VOLUME NO. 5.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, DECEMBER 19, 1930
NUMBER 22
Seattle Fur Exchange
Fur Auction Salt
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Sale of wild game fur cn the
Seattle Fur Exchange mart;
showed a marked decline ovei
the sales of last year according
to the recent report from this
company. Silver fox which was
a feature item sold at an aver
age of $10.50 with a top price ol
$250. Red fox fared poorly as the
best lot sold at $35.50 with only
about 25 per cent of the lots sold:
White fox showed a marked de
cline and hold-over mink sold
at an average of $3 with a few
fresh lots bringing in from $7 to
$9. Otter went for $17.25 to $22.
while beaver hardly had any
takers with a portion of the of
fering going at $20 for the large
and extra large and the average
going for $13.15. Wolf called for
$11 while ermine could not
command more than 75 cents.
The next sale will be the 27th of
January.
AT THE MacGREGOR
Friday and Saturday nights
you will see Eddie Dowling and
Betty Compson in “Blaze o’
Glory” the story of the man who
left his bride behind him and
went away to fight for his coun
try in a blaze o’ glory, but re
turned to become involved in a
love triangle that tried his soul
and brought him to the very
steps of the gallows.
On Sunday and Monday Bus
ter Keaton in “Free and Easy”
holds the front and interest at
The MacGregor. The King of
Comics* clowns at a great rate
in this inside view of Hollywood
life and love. He breaks into the
movies—you’ll love the blend of
screen notables and long, loud
laughs in this picture.
Next Tuesday “Hoot Gibson”
is “The Concentrating Kid” a
Universal picture with Kathryn
Crawford and a splended cast
supporting him. Radio-Romance,
and rustlers bring action galore
in this splendid Western. Now
there’s radio on the ranches.
And with its help. Hoot Gibson
rounds up a gang of law-break
ing troube-makers and finds
himself a sweetheart. Loads of
laughs and lots cf thrills in the
‘Concentrating Kid.’ Wednesday
afternoon this same picture will
be shown at a matinee and that
night the house will be dark so
that the personnel may enjoy
their Christmas at home.
AT THE COLISEUM
Richard Dix in “The Love
Doctor” will be shown at the
Coliseum Saturday night only
When a young doctor vows that
ro woman shall come between
him and his career, passes out
sage advice to his friend? on hov,
to v/in or aviod love, and then
fails like a ton of bricks wher
his own system is used on him—
you have a lot of fun. Romance
a doctor in love with his nurse
only he doesn’t know it until sh<
upsets a canoe and has to be res
cued. Then Doc thinks he cai
inoculate himself against thos<
dreadful love germs, but “come
to” just before he is entanglec
into marriage with another.
Gale Henry as the maid win
Insists upon reporting that th
doctor has no patients, Richan
Dix, telephoning in his own en
pagement to a girl he does no
love—after making sure the te
lephone is out of order, the:
telling the family that he ha
accepted a position as hous
doctor for an insane asylum an
promising his future wife all th
pleasures of associating wit
Napoleon, George Washingto
and other eminent personage, i
a comedy vehicle that will mak
short the evening for those wh
see “The Love Doctor.”
Kennecott Mine Is
Hole In Ground
The Kennecott Copper Mine
for many years one of the great
est producers of copper has been
closed down and is now being
dismantled. For several years
rumors have been current that
this mine was petering out of
ore and that it was only a mat
ter of time when the company
would have to cease operations.
Last year when rumor was rife
that the ore was almost all gone, j
word went out that new strikes
Lad been made and that the;
j company was going into the j
i workings on a bigger scale. I
j Knowing wise ones refused to \
j credit these reports. Now the I
company itself has made public i
that it has ceased operations. j
The next big mine, or what is
now the big mine of Alaska is I
the Alaska Juneau Company of
Juneau. This mine has been on I
the edge of paying dividents for |
several years. A short time ago
\t announced that it has paid off
die last of its funded dept, $150,- i
51G, on its 7 per cent gold bonds, j
• all funded indebtness against j
the property.
