VOL. 3.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, JANUARY 25, 1929
NO. 28
Wrangell Hi Scalped
By Petersburg
The Petersburg High School bas
lotball team made a very successful
trip to Wrangell, annexing two
games with clever team work. The
local boys played the Wrangell High
School on Friday night and took
the game by a handy score. Peters
burg made thirty-two points to their
opponents twelve. The game was
fast and furiously played. In the
last three quarters the Petersburg
boys were easily masters of the
game.
Harold Runstad, Petersburg for
ward rang up 15 points with his
usual show of speed and accuracy.
Playing a stellar game he was easily
high-point man of both teams.
Petersburg held the tip-off from
tenter at all times in the game .due
to the ability of Mjorud. Herb also
dropped in three baskets for a score
of six points. McDonald played
three quarters, yet made six points
towards the victory. Gordon start
el the game in Mac’s place and made
the first two points of the game.
These were from the foul line.
He gave way to MacDonald toward
the end of the first quarter. Mac
immediately found the basket for
two shots, followed by Runstad with
three and Mjorud and Wasvick each
scoring a shot. Just before the end
of the half, Runstad sank two more
field shots and a free throw. The
half ended with the score standing
to 5 in oil* favor.
The second quarter brought out
I etersburg’s ability at scoring to
their highest point as they made
seven field baskets from the tip off
in rapid succession.
The second half started with a
determined effort on the part of
Wrangell to check the onslaught of
the Petersburg team. Wrangell put
on a Rigorous and good defence but
at no time were they able to keep
their visitors away from the bas
ket. Runstad, McDonald and Mjor
ud found the basket for goals and
Wasvick annexed a free throw. The
last quarter saw Wrangell making
a determined effort to win but up
on opening their defence our boys
came through with a few more need
ed points. The game ended with
good feeling and sportsmanship on
washes of the Wrangell teamtowinbi
the part of both teams and the hope
cn the part of Wrangell that Peters
burg win the championship of south
east Alaska .
Presents Flag
Governor George A. Parks, reent
ry presented an Alaskan flag to Post
master General New for the collec
tion of state and territorial flags on
display In the postal department.
The last territorial legislature
passed a bill authorizing the appro
priation of a thousand dollars or
more to send Benny Benson of the
Jesse Lee Home, Seward, to Wash
ington so that he could present the
flag he designed to President Cool
idge. The same act gave Benny a
gold watch with the design of the
hag on its back.
So far Benny has not gone to
Washington. It is being asked, is
ho being discriminated against be
cause of the fact that he is an In
dian boy? The very thing that the
American Legion and the Legislature
w ished to guard against seems to be
transpiring.
Will the Treasurer return the
money to the funds when he makes
h-s report or what will happen to
the money? Some one suggested that
the money be set aside as a fund for
Benny’s education. Not a bad idea,
at all.
A Real Optomist
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fleorge Anderson of Juneau in a
statement to the Anchorage Times
r.a.d that it was his opinion that
j f'outheastern Alaska would be a
j slate before very long. That is that
statehood is approaching very rapid
1). That tht creation of a state in
tin's section cannot long be deferred,
he believes that when the division
conies that Anchorage will be made
•'he capital of the balance of the ter
ritory because of its geographical
position and ideal situation as a
town site.
It is not generally believed that
tue political minded and average
citizen of this division hill quarrel
v. ith the statement. Their only
nope is such will be the case at the
earliest possible date. The argue
ment set forth that the representa
tion in the territorial legislature is
anything but on a basis of equality.
That such a small division as Nome
with its seven hundred votes pre
vents measures of benefit to the
First Division from passing. Political
log rolling has secured much for the
northern end of the Territory at the
expense of the Southern. While it is
not generally believed that State
hood at this time would be the pro
per thing, it is often times publicly
expressed that such will have to be
because geographically, econodically
and industriall the interests are too
for apart to make a successful state
of. the whole Territory.
About the Industrial
School
Word comes that radio reports re
ceived in Wrangell are to the effect
mat Congress has appropriated $50
000 for initial exxpenditure on .an
Indian Industrial School to be built
. t Wrangell. -
After the action of the Schol
Board, supported by the City Cou;.
il and the major portion of the
Commercial Club, it was not to be
expected that the Bureau would b;
much in favor of building such a
school near Petersburg. The Pss is
Petersburg’s and its loss is V- in
gell’s gain.
