GUARANTEED CIRCULATION
COVERING
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NEWS OF INTEREST
FROM NORTH, EAST & WEST
FOR ALL ALASKANS
VOLUME NO. VI.
NO. 47
PETERSBURG, ALASKA,
JUNE 10, 1932
Subscription Price $4 per yeat
Gold Strike Made
Near Cordova
Report of an exceptionally en
couraging gold quartz prospect
or Goat Mountain, forty-two
miles up the Copper River Rail
way from Cordova, was sent in
through E. E. Smith, old-time
Alaskan prospector and miner.
Who located the vein.
The report received here said
that the vein was twenty inches
wide and ran under a gravel bar
and then up into the mountain,
where it was covered with brush
and overburden but that samples
already taken out showed rich
in gold, giving every encourage
ment to continue prospecting.
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Sea Gulls Battle
Crickets in Idaho
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Sea gulls, which turned back!
the grasshopper pest that threat J
ened the Mormon pioneers’ crops
the year after their arrival in
the Great Salt Lake Valley in
1848, recently came to the aid of
farmers battling a cricket horde
in the Tyhee section near Poca
tello, Idaho. They arrived in in
creasing numbers from the
American Falls reservoir and
immediately fell upon the in
sects.
Nature also lent her assist
ance with cold rains and lower
ing temperatures, which quieted
the movements of the pests.
Farmers whose lands are af
fected joined forces with officials
of Bannock and Bingham Coun -
ties and the Fort Hall Indian
Reservation and more than 200
raen were stretched along a
twenty-mile front, contesting
the advance of the winged army.
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Mineral Survey
Kennecott District
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Aboard the Alaska Steamship
Company’s liner Alaska which
sailed for Southeastern and
Southwestern Alaska are W. J
Knowles and Fred Moffet of the
United States Geological Survey,
who will make an investigation
of mineral deposits back of Ken
necott for the government. Oth
er passengers are Mrs. E. C.
Rouse of New York City enroute
to Ketchikan, where she wdl
visit relations; Mrs. J. T. Tenne
son and two children for Tena
kee; Capt. Fred Swanson, gen-|
eral superintendent for Libby, j
McNeill & Libby in Alaska; Eigilj
Euschmann, general superin-1
tendent of the Nakat Packing
Corporation in Alaska; John
Kennedy and sister, Miss Mar
garet Kennedy, round-trip pas
sengers from Boston, and Mrs.
It. E. Stevens, wife of the presi
dent of the First National Bank
of Juneau.
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THERE MAY BE SEA
SERPENTS AT THAT
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Some substantiation of the
ancient belief in sea serpents
was offered at Long Beach, when
Capt. G. W. Hancock brought his
steel cruiser Velero III into port
from Mexican and Central
American waters with three
speciments of a large, venomous
marine snake.
The reptiles, which live on fiso
and other forms of sea life, were
captured in the Gulf of Zihua
tinejo, on the Mexican coast
One bore a cluster of barnacles.
G. 0. P. Remain
Dry Says Brown
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Coming on the heels of Post
! master General Walter F.
Brown’s statement that the Re
publican party has a prohibition
platform to which all could
subscribe, the organized prohi
bitions of the country, through
the National Prohibition Board
cf Strategy, called, on their
friends to serve notice to every
party and candidate that those
who seek to weaken the present
liquor laws can expect to be de
feated.
The prohibitions declared that
they would present an organ
ized, aggressive, relentless op
position to any party or plat
form which tried to change the
present “successful” prohibition
measures and that whatever
happens at the Chicago conven
tions the drys will be guided by
the “master motive of not taking
a lacing lying down.”
Dry leaders declared that they
realized that this year, with the
economic and political unrest in
the country, they would have to
fight harder than ever to retain
the prohibition laws on the
statute books.
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Liquor Arrests Exceed
Last Years Activities
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Prohibition enforcement acti
vities have resulted in more ar
rests, convictions, seizures and
“padlockings” during the first
10 months of the current fiscal
year than during all of the fiscal
year 1930-31, according to sta
tistics made available at the Bu
reau of Prohibition.
Increased results are com
mensurate with the increase of
one-third in the numerical
strength of the field force, it
was stated at the Bureau.
During April the enforcement
work continued to show im
provement on the basis of sta
tistics compiled at the Bureau.
“Comparing the figures with
April of 1931, the increases are
consistent with the increase in
enforcement officers,” Col. Amos
W. W. Woodcock, Director of the
Bureau, commented.
As the summer recesses ap
proach, the courts are beginning
to clear their dockets of prohi
bition cases, according to the
statistics, which show that there
were 25,877 unfinished cases on
March 31 and only 24,642 on
April 30.
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“OYSTER MONEY” IS
ISSUED BY RAYMOND
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Not to be outdone by Tenino’s
wooden money, the city of Ray
mond is now issuing “oyster
money.” The money is printed in
the denominations of “two bits,”
“four bits,” “one buck,” and “five
bucks” and named thus. It was
issued to bank depositors by the
chamber on surrender of their
certificates of deposit in the- de
funct First Willapa Harbor Na
tional bank and is said to have
stimulated business.
