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VOLUME NO. VI.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA,
MARCH 4, 1932
NO. 33
Economy Hits
Department
The economy wave which is
rushing hither and yen, struck
the national capital with the re
sult that four departments have
had their appropriations cut
considerably by the Appropria
tions Committee.
The Indian Bureau in Alaska
is hit rather hard by the econ
omy program. The Industrial
School at Wrangell, which it was
planned was to open with ac
commodations for 250 pupils
next September will be able to
handle only 80 children. It is
expected that the total number,
alloted for the First Division will
be divided according to let a
n.ong the seventeen or more
towns and pro-rated according
to population. As for instance,
six for Hydaburg, seven for Kla
wock. seven for Kake, etc. Ap
plications will be accepted for
entrance and closely scrutinized
and only children of the best
academic standing, character
and ability will be accepted the
first year. The lowest grade ac
ceptable will be the fifth. A
total of eight teachers will be
employed the first year.
The “Boxer” motor snip op
erated by the department will
probably be operated in South
eastern Alaska as a hospital
ship, using young men from the
school as crew, under direction
ef a teacher—the ship being a
school and hospital ship com
bined. During the summer
months the vessel will be used
in transporting freight and sup
plies from Seattle to various
stations in the Division. During
the winter, it will transport doc
tor, dentist and nurses from sta
tion to station as needed.
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Alaska Excursions
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany, has announced special
tourist rates for tourist parties
from Los Angeles representing
the Los Angeles Chamber ot
Commerce. The party will sail on
the Aleutian on the 10th of
June returning the 23rd; the
San Francisco Chamber sails on
the Yukon on the 30th of July
and return in 19 days; the Ro
tarians leave on the Alaska on
* June 24th on an eleven day
tour. Special parties of Rotor
ians leave on the- Aleutian on
June 25th on a 12—day tour. The
itinerary from Los Angeles to
'Anchorage includes San Fran
c>sco, going via Copper River.
Richardson Highway, Fairbanks
and Seward and return.
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SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL
HAS NEW RECORD
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Sir Malcolm Campbell attain
ed a speed of 257.142 miles an
hour recently in his auto. His
previous record of 253.698 miles
an hour was made a week before.
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Guy Skyman who used to op
erate a barber shop in Peters
burg is now running a shop in
Shelton, Washington.
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Mrs. Oscar Getty, nee Mona
Thorpe is in Lucerne, Washing
ton, where her husband operates
a pack train over the Cascades
from the head of Lake Chelan.
Mr. Getty specializes in tourist
traffic and freight.
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IOSES RUDDER
The Oakleaf, Capt. Pete Skog,
came in to port this morning us
ing her boom for a rudder, hav
ing dropped their rudder while
setting gear near Turnabout Is
land.
Indian Bureau
Under Fire
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Senator Lynn J. Frazier, Re
publican of North Dakota, chair
man of the Senate Indian In
vestigating Committee, received
charges prepared by the Ameri -
can Civil Liberties Union declar
ing that the United States In
dian Bureau is opening the wa v
to deprive Indians of the grazing
lands by arbitrarily adopting a
new system of leasing.
The Special Investigating
Committee appointed to look
into the grazing land problems,
along with other serious ques
tions in the Alaska Reindeer
country laid down certain rules
governing in Alaska. A counc’l
appointed to govern the indus
try was appointed and it met
last summer. Meetings were held
and rules laid down but the re
port so far has not been made
public. Considerable opposition
is being raised in certain quart
ers that the purpose laid down
by the Senate committee are be
ing defeated. Rather than inter
fere with the successful and
correct conclusion those object
ing are discussing the matter
themselves rather than disrupt
and plans. Preferring rather to
give the Governor of Alaska and
others in harge of the work
ample time to give the Eskimo
leindeer herders justice.
Candidacy of President
Hoover is Discussed
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A campaign against the re
nomination of President Hoover
has been discussed by Gov.
Clifford Pinchot, of Pennsyl
vania, with Republican Indepen
dent Senate leaders.