We do not vouch for the authent
icity of the report. We gave it as
1 jported to us.
HOOXAH HAS A GOOD TEAM
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The Hoonah School basketball
team recently met the Angoon A. N.
B. team and -trimmed it by a score
of 25 to 19
The Hoonah Town Team later
met the Angoon team and.Took tke
long end of a 42 to 29 score. ... . ... „
Not satisfied with two victories
over the Hootzmihoo boys, the A. N.
B team of Hoonah tangled with An
goon taking the game by 6 points—
25 to 19. The games were fast and
(lean. ,T
Basketball spirit in Hoonah has
been at low ebb the past two years.
This string of victories has 'em. alfc
practicing. How about challenging
them to a fat man’s game?
COST OF GOVERNMENT
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The United States Bureau of cen
sus recently issued a statement show
ing the cost of governments during
the year 1927. Total expenditures
$1,726,989,(116. Of this sum $404,
1C.T.394 went into highway construc
tion. The balance making a total of
$9.55 per capita took care of the bal
ance of the cost of government. This
is said to be not much more than
what the Federal Government ex
pends °n ifs army and navy each
year.
Mother Gives Life For
Her Little One
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Drowned on the 15th of January
in Mitchell Bay, Hootznahoo Inlet,
Mrs. Lilly Gamble and her little
three year-old daughter.
Mrs. Gamble was a member of
the Angoon Camp of the Alaska Na
tive Sisterhood, being a charter
member of that Camp. She held of
fice for three years and was most
faithful in carrying on her work.
Lust year she served on the audit
ing finance Committee.
She was a congenial member, stead
fast and true at all times. She went
tv) her death as would the bravest
of soldiers.
The family was living on the gas
boat “Robert Barron’’ up in Mitchell
Bay. While the menfolk were on
shore, the little girl evidently fell
overboard. With no boat handy,
M>s. Gamble jumped overboard in
the hope of saving the little one.
Before making the jump, she
opened the pilothouse door and on
it aung the American flag. “It was
i nder it that our beloved sister
struggled. It was under it she and
per little girl were overtaken by the
cold hand of death. By her last
sign, she showed us that she was a
true citizen of the United States and
that she loved her flag. She showed
us the true meaning of love for one
another. She showed us that death is
net to be feared.
‘'She showed us the moaning of love
on which is founded the Alaska Na
tive Brotherhood and Sisterhood. By
[virtue of her last sign and act the
local Camps of the A. N. B. and A.
N. S. are taking a firmer step for-'
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ward in our battle for Progress.
[ “May this feeling and spirit grow J
j-nrong among all the camps. May j
| this sign be like a “Mystic Trumpet- j
e' ’ urging us “Onward ! Onward !
Christian Soldiers.”
Mrs .Lilly Gamble is survived by
her father and mother, two small
hi others and husband, John Gam
ble. Her father, Albert Kookesh is
mayor of Angoon; her mother is
piesident of the local A. N. S. Mrs.
Kookesh ,tho in deep sorrow, urged
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her sister members to be faithful
ana to carry their banner over all
obstacles until the fruition of our
struggles shall be realized.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Lucile Boyd,
Secretary Angoon A. N. S.
Was He An Alaskan
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Captain H E. Farrer, master of
the steamer S. A. Perkins sent four
ballets into the body of his wife
Leila Farrer, Long Beach, Calif., late
in December. After shooting his
wife he ran to the stern rail of his
slPp, shot him self through the head
and tumbled lifeless into the uaters
of the harbor.
Capt. Farrer, master of the.Alas
ka Packers’ Association tug Hattie
C.age which with the tug Kvak lost
the sailing ®hip Star ot Bengal sev
eral years back, had two sons, Frank
and Henry. Wrangellites are won
dering whether or not this H. E.
Farrer who committed homicide and
suicide was not the Henry who used
to skipper around row boats in
Wrangell Harbor.
MONEY FOR HIGHWAYS
The Secretary of Agriculture has
ap] ortioned to the several states $7 3,
125,000 authorized by Congress as
federal aid in road construction. The
money will be for use during the fis
cal year- beginning July 1, 1929.
Alaska gets a share from this fund,
tent.
