tions via the cost plus method.
The soldier gave his all for thirty
dollars a month and returned to
find that he had no place in his
world of before the war. The era
of getting back to normalcy is a
heartracking one at present
time and thousands of these
men, entitled to consideration
from the government are unable
to even get a pittance in spite
r.f disabilities arising from ser
vice in the army during the war
Refunds of taxes and rebates
in sums as above shown do not
tend to give the service men
much respect for the humanity
of the present national adminis
tration. If a half billion dollars
may be refunded and returned
to twelve corporations, certainh
twenty-five million can be given
sick and starving people in the
drought area; certainly the sol
diers insurance compensation
can be made without hurting the
economic condition of the United
States treasury or its people.
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“Never be afraid of doing a lit
tle bit more than you are actual
ly called upon to do.”
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“The best defense against
Communisim is common sense.”
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PESSIMISTS CORNER
These observations are picked
up along the street by “Pessi
mist” and may often differ from
those of this newspaper. The
Alaskan exercises no censorship
over this corner and “Pessimist"
assumes no responsibility for hi
observations—Editor The Alas
kan.
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“These husbands around here
are like the Alaska fisht- men- :
they don't stick together "
“Just think, the cannery i
only going to put up 40,0u0 case'
this summer which means less
than half of its fleet will not
• operate and most of the fisher
men will have their b-nts tied
up and so there will be no sale
of gasoline and oil tc speak re
this summer.”
“The steamship serve e to Pe
tersburg is never going to im -|
prove.”
“Ah, this ain't no place to live
Me, I’m goin’ back to the ftate-;.
“Now those pulp in’11s wifi
come when they put ic».\<s m
Seymour Canal.
“That “Alaskan” ne'er did
anything for Petersburg since
riiey tame to Petersburg ’
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THEY HAVE MORE SENSE
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Fish trap owners assembled in
3ellingham recently, represent
ing Seattle, Bellingham, Ana
cortes, Friday Harbor, Deer Har
bor and organized the Puget
Sound Trap Owners’ Association
for the purpose of CONSERV
NG salmon.
The seiners of Alaska, the gill
netters and trollers—all depend
ent upon the salmon fisheries—
ire so busy cutting each other’s
hroat they haven’t any time to
aave an organization of their
own.
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FISH FOUND IN BOY’S
CLOTHES AFTER DIP
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Little the worse for his expe
rience, Robert Jackson, 19, 3918
12tli avenue NE, was home, re
covering from a plunge into the
,ound recently. The boy said
he was bouncing a golf ball on
the King Street dock. The ball
went into the bay, he grabbed it,
and fell in.
Hospital nurses said that when
hey searched Robert’s clothing
at the City hospital, they found
a three-inch fish in a coat pocket.
—Seattle Times.
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Divisional Notes
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SITKA
Walter the Cub.
The Russian Greek Orthodox
Church members who went to
Hoonah recently returned after
i very discommoding trip. Many
if the children became sick on
he trip. Mrs. Innocent Williams
ock down with pneumonia and
ler two children also are con
lned at heme with a very severe
old. The “Perseverance” bang
d on to a rock and received
uch a shakeup that her decks
prung leak and the passengers
'ver so exposed to the elements
they became ill.
A new float, to be built along
side the A. N. B. Hall, has been
ordered by the City Council.
George Howard has the contract
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Haircutting, both ladies and gentlemen in
The way you like it!
Lou Crider
At Curley's Barber Shop
Electric ranees, Irons, Curling Irons, Toast
ers, Egg Beaters, Lamp and other
Household Appliances.
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Buyers of
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General Hauling
Per rick $3.50 — FOREST WOOD — Thee ricks $9.00
Phones
3 and 12
to deliver logs for the float.
Mark Jacobs left for Chichagof
where he has a contract to de
liver mine timber.
W. C. Freeburn, superintend
ent of the Pyramid Packing Co.,
held a meeting with his fisher
men and announced a cut of one
cent in the price of humps and
dogs but offered 15 and 25 cents
i for cohoes and reds. The fish
ermen took the cut preferring it
to doing nothing, provided the
womenfolk were given employ
ment in the cannery. Freeburn
agreed and further announced
he was employing only 8 Orient
als this summer.
| Ray James, Jr., and Ralph
Young who have been in Juneau
! on business returned on the last
; Queen .