Gross earnings of the com-;
oany for all the ll 'months ended ;
November 30 was $3,076,500 and ■
the net $978,800. Directors of
this mine held a meeting re
cently to discuss inauguration of;
aividants on common stock and;
it is expected that an initial |
rate of 40 cents a year will be j
declared the first quarterly pay- J
ment of 10 cents being payable
in February.
The richest mine is the Pre
mier of Hyder which is said to
be on the down grade in divi
dend payments. But it will pro
duce for its owners a good many!
more dollars before it follows;
suit of the Kennecott and leave
only a hole in the ground.
NOME AVAITOR IN PINCH !
| Drifting ice, broken away from
j shore by strong winds and high1
tides, nearly carried Pilot Joe
Crosson s airplane to sea before
he could make a dangerous take
off from the crumbling ice and
! fly to a safe landing place last
week, is a story by United Press. I
! Crosson was with Wilkins Arc
tic Expedition and was the first
j pilot to cross the Bering Strait
from Teller, Alaska, to the ice
■ bound motorship Nannuk in
i search of the late Pilot Ben Eiel- j
son. When the ice began moving
j seaward, carrying his unattend
ed plane with it, Crosson was
j hurried out to the ice in a Coast
1 Guard life boat. He started the
■ motor, and while the fast-mov
jmg ice rapidly crumpled on all
I sides, he made a quick take-off,
I soared over the rough, ice-filled
water, and flew' to Golovin Bay
. about ninety miles east of Nome.
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ALASKA SCHOOL SKETCHES
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■ | Preliminary sketches for
i: buildings for the industrial
3 school at Shoemaker Bay, near
5 j Wrangell, have been forwarded
1 to Washington by Architect Ells
I worth Storey of Seattle. His
) sketches cover eight of a series
j.of buildings which comprise the
I completed institution. The cost
- of the construction included in
II the work to be done next year is
-.estimated at $170,000. This
i school will function under the
s Bureau of Education.
e’ Work on the lands, approxi
i(mately eight acres has been let
e to Aft Carlson of Ketchikan at
a a bid of $18,500. The land is te;
a be cleared and ready for the
s construction crew by spring anc
e the completed buildings reads
o for occupancy by next Septem
ber.
I Game Commission After Long
Session Make Few Changes
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After completing its sixth an
nual meeting, the Alaska Game
Commission adjourned on Dec.
13 following a 22-day session.
During its meeting the Com
mission was faced with several
important, problems, some of
which had been discussed dur
ing previous annual meetings,
but on which, owning to lack of
information no action had been
taken heretofore.
Any changes in present re
gulations recommended by the
Commission at the meeting just
concluded wrill not be effective
until July 1, 1931. New Game
circulars announcing the chang
es in regulation will be printed
and distributed in time to be in
the hands of interested persons
by that date.
Having received favorable re
ports on game conditions
throughout most of the Terri
tory, the regulations affecting
seasons and bag limits on big
?ame will in general remain as
they are at present.
New Fur Districts Created
For more than ten years the
open seasons for taking fur
bearing animals have been gov
erned by the division of the Ter
ritory into three fur districts
The Commission has realized
for several years that these dis
tricts were inadeciuate to per
mit the setting of open seasons
at a t;me when the fur was at
its best. Nit it has been unwill
ing to attempt a revision and
create new fur districts until it
was in possession of more au
thentic information.
With the gathering of a vast
amount of information from all
sections of the Territory by its
wardens, and with suggestions
from many people conversant
with climatic conditions and the
primeness of furs in nearly
every section of Alaska, the
Commission has increased the
number of fur districts to eight.
Boundaries are Outlined
..The new district number one
includes Southeast. Alaska, as
far west as Cape Fairweather...
The new game law circular
containing the detailed descrip
tion of the boundaries of the
eight new fur districts will also
include a large map on which
the boundary, line will be shown.
Propagation Permits
Due to many complaints that
“THE TEXAN” AT COLISEUM—
SUNDAY.
