Divisional Notes
WRANGELL
Contractors interested in road
construction are in Wrangell
looking over the proposed route
extending the road to Shoemak
er Bay. The Secretary of the
Interior has called for bids to be
opened on the 25th.
A small jar, placed in the pest
office by Frank Gin grass and
labeled “For Benefit of Hospital”
was soon filled and the money
turned over to the hospital. Mr.
Gingrass replaced the jar with
a larger one.
YAKUTAT
The crew of the New Eng
land Fish Company arrived in
port on the 13 th of this month
and immediately began prelim
inary work for the season.
The Libby, McNeil and Libby
Company’s crew arrived on the
20th. Both are making prepara
tions to open the king salmon
fishing on the Alsac River, May
15th.
..A basketball game was played
between a picked A. N. B team
and the New England Fish Com
pany crew, on the 17th. The A.
N. B. team won 40-4.
Every one is rather hard hit
with an epidemic of colds which
is keeping the nurse busy every
day. -
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KETCHIKAN
The A. N. B.’s gave a coffee
sale on the 14th in the Presby
terian Hall which was well at
tended and enjoyed. One of
the games, making a big hit,
was “chicken” invented by Fred
die Guthrie.
Mrs .Thomas Hanbury, well
known resident of Ketchikan,
died in the General Hospital on
the afternoon of the 10th. She
was ill only a few days with
plural pneumonia. She leaves
to mourn her passing, her hus
ban Thomas Hanbury and seven
children whose ages range from
one year to twelve.
Rev. Paul Mather returned to
his duties here after a lengthy
visit in the East lecturing on
Alaska. Mr. Mather is pastor of
the St. Elizabeth Church.
CRAIG
The fishermen of the 'West
Coast held a meeting on th 20th,
in the interest of seiners.
Jack Richards is building two
floats which he will use in his
buying operations at Noyes Is
land this spring.
The City Float is now complet
ed and boats are tying up to it.
It is a nice accommodation for
the “mosquito” fleet.
In the local elections held last
week, Judge Bagley, Jack Spath
and A. L. Brown were elected as
Town Trustees for the year,
A. L. Brown went to Ketchi
kan recently in single bliss and
upon his return brought with
him a spouse. A dance was giv
en to honor the happy couple.
Music was furnished by the High
School Orchestra.
On the 24th, the A. N. B.’s of
Craig put on a vaudeville, to
aid in the financing of their pro
posed hall they are planning to
build next fall.
George Hamilton and Benson
have been out cutting trap pil
ing for the Libby cannery. They
returned this week.
The telephone line between
Craig and Klawock was put into
opration last week.
Billy Chuck, correspondent (!)
ior the Juneau Empire was mas
ter of ceremonies when Mr. Rust
gard spoke here. After delivery
of the speech by Rustgard, Billy
invited the audience to ask any
question they might wish. No
one was interested.
A very noticeable evasion of
the fish question was marked in
Mr. Rustgard’s speech. It is pre
dicted that Rustgard lost votes
by coming here.
Fish is coining in better these
days and are enjoying a bit
of prosperity.
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KLAWOCK
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The Demmert Packing Com
pany the Peratrovitch Packing
Company, have started prelim
inary operations for the com
ing canning season. Inquiry has
developed the fact that both of
these companies hire local help
except for skilled machine men
which they have not yet been
able to secure locally. This in
contradiction to Attorney Gen
eral’s assertion that “the two
Indian canneries of Klawock im
port all of their labor.”
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KLUKWAN
.Mrs. Harry William died on
(he afternoon of the 20th. .Fu
neral services were held on the
22nd. Members of the Brother
hood were pallbearers as a last
respect to the remains of a de
parted Sister.
Paddy Duncan came out from
the Interior a few days ago for
supplies which he will take back
with him to his placer diggings.
Last week Lee and Mrs. Don
nelly announced the birth of a
baby daughter. They are re
ceiving congratulations from
their many friends.
Trust and Confidence
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..“Without that trust and con
fidence a person can accomplish
nothing as a legislator,” an At
torney General or Delegate.—
From Rustgard’s printed speech
alleged to have been delivered
in Ketchikan.
His reference of course was di
rectly against William L. Paul
v-ho is charged with failing to
pass a disci immatory tax i\v
against non-resident fishermen
jin 1925.
In that year, the liberal or
Progressive Republican forces
under Paul’s leadership, com
manded only 6 votes out of 16 in
the House. And yet, until with
in 20 minutes of-the final vote
on this bill, Mr. Paul had NINE
votes pledged for the bill. Then
it was that JOHN RUSTGARD
at his own request, presented by
N. O. Hardy, now a jhigh official
in the Bureau of Fisheries.
SPOKE AGAINST THE PASS
AGE OF THE BILL, and the bill
was lost by the vote of 8 to 8,
Who betrayed the fishermen?