Gov. Pinchot is seriously con
sidering entering the race. He
conferred with Senators Borah
and Johnson but they refused
to comment on the possibility of
entering the Presidential race.
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ABOUT HERRING BILL
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Mr. Earl Ohmer was directed
by the local Chamber of Com
merce to send all available in
formation relative to the herring
fisheries to the Juneau Cham
ber which is desirous of taking
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correct position in the matter.
This has been attended to fol
lowing up the resolution adopt
ed by the local organization in
1927 including othem matter se-!
cured since that time.
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WETS WIN POINT
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The House anti-prohibitionists
finally succeeded in getting the
145th signature to petition the
discharging the Judiciary Com -
mittee from the further consid
eration of the Linthicum Home
Rule Amendment, when Repre
sentative Joseph Mansfield en
tered the Chamber on a wheel
chair, while Representatives La
Guardia and Branton were hotly
arguing the matter.
The House of Representatives
has approved the conference re- 1
port on the Norris “Lame Duck”
Amendment This bill puts con- 1
gressmen in office two months
following election and the presi-1
dent and vice president will be
sworn into office by the 15th of
January.
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The Petersburg Chamber of|
Commerce has agreed to support
the Davis bill provided that it
makes exception of Alaska
whereby transportation of Alas
kans via Canadian boats will be
permitted. The general attitude
cf the various organizations in
I Alaska is to favor the bill with
that single proviso.
Lindbergh Child Abducted
$50,000 Ransom Demanded
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Charles Lindbergh, Jr., twenty
months old baby of Col. and Mrs.
Lmdbergh, was kidnapped from
its crib in the Lindbergh home
Tuesday night. A note in the
crib demanded $50,000 ransome.
Entrance was gained to second
story window by use of an ex
tension ladder. Tracks in the
mud outside the house indicated
that a woman joined the male
abductor and walked with him
to the road where an automobile
was parked.
A nation-wide search was
started including the U. S. Sec
ret Service, state troopers, police,
prohibition agents and even the
lT. S. Coast Guard, but the only
clew obtained so far was a post
card mailed in a postbox in the
central section of Newark, N. J.
Crudely printed on the card ad
dressed to the father, Princeton,
N. J. was: Baby safe. Instruc
tions later. Act accordingly.”
Lindbergh has indicated that
he is ready to pay the ransome
demanded and appointed form
er Mayor Thompson of Engle
wood and Arthur Springer, sec
retary to the late Senator Dwight
Morrow to act for him. The
Colonel requested the horde of
newshounds and photographers
to leave his estate. He and his
wife remained up all Tuesday
right, with the Colonel occa
sionally scouring the country
side with state troopers. Mrs.
Lindbergh asked the newsprints
r nd radio stations to broadcast
the baby’s diet inasmuch as the
little one had a severe coldz.
The night editors of the Phila
delphia Record received a tele
phone call from a man saying
that “You may say that the
Lindbergh baby is being cared
for by a trained nurse.” By nine
o’clock, Colonel -Lindbergh ap
peared before a group of news
hawks at the entrance of his
estate and said that he felt
“much better and hopeful” and
further requested them to with
draw to Hopewell, three miles
away because he did not want
any but the regular residents of
the neighborhood in the vicinity.
The police stopped every auto
mobile possible in the eastern
states and the story of the kid
napping pushed the bloody and
dramatic fighting in Manchuria
back on to the second pages.
Thousand of messages of con
dolence were received by th -i
stricken family from every part
of the world. Broadcasting sta
tions were in operation last
night with reports of the search
for the little one.
Fishermen Can Get
License Forms
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Forms of licenses and reports
for halibut fishermen have been
supplied by the International
Fisheries Commission to the
United States Customs House
here and are now available for
use.
All persons engaged in fishing
for halibut must take out licens
es and must report their catches.
Neither licenses nor reports sub
ject fishermen to any costs.