The Virginian swept the na
tion! “The TEXAN” gallops with
it. Totally different in theme
jand locale, The Texan has the
same great outdoor action of
Owen Wister’s famous story; the
same elements of popular appeal
the same great star, Gary Coop
er. Cooper was the star in The
Virginian and in The Texan he
is the same rangy, swaggering,
lovable and romantic hero, fit
ting into these great western
roles as nobody else could—he
was born to them.
The story of The Texan, which
| will be shown commencing Sun
iday, is an inspiration from the
| pen of that greatest of Ameri
! can short story writers—O Henry
'and is staged and directed and
played in a manner that will al
ways make you remember this
fine story.
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Bill Holt reports for the Com
mercial Club that all is in readi
ness for the Community X-mas
tree, Monday, December 22. The
• school will furnish the program
and there will be a treat foi
! every child in town.
mink are becoming scarce in
some sections of the Territory,
the Commission has considered
it necessary to discontinue the
issuance of permits for the cap
ture of that animal during the
close season for propagation
purposes. The Commission be
lieves that this change is justi
fied to permit the mink to be
come re-established, and th.r
ittle inconvenience will resub
as domestic mink can be pur
(based for a nominal sum from
fur farmers in nearly every sec
tion of the Territory.
This new policy will become
"'ffective January 1, next. Under
present regulations, fur-bearers
captured alive during regular
open seasons cdn be retained for
propagation purposes if reported
to the Commission within 30
r,nvc- nfter the end of the open
season.
Tran1 ire Registration
The subject, of registration or
’ raplines was again carefully
'tudied. As the plan involves so
many difficult questions that
must be satisfactorily worked
0,11 before suitable legislation
can he rreposed, the Commis
sion has again deferred taking |
anv action.
To obtain much needed addi
tional information, the Com
mission lias prepared a form of
questionaira which soon will be
nln^ed in the hands of the game
wardens for distribution among
frarmers and vLher interested
persons. It is^ hoped that the
• raspers of Alaska will respond
o the Commission’s request and
aid it to Qbtaha additional in
formation bv p^Ung a copy of
this questional;*" r'*om the near
est game warden and complet
ing it. The Commission will also
appreciate any suggestions that
any one may care to offer on a
plan ot registering tranlines.
The Commission is confident
..hat registration of traplines on
a satisfactory basis would be or
double benefit. It would give
a large measure of protection to
each trapper, now unavailable,
by preventing others from en
croaching on the areas covered
by his registration. It would al
so make it profitable for the
.trapper to protect the animals,
permitting the breeding stock to
increase, and thus insure him of
a normal take every season.
“HAPPY DAYS” —WEDNESDAY
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“We’ll Build a Little World of
Our Own” is the title of one of
the outstanding numbers in
•Happy Days,” Fox Movietone
song romance which will be at
the Coliseum beginning next
Wednesday. This song is sung by
Charles Farrell and Janet Gay
nor. These two favorite actors
are included in the 100 or more
stars of the stage and screen who
appear in this picture which
was produced on the most lav
ish scale any all-talking produc
tion has yet enjoyed. The en
semble embraces such other per
sonalities as Will Rogers, Victoi
McLaglen. Edmund Lowe, El
Brendel, Marjorie White, Frank
Richardson, Walter Catlett
George Jessel, William Collier,Sr,
! James J. Corbett. Ann Pening
jton, Sharon Lynn, Tom Patricc
la, George MacFarlane, Warnei
Baxter, David Riolling ,Nick
Stuart, Whispering Jack Smitl
and George Olsen and his mus
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C. C. Mundv left for Wrung?,
to spend the holidays with IT
family.
“Beauty Shop” Was
Brilliant Affair
One of the best local talent
performances ever staged in Pe
tersburg was presented at the
MacGregor Theatre on Wednes
day and Thursday evenings. The
play, a musical comedy entitled
The Beauty Shoppe” was given
under the auspices of the Bene
volent and Protective Order of
i' ks for the benefit of the P. T.
\. gymnasium fund and was en
husiastically received by the
large audiences which were pre
ent at both performances. More
'han sixty local ladies and gent
i omen, making up the big cast
\nd chorus, have been rehears
:ng most intensively for the past
■leven days in preparation for
his event. Mr. and Mrs C. H.
