VOL. 2
PETERSBURG, ALASKA JULY 6, 1928
NO. 49
Nobile Condemned
For Losses
Much criticism is being voiced
of tile navigation of the Nobile bal
loon which resulted in the wreck
of that ship and caused the mis
hap to two relief expeditions which
went in search of him.
It is stated that the wreck of
the Italia was tho fault of Nobile
wnen lm rode his vessel too close to
the earth. The second casualty in
the effort to locate the Italian flyer
is that of the Russian flyer Babusch
ihan who hopped off from the Soviet
icebreaker Kalignin.
No hope is being held out by air
men for the life of Amundsen. It
is believed that his plane was forc
ed down by storms and capsized in
tc waves.
I-:\I) OF PRINCKSS FAT
The motor launch Princess Par,
had an explosion down on Lake
Union. Seattle, recently, was later
rammed and sunk in seven fathoms
of water
Dan Cupid Makes Sure
Shot
On Wednesday evening at nine
o’clock in the Home of Mr. and Mrs.
Peier Jorgenson were married Mr.
Fmil E. Hill and Miss Minnie Nel
son. R. .1. Miller and Clara Mar
tinson were the witnesses.
Rev. \V. J. Maakestad performing
the ceremony. A group of immedi
ate friends of the happy couple,
including the parents of the bride
were present.
Mrs. Hill is a recent, graduate ot
the local high school and Mr. Hdi
is in charge of the U. S. Cable office
having taken charge in the ear./
spring when Sarge nt Dan Tho 'u
son was transferred to Ketchikan
Canadian Bounty on
Hair Seal
Fraser Fishermen War On Seal**
Destruction of spring salmon b
hair seals is becoming great* r ever.-,
year on the Fraser River and threat
ers to exterminate that sp cies <
lish. The amount of saloon caug1
this year is considerable J' -s tha
tret of last year, and that h/.ir sea
are increasing.
Bounty Will ConHno *
To induce fishermen to mil seal
the sealbountv will be paid as i>
the past. This bounty s ) r $ 3.f
an animal . The seal’ n ^e mus
be produced as evidence <('■ re it i
paid.
Alaska Bountv
Alaska pays $2.00 Mu ach se
ki'-led east of Cook In! I
Lots of Hunters U, S.
' The Knights of the Shotgun,” :.u
] 926 had a membership of 5,150,
000, boosting capital in the Stale
Treasuries.
Pennsylvania, with 525,045 li
ov-es and fees totaling $640,467.
headed the list, both in license
yianted and returns to the State
Treasury.
It is interesting to note that more
deer and fur bearing animals are
killed in the Keystone State than is
killed in the whole of Alaska.
Only a Stump Burning
The alarm of lire was given this
morning a little after eight and th
fixe boys turned out with trucks and
i—’Twas only a false alarm.
f Hyder Has Another Big
Fire
Fire at Hyder last Fritlay after
noon caused tlie loss of $100,OOu
when nine business establishments
hotel and United States postoflice
wont up in smoke, lock, stock and
barrel.
i he hotel was crowded but ail
escaped only with heavy loss of val
ue hies.
Pioneer Days In
Book By Alaskan
On our desk is a book received
from the Houghton, Mifflin Com
pany, Boston, Mass. It is special
interest to Alaskans because it is
the portrayal of the days of 189S
when the lure of gold brought men
of all classes and condition to Alas
ka The book is well worth the
tUne of any cheechako for a story
relating with accuracy conditions
ar>vi experiences of that day. Not of
ten do we pick up ;l book on Alas
ka that is worth more than a few
mTiutes to show it up for the writ
ings of “Alaskans” who make round
trips on a steamer of a summer
and know all about the country.
The hook sells for $3.f>0 and is
w^rth it for (lie picture of Klondike
days.
Anchorage Plans
fair
The Western Fair Association is
l'oi initiating plans for the 1928 ex
position at Anchorage. They plan
to make this the biggest and best
ere** held in that city.
