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VOLUME NO. 5.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, AUGUST 15, 1930
No.5
Salvation Army Plans oi
Finance Drive
On Wednesday, August 20tl'i
the local corps of the Salvatioi
Army will commence its annua
financial appeal. Throughou
the world, ‘the name Salvatioi
Army lias meant service. To al
in need, irrespective of class
creed or nationality, the Armj
extends a sympathetic and help
ing hand. In Petersburg, too
the Salvation Army is endeavor
ing to grasp every opportunitj
to befriend the friendless, cheei
the lonely, and uplift to the
standard of Christian conduct
and deed.
. .The generous and practical
support given by the citizens in
previous years has been greatlv
appreciated by the officers and
workers. Once again the appeal
is made for assistance in raising
this years’ objective which is
$450. Durng the next two weeks
the officers, Capt. Loewen and
Lieutenant Brierly, will ask the
citizens for their support in car
rying on this service of rehabil
itating manhood and in direct
ing the unformed into competent
Christian citizenship.
Legalized Gang War
Now Going Strong
in Seattle
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The trial of Whitney, Lyle,
Corwin and others is on in Se
attle. The men are charged
with conspiracy, bribery and
violation of the national prohi
bition laws. On the one hand
are a group of men, former of
ficers of the law, sworn to up
hold and defend the Constitu
tion and the laws of the land,
defendants and on the other,
convicted men serving prison
terms, members of a known
liquor ring, with their satlites,
witnesses for the government a
gainst the defendants
Strange things will be told.
Rum ring connections will be
bared. The sordidness of rot
ten politics, greed; interlocking
dope operations with the ped
dling of booze; liquor in carload
and steamer lots; “grease” slip
ped from one palm to another.
The double-crossing of men
holding office; the doublecross
ign of the liquor gang. Surely
an amazing picture in this
country that was never equaled
by any other country.
On the one hand liquor torces
banded together to defeat the
dry forces and both sides giv
ing no quarter. A battle of the
plants with the little pawns be
ing crushed to secure the ends
of the battlers.
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Edwin Hofstad of Port, Alex
ander was in town during the
week.
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V. A. Paine of Kake and Ju
neau was a visitor in town dur
ing the week.
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Mrs. E. N. Ohmer and child
ren, Bob, Dave, Jimmie and Pa
tricia, are returning home or
the Alameda leaving Seattle or
the 19th.
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The Hubbard Point trap o;
the local P. A. F. cannery brok(
from her shore moorings Tues
day and was considerably dam
aged. The Hazel S., Capt. F
Shorty, picked up the watch
man and brought him to towr
He had been all day without i
bit of food. Seiners.
i Scientists Protest
| Brown Bear
> Regulations
: Resolutions passed by the A
11 merican Society of Mammalo
1 j gists at its 12th annual meeting
in New York City are as follows:
1 Whereas: The Alaska Game
Commission by amendments tc
■ the Alaska Game Law, which
will become effective July 1, 1930,
I have removed all restrictions on
ihe killing of grizzly and brown
bears by residents, except in sev
eral comparatively small areas,
and
Whereas: The removal of
these restrictions will endanger
the existence of these species;
and
Whereas: The grizzly bear is
last becoming extinct in the
United States and has been
greatly lessened in numbers in
Alaska in recent years by in
tensive hunting; therefore,
Be it resolved: That the Amer
ican Society of Mammalogists
deplore the action of the Alaska
Game Commission in removing
l estrictions on the killing of
erizzly and brown bears by the
residents of Alaska; and
Be it further resolved: That
copies of this resolution be sent
to the Members of Congress and
the Senate; to the Chief of the
United States Biological Survey;
and the Alaska Game Commis
sion, urging that steps be prompt
ly taken to the end that the
protection now accorded . t&ese
animals be continued.
f Whereas: The natural habitats
of the grizzly and brown bears
of Alaska are now being claimed
; toy Civilization, which threatens
| their complete extermination;
and
Whereas: The islands of Ad
miralty and Chicagof, located in
Southeastern Alaska are now
populated by grizzly and brown
bears of several species,, and are
ideally situated both by reason
of location, size, and physical to
nography to be permanent sanc
tuaries for these animals; there
fore
Be it resolved: That the proper
governmental authorities be
urged to set aside the said is
lands, Admiralty and Chicagof,
as inviolate sanctuaries for the
Alaskan brown bear and grizzly
ibear in order that these two
leharacteristic American animals
may be protected and preserved.