Reports of catches must be
made to Customs Officials at the
place where the fish are landel
and within 48 hours after their
landing. The report must con
tain the name of the boat its
captain, the area in which the
fish were caught when they were
caught, their amount and the
place of their landing.
Halibut vessels that fish in
outside waters must enter and
clear Customs every trip, but
this duty is not imposed on
boats that fish in inside waters.
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Butler for Senate}
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General Smedley Butler, the
fighting marine who has been at
cuts with the powers that be in
the War Department, has an
nounced that he will run as a
dry candidate with the support
cf Governor Pnichot against
Senator Davis, incumbent.
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DORE GETS PLENTY SUPPORT
Johnny Dore, candidate for
mayor of Seattle is being sup
ported by Rev. Mark A. Mathews
and Rev. Simpson in his cam
paign. Mayor Harlen, present in
cumbent has the support of
Lawyer Vanderveer and Mrs.
Landis, former mayor of Seattle,
toth of whom are attacking
Dore.
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Allan and Mrs. McDonald re
turned from Seattle, on the
Northwestern.
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Charley Pautzke, former citi
zen of Petersburg, is reported as
having died recently in Seattle.
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Mr. Jacobson of Port Walter,
died at the local hospital this
week.
Cgs War
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Texaco, Standard Oil and
General Petroleum started an
other price wr<; in California,
recently by slashing the prices
down to ten cents a gallon for
sub-grade gasoline. Several in
dependent stations immediately
posted 9-cents gasoline sign.'.
Bring the war to Alaska see if
the fishermen care.
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“BIG SISTER” GOES
OVER DIVIDE
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Kate Ryan, known among
thousands o f Sourdoughs a s
“Big Sister,” who was appointed
at White Horse in 1898 to collect
government royalties on gold
going out of the Yukon Terri
tory, died recently in Vancouver
E. C.
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DING DONG BELLS
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Chester Willis and Priscilla
James were united in marriage
by Commissioner Clausen, Sat
urday. Pelagio Requina and
Mary Johnson embarked on thj
matrimonial bark in the office
of Commissioner Clausen, this
week.
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BRITIAN PAYING DEBTS
Great Britian is paying one
hundred fifty out of two hun
dred million dollars borrowed
for a year, last August. It is re
ported that thousands of Brit
ishers are melting heirlooms.
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ROOSEVELT STOPPER
Ex-governor A1 Smith has
consented to .the filing of his !
name in the Massachusetts pri
mary, April 26th.
Mrs. N. Lester Troast andi
three sons returned to Wrangell
from the east where she has
been visiting with her relatives.
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Lillian Norberg is attending
Ballard High School and is stay
ing with June Thompson in that
town,
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Mrs. George C. Clark, who
has been visiting with her
daughters family in Seattle re
turned to Wrangell this week.
Five and Three
Offered for Halibut
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Five cents a pound first grad(
and 3 cents a pound second
grade constituted the highest bic
on the Juneau Fish Exchangr
for three trips totaling 20,501
pounds, of halibut, fresh from
the banks.
Dissatisfied with the offer
which was from E. E. Engstrom
representative of the Sebastian
Stuart Company, the Oceanic.
Capt. Ole Westby ,with 12,000
ran to Prince Rupert, B. C., in
hopes of higher prices there.
The schooner Norland had to
return to Juneau, after having
made one cast of hooks on the
ocean banks, because of a brok
en rudder. With fish in her hold,
she immediately went on the
Municipal Gridiron.
HALIBUT SHIPMENTS
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The following boats shipped
their fares to Seattle markets
on consignment receiving down
payment of 4 cents per pound:
Raider, Capt. Sameulson 4,200
Unimak, Husvick .4,600
Fegge, K. Lien.5,100
Suomi, H. Myren.2,700
Sunset, C. Jacobsen. .1,800
Reform, A. Olsvik. .4,200
Rambler, C. Lien.1,200
Northpole, E. Anderson... .1,200
Urania, D. Molvar.7,000
Delivered at Ketchikan:
Midway Capt. H. Gjarde.. 13,000
Thelma M., S. Klabo--_7,000
Norona, E. L. Nillsen. .••. .8,000
! STAR, L. Martin.6,000
1 Sherman, A. Johnson.9,000
Teddy J., J. Otness.16,000
Capt. Bell of Kake shipped
from Wrangell, 4,500 pounds to
Seattle. He reports 12 Kake boats
' are delivering fish to him now.