I ewis, professional directors,
>ave taken the entire responsi
' i ity from the beginning and
>ave demonstrated remarkable
powers of organization, leader
hip and managerial ability in
leparing the unusually large
"ast 'or such a pretentious per
ormance in so short a time.
Three hours of entertainment
and ve’ll say there wms not a
dull moment. The play is full
sparkling comedy, snappy dan
res and peppy chorus numbers.
Ml the members of the cast
olayed up to their parts in a
manner that brought down
he house with ringing applause
end repeated encores. Gladly
would we mention evei’y mem
ber of the cast for they well de
served the praises which are be
ing showered upon them as well
us the thanks of the people of
Petersburg for the time and ef
fort they have given in order
that they might not only enter
lain rs but promote a cause
which will make Petersburg a
,'r'ttcr place in which to live.
The names of the entire cast
wore printed in The Alaskan
'art week, and it turns out that
or ah one was most fortunately
"art in a peculiarly fitting part
and most appropriately costum
ad. Everyone enjoyed the play to
the utmost and we wish such
things might come oftener.
IIANSETH BOOSTS GYM
NASIUM FUND
At the regular meeting of the
Uuty council Monday evening
; Councilman Ilanseth reported
that the earth fill at the water
works dam had been completed
and that the two thousand dol
lar price which had been form
erly agreed upon for the job had
been more than sufficient to
cover the cost. Previous esti
mates had been based upon c
fill of two thousand yards at an
1 estimated cost of one dollar per
| yard. When the task was com
pleted he found that 8,120 wheel
! barrow loads of earth were suf
ficient.. He presented a bill tc
the city for $1200 and requested
j i hat the balance of $800 be turn
: ed over to the P. T. A. for the
I benefit of the gymnasium fund
j thus bringing appreciably near
; er the day when Petersburg
I school will have a proper gymna
isium. Hats off to Hanseth—he
could have claimed the entire
two thousand and have beer
strictly within his rights.
A. R. Han^c.i requeued in the
name of th * lAaska Native
Brotherhood i let upon which te
build a new ..-.1!. It was the ex
pressed opinion of the counci
that if the lot u question is a
vailable it should be :r u ^ferret
to the organ: / dion at a pr.-ce o
one dollar.
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Mrs. Jack Isom received wore
’ today of the death of her fath
er in Oregon.
Contributors To
Pioneers Xmas Fund
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Peter Lund, Bill Isaacson,
John Adams, Chris Gronseth,
Fryer Machine Works, Bank of
Petersburg, Bill Holt, Telephone
Exchange, Dr. T. Benson, Nea
Mathisen, Knud Stensiid, Dairy
Grocery, Swanson and Dahl, A.
O. Heimdahl, Thos. Swanson,
Chet Pechette, Chas. Greena,
People’s Drug Co., Chris Tveten,
Mrs. L. Reinke, Abe. Brackney,
Star Bakery, Piggly Wiggly,
John Thormodsater, Hogue and
Tveten, Harold Dawes, Dick Ku
wata, Sing Lee, Alaska Cafe,
Rasmus Enge, R. York, Jack Ot
ness, O. K. Lein, Ole Knudsen
Paul Owens, Chris Grigsby, C. V.
Brown, Fred Patten, E. E. Sarff,
The Trading Union, Johnas Ol
!sen, Erling Johanson, E. A. Bak
ter, Dr. R. G. Smith, Frederick
Nelson, Frank Herrmann, Car
roll Clausen, C. H. Louis, T.
Goodman, Grand Cafe, Earl N.
Ohmer, Johnny Johanson, C. M.
Yrchbold, The Alaskan, H. Oya
ma, Frank Murata, Dr. J. Rude.
Carl Jacobson. MacGregor Thea
tre, II. J. Stoll, H. R. Robinson.
F. C. Mancal, Emil Poison, Nor
thern Sea Food Co., John Camp
bell, John G. Olson, Ed Locken.
Coliseum Theatre, Petersburg
Press, M. A. Missick, R. Allen
Chas. Mann, O. R. Ekrem, G.