T. E. Shaffner family will oc
cupy the James Allen apart
ment this winter. Mr. Schaff
ner will open shortly, an up-to
date shoe repair shop fronting
the alley at the rear of Good
man's. The shop will be elec
trically equipped to do all class
es of work.
Miss Erwin and Miss Howard,
of Hollywood, California, visited
Mrs. William Tamaree while the
Alaska steamer Alameda was jn
port yesterday. They are mem
bers of the Hollywood Presbyter
ian Church which is supporting
the local Presbyterian Church.
Miss Mary Reep is coming on
i the Admiral Rogers to visit in
i Petersburg for a week before
going on to Cordova where she
will teach this winter.
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s Bob Willard 'of Angoon re
- ports that in the big blow or
- Tuesday, that the cabins on
’• three floating traps between Pt
- Kingsmill and Washington Ba;
'• lost their cabins. They did no
i know whether any lives wen
‘ lost.
An Alaskan Voice Heard
In the East
! L. Woden Royal, writing fron
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, win
says he formerly lived in Alas
ka for twenty years has risen ir
ihe midst of the Eastern con
servationists to defend the righl
of Alaskans to pass their owr
laws—including laws for theii
own protection against brown
| bears. Commenting on an item
I in Time, the Weekly Newsmaga
zine, concerning Alaska brown
i bears, Mr. Royal sent the follow
j ing communication to that pub
! lication:
| Is it up to the sportsmen of
j the United States to say whether
!or not Alaska shall pass certain
laws? Since when have we
elected men to office on their re
putation as sportsmen? Why
should human lives be endang
ered to save a handful of the
most ferocious mammals living
in North America today?
Mr. White has been misrepre
senting conditions in Alaska for
some time •. Did not the Sat
urday Evening Post, a few weeks
after publishing Mr. White’s ar
ticle on bears, have to retract
and apologize to its readers for
mistatements on Mr. White’s
part?
I lived in Alaska 20 years and
when the citizens of that Ter
ritory pass a law for the protec
tion of their industries and of
their very lives, let the people
here in the States leave them
alone.
Let “Sportsman White” make
good his boast of shooting “al
i most every bear on any given
> river in a week, thus cleaning
out a habitat of about 100 square
miles.” I greatly fear the bear
would win the struggle for su
premacy.
Alaska belongs to the United
.States and its development
means much to our country. Do
you think settlers wish to go
there when our country prefers
bears to settlers?
. .If the bear must have protec
tion, why does not “Sportsman
White” ojper himself as a mar
tyr to tbje cause and henceforth
play personal guard to his
“harmless” brownies?
“HE” IS “SHE”
. .Speaking of L. Worden Royal,
I the Alaska Weekly of Seattle
speaks of the writer as “he.”
Fact of the matter ,even tho the
| writer sounds like a he-man
,“the female is the more danger
ous of the species.” “L” for Lib
erty, daughter of the late Jack
Worden of Wrangell tells truly
,when she says she “lived in Al
aska for 20 years.” And hearing
, the stories of hunters and trap
pers from off the Stikine sht
1 learned well • thenature of the
brown and the grizzly bear. That
she holds as dear the right of sell
'government for Alaskans also
shows that while she is three
thousand miles from “home” her
heart Is still in Alaska.
The Alaska Weekly will make
amend to a daughter of Wran
gell.
