VOL. 4.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, JANUARY 31, 1930
NO. 32
Political Candidates
Throw Mats in Ring
The time for filing is drawing
to a close and the workings of
the parties—Republican, Demo- ■
cratir and Ferieralistic—are be- j
ginning to show their hands.,
At this writing tile perennial •
George Grigsby heads the De
mocratic ticket. George had a
taste of Washington, by and
with the help of the demo-Fed
machine when he could not get
cLcted as dog catcher. He wants
another whirl at it and is willing j
to oiler himself as a sacrifice to;
his party.
Tom Gaffney the Irish Labor j
Leader of Nome has filed for the 1
office of Auditor, hoping if not
expecting to defeat Cash Cole,
Republican and present incum- j
bent.
Frank L. Knight, popular
railroad man of the Anchorage
belt and president of the First
National Bank of Anchorage, is j
Republican candidate for Treas
urership. Walstein G. Smith,1
incumbent, Democrat but lean
ing Republican way for support,!
wants another fling at the office i'
which he has held for about 8
years.
Judge James Wickersham has!'
sent out his platform which is 1
printed on another column. He
is a lifelong Republican and has
a strong following in every Di- <
vision. Attorney General John
F ustgard will oppose him for
the office of delegate to Con
gress m the Republican primar
ies. <
Leo Breuer is candidate for
reelection as Commissioner of j
Education, as a Republican. He !
will Le opposed in the November
election by Mr. Keller, Supt. of
Juneau Schools who will run as
an independent.
For Senator, Will A. Steel has
fled on the Republican ticket;
Grover Winn of Juneau, J. E.
Johnson of Ketchikan, William
L Paul, Ketchikan, Pete Som
mers of Petersburg, C. T. Gard
ner, Juneau have filed for the
House. It is reported that the
plan of the Federals and hench
men is to get Mayor Frank Pe
ratrovitch of Klawock to file on
the Republican ticket, in the
expectation that he will draw1'
enough votes to defeat Paul and!
thereby elect Tom Gardner. It
has not been ascertained as yet
whether Peratrovitch has fallen
in with the plan of being used
as a noliticai catspaw to pull
the chestnuts out of the fire for
the Demo-Federal highbinders.
An amalgamation of Old Line
Republicans and Progressives
is taking place and indicates at
this time a complete Republic
an victory under the leadership
Df Judge Wickersham.
Robert Sommers is candidate
for oflice of Road Engineer. The
declaration of Joe Ullmer of the
interior section, that he would
hie had not materialized by the
first o', the week. Which might
indicate that the Federals pull
ad a .'.tring or two allowing Joe
:o retreat gracefully.
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Borah Will Open
On Drys
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Declaring that Senators and i
those who recommend prohibi
tion agents are greatly respons- j
ib!e for the breakdown of the law }
in many instances, Senator Wil- j
liam Borah, cf Idaho, indicated
that he will soon deliver an at- j
tack on men in high places who;
are responsible fcr the appoint- !
ment of dishonest and incompe- j
tent dry agents. Mr. Borah is j
expected to deliver the speech j
within the next three weeks, in
which he will denounce federal
ofhclals who dominate state po
litics and are responsible for ap
pointment of corrupt agents.
Russians to
Change Calendar
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Time hereafter in Soviet Rus
sia may be dated from November
7;h, 1917, when the Bolshevist
revolution began. A special gov
ernmental commission approved
this project th;s week and the
cabinet is expected toadopt it.
The year would be divided into
12 months as at present but each
month would have six weeks of
five days, Saturdays and Sun
days being abolished,
ro sEs-.E’DofE‘Ito taoin shrdlb
Jacob Hadlend of Monte Car
lo says that the fox increase on
his island this year is scrump
tious.
Musical Event
Next Week
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An interesting event next week
will be the Musical Entertain
ment to be put on by the Salva
tion Army Band from Kake. Be
sides the band music there will
be singing, both in the English
and Thlinget languages, along
with other pleasing numbers.