There will be agricultural dis
plays, fur and other livestock ex
hibits, with all the attractions of
former fairs along with added new
feauires if it is possible to get then’
MERRYMAKERS AT MacGREGORS
The Merry Makers who made a
re< ent appearance in Petersburg, ex
port to be back in town for a per
formance in the MacGregor Theatre
'nnight. Tn event they do not ap
pear in time for a performance, they
v ill put on their fun and laugh get
ting stunts tomorrow night.
Films which will be shown this
we-'-k are very good. Range Cour
ag\ a Western. Never the Twain
wiT Meet, by Peter B. Kyne and
Framed. The last two especially
have been reported as having a
punch beyond the average.
Some Fast Games of
Baseball
'.,n the Fourth, the Glacier Bugs
crossed bats with the Nippons, the
much touted team from the big can
nery. The Nippons hit the dust to
the tune of 8 to 3.
Tonight the ‘Bugs” will fight it
out with the Firemen. Each expects
to win. It will be good.
On the 15th the “Bugs” expect to
meet the Wrangell Nine in Wran
gell. The local boys are asking the
support of local ball fans and hope
to have a large crowd to go over.
The fair will be reasonable—not ov
er three dollars for the round trip;
Wrangell knows how to entertain
so that everyone will have a grand
old time.
During the past week Petersburg
was fortunate in having opportunity
of seeing two really great pictures—
Ben Hur and The Big Parade. They
were well attended and appreciated.
4th Tuly Program
The Independence Day program
was held in MacGregor Theatre, be
ginning at ten in the morning. The
exercises opened with the song
America, by the audience; “Stars
and Stripes Forever, by City Band;
Piano Solo, by Miss Goetzman.
The address of the day was given bv
the Rev. W. J. Maakestad, pastor
of the Lutheran Church. Presenta
tion of Winner of Popularity Con
tact, Miss Dagny Molver, who drew
the winning number in the Barrel
of Money contest. Charley Mann,
held the lucky number. The exercise
was closed by the audience sing
ing Star Spangled Banner.
In the Parade the Alaska Native
Sisterhood took first place for the
best decorated float. They had a
well decorated float with a number
of older Native women dressed in
costume of past generations while
the organization followed in white
behind, making a great contrast and
representing the transition from the
old to the ue v life. Second place
was awarded to the Boy Scouts.
C. Waha won the men’s marathon
with Lein and Berkley, 2nd and 3rd
respectively. David Waha estab
lished his right to title of Champion
pie eater by making his third win
in this contest in as many Fourths.
Henry Jackson cleaned up in tlu
century dash while Mrs. J. Allen
established her right to be named
Woman’s Champion Nail Driver.
Mrs Lund showred a clean pair of
heels in the fifty yard dash for wo
men with Mrs. McDonald taking se
eond money. Frank Wyant knew
how to stick on a rolling log better
than anyone else so got the prize
for that event.
By far the most interesting events
of the day were the boat races, iho
the prizes 've’-e rather small. !n
the speed boat class with outboard
motor, Claude Roundtree’s little
c-’aft was way ahead of her class so
that it was no contest for her to
d-i'eat other entrants. In the work
boat race, between the Charles T
and the Marion, the race was a dead
heat. It would have taken a stop
watch to settle this race and by a
sr it second. From start to finish
neither boat was able to secure any
advantage over the other or change
of position from the first crack ol
the gun. The Marian beat the
Charles last year. As the Charles
seems to add to her speed with age,
next year wall see some heavy bet
ting.
In For Medical
Treatment
Mr. Roy Pankey, an employee at
the Pybus Bay Cannery was brot
to town early on the morning of the i
Fourth suffering with a badly in
fected arm. A week ago he got
a scratch on the thumb from a cable
he was working with and payed lit
tle attention to it as it seemed so
trivial, but blood poison had set in
and the arm was swollen the entire
length to twice the normal size, and
in a serious condition when placed
under the care of Drs. Standard at
the Petersburg Hospital. Mrs,
Pankey his wife, is a niece of Mrs.
Buker, and resides with her herf
in Petersburg.
In Seattle is a little store on Se
cond Avenue known as the “Italian
Hyacinth Store.” Further along
on this same avenue these “Italian
Hvacinths” are sold as plain garlic.
Sweet sounding names do not make
sweet smelling breaths.
