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The Ketchikan Chamber of
Commerce, using a packed
meeting endorsed a three-cent
a pound tariff on halibut ship
ped into the United States from
Prince Rupert. The fishermen of
Ketchikan and other vicinities
put up such strenuous objec
tions that the Ketchikan Cham
ber reversed its position and
stopped all outward propogan
da. Their representative Jack
Talbot of Ketchikan who was
sent to Washington was in
structed to stop his active par
ticipation in the tariff hearings
in Washington.
Money talks!
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The Juneau Chamber of Com
merce after much hedging fin
ally came out with a refusal to
indorse the Ketchikan propo
gando to close Prince Rupert as
a competitive port. This is one
of the few acts of the Juneau
political machine in the interest
of the laboring men of Alaska.
Money TALKS.
FAVORS REPEAL OF SECTION
27 OF JONES BILL
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The Juneau Chamber of Com
merce did not consume much
time in deciding to recommend
the repeal of the Jones-White
bill that makes it necessary for
shipments from the East to
Alaska via rail and water to
be carried in American bottoms
over the water part of the haul.
This is something that does not
apply to any other part of the
United States. A shipment
might be sent from the State
of Washington, for instance, to
the port of Baltimore over the
Canadian Pacific Railroad to
Montreal and from there to
Baltimore in a foreign vessel.
On the other hand a shipment
from an eastern state to Juneau
via a Canadian railroad must
be carried in an American ves
sel. Since American vessels do
not call at Vancouver or Prince1
Rupert, this law deprives Alas
kans of the use of the Canadi
an lines from the east to the
west. However, an eastern ship
ment to San Francisco via Ca
nadian railroad could be legally
carried in a foreign bottom from
Vancouver or Prince Rupert,
South.
This provision in the Jones
White law would be entirely
consistent with the coastwise
shipping laws, that have been
in effect for about 120 years, if
it were applied generally thru
out the country—but it does not.
It applies only to Alaska. It
should be repealed or made to
apply everywhere.
Likewise praiseworthy was the
action of the Chamber of Com
merce in endorsing the bill in
troduced by Delegate Suther
land to liberalize the law which
makes it unlawful to pack sal
mon after it has been killed 48
hours by providing that it may
be so used after 48 hours if it
has been properly iced and is
in fit condition for human con
sumption. The law as it now
is has caused hardship and been
expensive. It, in connection
with the law that makes it a
crime to throw away food fish,
has made unwilling and un
avoidable criminals of worthy
and careful packers in more
than one instance. The amend
ment ought by all means to be
come a law.—Juneau Empire.
Money is power.
Old Ground hog came out
a looking fo rhis shadder. He
did not find it so went back to
his hole content with signs oi
an early spring.
THE FIRST SHALL BE LAST
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A young girl of Seattle during
the week went out joyriding and
took her first drink of “moon
shine.” It was also her last.
After the ride, a coffin, flowers
and a sad mother.
SAYING IT WITH FLOWERS
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A lad lay on his bed sick un
to death. He appealed to his
father, and other relatives for
help and got none. Passing
strangers took pity on him and
cared for him and fed him. And
when he died, they made pre
parations to bury him.
The relatives then stepped in
and spent several hundred dol
lars burying him.
A dollars worth of flowers to
a man living is worth more to
him than a thousand dollars
wasted on his dead body.
WE HAND NO BOUQUETS
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To the halibut fishermen for
effect. We know what they had
to contend with before the port
of Rupert was opened to them.
We know somewhat of the haz
ards they must contend with in
their trips. We know also a
little of the expense incurred
in said operations. Those who
live by the sea, go down in the
sea. Were they paid double
the highest market prices for
the fish they bring to market,
they still would be no more than
earning that money.
“RADICALS”
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Is the name used as an epi
thet by former governor Scott
C. Bone when he spoke of the
Progressive Republicans of the
Territory. That name should
now be applied to Governor Geo.
A. Parks. He has recommended
an immediate and serious inves
tigation of the fisheries of Alas
ka. The destruction of herring,
the depletion of the salmon fish
eries claimed by residents is be
ing borne out by the admissions
of the Governor. “Radicals.!”
WITCHCRAFT IN 1929
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The above caption is title of
an editorial in the Seward Gate
way. “Recent news reports oi
witchcraft murders” in Penn
sylvania and Virginia, in which
the victims were killed because
they were supposed to be ex
erting evil influences upon their
neighbors, have again brought
to light the unbelievable pre
valence of superstition in this
land of boasted civilization.
Investigations pursued in con
sequence of these killings have
revealed that in certain sec
tions the belief in witchcraft,
and magic is as common as
that which prevailed during the
medieval times \in Europe, or
among African Natives of the
present.