City Conncil Okeys
City Bills; Report
On Dam Site
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The City Council met on the
evening of the 11th in the ccun
oil chambers. Twc hundred dol
lars for hospital current ex
igences was allowed.
Councilman Allen reported a
trip to Blind Slough and re
commended that a new facing
of 2-inch tongue and groove
flooring be driven to bed rock
for a dam to obviate difficulties
experienced last winter. He ad
vised against further develop
ment of the plant at its present
location due to excessive cost of
up-keep. He stated that a tun
nel driven thru the rock to tap
Crystal Lake would not cost
more than upkeep of present
pipeline in the long run.
Approved the following bills:
Payroll. $2284.00
Standard Oil.24.50
Ohmer. 5.00
Petersburg Press.73.70
Adams Transfer.58.00
Northwest Mill. 1158.66
jKolstrand. 6-0°
; Peoples Drug.50.25
’Swanson & Dahl.127.23
Trading Union. 75.90
W. W. Grainger Co. 118.23
’ Federal Pipe & Tank .. 10.60
Fobes Supply. 55.55
L; Fryer Machine Works .. 3.40
L Husvig.. • 9 00
;!Mrs. Nilsen. 30.00
i Reliable Transfer .. .. 125.27
Same. 13.50
Petersburg Iron Works .. 4.20
■ j Bob Allen. 360.88
1' Same. 404.50
u j Same. 13.10
„ Hogue & Tveten. 96.25
y i
t Electrical World. 5.00
e Pac. States Electric .. .. 86.69
i Trick & Murray.23.75
BRIGHTEST BOY SELECTED j
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Arthur Williams, Jr., of East,
Providence, N. J., has been chos
en by Thomas A. Edison from
among the “brightest boys” of
every state to receive the in
ventor’s second annual college
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TOO MUCH SHINE
A drunken orgy at Iloonah
told in the Empire under the
caption “War Between Thlingets
end Chilcats Averted” occurred
last week, the scenes being laid
at Port Althorp cannery.
The principal characters were
David Charles and George John
of Hoonah and Charles Mc
Keown a white man. The first
two plead guilty to the charge
of manufacture and possession
of in+oyicating liquor and were
sentenced to 60 days in jail and
McKeown took a count of fifteen
days and 25 silver dollars.
Immediately following the.
trial Mrs. Charles kissed a wo
man with an Irish shilalah for
being mixed mixed up in the af
fair. The commissioner was
lenient with Mrs. Charles when
it was pointed out that she had
eight children and she was re
leased without charges.
Viola Loftus of Wrangell was
very much impressed with the
activity even though she tried
her deirdest to be loyal to that
sleepv old town of Warngell.
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J Mrs. Elmer Carlstrom and son
returned to Wrangell.
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Nita and Aida Lewis came ov
er during the week to visit their
; cousin Myrtle Dunkelberger and
i to imbibe some of the atmos
l phere of a real metropolis.
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William Fletcher and Elmei
1 Carlstrom of Wrangell spent a
* couple of days visiting in Peters
> burg during the week. *
' Laugh and the
World Laughs
With You -
* When Ella Wheeler Wilco>
’ wrote those words, she expressed
a great truth. We always like
to admire those who amuse and
entertain us, but have a natural
xntipithy for the ones who are
cheerless and grouchy. This is
especially true in the theatrical
world. The long-faced crepe
hangers are avoided and gener
ally die in poverty, while the
brilliant comedians like Harold
Lloyd, Charley Chaplin, and a
great many others, reap fame
and fortune.
Knowing that, everyone enjoys
laughter, the entertainment
committee of the American Le
gion has selected the popular,
all-America comedy ‘The Whole
Town’s Talking” for its forth
coming theatrical offering. The
~>lay is a real honest to goodness
farce comedy, whose sole mission
is to make people laugh. It is
genuinely funny but never ridi
culous. Everyone in Petersburg
should make arrangements to
see and enjoy this show which
will be presented August 26th
and 27th at The Coliseum, wi h
an all-star cast of Petersburg
players. This comedy is being
given under the auspices of the
local post of the American Le
gion the net proceeds of which is
to be used to repair and improve
the Legion Building.