This concert will be held at
the MacGregor Theatre on Sat
urday, February 8th at 8. p. m.
The tickets are being canvassed
and a goodly number have al
ready been sold. Don’t fail to
get yours.
The Band will attend the Brit
ish Columbia Congress of the j
Salvation Army at Vancouver
February 15-24. The band will
be augmented by a number of
; musicians from Ketchikan and
other towns and they will give
programs at Vancouver, New
Westminister, Victoria and Seat
tie.
Mission Destroyed
By Fire
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| The St. Mary’s Episcopal Hospi
tal at Nenana was completely
| destroyed by fire on the 25th of
| this month with a loss of $50,
000.
It is said that 34 children and
five women missionaries and
teachers were living in the hos
pital at the time. They secured
temporary quarters elsewhere.
F. R. McReynolds arrived last
week and is now in charge of
the Frye-Bruhn Meat Market.
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W ickersham Makes
Announcement His
Political Platform
In the event of his election to
Congress Judge James Wicker
sham pledges to work with and
support President Hoover and
his administration in friendly
cooperation, in all matters for
the welfare of the Terrtory; for a
more perfect form of Territori
al government; for the develop-1
mono of the Territory’s natural
resources, with reasonable con
servation, for the upbuilding of a
permanent population in the
Territory.
2. To support in every prac
tical way the construction of a
continuous International Paci
fic-Yukon Highway, for the joint
use of airplanes and automo
biles, from Seattle and Vancouv
er. through British Columbia
and Yukon Territory Canada, to
Fairbanks, Alaska, with branch
lines to connect with Alaska sea
ports at the mouths of the Stik
ine, Taku, Skagway and Chilkat
Rivers, with equal privileges to
Ryder and from Prince Rupert to
Ketchikan, and branch lines to
connect with the government j
highway in interior Alaska, and i
co Nome.
3. To favor the connection of
the main line of the Internation
al Highway in British Columbia
down one one or more branch j
hnes joining it to the coastal]
towns of Alaska with a free zone
or roadway for the unobstructed
flow of trade with the interior,
j and the passage of airplanes and
automobiles, as nearly without
restrictive regulations as pos
sible.
4. To support and aid in every
v ay the construction and imme
diate completion of the proposed
I Thomas Basin at Ketchikan, for
j the safety and accommodation
(cf Alaska fishermen' and their
boats.
5. To support self-government
, in Alaska game, fur and fisher
ies; the tetter seeding of salmon
streams; a more equal distribu
tion of the burdens of conserva
tion on all forms of fishing gear;
Continued on Page 3
Little Less Profit
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The net profits of Montgomery
! ed to 814,504,935 or $5,068,365
less than in 1928, the annual re
port to stockholders showed.
Prohibition retards the eco
nomic progress of Porto Rico,
Governor Roosevelt was told by
native leaders, who said the is
i
land could not c ompete with
other resorts as long as it is dry.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lando
returned on the Alameda from a
visit to the States.
■ J. E. Johnson of Ketchikan
•.returned to his home, on the
| Queen.
Abandon Salvage
The Wiley Brothers, salvage
operators who have been mak
ing an effort to recover alleged
valuables on the wrecked C. P.
E. Steamer “Islander” have an
nounced that they have aban
doned their operations until
next summer. The cause of the
abandonment of their plans be
ing the overturning of their
barge with an attendant loss of
$20,000 in equipment. They ex
pect to resume operations next
summer.
A new machinist arrived in
town Wednesday and has been
named Forest, Junior.
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Elfendahl Admits the
Need Fish Regulation
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Assigned To
Alaska
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Major Layson E. Atkins, assist
ant to the engineering commis
s’oner of the District of Colum
bia, has been asigned as a mem
ber of the Alaska Road Commis
sion. He will start for Alaska
some time in May.