Fire Destroys Boat
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Lat Monday the gasboat “Harry,”
captain Roy B. Elliott, was destroy
ed by lire near Security Bay fox is
lands. Elliott and George Davis were
ashore when the lire broke out. It
is supposed that bad wiring caused a
short circuit throwing a fire on cur
tains and getting almost beyond
control when seen. With the help
J "f a passing troller and the fox men,
; Elliott and Davis were able to put
the fire out only after it had gutted
the boat and destroyed about every
| thing they had. The “Harry” was
brought to town by the troller.
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( Elliott and Davis had been out of
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Ketchikan about three weeks when
this happened. They were buying
Tins and had secured a small lot
which also was destroyed by the fire.
They reported that their loss would
have been much greater but for the |
tact that trapping has been rather
slow so far and the trappers were
net selling the small catches they
iiad secured except in a few in
stances.
Cuts Prices-Hooray
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Heard ovei the radio the other)
night. The Canadian Government |
is cutting out the heavy tax on li- j
rjuors so that it can be retailed at i
half the price it has been selling for. I
A ten dollar bottle of “good likker”
v. ill now go for five. Eh. What?
Registered at the hotel this week: |
i>r. and Mrs E. F. Graves, M. S.
Wilson, A. Van Mavern, Chas. W.
Jones, J. P..„Morgan, C. Lynch, Ed
Rnmstead, George Onofrey, Donald
Armour, H. F. Preston, W. W. Bat-!
( heller, J E. Burford, T. S. Dunlap, !
Tony Steel, Olaf Johnson, E. Rey
i
burn, George Davis, Roy B. Elliott,
Ernest Kirberger, Mabel Creighton,
A. Roald, S. Hansen, J. F. Bremnon,
C E. Bisson A. Wheaton, R. K. i
Steward, Ivan Skarland.
Our Lopsided Prosperity
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1 he other day Henry Ford an
nounced a new policy which would (
put 30,000 n on to work. He said it '
would take three months to get >
tilings going.
Three days later 25,000 men were
gathered around the Ford plant
near Detroit, at the opening hour in
Hie morning. They had come from ^
ail over the country, drawn by the j
magnet of a chance to get a job.
They stood there shivering in the
snow and cold, stamping their feet
to beep from freezing, waiting to be
nut at hard, monotonous work.
Six hundred of them were taken
into the plant that day. More were
given jobs later.
! We are told constantly that the
' country is prosperous. So it is, in
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a way. More of our people have the
.comforts and even some of the lux
j’r-ies of life than ever before. By
.comparison with the rest of the
wo”ld, American prosperity is very
great indeed.
But here are at least 25,000 men
in one city who have had no share
m that prosperity; and in most cases
behind each of those men is a wo
men, and perliapg two or three child
ren, waiting at home to see whether
‘ dad” gets a job.
In the light of these facts, our
prosperty would seem somewhat im
perfect. 1
There is unemployment, not mere
ly In the disorganized mining and
textile industries, but in other indus
ti.es as well, and unemployment is
a social and economic crime.
The P~T.~A7_will hold a. card
1 arty in Sons of Norway Hall Satur
(iaday after the basketball game be
t'veen Wrangell Town Team and the
ioial high school.
More Protection Urged
For Game
Paul G. Pedington, chief of the
1. S. Biological Survey, chief of the
port for the past year points out the
fact that funds to carry on that de
partments work in Alaska is too
small and that a larger appropriation
;o necessary in order to do the work
as it should be done.
in his report lie states that “De
mand for better enforcement of the
federal migatorv bird regulations
are insistent and general. Citizens
everywhere express their approval
Ci the law* but assert that enforce
ment is notably inadequate. The
reason for this criticism becomes evi
dent when it is realized that the ap
propriation available for enforcing
‘he migatorv bird treaty act regula
tions allows tor the fulltime employ
ment of only 2 4 salaried game pro
tectors through the entire country,
h.ach game oro^ector must ,on the
average, cover two states, and in his
v ork can have little assistance from ;
the United States deputy game ward
ens, since funds are not sufficient
to permit many of those latter offi
cials generally voluntary cooperators
to be assigned to this duty. The es
tablishment of an adequate force of
game protectors would have imme
diate beneficial results in a quicken
ing of public interest in wild life
protection and in strengthening of
public support of the migratory
bird treaty act.’’