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Sino-Japanese Offensive
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Heavy fighting by the Japan
I ese army advanced their front
| line through the flaming ruins
[ of Chapei and outlying villages
i when the Chinese withdrew to
[Quinsan, \2l/2 miles northward
cf Chapei. The entire district
was in flames and that part not
i burned would be destroyed by
| shell fire. The Chinese declara
t;on that “the fight has just be
! gun” appeared upheld by the
lute turn in the peace negotia
i tions. New demands were made
| by the Japanese for cessation of
| hostilities at a conference on
; board the British cruiser Kent.
They were so drastic that the
Chinese rejected them immedi
I ately.
Dangerous developments in the
vicinity of Manchuria is the urge
which is spurring the Japanese
; to wind up her affairs in Shang
hai. The Koreans are becoming
restless and demanding indepen
dence. With the thread of cut
ting the communications thru
Korea by revolution, with 600,
000 Chinese on the new front
back of Chapei, the Chinese feel
able to cope with the situation
which has made a laughing
stock of the League of Nations.
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Mrs. C. M. Archbold who has j
been visiting in the States re- i
turned to Ketchikan this week |
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Mrs. O. B. Lien returned to
Petersburg from Tacoma todav.
Mrs. Lawrence Isom and son
returned to Petersburg from
Seattle.
M’’. and Mrs. Harold Van Fleet
and sister and children returned
from the states today.
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A coyote is reported as wand
ering around on Kupreanof Is
land—across near Petersburg
| Creek. Mr. Flinch, saw the ani
mal and yodeling like a coyote
I soon got a reply from the ani
>mal.
Legion in Defense
Of Pres. Hoover
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Henry C. Armstrong, Sta’e
ommander of the American Le -
gion, Hot Springs, Ark. has call
ed on all Legionnaires through
cut the nation to join in a cam
paign for suppression of a book
attacking Herbert Hoover during
his residence abroad and while
rational food administtrator.
His denunciation of these re
sponsible for the publication
featured a state conference in
Hot Springs of officers of Le
gion Posts in Arkansas, whicn
vas also attended by Frank E.
Samuel of Indianapolis, assist
ant national adjutant, and Ma
jor C. L. Bodenhamer, immedi
ate past national commander,
who had met to celebrate a suc
cessful state-membership cam
paign and participate in Wash
I ington Bicentennial ceremonies.
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Cowpunching on Kodiak
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Wild cattle of barren Chirikof
Island, southwest of Kodiak Is
land, have been made the source
of meat supply for several Alas
ka coast points. The motorship
Dorothy, Capt. Hvatum, under
charter to the Chirikof Island
Cattle Company, of which Jack
NlcCord is manager, called in
Kodiak recently with 30 carcas
ses of animals killed on the is
land where he said there was a
herd of 900. Two hundred of the
herd will be marketed.
Mr. McCord declared the herd
' was in excellent condition. A
trip will be made in the near
future for several Herefords
which will be taken to the is
land to improve the breed of
wild cattle there, he said.
| While laying at anchor, the
| Dorothy lost two anchors during
1 a fierce gale and was finally
forced to put to sea. This is
near the position where the gas
boat Universe was lost in a
storm several years ago. There is
no anchorage around the Island,
aside of the lee-shore from the
prevailing wind.
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OLD MAIL VESSEL BURNED
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The America First, Capt.
j Kaho, was destroyed by fire in
I Taku Harbor recently without
injury to the crew but all the
'personal effects of the men, and
the boat were totally destroyed.