The members of the cast, and
the characters they will nlav in
order of their appearance is as
follows:
Mrs. Henry Simmons, Ellen
Hasbrouck; Annie, Jessie Ander
son; Amos a Taxi Driver, Carol
Clausen; Henry Simmons, San
ford Dodge; Chester Binncy, Guy
T. Skyman; Ethel Simmons,
Irene Runstad; Roger Shields, T.
Strom; Sally Otis, Henrietta
Dahl, Lila Wilson, Mildred Jo
hansen; Donald Swift, Henry J
|Hasbrouck; Letty Lythe, Julia
iWasvik; Sadie Bloom. Nellie
Harris, and Neighbors and other
friends. ,There will be several ex
cellent and clever features be
tween the acts with not a dull
minute from start to finish.
G. O.P. Cleansed and
Rejuvenated
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Senator Fess of Ohio and R.
H Lucas of Kentuck* are the
new director generalissimos of
the Republican Party. They
i have sent forth their lieuten
ants to sped up campaigns to
gain control of the national
Congress in November.
Claudius H. Huston, former
chairman of the Republican
Party becomes a ookler-on and
his step-down was made 'as
easy as possible to avoid anj
hard feelings.
Lucas is ready to resign his
position as commissioner of in
ternal revenue to assume his
new duties.
Hoover’s renomination is al
ready predicted by the leaders
of the party and that Morrov
would not be a candidate.
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The Alasca of Burnett, Cap
Billy Hooker, was towed int<
port Saturday with a broker
timer gear. Repairs were mad<
by the Fryer Machine Works.
The Dorothy of Angoon, Capt
I Bob Willard, was in port yester
day. He sold a fare of salmon t
r Wrangell Narrows Packing Co.
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- Heaven is not reached by a sin
gle “bounder”.
Another Cold Storage !in
The Making
The Kodiak Cold Storage Co.,
Ltd., was, incorporated in June
by W. J. Erskine in California, to
build and operate a cold storage
plant, warehouse and docks at
Kodiak.
Capital structure includes GOOD
shares of no-par common stock
and 2500 shares of preferred. \
Mr. Erskine is to receive 2500 of
■ he common stock shares in ex
| change for real property The'
j company is authorized to soil j
! 2500 shares of preferred at S1001
I this being convertible into com
mon on a share for share basis
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Ameneans Raise I
Ban on Russian
Fulpwooti
The Treasury Department af
ter a lot of fus, lifted the ban on
Russian pulp wood—79 ship
loads in all.
American producers charged,
the products were made by tnej
use of convict labor. Assistant!
Secretary Leman said that th. ,
evidence v-;is not sufficient to
.now the trutlrfullness of the
< ..Legation.
Six ship loads have arrived ir
lie States and Canada and 11
ulher ships are now enroute;
ocher ships are being load d ,
fin puip wood.
The Camerons and the Zeller :
-acks are coming' to Alaska- j
when they get ready In tb< i<
meantime Russia will furnish ■"* <
At of pulp wood whilst hi ask n ;
t . k about their wonderful pulp a
wood stands and na:ural pow-h
cr. For polit-cal purposes! l
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HOITGEN—Of 5512 2nd NW,I,
HILDA, aged 25 years, beloved .
wife of Conrad, mother of Alice,
Hardd Clara, Miffed. Vorghild
and Violet Hougen. Funeral ser
vices Thursday July 31 at 2 p.m
Pheasant-Wiegen Co., funeral
parlors. Interment Crown Hill.
The Community League will
| meet at the Church on Tuesday
j evening "at eight o’clock. Mrs
! Rosvold and Mrs. Maakestad
; will entertain.
