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OFFICIAL IIISTORIAN
FOR ALASKA
From Ketchikan Chronicle
The work of Judge Wickersham
in compiling his “Bibliography ’
points clearly to the desirability of
having him made official historian
of the Territoy of Alaska. The
Chronicle urges the nlext Territorial
lesislature to create a position of
official historian for Alaska and ex
presses the belief that Judge Wiek
evsham should be chosen for the po
sition. For more than a quarter of
a century he has been gathering ma
terial books, pamphlets, magazines,
newspapers, articles in periodicals,
which constitute a collection -with re
ference to Alaska unexcelled in the
world. Not only has he these works
but he has digested mentally scores
of them. Thus, he is more available
for official historian than any other
living person.
A man well advanced in age,
Judge Wickersham cannot be with
us for a great many years, as life
is counted, and the Territory should
not fail to avail itself of the oppor
tunity to obtain his services in the
writing of a history of Alaska. For
lijm to undertake it privately woulu
bt a great fianancal loss which he
could not be expected to bear.
We have some histories of Alaska.
Bancroft, a massive, ponderous and
uniteresting work, is hard to read
and more difficult to digest. We
have also other lesser works on the
b’Vory of Alaska, interesting but not
s 11 ff 1 c i e n 11 y complete.
How interesting Judge Wicker
sham could make a history of Alas
ka, going back even to give us the
inner stories of the lives of Peter
and Catherine of Russia, who were
primarily responsible for the early
explorations of the northland!
Ivlucli money has been expended
unworthy causes. The Cronicle sug
by our legislatures for much more
ge ts that the next legislature cre
ate the position, temporary, of of
ficial historian of Alaska, wit.11
Judge Wickersham to carry on the
work.
“POLITICAL MINDED BAR ASSO
CIATION”
From Ketchikan Chronicle
The Bar Association of Ketchi
kan, at a meeting yesterday, adopt
ed a resolution calling upon the gov
ernor to call a special session of the
legislature to create territorial
courts with their natural impedi
menta.
\To attorney at the meeting or
voting for the measure thought for
an instant that the Governor would
rail such a session, and some of
th< se who voted for the resolution
were, we are convinced, satisfied
that if the program were carried out
il would result only in turmoil.
Seven of the eleven attorneys pre
sent then voted in favor of endors
ing Judge James Wickersham for
tue judgeship of the First Division.
Wnile we have indicated our opin
ion that Judge Wickersham is well
fitted for certain important works
concerning the Territory we do not
favor his appointment as judge of
the division. To go further, we
hope that the department of justice
and the president, after due consid
eration, will be satisfied that he
should not he selected for the judge
''ilip.
We believe that Judge Wicker I
sham is too old and that he is tern
peramentally not fitted for the po
sition ,tlie most important judgeship
in Alaska.
CHRONICLE WANTS GORE
In a recent editorial this same
Chronicle said, speaking of the Gore
recommendation by the Ketchikan
Par Association “Whether the Pres
ident acts upon the suggestion or
no+, it was a prettc compliment to
Mr. Gore from his brother members,
of the legal profession. At a meet
ing was present every member of
the Bar of Ketchikan except one,
and those present were unanimous
in urging his appointment.
The Chronicle joins the attorneys
IN THE BELIEF THAT MR. GORE
IS THE MOST VALUABLE MAN IN
THE TERRITORY FOR THE POSI
TION. His selection by President
Cooiidge would be a happy solution
of the problem.”
The best the Chronicle can offer
as a soluti ,n of the problem is the
appointment of Judge Wickersnam
as Historian of Alaska. Whenever
the political dominants wish to gu
rid c£ a man who is dangerous to
their interests, they “shelve” him by
getting him into a minor office and
:hen forget him. They satisfy their
own political ends and fool a gullible
public at the same time,
tin- same position is hel
The Chronicle puts itsc f in a
most ridiculous position by declar
ing Wickersliam unqualified for the
office yet in the same breath sing
the praises of Lester Gore.
i \MJSTRAII. TRAINING
FOR ALASKAN NATIVES •
WILL BE EXTENDED
i -
Facilities for industrail training
in Alaska will be extended as rapid
ly as funds will permit, the Bureau
of Education, Department of the In
terior, has just announced. It is the
policy of the bureau to give voca
tional training in the territory in
stead of sending natives to the Unit
ed States for such education, as was
formerly done. The full text of the
statement follows:
Until recently no systematic form
of industrail education for Alaskan
natives was provided within the ter
ritory. Young Alaskans were sent to
the States for vocational training.
Tins policy did not prove satisfactory
for the reason that after a stay in
the States many of these hoys and
g'Tls found it difficult to adapt them
selves to their home environmenr.
It was also deemed unwise and un
economic because the change of
climate frequently was deleterious
to their health.
Policy Was Changed.
To meet the foregoing situation,,
the policy has been adopted of estab
lishing industrail schools within
Alaska. Hence industria lschools
nave been organized at Eklutns,
near Anchorage, on the Alaska Rail
road; at Kanakanak, on Bristol Bay.
and at White Mountain, on Seward
Peninsula—all of which are stra
tegic points. Eklutna, being near the
Alaska Railroad, is readily access
ible for pupils from the interior and
from the Upper Yukon region; it can
a]so be easily reached from the set
tlments on the southern coast. Ka
nakanak will be the center for voc
ational training for the Aleuts and
for the Eskimos of southwestern
Alaska. To the White Mountains will
cone the Eskimos of the nortliwes
tei n region as *far north as Point
Barrow.