On the 19th the Sheldon Jack
son School basket ball team
Started on a triangle tour in
i which athletics and entertain
ments will have an equal part.
Kake, Angoon, and Hoonah are
the towns to be visited. A de
clamatory contest will be a fea
ture of the program. Paul Oswa,
John James, Clarence Dundas
and Embert Demmert are the
'contestants. Why stop at these
j towns? Such a program would
'carry well in other towns and
would be interesting and in
structive.
I The Young People Christian
! Endeavor striving to gain
strength by doing things has
organized an Intermediate Chris
tian Endeavor Society.
The C. E. Choir has been busy
under the direction of Roscoe
Max, getting their music ready
for the C. E. convention to be
neld here in April.
On Young People’s Sunday,
Gibson Young and Walter Sobo
• jiT were given charge of the ex
ercises and services of the day
by Rev. Webster under whom
they are studying. Everyone
was well pleased with the man
ner in which they presented the
work.
Posters printed in the Alaskan
office advertising cix Annual
Dance of the Brotherhood were
used to good advantage and they
added to the success of the af
fair.
We enjoy reading of the do
ings of friends in other towns.
Let’s have more of it.
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HAINES
By Jud.
Last night marked the begin
ning of a series of games to be
played by the Haines A. N. B.
Team. As there were no other
teams in town willing to take
them on, they challenged the
White Pass Athletic Club. Man
ager James Brown of the local
team arranged to have the boys
go to Skagway where the game
was to be played. Few were the
rooters for the Haines team
when the game began but they
cared not. Joseph Johnson, Arth
ur Johnson, John Willard, Frank
Wilson and Daniel Perrin formed
the lineup of the team with
Frank Wilson, Frank Lee, Mike
Watson and John Jacobs, subs.
| The scores at the end of the
first, second and third quarters
were 6-0, 10-4. and 13-12 respec
tively in favor of the ilttle fel
lows from Haines. The last
quarter was the most exciting.
The White Passers put up a fast
clean game but they were unable
to stem the tide from the Chil
kat River and so lost with a final
score of 23-12. A return game
will be played in the near future.
At the request of the Commis
sioner of Education the Broth
erhood and Sisterhood held an
election for a schoolboard of the
Haines School. James Klunodt,
Judson Brown and Thomas An
drews were elected. Their first
I duty was to inspect the building
I from top to bottom to determine
| any need of improvement.
Fenton Dennis left for Skag
way where he will work the bal
ance of the winter. During his
absence Judson Brown has been
appointed to carry on as Camp
Secretary.
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KAKE
More and more people of Kake
are missing Capt. Charles New
ton of the Salvation Army. Capt.
I Newton was transferred to the
Hoonah field by the officers ol
the Salvation Army. His friends
are all hoping for his early re
turn.
The Brotherhood staged an
I Indian custom, costume dance
jthe latter part of January. Many
of the old relics which have not
seen light of day for a long time
were brought out. A very large
! portion of the Kake relics were
j destroyed by fire several years
ago. A collection owned by Mr.
Kirbe gar was completely des
troyed, all of which can never
again be replaced.
The Brotherhood planned tc
stage this dance and as soon as
the Sisters learned of it they
sent a committee and insisted
that they have a part in the af
fair. Peter Grant and David
Kahklen gave birth to the idea
and soon all had a part in it.
Carl Williams who also directed
a similar dance in Petersburg
during the holidays, was com
mitteeman in charge. Several
ceremonial dances were given
and well executed to the enjoy
ment of the whole village.