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$558,000,000 IN OLD
CASH HID FROM U. S.
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Although it has been more
than three years since the small
sized paper money was issued,
more than $558,000,000 in the old
big blils has not been redeemed.
Communists Back
Of Bonus Drive?
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A critical situation is shapin'?
itself up as hundreds of more
bonus-seeking veterans are con
tinuing to pour into the national
capital to demand the full pay
ment of their certificates.
The men are being quartered
in shelterless open fields for lack
of billeting space and already
six hundred have been quarter
ed in vacant buildings and a
thousand or so by local charities
of the national capital.
Two new delegations arrived
and more are expected, while
hundreds of others are enroute
by truck, freight train and afoot
from all sections of the country.
The funds for the care of
these men are running low and
the authorities are desperate
over how they are to feed the
thousands of veterans who seem
determined to camp here until
they achieve their goal.
The objective of the bonus
seekers is still very distant, how
ever, as the Administration and
party leaders of both sides are
opposed to the payment, believ
ing it would do more harm than
good in the inflation of cur
rency.
One hundred and thirteen
members of the House have sign
ed the petition which has to
have one hundred and forty-five
names before it will compel a
vote on the legislation to pay
two billion dollars bonus. It
seems likely, however, that the
bonus seekers will find it diffi
cult to obtain more names to
this petition as there is a grow
ing opposition to the payment
c'ue to reports of Communistic
influence being in back of many
of the veteran marchers.
Already there is a split in the
veteran ranks and some of the
marchers who have arrived are
beginning to speak openly a
gainst the payment feeling that
they cannot line themselves up
with a project which has Com
munistic support.
It was predicted long since
that the communistic bugaboo
v/ould be a part of ,he national,
campaigns. So the veterans are
not much surprised now at the
turn of events.
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City Council Holds
Regular Session
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At the Monday meeting of the
City Council, an ordinance was
proposed prohibiting the run
ning of dogs at large.
Councilman Charles Greenaa
iv/as appointed as council-mem -
Ifcer of the Fourth of July Cele
bration Committee. Ed Nelson
was appoint to complete the
gymnasium work. Purchase of a
lawn-mower for the hospital was
ordered.
I There was considerable dis
I cussion about extension of
street construction without any
final action being taken. Adver
tising in the P. T. A. cookbook
was authorized.
Mr. Mackechnie reported
placement of 525 steel pins on
the highline from the power
plant and requested that an ad
ditional 750 pins be ordered.
This order was authorized,
“hard times” scare away the
fitting celebration of Independ
ence Day. Plans are under foot
to get the wherewithal to fin
ance a real old fashioned cele
bration.
Farm Prices Still
On Tobbogan
Wholesale prices of most farm
products continue to decline
during the latter half of April
and early May, accompanying a
continued decline in industrial
activity and further reductions
in factory employment and pay
rolls, the Department of Agri
culture stated in a summary :>f
the price situation.
The ratio of prices received
by farmers to prices paid by
I them for commodities declined
in April to a level such that "20
years ago one wagonload of farm
products would have bought as
much as two wagonloads buy to
day,” the Department said.
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Poor Market Hits
Fur Seal Market
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Lacking a market of any kind
for sealskins, Sitka Indians did
little hunting for them during
the season just ended.
The total take of seals this
spring by the Sitka Indians was
2**. They were all taken by two
boats, one killing 16 and the
other eight.
The boat taking 16 had a spe
cial order for half that number
from a Sitka merchant, who.
however, took the entire lot at
$8 per belt. The other boat was
unable to get any offer for its
take.
Normally several timeis this
year’s take is made each year
by the Sitka hunters who, under
the terms of the law permitting
them to kill seal, have to hunt
in craft propelled by oars and
hunt without any modern fire
arms. Spears are used by them
ill killing the seals.
Fishermen and traders operat
ing among the islands state that
these animals are more numer
als today than in many years
past and are steadily increasing
119 On One Island
From the deck of his vessel
one mariner counted 119 on tlir
rocky shores of Ulak Island.
Others reported seeing man
of them swiming in the kelp
beds and channels between the
various islands in that vicinity.
A trader passing Sanak Islanr'
counted 63 sea-otter there whils
many more could be seen on the
beach of one of the islands of
the Shumigan group.
WRANGELL GIRL WILL
RETURN HOME SOON
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Miss Frances Tamaree, daught
j er of Mr. and Mrs. William Tam
laree, former residents of Peters
burg will return to Wrangell on
the Dorothy Alexander, June 27.
She completed a course in nurs
ing following which she took a
postgraduate course at Medical
Center before practicing her
profession. She plans to remain
at home visiting relatives and
friends for awhile before getting
back into harness.
I George Betts, who left here re
cently for Angoon, plans to fish
far the Hood Bay Packing Co.
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Dexter and Peratrovitch ha^e
completed their new store build
jing at Klawock and plan to get
j in stock to fill their shelves vei y
I shortly. The firm is composed
of John Dexter., Jr., son of Mr.