Guy Skyman left on the North
western for the States. He expects
to be gone for several weeks.
Ross Wins Place on
Ticket in 4th
What are believed to be final re
turns from the April primary elec
tion give H. H. Ross a plurality of
ei^ht votes over Bart C. Buckley for
a place on the Republican Fourth
Division Legislative ticket. After a
month or more during which he led
by two votes at the most, Ross gain
ed six votes when returns were re
ceived from Kantishna, Rampart
and three precincts in the Fortymile
country. No returns have come
from Betties, Sleimut, Napaiimut,
Medfra and Galena but as there has
been ample time it is not believed
elections were held in those pre
cincts.
Bonnets Changed by
Bobbed Hair
The bobbed hair fashion has
wrought the first change in the head
gear of Salvation Army lassies in
London, since the army was estab
lished by the late General Booth.
The famalilatr bo;nnet, designed
or the lines of the old “coal scut
tle” bonnet of early Victorian times
is giving place to a hat of a more
modish pattern nearly resembling
the fashionable “cloche.”
The new hats are made of the
same dark straw but the scarlet rib
bon, which was carried across part
of the old bonnets, goes completely
around the new models.
Those of the Salvation women
wno have submitted their long hair
to the shears, thereby losing the
“bun” which supported their bon
nets, have found that these won’t
fpep in placee over short hair, and
to meet their case the new hat was
designed.
Wickersham Married In
States
Judge James Wickersham and
Mrs. Grace Bishop were married re
cently at the farm home of Mrs.
Bishop near Seattle. Judge Wick
ersham needs no introduction to
Alaskans ana his bride also, who
was the widow of the late Marshal
Bishop. She was also a teacher ia
the Juneau Public Schools.
The couple passed through Wran
gell last week on the Yukon enroute
to their homee in Juneau.
Yacht Racers in Port
The Dell, winner of the Grand
Sweepstakes and Small Yacht Class,
Winnifred, winner of the large
•yacht class, the Sandpiper, Shoo
flv, called in Petersburg on their
Cai t. F. Stanley Piper, eeemeewhi
way south this morning. The DeJ
Cant. John Pierce and the Winifred.
Capt. Adolph Schmidt, hail from
Olympia; the Sand Piper, Capt. F.
Stanley Piper, Bellingham and the
Shoo-Fly from Tacoma.
The yachts are jogging their way
way homeward together after hav
irg a glorious trip and weather.
A number of the party are old
friends of Bob Allen whom they
have been visiting. Weather per
mittingthy will do some fishing out
Hoover Will Resign
Secretary Herbert Hoover will re
sign from his officee as secretary of
Commerce now that he is the Re
publican nominee for the office of
the United States.
. The Alameda is due in port to
morrow with over 400 tourists. . .
Heard on Streets
July 5th
. Heard in Petersburg and Wran
gell:—‘It was a glorious Fourth.’*
. .“It: was not a bad day all around.
“It was not a bad day all
Sports not much, decorations few,
but it was a good sane Fourth.”
It was the rottenist Fourth I
'nave ever seen.”
‘A day of inebriation. Our fore
fathers inception of Independence
day was to perpetuate the spirit of
I iberty. The present generation
has made it a day of license rathei
than liberty.”
“Give me back my kid days when
the Fourth was a Fourth, with the
spread eagle orator, the bombs aud
flags, when all the stores were
closed and the day was not commer
cialized.”
“i tell you, that marshal knows his
onions. Everybody is happy and he
sees enough and is blind at the
right time.”
“That marshal, he’s gone berserk.
No sense a-tall and what’s Fourth
with a man like that?”
They all had their own opinions
of the day—expressed and other
wise All in all, weather, pro
gram, sports, it was not such a bad
day.
Poorman Rich in Gold
. . Thirty-cent pans are being washed
in the Poorman district according
to recent report from Fairbanks. The
pav on discovery bench opens big
possibilities it is stated.
WATER DAM SETTLED
At its last meeting held last Mon
day evening, the City Council auth
orized the construction of a new
water dam to take care of the needs
of the city. It is planned that the
work will be done by day labor as
the Council believes it can be done
cheaper in that way.
ting.