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Cannery man
Favors Weekly
Closed Season
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Mr. W. F. Coulson, well known
Alaska salmon packer, stopped
over a few hours in Petersburg
iast with with the big Far West
Fisheries cannery tender “Mary
Ellen” while on a scouting trip
for some needed equipment.
Interviewed by a representa
tive of The ALASKAN, Mr. Coul
son expressed himself heartily
in favor of the proposed salmon
regulation which we have been
urging for some time, namely,
tnat the seasonal closed season
to abolished and an increased
weekly closed period be adopted
packers’ standpoint, Mr. Coulson
stated that such a plan would
work uut to the benefit of every
body concerned for it would pro
mote a uniform run throughout
the season and give the packers
more time in which to get up,
their pack. That while it would
increase the period of operation!
it would not increase the expense
as the men on the canning lines
could be used in the warehouse
during the closed days thus elim
inating the additional labeling
and boxing crew during the
short season under the present
plan.
Speaking against a recently
proposed regulation which has
provoked wide discussion where
by the salmon stream would be
lemoved, he cited the Stikine
River as a case in point well
known to local fishermen. Many
| varieties of salmon run in this
I river coming at different periods,
I (heir seasons overlapping. Owing
; to the muddiness of the water,
I it would be ridiculous to allow
| ? U the sockeyes to escape and
i pack all humpbacks and cohoes,
! which come later, while the
| weekly closing plan would pro
!\ide for a uniform and scientif
j ic escapement of all varieties.
The Far West Fisheries oper
ate canneries at Point Warde
lend Cordova and may operate a
floating cannery in Icy Straits
this season.
Railroad Man Dies
Capt. A. H. Payson, railroad
pioneer, former assistant to the
president of the Santa Fe system
President of the Northwestern
Pacific, director of many corpor
ations and first mayor of Sacre
mento, died in his home Wed
nesday, following heart attack.
J He was 82 years old.
Victor H. Elfendahl, president
cl‘ the Association of Pacific
Fisheries strongly commended
the Canadian salmon conserva
tion policy which was outlined
by S. L. Howe of the British Co
lumbia Fisheries.
“We think we have inauger
ated notable conservation meas
ures,” Mr. Elfendahl declared,
“but we have only started,
judging by this Canadian action.
Developments north of the line
are significant in the extreme
•.nd are causing us to devote se
rious thought to the various
phases and implications involv
ed.
“Through many years the As
sociation has been active and
aggressive in its support of the
measures and regulations spons
ored by the Federal Bureau of
Fisheries, and it may be that
much more advanced measures
< f conservation will be necessary
‘o keep step with the policy
adopted in British Columbia
waters.
To Limit Canneries
Mr. Howe outlined three “sali
ent features” of the situation in
his province: The supply of fish
las been diminishing, earnings
of fishermen have been shrink
ing, manufacturers are not mak
ing an adequate return on in
vestment.
He declared that his “govern
ment intends to remedy the con
dition by a definite policy, which
will conserve the supply of fish,
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Pessimism Plus
Suspicion
Pessimism tempered with hope
and patience describes the Jap
anese attitude toward the Lon
don naval conference, which be
gans its second week of parley.
Pessimism plus suspicion of oth
er powers’ motives, especially
those of America and Great Brit
ain, are strongly reflected in
newspaper comments. Eager
ness to accept hopeful signs and
a willingness to await patiently
a slow solution of the problems
listed in the conference agenda
are largely the result of official
efforts to guide public opinion.
U. S. To Hear
India Claims
Hearings are being held in
the Redwood City Courthouse, of
persons of California Indian
blood claiming $12,800,000 judg
ment for which Attorney General
U. S. Webb, acting as counsel for
! California Indians has sued the
Government under provision of
an act of Congress passed May
1928.
This amount was awarded as
compensation for lands taken by
the State of California or con
fiscated without consent of the
original owners. Hearings are
being conducted by Fred A. Bak
er, examiner of the Department
of the Interior.
Consider the Christmas toy;
its life is short but it certainly
c.oes get the breaks.