It Is Judge Harding
Now
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Justin W-. Harding, former dis
trict attorney from Oiho who re- j
(eived presidential appointment to j
the position of judge of the First j
Pi vision, was confirmed for the office !
bv the Senate Judiciary Committee. !
IJe will take office immediately upon j
teeeipt of his commission.
The general impression in politi
cal circles is that Mr. Stabler who
has been assistant district attorney
\. ill be named to succeed Mr. Hard
ing as district attorney.
TOO BAD A-TALJL
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The Parole Board of the Atlanta
penitentiary recently recommended
that former Attorney General Daug
herty’s “pal” Thomas VYr. Miller,
former alien property custodian be
granted a parole. Attorney General
Sargeant refused to grant the re
coin mendation.
Miller wa3' given 18 months for
aiding in a conspiracy to defraud the
government. Under the parole law
he will be able to get out the 7tli of
next July, for good be havior.
Lots oi Business But
No Quorum
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The regulai meeting of the local
Cnamber of Commerce failed to
materialize Wednesday evening as
there was not. enough members pre
sent to transact business of any iin
1 ortance. There being several im
portant* measures to consider, those
present did not wish to take any
action until there was a representa
tive body present. Interest in these
meetings is about as live as a sick
cat. Meeting most likely will be
held next week.
Five dollars and costs was assess
ed against John Nichols, son and
nephew for alleged poaching on a
fox ranch near Lake Bay.
Earl Ohrner returned from the
states on the steamer Queen.
Wrangell Town Team
Takes Drubbing
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Petersburg met a faster and
stronger team in the Wrangell
town team than it did in the Wran
peil High School team and were more
pressed to win. So far this team is
tiie strongest that the local team has
met and gave the buys something to
think about before they meet again
'n th local floor Saturday January
t'-e 26th.
The local team won the game by
a score of 22 to 15. Harold Run
'i."l again was high point man for
vhe local team while G. Engstrom
was high point man for the Wran
gell team. Each made eight points
ior their team. Gordon again start
ed off in this game and rather be
wildered the opponents with his
Teed. He was replaced by Mc
Donald, regular in that position.
■McDonald made four points while
M jorud and Wasvick each connected
' ith five points in the game.
\r the first of the last quarter, Joe
Kahklen was taken from the game
on account of fouls and was replac
ed by Shauquanie. Although Kah
Vcn made no points in this game,
lie played a fast game.- His check
ing and close guarding kept the op
ponents in each game far away from
the basket and did stellar work on
defence. Shauquanie kept up the
—'•od pace set by Kahklen and forc
ed his way into many a successful
offensive and defensive plays.
Hard work and strict training put
the Petersburg boys in fine shape
a u l each victory is backed by good
hiamwork and effort.
The game Saturday is to be call
ed at seven o’clock in the evening
so that the P. T. A. card party can
pet started at eight. Get out and
see your team and Wrangell Town
1 earn decide the honors of the se
nes. Tliis v ill be the best game you
will have witnessed this season to
date in the local hall.
Remember the game starts at 7
o’clock, Saturday night at the Sous
of Norway Hall.
CANCER FATAL NEXT TO BAD
N HEART
Cancer killed more persons in the
T nited States last year than any
either cause, except diseases of the
heart. The term “cancer” includes
malignant tumors of all sorts.
A report recently issued by the
’department of Commerce gives the
data from all the six causes in the
registration area during 1927 as fol
low :s
Diseases of the heart. ... 211,976
Cancer .103,579
Nephritis (inflamation of
kidneys) .100,163
Cerebral hemorrhage (apo
plexy) .91,001
Pneumonia .87,230
Tuberculosis .77,195
Fifty years ago, tuberculosis was
the leading cause of death. Now it
janks No. 6. The white plague is
being driven back steadily.
The leading causes of death now
tie those which develop late in life,
and since people are living longer
these days, deaths from diseases pe
culiar to old age are increasing.
Nephritis, however, dropped back
a little last year.
Smallpox, the most dreaded dis
ease had a toll of only 145 in the
.United States in 1927.
| Railroad accidents took toll of 6,892
lives, 1,676 of which were due to
collisions with automobiles.
Automobile accidents of all kinds
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had a total of 23,312 lives bumpe4
off during that same year.
Next in point of number was old
man suicide who accounted for 14.
G56 persons.