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VOL. 3.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, MARCH, 8, 1929
NO. 34
School Bill Before
Senate, luneau
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Senator Will Steel of the First
Division is sponsor of Senate
Bill No. 4 which is an act to
amend the school law passed at
the previous session of the le
gislature.
The original bill providing for
Territorial support of schools in
incorporated towns of Alaska
presented two years ago by Re
presentative William L. Paul was
saddled with a joker which lim
ited appropriations on basis o'
school costs in 1927. This hurt
virtually all towns with the ex
ception of Juneau and Ketchi
kan. The bill presented this le
gislature by Senator Will Steel
of the First Division, corrects
the deficiency of the law.
It provides that 85 per cent of
the total amount expended for
maintenance of public schools in
the incorporated towns shall be
refunded SUCH city AND schoo'
district from the Territorial
treasury FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
Provided building expenses, con
struction. repairs etc., shall not
be considered maintenance in
the meaning of the act. That IN
ADDITION to the refund pro
vided, the Territory shall pay a
tuition of $30 annually for stu
dents living outside of the in
corporated limits of such city or
school district and not provided
for with adequate school facil
ities or their residence. The pro
• viso in the bill being that the
student shall have attended the
School not less ban 140 days in
any school year. This also shall
be paid from the territorial
treasury to the schools as pro
vided in the law. All acts or
parts of acts in conflict with this
measure, is also repealed.
A JUDGE UNDER INQUIRY
Judge Francis Winslow of the
southern district of New York, is
being investigated with a view
to possible impeachment pro
ceedings. Senate approval of
a House resolution ordering the
inquiry was secured at the in
stance of Senator Norris.
Plan Long Highway
Mr. Paul Rickert, president of
the Fairbanks Chamber of Com
merce while in port last week.
showed Earl Ohmer a map of a
proposed international highway
to connect from the Fairbanks
roads through Haziltine to Van
couver and Seattle. The expense
of the project to be borne by the
United States and Canadian
governments. At the present es
timated cost of road construc
tion in the interior, this road is
expected would cost approxi
mately seven million dollars.
Connecting with Lincoln High
and other roads to the east, it
would be one of the longest
continuous roads, if contsruct
ed, in existence. Considerable
enthusiasm and support is giv
en the project all along the line
and international highway clubs
organized to push along con
structive effort to secure favor
able action on the part of the
national governments.
The matter was endorsed by
the local club.
Mr. Rickert further asked the
endorsement of change of elec
tion dates in the fall and the
change of date of legislative
meeting.^ This met with a cold
shoulder from the Club. It was
not deemed proper to throw oper
elective franchise to residents oi
Seattle who cannot now qualify
under our election laws.
O'Malley Heading For
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The nun. jrienry o Mailey wiii
oe iii u luicau snortiy to appear
ueiOxC une lenuorui i_itgisia
uuro wiOii stjiuc or me desires ox
mu uuieuu oi fisheries. J usu
What mo uujGCi-iVe is no one
lias iic~vxvt. nowever, import
uoiiiuiji liOiii authentic sources
oiiat u. Vvin appear before the
.egLauiure.
Uub meeting is Good
j-^e Wednesday evening meet
ing oi tne local Chamber oi
Jommerce was tne largest in
point oi attendance and best in
point oi interest, heid in many
a moon.
Much interest was sliown in
various problems and they were
laceu in ah seriousness which
augers ior tne good oi the com
munity.
Following usual routine, com
munications were read irom
xi.eucxiiis.an, be war a and Wran
gCxi enuoisxng the resolution
wailed here praying ior an ap
propriation oi $oO,Uju ior pre
datory animal control work. In
the same letter advising' oi the
action oi the Seward Club, was
a request mat action be tanen to
curb the prolific spread oi the
sea lions which are becoming a
nuisance in the Westward sec
tion ana destructive ox salmon,
iiis local Club endorsed tnis re
laxation and whi further call at
! tention to the Bureau oi Fish
: lies to the facts that while the
sea iioiis are protected in Alas
ka, tne Canadian government is
paying a bounty on the same an
imal and sending boats equipped
with machine guns to destroy as
many as possible each year.