Dexter, Golovin pioneer and son
in-law of R. J. Peratrovitch and
F. J. Peratrovitch, recent candi
date for the Territorial legisla
ture.
i Governor Restores
Massie’$ Rights
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Any rights of citizenship
Lieut. Thomas H. Massie may
have lost in his native state of
Kentucky by his conviction in
the Honolulu “honor” slaying
were restored him in an execu
tive order from Governor Ruby
Laffoon.
The governor stated in his or
der restoring citizenship he did
not believe Lieutenant Massie
had forfeited any of his rights
in this state, but that he issued
the order “to put the matter be
yond all doubt.”
Lieutenant Massie received
the order from Governor Laffoon
personally in the executive of
fices, and a short time later he
and his wife, Mrs. Thalia Massie,
left Winchester by motor for
Charleston, W. Va. They expect
ed to remain there before con
tinuing to Washington D. C., and
New York. They will visit friends
and relatives in the East before
he returns to duty on the West
Coast.
The naval officer, his mother
in-law, Mrs. Granville Fortescu?
of New York, and two sailor?
were alleged to have slain a
young Hawaiian, indicted for
attacking Mrs. Massie. The four
were convicted of manslaughter
and their sentences commuted
to an hour in jail. Massie is the
only one who is a native of Ken
tucky.
Coming from the governor ?
offices with the order neatly
wrapped in his coat pocket.
Lieutenant Massie remarked, “I
consider this a package of
happiness.”
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“North Star” Passes
Petersburg, Salutes
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The Indian Bureau motorship
“North Star” passed through the
Narrows enroute for Northern
ports. As she breasted the Citi
zens Dock she gave a salute to
:hc town with her whistle.
On board the vessel were Dr.
Carl Gordon of Fiske Univer
sity, who will have charge of the
i Administrative duties of the
mreau with the title director in
“the bureau in Alaska. The vessel
was met at Ketchikan by N. Les
ter Troast; district superintend
ent and architect for the bureau
and he boarded the vessel to
make the swing out to the Aleu
tian peninsula. Mr. Ummell, pur
chasing agent for the depart
ment with headquarters in Se
attle was also on board as were
Andrew Berg, of Seattle, build
er of the vessel. Mr. Berg will
make the round trip on the ves
sel; Dr. Gordon got off at Ju
neau and stepped into harness
of his duties.
The North Star made an aver
age of sixteen knots on the
voyage which is one knot better
than specifications. She will
have plenty of cargo space to
handle 2,000 head of reindeer
Rnd other supplies for southern
ports and will also handle some
thing over a thousand tons of
coal for the northern stations.
Capt. Whitlam, who for many
years had charge of the “Boxer”
is master of the vessel.
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Charlie Chuck of Klawock wa*
arrested recently at Craig on a
charge of contributing to the dz
linqeuncy of a minor. He was
committed to the Federal jail at
Ketchikan pending trial.
Church Accords
Women Rights
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Equal rights advocates within
the Presbyterian Church claim
ed a signal victory.
A report of the standing com
mittee on policy to the general
assembly of the church showed
that a proposal to admit a wo
man to the general council had
been accepted.
The general council is the
highest administrative body of
the church. The vote on the pro
posal by Presbyterians was:
Affirmative, 146; negative, 91.
no action, 54.
Hitherto no woman has ever
had a vote on the general coun
cil or other church bodies which
existed previous to the creation
of the council in 1923.
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Rascob Called By
Senate Probers
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John J. Raskob, leading Dem
ocrat, was called before the Se
nate banking committee in its
investigation into the New York
stock market and alleged efforts
of the market operators to forcje
down the prices in order to make
the administration concede to
its wishes.
Raskob was called in connec
tion with his personal transac
tions in General Motors and his
name already had figured in the
inquiry as a participant in the
thirty-two million dollar pool in
Anaconda Copper.
The Senate investigators de
clared that bear raids on the
market were being carried on
with the knowledge of the stock
exchange officials and that these
were contributing more than
any other one thing tc the con
tinuance of the depression in
the United States.
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BEER SCHOONER IS
CANDID ATE’S PLACARD
Displaying a placard showing
a large schooner of foaming beer,
Glen S. Corkery, Seattle lawyer,
announced his candidacy for
governor as a “Progressive Re
publican.”
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Alaskan Plans
Mush to Chicago
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George G. Goshaw, Alaskan
fur trader and former deputy
United States marshal at Valdez,
plans to journey to Chicago for
the 1933 Century of Progress Ex
position by dog sled.
In a letter exposition officials
received from Shishmaref, Alas
ka, Goshaw informed them he
would start “mushing” for the
world fair next October and es
timated it would take at least
six months. He will start at
Cape Prince of Wales driving
twenty-five 4-year-old Siberian
dogs.
His route, he wrote, will lay
along the Arctic shore to Point
Barrow, thence eastward to Mac
jkenzie River and across Canada
in a southerly direction here. He
will take pictures of animal and
human life along the way for
exhibition at the fair.
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As a result of rigidly enforced
regulations prohibiting killing
cr trapping sea-otter, a notable
increase in these valuable fur
bearing animals in Western
Alaska waters is reported in Se
ward by travelers from the Aleu
tians, according to the Seward
Gateway.