Capt and Mrs. Haho were on
board with Carl Anderson. They
were taken to Juneau by Capt.
Cagle of the Pacific. The A
merica First, for several years,
was on the mail run between
Juneau and Petersburg.
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COMMONER WEDS ROYALITY
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Prince Lennart o f Sweden
gave up his royal prerogatives to
marry Marin Nissvandt, a com
moner. They will live in a castle
ewned by his father on Lake
Constance and will manage the
estate. The prince declared that
‘ I will make a home for myself
and wife which is what every
man in the world wants to do.”
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Mr. Baker, U. S. Fisheries a
gent for the Wrangell-Peters
burg district, arrived in port on
the Auklet this week and spent
a couple of days here.
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Capt. Ken Talmadge of the
Seal, U. S. Biological Survey
boat, was in port Wednesday.
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Andy Morrison brought in a
wolf pelt from Portage Bay this
week. He made shipment to Se
attle.
Billy Fukuda of Wrangell came
over and spent several days here
returning again to his home
town. ,
Reindeer Meat
For Bog Feed
( Police dogs and wire-haired
terriers, Chows, hounds, setters
end just plain dogs, here is good
news for you, says the Seattle
Times.
The Alaska Livestock & Pack
ing Company, a subsidiary rf
tne Lomen Reindeer Corporation
has established a new industry
in Seattle which will give all of
its attention to producing food
for dogs. The food will com '
from the great reindeer herds
in Alaska. It will be canned rein
deer meat for dogs.
The first shipment of this new
product of Alaska of 45,000
l pounds was loaded aboard the
fieighter J. L. Luckenbach at
Pier 1 for New York.
“Ther^are 16,000 licensed dogs
jin King County and 16,000.000
in the United States,” sail
J Ralph Lomen, vice president and
manager of the Lomen Reindeer
Corporation. Canned dog food,
tacked i ntlre United States lad'
year totaled 150,000.000 poun
‘‘Our initial order is going r a
New York on the steamship J.
L. Luckenbach.
“We have two orders from New
York that will give our Sean;,'
plant a $30,000 payroll for th ;
year. The manufacture of dog
food has developed into one f
the largest industries in the
country. Last year the govern
ment inspected 24,000.000 pound
of dog food before it was placed
on the market. Four years ago
the output of the entire county
was only 490,000 pounds.”
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Shipping Bill Would
Cripple Tourist Trade
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I Passage of the Davis measure
'now in Congress, amending t’.m
S coastwise shipping laws won' i
; seriously affect the tourist trai
■ fie handled by Canadian owned
and operated steamship lines,
according to advices received
by the Chamber of Commerce
from Delegate Wickersham Tde
j Chamber recently directed ini
[Legislative Committee to in
vestigate the effects of the bill
and make some recommendation
cn the Chamber’s policy in re
gard to it.
The Committee wired the De
legate last Tuesday asking i ;n
the status of the bill and its
probable effect on Canadian v -
sels in these waters if it shou’d
be enacted.
In reply. Judge Wickersham
wired: “Davis bill was favorably
reported by the Committee and
is strongly urged by eastern in
terests who are concerned v u
Atlantic traffic without ref ere i ce
to Alaska. It is feared that pas
sage of the bill would seriously
affect tourist traffic on Canadian
steamers and I am trying to in
duce its sponsors to exclude
Alaska from the operations of
the bill.”
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The halibut schooner Urania
had the misfuortune to break its
crankshaft this week.
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Capt. Bell picked up Tommy
Twist of Kake near Portage Bay.
Tommy was trying to sail int o
port having met with engine
trouble.
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Mr. Colby of Colby and Dick
inson, Seattle lumber dealers, is
intown this week looking after
business for his company.
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Delegates to the Christian
Endeavor Convention, to be heid
at Hydaburg, on April 6. are:
from Petersburg, Harry Camp
bell, Rachel Peratrovich and
David Phillips; from Kake, Paul
White, Thomas Skeek,
Johnson and Frank John