A letter of appreciation was
received from the Governer re
lative to local action on need oi
a demonstration fur farm in
Alaska and in appreciation ol
support given the predatory an
imal control appropriations.
A letter from Paul G. Reding
ton, head of the biological sur
vey at Washington in appreci
ation of the same subject mat
ter.
A letter from Delegate Dan
Sutherland advising that sen
ate appropriations of $12,000
for predatory animal control
was cut to $5,000 and passed by
the House.
Senator Benjamin accepted
appointment of the local Club
to act as its representative at
the All Alaska Chamber conven
tion to be held the middle of this
month. His views are identical
with the general view of the
Club—impractical because of ex
pense of maintaining such an
organization and not feasible in
j practice.
! Fur Farms Developing
| Of considerable interest are
■the Yukon Fur Farms, across
! the Narrows where over two
hundred mink are stocked and
propogated. The business has
possibilities of developing into
one of the biggest and best in
dustries in this locality if not in
the Division.
Jess Ames, active manager,
waxes eloquently enthusiastic
. when he describes the potential
possibilities of the farms. And
from all indications, with good
reason. A trip over to the farms
at this would be especially in
; teresting to many, as the busi
i ness is conducted in such a way
: that a very good perspective of
", the business and conditions may
be obtained.
I Washington News
Letter
mis weeK uie President sigi:
v. one uni uo permit boxing cor
in Lire idiitoiiub. ill
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mji.jHi.il legislature will now hav
to enact laws to put tne Cor
gressional act into effect 1
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me Pacinc Coast Clam Car
net .> Association, represente
..ere in vVasmngton beiore tn
vvuys and Means committee, o
_vii'. muemaxer 01 Portland, Ore
lOrmeriy a memoer oi tne Ore
6oii Fisa ana Game Oommissio
vv iii ask, wiien tne tree list i
reamed next week tor a dut
oi. oiiirty-iive per cent ad vai
orem on canned clams importe
lino me United States.
ane importation ot canne
clams from Japan is causin
some alarm uo the America,
mouiieers. 'inere were six thou
sana cases ot Japanese ciani
landed in San Francisco lat
year and about seven hundre
cases at Seattle. Greatly in
creased importations of this ar
cicie from Japan are looked to
m 192J.
The Cordova Chamber c
Commerce has passed a resolu
Aon for this proposed duty o
canned clams and Delegat
Sutherland has presented thei
resolution to the Ways an
Aiems Committee.
The Prince Rupert Closin
proposition seems to have quiet
rrl down some and it is rumore
nere that the Ketchikan busi
less interests have desisted' an
will not -press for this tariff ie
gislation. Sutherland says tha
tiiey will have to “show me
right up to the time the ne^
tariff law has been signed.
John Ballaine of Seward, Alas
ka has spent the past tw
months in Washington in con
nection with birch timber pro
ject in the Susitna valley. H
aeparts for Seattle next weel
There is said to be a splendi
market for birch lumber in tli
large cities of the Atlanti
Coast and by reason of the lo^
freight rates through the cam
it may be possible to land th
Alaska product in this marke
at a profit.
Mr. Axel Moen, delegate to th
Seamen’s convention in Wash
ington, as representative of th
Deep Sea Fishermen’s Unio
will leave for Ketchikan, Mon
day next to join his halibu
catching vessel. He is a mem
ber of the crew of the schoon
JTfcUclgUXl.
FIFTY BUCKS A LOOK
Washington is now very bus
preparing for the inaugeratio
of President Hoover. It cost
fifty dollars to look out of th
window in the Willard, Wash
ington and Raleigh hotels whil
the parade is passing. Pennsy]
vania Avenue is pretty well lir
ed with seats. These seats ai
sold by the inaugeral commit
tee and the proceeds used to d€
; fray many expenses incident t
the celebration
| Washington, Week of Febrr
i ary 23rd.