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The Juneau, Capt. Charles
Jackson, of Karheen, sank off j
|Port Beaucler last Tuesday. The;
crew escaped in their tender, j
jJohn “Oscar” Harris of Peters-j
,biu*g, was the Jonah on the'
I shin but he did not swallow the
whale.
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Aaron Johnson of Douglas was i
’ a local visitor yesterday while |
. the Alameda was in port Mr. i
J Johnson is candidate for Terri- ;
torial Highway engineer, on *anj
independent ticket. Joe Ulmer j
of Anchorage is the Republican!
nominee for that office and Wil-'
liam Hesse of Ketchikan, the;
Democratic nominee. It is be
i ing reported that Mr. Robert
Sommers will run for the same
office but with a sticker ticket.
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r Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Dickinson
of Seattle returned to Seattle
after spending .several weeks in
; is a member of the Colby and
MDickinsin Lumber Co., of Seat
i tie.
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James Brennan left for Ket
chikan last Saturday—business
• and pleasure combined says Jim.
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a Eiler Wikan and his better
| half left this week for Seattle.
Victoria Roach left for Wran
-,gell to consult with Dr. A. B
jKearsley.
A Bit of Modern
Civilization In the
Middle States
A frenzied mob of 1.000 per
sons which stormed the Grant
County (Indiana) jail late last
night (Aug. 8) snatched two ne
groes from their cells and hang
ed them on the courthouse
square.
The victims of the mobs fury
we re Thomas Shipp, 18 years old
accused of fatally shooting one
Claude Deeter, 23 of Fairmont,
and Abe Smith, 19, who police
said admitted attacking Deeter’s
girl companion after the shoot
ing on a lonely country road east
of Marion.
Using sledge hammers after
they were driven off once by use
of tear bombs, members of the
mob smashed a hole in the ma
sonry beside the jail door and
broke their way through two
steel doors to reach the cells of
the negroes.
Shipp was hanged from the
bars of a window in the building.
Smith, borne from the jail by
a group of men after they had
knocked him unconscious, v?as
hanged on a tree in the court
house yard.
Mob Disperses
rim mob dispersed early alter
:• had taken from the jail and
■ "’erely beaten Herbert Camer
on, 16. Fifty state policemen
and police officers from sur
rounding towns, armed with
-.'ihmachine guns maintained oi
lier in the city, while Gov. Harry
G. Leslie said he stood ready to
recall the National Guard from
ts training quarters at Camp
<nox, Ky., ir further trouble de
■ eloped.
The wolf, the most cowardly
enimal is bravest when it runs
n a pack destroying what comes
in its path. Alone it cringes and
iurls its tail between its legs and
runs from any aggression. How
true is it of the pack of human
wolves.
Yakutat Man Dies of
Paralysis
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Captain William Stewart of
the Salvation Army, died August
the 2nd. at Yakutat. He suf
ercd a stroke of paralysis at
G o’clock on Thursday and died
the following Saturday night at
11. He never fully recovered
consciousness. He was buried
with full Army honors with Staff
Captain Acton in charge of the
funeral services. The pall bear
er's were two representatives of
the Libby. McNeil and Libby Co.,
two members of the village, two
Salvationists.
William was* a Tsimpshean,
coming into the Territory from
Canada with the group under the
leadership of William Duncan.
He entered the Sitka Training
School where he learned coop
ering. He followed his trade in
Ketchikan for a number of years.
Following his Army work he was
sent to Klawock and had charge
of that work there for several
.years; going to Yakutat about
three years ago he has been
'faithful in the conduct of his
; work. He was loved and esteem
1 ed by all who came to know
S him.
i I. J. Crawford, brother of Mrs.
of Mrs. Gabe Sather of Peters
iburg is now located at 1003 Pros
pect Avenue, El Paso. Texas. Mr.
Crawford formerly made his
home in Anchorage and is bet
ter known there as the son of
j former Mrs. Capt. A. W. Thomas.