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♦ ALASKA OUGHT TO
PAKX1C1PATB W PROFIT >3
Tilt Seattle Times suggests that
the * cirumstance that the seal catch
t-hia year will exceed $yuu,uuu oughi
to cause a renewal oi the demand
that a portion, at leaat oi the pro
ceeda ahould he turned over to the
Terriloral Treasury. The Britisu
government gives ita share oi the
proceeda irom the seal haheriea to
Canada, and Canada in turn giev
moat, or all oi the prohta to Britis-u
Columbia. Tne Bntiah method id
equitable and it ahould be iollowed
by the United Statue. Alaska ought
to have at leaat haii oi the Amur
lean prohta irom the aeai haheriea
Ot course the prohta irom the in
duatry will be much leaa than the
total receipta, ior the coata oi the
ptarol ond other expenses in guard
ing the aeala and taking the akiua
are large. Then only 66y© oi the
prohta are taken by the United Stated
Great Britian and Japan get 16Vo
each, and U. & takes tiussias lbc/o
and applies it on the intercut oi
what Russia owes this country.-Rx,
SIMS’ SENSATIONAL INTERVIEW
The recent interview in widen
Admiral William S .Sima discua*od
the naval disarmament problem
has stirred up a deal oi controversy.
Ag chiei oi American naval iorces
inEurope during the world war, he
la an important authority; and he
declares that the great hghting
crait have seen their day. Battle
ships and cruisers have lost primacy
because they cannot cope with air
crait and submarines.
Speaking oi the iact that the en
tire battle line oi our navy has now j
been placed on an oil-burning in
stead oi a coal-burning basis, the
Admiral added;
“Great Britian has established
great stores of oil at iter bases all
over tile world; Japan has accumu
lated vast reserves oi this munition.
All navies are now on the oil-burn
ing basis, because oil requires less
space, can be more conveniently
stored aboard ship, produces 50 or
60 per cent more power per ton,
and requires a considerably smaller
crew. No other naval power pos
sesses its own oil as does the United
States; yet so important is oil that
there were timeu during the war
when English commanders were un
der orders not to proceed at more
than one-half or three-quarters
speed, except when confronting the
enemy, in order to conserve oil.”
Asked if the American govern
ment had established any great oil
stores as insurance against war ex
igencies, Admiral Sims replied that
he was not informed aside from the
well known fact that large reserves
had been set aside up in the Hawai
in Islands. “But, having resources
and production of oil available on
both the Atlantic and Pacific
Coasts,” he added, “that is not so
necessary in our case.”
“WRANGELL LOSES ITS
ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL
One of the unhappy aftermaths
of the special election at which the'
school bond issue was overwhelm -
. I
ingly defeated is the announcement
from Dr. Bolton that the Wrangell
High School has been removed from
the accredited list of the University)
of Washington, and thereby auto-j
matically removed from accredita
tion of other universities and
school of higher education.
In the issue of the Sentinel the
week previous to the election on
the school bond Issue the question
was asked, “Shall Wrangell con
tinue to have an accredited high 1
school?” It wag pointed out that i
the defeat of the bond issue would I
be interpreted only in one way so i
far as the University of Washington :
fttd other outside universities were '
concerned.
Alter tile election tlie Sentinel
ardently hoped something would
prevent tile school ironi di upping
to a lower rating. JLiut it seems to
nave been inevitable tliut a scnooi
witu sued inadequate equipment
and disgraceiul building tuciiities
snouid be removed from tlie ac
credited list.
Tlie Sentinel is more convinced
than ever that it is a short siguteo
policy which denies to uie young
people oi Wrangell the privileges
ol an accredited high school—a
privilege ol very vital importance,
and one which' is valued and ac
cepted as a matter oi course by thp
citizens oi Petersburg ana other
.rluskan towns.—Wrangell Sentinel.
WHO IS TO HLAMH7
Avery Alaskan who has given any
thought to the reiusai oi the town
oi Wrangell to vote in their school
bond issue, regret the matter sin
cerely and are sorry lor that Town
because oi the resulting situation.
However, the question is immedi
ately asked, Who is to blame ior
the situation?
Several years ago a bond issue was
presented the taxpayers oi Wran
gell. This issue provided ior pub
lic docks, sewer system, water s.
tern, school building and one outer
The only issue voted upon iavor
ably was the school bond issue pro
viding $20,000 ior additional school
tacilities. The powers that be do
not mention this election at any
time nor do they tell why the
bonds were never issued and sold.