One of the murders recently
reported was committed in or
der to obtain possession of a
“magic book,” in which was
printed: “Whoever carries this |
book is safe from all enemies;
cannot die, nor be drowned in
any water, nor burn up in any
fire,” and so on.
It is estimated that in the
United States not less than 20,
000 professional “priests and
priestesses” of voodooism, for
tune-telling, and other char
lantanry make a living by play
ing upon the ignorance and
credulity of superstitious peo
ple. They even number among
oheir dupes, many persons of
wealth, education and social
prestige. There is no account
ng for how they get that way.”
'Tis well not to talk of the
‘supestitions of«the natives of
Alaska.”
THE ONLY CITY
In the first division which
ttlerates “fortune-telling” is
Juneau, the capitol of Alaska.
When anyope starts to razz
their professional fakfer they get
real sore about her. Maybe she
has some strong political rela
tions. Might even be related to
some of the big businessmen of
Juneau. Who can tell?
POLITICAL DYNAMITE
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The earlier date for the elec
tion (September) would make
certain that all returns could be
gathered promptly, for it would
come before freeze-up and be
fore boats stopped running in
Bering Sea, the Arctic Ocean
and the interior rivers.”
The September date for elec
tions means the voting of Seat
tle residents in Alaska. Wash
ington residents who have no
use for Alaska other than as a
place to make money which
they invest or spend on pleas
uress and homes in the States.
Such a law would permit Se
attle residents to maintain two
voting places—Washington and
Alaska. Present requirement is
a wise one—residence in the
Territory one year. The change
proposed by the “full” territor
ial proponents would make it
so foreign residents could vote
in Alaska and control political
ly in all Territorial affairs with
out having to keep up affairs
in the territory during the se
vere months of winter. This is
the scheme of the plunderbund
and rapers of the resources of
the Territory.
As to electon returns coming
in earlier, what difference does
it make so long as the returns
are all in before the end of Jan
uary?
SYCOPHANT SHORT WEIGHT
Scant Eleven Ounce Troy ex
presses his philosophy in a few
short words—“Don’t deal harsh
ly with the big fellow, but give
the little fellow HELL.”
Not any Alaskan wants the
herring industry destroyed. Re
gardless of any amount of mon
ey invested at this time—the
whim of legislators or resident
Alaskan is not destruction of the
industry, but its salvation.
Today the trend of the “stink
industry” is to the Westward,
a virgin country where herring
yet remain plentiful. The Chat
ham section is virtually ruined
while the watchful waiting pol
icy of the Democratic party and
their federal henchmen seem to
be to await “thorough investi
gation” by the Bureau of Fish
eries, the federal arm of the
canning industry.
We would like to see Short
weight Troy go down on the city
docks at Juneau and rake up a
dozen barrels of herring as was
done a few years back in one
day. (Investigate! Bologney!)
The herring industry is hell
bent for destroying itself. That
$3,500,000 won’t be worth ten
cents on the dollar before fif
teen years are passed.
Any action by the Legislature
| which will curtail destruction of
: the industry will be timely and
have the support of everyone in
Alaska save the sycophants and
satelites of the canning industry
and their federal henchmen.
THE HERRING INDUSTRY
The shipment of herring and
herring products from Alaska
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in 1928 amounted to nearly $3,
500,000. The magnitude of the
figures makes it evident that the
industry is one that ought not
to be destroyed or seriously in
jured without the very best ol
reasons for it.
The value of the Alaska her
ring output was more than
double that of the halibut ship
ped from Alaska. Of course the }
shipment of halibut from Alas
ka is not a true measure of the
halibut industry, for Alaska is
also interested in the halibut
marketed at Prince Rupert, Se
attle and Vancouver directly
from the Alaska banks. “But the
herring figures indicate that the
industry ought not to be de
stroyed just to make hhlibut
bait cheap and easily accessible.
The cold storage plants can get
herring for bait for the halibut
ters by going out after it, and
if the bait should cost a little
more it would be added to the
halibut price and passed along
to the consumer.
' The situation is one that war
tits Gov. Parks’s request for a
thorough investigation by ex
perts. If too much herring is
'Sing taken tne eaten ought to
be curtailed, but that ought to
be a last resort. A three-and-a
half-million dollar industry
ought not to be dealt harshly
with in a light mood. Legislat
ors should look into the matter
very seriously before doing any
thing about it.—Juneau Vamp
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lady at Jacobson’s Jewelry and
Curio Store, returned on the
'earner Queen after having a
visit with relatives in Seattle
and Portland.
Karl Hatlin, painter, return
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will try his hand in the fishing
game until the painting season
begins.
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