances and bring
tlom closer together. This is now
versed—transportation has gotten
to such a point that it is the quickest
means of communication..
Development of the Territory is
making tremenduoub strides due to
thQ cutting down of distances ana
giving added time to those who are
dove loping Interior Alaska. The
railroad of course is another import
ant factor in the development ot
miring and agricultural resources.
Put lor this it could not have been
Possible to develop some of the big
projects now under way; further de
velopment of course is to be expect
ed. Ti e opening of new projects will
moan greater employment and this
in turn can create a demand for the
agricultural products which will give
added impetus to the growth of the
Territory.
It was his belief that last yeai
marked the end of the downwtd
trend a all lines and that their was
eve*j indication of development and
prosperity tobe enjoyed.. Generally
he vvas quite optomistic and could
iorwcc only a bright future.
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He did not touch upon his observa
tion of conditions in the First Divi
sim biit said to the members that
ho was here to learn from them of
the needs.
Mr. Williams, of the Alaska Road
co mission in response t othe re
quest of the club told of the work
of tilt Commission throughout the
Fiibt Division An equitable distri
bution of the funds was being made
with the view of getting as much
do"e ar possible. He was high in
his praise of the work in the Peters
burg section. He emphasized the
need for supporting the efforts of
the Point Aggassiz farmers whose
section “was Petersburg’s back
door.” It was, according to Dr. Al
berts of the Agricultural Station, the
host agricultural district in this Di
vision and should be made o support
Petersburg’s agricultural needs.
IV'v. Hawkesworth of the Bureau
of education brought to the atten
Hen the oratorical contests being
bold in the United States. They had
their start in the local communities.
I” virtually every national af
f-Ur had its inception through the
local communities, hut through the
unified effort and constant hammer
ing it had been made to develop
He urged that the Club get back of
1’ie schools, offering prizes for va
rious academic contests and lead the
matte:' on until a representative
• ould be sent to compete In the na
'ionai event. Speaking of the pro
posed industrial school he express
ed his appreciation of the efforts of
the members of the Club and their
co-operation in getting the site. He
said in this also, the concerted ef
fect would assure success.
Bob Allen in a few brief words
expressed appreciation to the Gov
ernr and the other visitors for the
talks made, after which the meeting
adjourned.
Will Hold Big
Convention •
The Convention of the Grand
Camp of the Alaska Native will be ;
held in Sitka beginning November '
’4th. Plans under way in all the j
towns of the First Division point to
one of the greatest convenions ever
held in the Territory. It is expect
ed thn wih the ’20 delegates from
all the camps visitors to the num
ber of almost a thousand will be in
attendance.
Delegates to the convention are
being primed on the fisheries, edu
cational and other topics of vital im
port to every citizen cf the Terri
tory. The fisheries questions will
be taken up fully from every angle—
salracn, herring, king salmon, traps
and other gear. The several mem
bers of the different camps have
been making observations in this
held and they will present them i
the convention for consideration.
The problems of education—its
advantages and benefits along with
iocal problems will be thoroughly
aired.
The political situation and prob
lems will have a big place in the
convention.
as yet only an outline of the pro
gramme ha3 been made. However,
it i shoped that a number of promi
not Alaskans and Mr. Jonathan H.
Wagner, Chief of the Bureau of
Education operations in Alaska will
be present.
Edi orial
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Man versus Fish
“Tl> HELL WITH THE POPULA
TION”
• “As between man and fish in the
matter of conservation—SAVE THE
m;;h. to hell with the pop
UI.AIIOX”—Henry O’Malley to a
United States Justice of the Peace.
Ti is sentiment dominates the man
in bis insane policy of conserving
fish—TRAPS and driving Alaskans
cut of the country. At the rate o’
immigration of the white popula
tion trom the Territory, unless other
industries are developed, the Indian
will be the total population left with
a few men who really blaze the trail
;n the country’s development.
'To hell with the population.”
Getting Closer to Home
The Piggly Wiggly chain stores
comiany has pi rchased the Juneau
Hilliard building at Juneau and will
open a store there in the near fu
fore. It is rumored that they have
an eye on Petersburg.
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Representative musicians and ath
, letes will gather at this time and
will furnish ample amusement to
interject between the more serious
moments of the convention.
Yakutat delegates are not expect
ed 10 leave their home until after the
November elehtions. All in all, one
of the greatest assemblies of people
will be seen during this week o£
■ convention.