Wasn't there enough to be made out
oi $20,000 or more to be made out
oi $80,000 at this time?
Xsot so long back the Council
voted in a new hoat in the harbor
across the bay. Again there is in
process of buiiding a new city dock
and float in the same vicinity. The
need of two floats at this time is as
necessary as two thumbs on the
hand. There has been in the em
ploy of the city for a long stretch
of years a night watchman at a
salary of $1,500. the year. As an
agency for the enforcement of the
law he makes a good blacksmith.
There has been put into the water
system sufficient to have built two
good systems in place of the one
which now just about'holds its own
with the dry seasons.
In three years an indebtedness
of $15,000 has been accumulated
and outstanding in “red warrants. ^
On top of this the administration
which accumulated all this indebt
edness has the nerve to ask the tax
payers to go into further debt to
help pay up past indebtedness.
The voter today at Wrangell can
not be blamed for the loss of accre
ditation of the Wrangell school
That was lost through the waste
and extravagance of the administra
tion repudiated at the polls at the
last election.' v Instead of whining
about the refusal of the voter to go
into further debt there should be
effort to get the city out of debt.
And effort to get the town out of
illegal debt cannot be attained b>
asking the mayor to sign checks for
which there are no funds in the
bank. The remedy is there, if it is
sincerely desired.
Petersburg may well learn from
ito neighboring city the lessons of
extravagance and should benefit
thereby.
JONSERVATION OF SALMON
BUT NOT OF POPULATION
The Wrangell Chamber of Com
nerce recently sent a cablegram to
Son. Henry O’Malley, United States
Commissioner of Fisheries, request
ng that the fishing season on the
Stikine River flats be extended ow
ng to the fact that the season this
rear has been unusually backward,
fhe wish was expressed that the sea
son be extended to June 25. The
normal run of salmon usually be
ginning April 25th, this year did not
begin until May 16th. Therefore
the plea was made that these men
be given an opportunity to earn a
little money this year.
The reply from the Commissb nei
which was not unexpected was as
follows:
“Not advisable to chan.e regula
tion to meet seasonab.e fluctuations
in runs which may be early one
year and late the next. To be of
PAPER CURRENCY TO BE
REDUCED IN SIZE
Secretary Mellon has announced
that the first new form of money
probably would be issued in about
a year. The bills will be reduced in
size about one and one-third inches
in length and three-fourthis of an
inch in width. This will reduce
the manufacturing cost of surrency
about $2,000,000 annually.
DIVER FIGHTS OCTOPUS
A. E. Hook, diver while under
water repairing a fish trap near
Port Townsend caught sight of a
I large octopus bearing the body of
a man nea^ the bottom of the sound.
! Hook seized a pike-pole and attack
j ed the monster. Fighting grimly,
| the devil fish refused to let go of
the body, but after many thrusts of
the spear, Hook managed to kill it.
He brought the body to the surface
whereupon the body was recognized I
as being that of one of the men
from the tug Warren recently sunk
off that coast.
FISH OUTLOOK EXCELLENT
SAYS PIONEER CANNERYMAN ]
R. J. Heckman, plofieer cannery
man of Ketchikan, recently return
ed from a winter in the States.
Speaking of tht (salmon situation he j
stated that “the outlook for the sel
mon market in which we are all
either directly or indirectly interest
ed ia good, and Indications are that
there will be no carry-over when
the new pack is offered for sale.
There were about a million cases
of pink salmon yet unsold in Seattle
shortly before I left, he said, “but
they were moving at a price less
than $1.35 per dozen. Brokers and
others expected to see them clean
ed up within 60 days."
The write up in the Chronicle
from which the above is taken gives
forth the impression that tht out
look for the entire industry this
year is excellent. Mr. Heckman, is
hardly as optomistic as is being
made out. A canny businessman
and one thoroughly familiar with |
conditions in the Industry, he is not
in the canning business thia year.
He has however, leased his olant to
ethers and will watch results from
the sidelines. Others equally as
conversant with the industry are
even pessimistic at this time declar
ing that present indications for the
year point to a duplication of the
1921 season.
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tersburg Friday morning, leaving
for Juneau via Kake*and way ports
about noon.
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