Still the tariff hearings hoi
{the attention of business thrr
out the country. The Ways an
Means Committee is in •sessio
from ten a. m. till five p. m. e\
ery day except Sunday. Hur
dreds of visitors from all ov<
the United States sit in the auc
ience chamber waiting the
turn to present their views o
the special item in which the
are interested.
A strong effort is being mac
to place a 45 per cent tariff c
; Now President Hoover
! . . Herbert Hoover and Vice Pres
! ident Charles Curtis were duly
iimugerated and sworn into of
nee Monday Marcn the Fourth.
- . . Congress adjourned to meet in
e April and the “lame ducks'’ re
e urn to their homes with their
■- portfolios closed,
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inai hunter left this week for
uunau wnere he will appear be
tore the Territorial Legislature
m the interest of the Biological
Department. In a special meet
ing held by the local Chamber
of Commerce, Mr. Stewart ask
ed the Ciub to put itself on re
cord as to the use of poison. He
declared that during the winter
months it was impractical to
runt or trap wolf; and that the
only practical solution of the
predatory animal situation in
Alaska during the months when
snow was on tne ground, was by
die use of poison by men prop
erly trained in its use.
He called attention to the pe
tition sent to the Governor by
Die people of Kake village in
protest of the use of any poison
anywhere in their vicinity. He
-died that it was his opinion
-hat if much opposition is pre
sented appropriations for this
work would be cut down at
Wasnington. Tiiis would leave
in Alaska a condition that would
not permit of satisfactory pre
datory animal control. He as
.red the Club that the use of
poison was not promiscuous and
it was his opinion that it would
nob affect the fur bearing ani
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Mr. Ernest Kirberger of Kake
was asked by the president of
the Club, Mr. Ohrner, to give an
expression of his views on the
matter. He was emphatically
opposed to the use of poison and
gave some good reasons for
his opposition. A general dis
cussion was entered into by the
several members of the Club af
ter which motion was made to
support Mr. Stewart along the
lines of his report.
Mr. Stewart will have the mat
ter before the legislature. He
will also urge the legislature to
make a law which will be more
practical in application. Under
the present system it costs a
man considerable to travel sixty
or a hundred and sixty miles to
make affidavit before a United
States Commissioner. He be
lieves that postmasters should
be permitted to take affidavit of
and proof of killing. He will
further urge the legislature to
raise the bounty on wolves so
that there will be more induce
ment for bona fide residents to
go out to hunt, trap and kill the
animals.
' | Jonathan H. Waggoner, hcief
1 cf the Alaska Division of the 3u -
jre?id of Education is broadcast
ing over KOMO each week mes
sages to the teachers employed
by the bureau in Alaska. This is
made possible thru the generos
d ity of KOMO which gives tne
time and use of equipment with •
d out charge.
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When the Jones Bill imposing
heavy penalties on violators of
the prohibition laws was being
attacked in the Senate, Senator
Blease of South Carolina, de
clared that “he wouldn’t report
a bootlegger if I saw him selling
whiskey and taking money for
it.”
Fan Air on Steamboat
Service I
The suogject of steamer ser- j
vice met with plenty of discus- |
sion at die Commercial Club 1
meeting and various pnases 011
tne prooiem brought out.
ft wus stated that between;
now and first of June were sev- |
era! bad breaks of 12 or more!
days without any service to this
port; and the situation in the
local halibut marts a very seri
ous one. Already, because of
better service boats with fares
haa to pass up Petersburg ana
go south oecause the best price
offered was only freezing price,
and the sellers felt they were li
terally frozen out of the local
market. This will continue to
the hurt of the town in general.
Mr. Edward Locken brought
an inquiry from the Adiral Line
relative to the same problem and
wanted an expression whihc* he
could forward his company.
Tidal conditions, navigation
problems had nothing to do with
the matter acording to some as
the Alaska on its last trip north
passed through on 4 foot above
a minus tide. Some believed
Petersburg was just not on the
map, was a Jonah town or had 1
some evil repute which made it
the butt of service. Unsatisfac
tory mail delivery due to poor
service discommoded the people
of this town whose yearly ton
nage justified more and better
consideration. The greater part
of the evening was spent on this :
diverting problem which is an
nual business with the local :
Club.