Buy Home Made Pro
ducts in Alaska
Printers ink in Alaska should
unite in boosting Territorial indus
tries; drive home this message that
whenever possible, purchase those
articles made in “Alaska.” This, at
the present time would include lum
ber, agricultural products, candies,
soft drinks, jams and jellies, coal,
and numerous items that cannot be
recalled at this time. The answer
should be perfectly plain to every
one if this policy were pursued. Lo
cal and Territorial industries means
immediate development of Alaska.
The money will stay at home. More
steady work and payrolls will be
created. Alaska would be building
concretely from within.
Printers ink can do much to wipe
out and buck certain Outside com
petition. First, last and all time
merchandise manufactured in Alas
ka should be purchased by Alaskans
The salvation of Alaska depends ou
its citizens. And if Alaskans will
to help themselves how in hades can
you expect outsiderst o do it.
This editorial is especially direct
ed to not only consumers, but to
dealers. It is doubtful if we ever
will stop the mail order blight but
we can do much toward backing up
local and Territorial industries. Buy
your soda pop, lumber, agricultural
products in Alaska from Alaskans.
And not just once but all the time.
Lei’s get out of the hole we are in
and arrive somewhere.—S e w a r a
Gateway.
41 minutes difference in running
time of the yachts. Some race!
Platform In Brief of
Demo Party
r\ lie Democratic party busted the
voodoo charm on their conventions
this year and named A1 Smith, on
the first ballot to head their ticket
and platform; Senator Robinson, to
be his running mate.
Of first importance was States
rights when they demand that the
constitutional rights of the states
shall be preserved in their full vig
or, opposing bureaucracy and multi
p'ication of offices and office holders.
Of second importance but promi
nent for their records came the
damning of Republican corruption
from cabinet down to the town’s dog
catcher.
Efficiency and economy in admin
istration of public affairs calling
changes in method and obsolete and
antiquated systems.
Pledges farm relief, preserve a*id
maintain civil service system; de
clares for a constructive foreign po
licy condemning the Republican po
licy; approves outlawry of war. Fa
vors development of inland and
do» p water ways from the Lakes to
the Atlantic Ocean. Expeditious
construction of flood relief work
for Mississippi areas; curbing of
capital’s abuse of labor injunctions,
exemption of labor from operation
of anti-trust, laws; would find scien
tific plan to eliminate periods of un
employment; urges constructive
handling of the coal labor problem
Condemns excessive campaign ex
penditures and asks full publicity.
Relieves in development of Mer
chant Marine and gradual sale of
government vessels to private own
ers. Immediate independence for
the Philippines, granting of Terri
torial form of government to Porto
Alaska andRwaemeinflaadl ffairseli e
Pico and favors development of
Alaska through self government, fa
voiing appointment only of bona
fide residents to political office in
the Territories.
COLLEGE PROGRAM
KOMO, the super power radio
station broadcasted a connnence
and school of Mines eeeof—ee
ment for the “Industrial College”—
Industrial School at White Moun
tain. This school is operated for the
benefit of the Eskimos and this ex
ercise marks the first graduating
class of Eskimos in the north.
Jonathan H. Wagner, Chief of the
Bureau operations in the Territory
addressed the class from Seattle,
and a paper by Dr. Tigert, Commis
sioner of Education in WDashington,
was read to the class.
U. S. Marshals Trap
Watchmen
W. K. Keller, who is a school
te;_cher during the winter, has been
appointed a deputy marshal during
tie coining summer.
It is thought that his commission
as a United States Marshal is a sort
of arrangement with the canneries
and that Mr. Keller is paid by the
canneries.
it is always thus. The govern
ment (as we have it in Alaskat
protects special privilege and ap
points deputy marshals to guard
the traps which are threatened be
cause the same government has clos
ed all the bays where the residents
can fish. 4
First they fix it so you can’t fish.
Then they shoot you if you fisn
in the only place where there are
any fish.
The spectacle of school teachers,
supported by money from tax-payers
in vhe winter turning deputy mar
shals in the summer! Can’t you let
the teat go for at least one minute,
j Mr. Keller?