Included in the curriculum of
these vocational schools are such in
dustries as house building, carpentry,
boat building, furniture making,
sled construction, operation and re
pair of gas engines, marine engine
ering, navigation, tanning, ivory
carving, and basket weaving.
Centuries of experience in the use
of tools of their own contrivance has
developed in the native races mec
hanical skill of a high order. This
sk.U enables them to carry out ia
various modern industries the in
struction received in these vocation
al schools. With very little train
ing the natives excel in; mechanical
operations. They 'are especially
gifted in ivory carving and basketry.
T he three vacational schools in
Alaska have proven such a success
that it is proposed to extend the fa-1
cilities for industrial training there
as rapidly as funds will permit.
they talk about pulp mils
About election times the hide
bound Tories declare with crocodile
tears that the Progressive Republic
ans “are scaring captial away” then
befool the public with promised
pulp mills in Alaska—the Zeller
baks, the Camerons and what not.
The pulp mills are coming—some
day, when the forests of Canada
a: d the States have cut down pro
duction by virtue of depletion of
their forests. The move now in
Alaska is for one purpose only—get
available water power and to tie up
for virtually nothing timber resourc
es that others might wish to cut in
to.
At the present time Eastern pub
lishers are trying to form a collect
ive buying organization. That with
a falling market, it is the time to
form such an organization rather
later when present conditions have
been removed.
"Tie price of newsprint has been
held at the abnormal warprices of
10 IS. A break in prices has been
coming; ne wmills have entered the
field attracted by the margin of
profit and production of old mills
have been increased. A break in
prices is worrying the producers. In
Canada the newsprint industry is
she, largest single industry in the
Dominion. Capital is much alarmed
over the situation there and are an
xious for standardization both of j
production and price.
It was recently suggested in To
ronto that the mills operate under ,
a dictator to save the industry from
ut-throat competition.” Canadi
an newsprint prices are below norm
al: some mills have shut down an 1
some have cut down production. ]
\ml A'ot They Say Alaska Mills
The rated capacity of Canadian j
newsprint mills is S.G52 tons a day, j
and with new added equipment al- J
ready planned and in process of in
stallation will add 1.205 tons more
by 1929. While the United States
is decreasing its production, New
foundland and Mexico are adding to
their output. The total capacity or j
all mills iu North America has J
reached 14,402 tons.
The first five months of 192S saw j
an average daily consumption of 11,- j
000 tons. Only a notable increase j
in advertising space will take care
of and absorb production at present
rate..
With the newsprint situation In
Canada .Mexico and the States sup
plying more than the market de
mands, with Europe adding with its
production, we wonder just where
Alaska pulp mills come in and if
mills of any capacity are developed
what will its effect be on the trade. |
In the meantime, bring on your
pulp mills. Alaska is certainly -wait
ing for them and needs them.
PAINTING BOAT HULLS
I he hulls of small boats are us
I mllv painted white but do not re
main white very long owing to the
di?t in the water which coats the
paint. This can, however, be pre
vented by using a paint consisting
of white lead and turpentine instead j;
of white lead and oil. White lead, j
which contains about 10 per cent of
oil, is thoroughly mixed up with tur
pentine and is allowed to stand over
night to permit the lead to settle;
the turpentine absorbs about half
of the oil contained in the white
lead. It is then, poured off, the re
sidue mixed with fresh turpentine,
and the boat painted with it. As this
pa’nt dries quickly, several coats J
can be applied in a short time, thus J
building up a thick coat. As this J
paint lacks the necessary binding ^
material, it washes off slovTy expos
ing a fresh surface of paint, and us ^
it. has i^o affinity for water, it does ^
not become -watersoaked. It does j
not blister or chip off, but gradually J
wastes away. J
CLEANING FILES
One of the best methods of ci-an- 2
ii g files, whether fine or coarse, is 2
to rub them with a piece of coke. 4
If the coke becomes full of grease 2
when used on fine files, rub it on a 3
rough file. This will make the coke 4
clean again and the file will bs j
cleaned again. H
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JUNEAU -.ALASKA
cHtie Spine
is the tinman
Switchboard
controlling
tiealth. and
Vigor
IT’S A LONG SPINE
.It’s a long spine that lias no turn
ing, and it’s a long spine that has
no deviation from normal.. So long
indeed that in all my experience I
have never seen one long enough—
or short enough to he perfect.
. Not that you i*eed to worry about
minute deviations.. But, as some of
these deviations create pressure up
on nerve that causes disease, it is
well to have skilled attention oc
casionally.
. .By my Chiropractic health meth
od I orrcect diseases of the eyes,
e'ns, nose, throat, .lungs, .heart,
stomach, kidneys, liver, bowels and
lower organs.
LEON ENSCH, D. C.
Palmer Graduate 1014
PETERSBURG,
ALASKA
AT TIIE CHURCHES
Rev. W. J. Maakestad, Pastor.
Sunday School at 10:30
Horning worship at 11:80. Theme
Forsaking Christ.”
You are cordially Invited.
Presbyterian Church
Mrs. William Tamaree, Lay worker.
Sunday School at 10:30 a. m.
Morning Service at 11:30 am
C. PJ. meeting 3:30 p.m.
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Host grade of Shoes for m-u,
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Shoe repairing neatly done.
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