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TEST HIM BY HIS OWN
MEASURE
But take Mr. Rustgard’s quot
ed statement and how does the
Attorney General measure up?
When Mr. Rustgard became
Attorney General, the Legisla
lature immediately passed a law
(Chapter 25 SLA 1921) restrict
ing the right of the Attorney
General to begin a lawsuit for
the Territory. He has com
plained about this law ever
since. Why was this law pass
ed for Mr. Rustgard? The an
swer is plain. He was “without
that trust and confidence’” that
is necessary for work as a pub
lic official.
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THE ELECTION LAWS
“The attorney general has
REPEATEDLY recommended a
revision of the election laws I
urged such a revision upon the
Legislature of 1923 and drafted
a bill to carry out that recom
mendation. The bill never was
as much as reported out of com
mittee. I again urged the meas
ure before the Legislature of
1925, but no action was taken. I
repeated my recommendations
in 1927. * * * The bill which I
had transmitted to the two com
mittees (of the Legislature)
was not even given the honor of
an introduction to the House. * *
(In the Senate) It was defeated
by a vote of four to’ four—the
usual four.” From Rustgard’s
' speech at Anchorage, September
130, 1027.
Mi. Rustgard’s bill was de
feated because he did not have
nor does he now have “That
trust and confidence” which a
person in an exalted position
should have from a legislature.
In his explanation too he fails
to tell that when a hearing was
had on his bills, he refused to
attend the hearing.
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William Paul’s Record
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William L. Paul never sought
“leadership” in the House. By
the force of circumstances, by
his obility as a speaker, his
training as a lawyer, and his
courage and independence, he
became a leader of his party in
the Legislature. In the 1925
session, the liberal party num
bered only SIX. Even so, but
'or the opposition of Attorney
General Rustgard, the important
bill protecting resident fisher
men would have passed.
In the 1927 Session, the liberal
party numbered nine except on
die tax measures. But the Sen
ile stood four to four. It was
in the Senate, and not in the
House where Mr. Paul was, that
the liberal measures were de
feated.
Mr. Paul was instrumental in
correcting many bills, to name
but one, he it was who forced
the amendment raising the per
centage of compensation from
50 to 65 per cent for injured
workmen.
In view of Mr. Rustgards at
tack, it is worthy to note that
Mr. Paul secured passage of
more bills in the 1925 and 1927
Legislature than any other two
memebrs of the Legislature.
The first increase amounting
to $10,000 per year in the school
refunds, came from his efforts;
52,000 for the Gustavus school;
$7,000 for the Yakutat school;
$3,500 for the Dohglas School;
the first markers for the Gasti
neau Channel; the official flag
for Alaska; watchmen’s lien on
property; the improvement dis
trict bill; and many others, be
sides, measures which passed the
House but failed in the Senate
like the Women’s Community
Property Act; elective Treasur
er; release of the Attorney Gen
eral from the very restraints he
now complains of; a liberal
school refund bill; Controller
Bill; besides he wrote important
bills such as repeal of the tax on
fur; orphan’s home; compensa
tion act approved by the Ameri
can Federation of Labor; month
ly wage bill, and many others
All of which may be verified in
the House Journals. If such a
record of ‘aceomplising nothing’
can be duplicated by election of
legislators from this primary,
then let us have more of them.
Record Not Attacked
Senator Will A. Steel has been
in the Territorial Legislature
| for two terms, and has made for
himself a record that both his
friends and foes admit is excep
tionally good. John Rustgard has
been one of his strongest boost- .
ers, until a few months ago,
when he realized that the Senat
or was working for his close
friend Judge Wickersham. As
he could find nothing in the re
cord of the Senator to condemn
or criticize, the Attorney General
resorts to contemptible, untruth
ful, personal vituperation. He
lays great stress on absence from
Alaska and now would like to
drive from the Territory the Sen
ator and all other good citizens,
who fail to support Rustgard for
delegate.
Senator Steel has operated in
various parts of the Territory
| during the past thirty years, in
vesting many thousands of dol
lars of his own money and se
curing large sums from other
sources for various enterprises.
During that time there was nev
er a year that business or pleas
ure did not call him to the Out
side, many times going East as;
far as New York, and to his na- j
tive state, Pennsylvania.
He is not an office seeker, for j
until he ran for Senator in 1926, j
he never sought or held public |
office of any kind. ^
Can the perennial office seekers
and salary grabbers say as
much? The Senator has sought
to render service of the highest
type to the Territory and has
done so. Can,his traducers say
as much for themselves?
Mr. Steel has continued his
residence and voted in the Terri
without fail. Last year he was
in Seattle as Seattle manager of
the Cordova Times All-Alaska
Review, editing all the copy for
the advertising of all of Alaska |
and securing advertisements in
Seattle to make possible this big
undertaking for the develop
ment of the Territory. The al
legation that he is not a resident
of Alaska was started by the Em
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