A hard time party was given in
the Brotherhood hall and every
one who attended the affair
entered into the spirit of the
party. There were a good many
surprises some of the most ba
zarre. Being a hard times party
each guest was inportuned tc
bring a sandwich and “join the
bread line.” But a small group
of townspeople were left as the
Salvation Army had taken a big
crowd to Hoonah and those whc
were left behind “jined” the
bread line and were all given a
big mug of Java mud. Poor and
hungry did some of them look—
■ uch as Doc Johnson and some
of his cronies. They drank all
the sandwiches they could get
and ate every last crumb of cof
fee in the pot. The City Police
did not use his club but he had
a hard time getting rid of the
crowd—perhaps because it was
a “hard times” affair.
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WRANGELL
The City has had its new pow
er plant in operation. Some lit
tle trouble developed and new
parts for replacement ordered.
The Chamber of Commerce is
after a slogan for the town. It
is limited to six words for which
a prize of $5 is offered for first,
$3 for second and $2 for third
best slogan presented.
Rev. Robert J. Diven, former
pastor here has written another
book, the title of which is “The
Black Wolf Mystery,” to be re
leased sometime this month.
A petition from the Brother
mod to the City Council was re
cently considered and the Coun
cil evades responsibility of any
influence in the matter of labor
hire on the Shoemaker Bay road
and industrial school projects.
Only two local men are employed
on the school project, the crew
being all hired in Ketchikan.
The Firemen’s Annual Ball
has all the earmarks of a real
‘sassiety” affair. Every mer
chant in town has donated some
sort of a prize for the various
best characterizations on Feb.
21st.
“Cohoe” Bill Lawrence is go
ing to put up a boat shop on his
property just south of the saw
mill property.
Mrs. Frank Desmond had a
sudden turn for the worse dur
ing the week. She has been se
riously ill for many months.
KLUKWAN
Another death marks the loss
of a friend and brother in the
Kiukwan camp. On the 21st of
January, Charles Jackson went
down the Chilkat River to visit
his trapline. He told his boy he
was returning at about three
o’clock of the same afternoon.
As he did not show up the whole
night a search party was sent
out the next morning. He was
found lying on his back, with his
snowshoes under his arm. It is
believed that his heart failed
him while he was returning
home as he has had considerable
trouble that way for a long time.
Mr. Jackson was an active
member of the Brotherhood and
will be greatly missed. On the
'24th, Seward Kuntz conducted
the funeral services and the
Brothers paid their last respects
at the cemetery to their depart
ed brother.
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SAXMAN
Election of officers for this
year has placed in office the
folowing:
President, C. W. Brown; vice
president, Peter McKay; Trea
surer, Johnnie T. Jackson; sec
retary, Joe Denny; sargeant-at
arms, Joseph Williams; assis
tant sargeant-at-arms, Albert
Williams; cor. secretary, Frank
Howard, Jr.; financial secretary,
J. C. Starrish; council: Ben Lie
brant, Henry Denny and Mark
Williams.
Seventeen new members have
been added to the list of Broth
erhood members this year and
our camp is growing in strength
and spirit right along.
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JUNEAU
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On the 17th of January the
rebuilt A. N. B. Hall was dedicat
ed with appropriate ceremony
The building was put up without
any assistance in any manner
from outside source and the pro
gram also was the child of the
thought of the men of the or
ganization. A large and very
enthusiastic audience took part
in the program which went
through without a hitch.
The hall has a large banquet
•oom upstairs and also a large
balcony on the sides and one end
of the building; below on the
main floor are convient rooms fo
the Brotherhood and Sisterhood
A large main floor takes the
greater portion of the floor space
with stage and restrooms on
each side of the stage.
The floor center panel, a re
plica of the A. N. B. official pin.
is finished in yellow cedar and
Phillippine mahogany.
The officers of the camp for
1931 are Frank P. Mercer, presi
dent; James Clark, vice presi
dent; Harvey G. Goodwin, secre
iary; Benjamin Willard, finan
cial secretary; Pete Smith
treasurer; David Wallace, sar
geant-at-arms.
Six new members have been
initiated into the Camp since
'convention.
| The following was used in the
dedication of the new hall.
Dedication Act
PRESIDENT—For the glory oi
the Alaska Native Brotherhood
and for the upbuilding of its
principles.
MEMBERS—We dedicate this
house.