A resolution was adopted re- i
questing the Alaska Steamship i
Company to give adequate south
bound service to take care of the
halibut buying situation in this
port and to keep gaps between
boats cut down to the average of i
other towns. <
Another petition was drawn :
up expresing an appreciation of i
courtesies and service given by :
i the Admiral line in the past and
Continued on page 4
TRADING IN ALASKA SHARES
Common stock, no par, of the
Alaska Pacific Salmon Corpora- 1
tion, totaling 200,000 shares,
were admitted to trading on the
San Francisco Curb Exchange.
The corporation is the Skinner
and Eddy Corporation which re- ,
cently acquired control of the
Alaska Consolidated Canneries,
the Deep Sea Salmon Company (
and other canneries. The com
mon stock admitted to the Curb
Exchange is the total outstand
ing of an authorized issue of
480,000 shares.
Banquet for Champs
Plans have been made, and
committees appointed to give a
banquet in the Sons of Norway
hall upon the return of the bas- j
ketball team from Fairbanks.;
This is in appreciation of their
game fight and defeat of the
Juneau high school team under
most unsportsmanlike odds and
unfair conditions.
It is planned that a dinner
will be served for which tickets
will be sold. Probably a dance
will be given after the “eats”j
and, of course, pow wow as per;
usual. j
Considerable enthusiasm is
being shown in the matter.
. .Middleton left for Rupert with
19,000 pounds of halibut today. .
Paul Fined For
Contempt Court
William L. Paul was on Mon
day of this week fined $175. for
contempt of court by the Hon.
justin Harding, newly appointed
judge of the district court of the
first Division. Mr. Paul appeal
ed the matter to the superior
court.
Last week, attorney Paul ap
peared before Judge Harding
petitioning for a writ of review
in the case of United States vs.
Maxfield Dalton, charged with il
legal fishing. In the petition it
vvas set forth that Judge Hard
ing was district at the time of
:he case when tried before jus
Lice of the peace at Craig; and
as one of the attorneys interest
ed in the case was not qualified
lo hear a review of the case.
Further that on February 21
n a conversation with attorney
Paul, Judge Harding stated that
.he pettion was identical with
x resolution drawn by the con
/ention of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood, presented to the
Senate Judiciary Committee in
apposition to his confirmation
md all of which he resented,
rhat, further, before the hear
ng of the evidence was heard in
support of the writ of review,
:he Judge said “I have reason to
mow these statements (refer
ring to contents of petition) are
jntrue;” and that by virtue of
;he statement, he might be a
naterial witness in the case.
The court censured Mr. Paul
severely according to reports in
Lhe Ketchikan press and re
quested an apology. A qualified
me being given—that if the
murt thot attorney erred or mis
represented.
Mr. Paul then requested to
present an amended petition.
Considerable conjecturing was
lone in court circles; if Mr.
3aul was unable to follow up his
aetition. he certainly must have
nisrepresented and if he did not
'bange his statements it was
generally believed the court
vould hold him in con.
;empt of court. As above re
corded. he was and is appealing
lecision before the Superior
Court.
Buddy and Ruby Jailed
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The little citizens of the town
were much excited Monday,
Decause of the activity of the
log catcher who was picking up
logs without tax tags. Little
Richard Henry told his mother
Jiat his dog “Buddy” was ar
rested by the judge and put In
I ail for drinking too much
moonshine and fighting on the
streets. “Ruby” told the judge
Dn “Buddy” but she got arrested
for fighting with all the other
logs. After daddy paid the fine
the judge let “Buddy” out but
If he got any more moonshine
and fought on the streets again
tie would be arrested and they
would kill him.” Wednesday it
was a sorrowful pair of little fel
lows when their dog disappear
ed again and they found out
that their “Buddy” was in jail
Junior spilled a few tears,
and would not be consoled when
told the “judge” made a mis
take and when he learned of it
would let the playmate out of
jail. Richard said, “That moon
shine is no good, it always gets
‘Buddy” in jail.” There was
much rejoicing among the little
fellows as their playmates were
released upon payment of their
tax.