PRESIDENT—For exalting hon
est work, for beauty, and order,
and for higher ideals, in the
ranks of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood.
MEMBERS—We dedicate this
house.
PRESIDENT—For mental dis
cipline, for the practice, and ap
preciation of brotherly love.
MEMBERS—We dedicate this
house.
PRESIDENT—For the enoble
ment, of each member, and for
the refinement of character, for
the perfection of this camp.
MEMBERS—WE dedicate this
house.
PRESIDENT—For the spirit of
service, for ability to administ
er to others, for encouraging the
Natives in their advancement to
£„ place among the cultivated
races of the world.
MEMBERS—We dedicate this
house.
MEMBERS TOGETHER
To the honor, and to the ser
vices of the Alaska Native Broth
erhood, we dedicate this house
in the name of the Father and
the Son and the Holy Ghost,
world without end. AMEN.
Prayer of Dedication .
.Reverend C. C. Saunders
Juneau Camp Song... Membersj
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The visiting church delega
tion from the Russian Orthodox
Greek Church of Sitka with their
bishop stopped here on their way
to Hoonah. Harold Bailey and^
Johnnie Littlefield stopped off
here to finish up the interior |
work of the church building.
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Last time tonight
“The Border Legions”
Saturday
“Troopers Three”
Sunday - Monday
“Sarah and Son”
Vitaphone Acts, Comedies end News Reels
Coming Soon:
“Movietone Follies;” “Cameo Kirby;” “The Golden
Calf” “Gold Diggers of Broadway;” “Cutch Men
Are Dangerous,” and Many others.
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New Tables And Equipment
| Dick Kuwata, Prop.
The Kake Salvation Army'
passed through here also and
expect to make another visit on
their way back to their home
town.
A new float has been put in
on the Chatham Strait front of
the village. The City Council has
put in this float for the accom
modation of the mailboat Este
beth. Heretofore the mailboat
called at Killisnoo but now the
office has been transferred to
Angoon. Mr. Sobolefi was ap
pointed postmaster but is telling
different ones that he has quit.
Perhaps.
The Bureau School children
are issuing copies of the Angoon
Public School news. It is the plan
to issue this weekly with a staff
cf reporters from the Bureau
School.
The Home League, Missionary
Society and the Sisterhood have
had coffee sales the past week
for the benefit of visiting delega
tions and friends.
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MAKES POOR ADVERTISING
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An Associated Press dispatch
released for publication tells
that “unseasonably deep snow
in the coast mountains of South
eastern Alaska has forced herds
of deer down to the seashore.
Food is very scarce. To ward off
starvation until enabled to
wander back into the forests1
funds raised by popular descrip
tion at several towns enabled an
aviator to make three trips a
mong the wild game, dropping
hay and straw for feed. The for
age was tied with twisted straw
ropes, which may be devoured
by the hungry deer.”
So far citizens of Petersburg
have not heard of any “unpre
cedented snow” in the coast
mountains. Lack of snow rather
has been the impression current
among those who have been out
along the coast. Feeding deer
baled hay is a debatable pro
position. Some of the men who
observed such feeding on another
occasion declare that deer would
smell of the hay and then go off
to eat sprigs and bows from trees.
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OUTPUT OF SIXTEEN
INDUSTRIES
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There are sixteen industries
in the United States producing
an output valued at more than
one billion dollars a year each,
compilation from preliminary
reports of the 1930 census of
manufacturers shows, declares
the Manufacturers Record.
Heading the list is the automo
tive industry which had a pro
duction valued at $3,717,997 000
in 1929. Wholesale meat packing
ranks second with an output
valued at $3,356,849,000. Others
in the list are foundry and ma
chine shop products, petroleum
refining, electrical machinery,
newspaper and periodicals print
ing, women’s clothing, motor ve
hicle bodies and parts, bread
and bakery products, cotton
goods, lumber, railroads and
steam.
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TEN MILLIONS FOR
ANIMAL CONTROL
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The House of Representatives
passed a bill appropriating $10
000,000 annually for the next
ten years for federal cooperation
with states in the control and
extermination of predatory ani
mals.