'Taftcland. A Friend, A. Henden,
Ole Frisvold, Ch”is Skuggevik.
Andrew Peterson, Joe Murphy.
N. H. Espeseth, John Kolstrand
/'mounts solicited by eacn—
Hal Cawthon.$104.50
A. O. Elstad .65.50
Dance .57.60
Chas. Mann.14.00
Total.$241.60
The hall rent was paid out o'"
the amount taken in on the
dance and about $15.00 of the
Diet ) amount given above war
| -aised by fines in the dance.
T take this means, in behalf of
jw. D. Gross, of Juneau, to
1 hank the people of Petersburg
who so generously aided in mak
ing this years drive for the old
Pioneers Home at Sitka, a real
access. I wish to especially
thank Mayor Ohmer for actine
as police judge and Master of
i Ceremonies at the benefit ball,
also the Petersburg Press for
; ponsoring the drive, the Wheel
er Drug Co. and the Jacobson
Jewelry Store for furnishing the
music score, the Alaskan for thp
publicity given, Harold Van fleet
for his services as Vitaphone
Operator, and the Strom Broth
ers who so ably assisted Mayor
Ohmer in collecting fines at the
dance.
Sincerely yours,
Hal E. Cawthon
Chairman Petersburg Div.
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DISMISSAL WHITNEY CASE—
Tom DeWolfe, assistant U. S
Attorney for King County, Wash,
has asked for the dismissal of
the perjury charges against
-William Whitney, legal advisor
to Roy C. Lyle, former prohibi
tion administration for the
Northwest. These men were ac
nuitted of the charges of con
spiracy to defeat the laws they
were sworn to enforce and of re
ceiving bribe money from liquor
runners. The sneciflc charge a
gainst Whitney arose out of a
1 case wherein he was accused of
giving false testimony in the
' trial of Sylvester A. Moore, Dr
George W. McCrary and Henry
' Brie, in February of 1926.
It is said that efforts are be
! ing made to have Senator Wes
' ley L. Jones of Washington se
1 cure a place for Lyle on the
c Federal payroll. The national
administrator, during the trial
jof Lyle and Whitney indicates!
1 that Lyle’s connection with that
- department was permanently
| at an end.
Wrangell Light Co.,
in Trouble
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A lot of dissatisfaction has
oeen evident the past year or
so with the electric service
rendered to the town by the
Wrangell Light and Power Co.
This company has been in fin
ancial distress for the past
couple of years and last wee!;
was threatened with closure by
their failure to pay a $900 oil
bill at the Union Gas Company’s
Plant. Mayor Diemart called a
meeting of the council and ad
vised them that unless this a
mount was paid by the company
it would be forced to shut down
operations throwing the city in
to darkness. The bill was order
ed paid by the council with the
understanding that it would re
main a lien against the operat
ing company until the obliga
tion was discharged. This ac
count is to be automatically dis
charged by quittance of month ■
ly municipal light b:lls unde*
the contract.
The company haf- offered tr
^ell or lease the plant and Iran
mission lines for a term of years
Phe offer was rejected. Steps
‘iave been taken, however, to
'save an appraisal of the value
of the plant and equipement
probably with the view to our ■
eha~e the plant and thebe' ”
making municipal institution of
't. In this many feel that the
‘own will take a step forward.
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RELIANCE ONE HIGH BOAT
OF FISHING FLEET
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The high boat of the halibut
fleet making their headquarters
at Ketchikan for the season of
1930 was the Reliance I owned
by Captain Richard B’endheim
who brought in a total of 173.
340 pounds of halibut and 32,
S22 pounds of sable fish. This
mid for$21,304.38 making each
man’s share $2,114.80 for the
season.
Reliance I is a seine boat 82
reet long. 13.6 feef wide and 7.6
feet deep. It was built in 19°0
in Seattle. Wash., and carries a
rew of five men including the
master.
Captain Blendheim was born
in Norway July 20. 1894. He has
been an active member of the
halibut fleet on the Pacific
Coast for 13 years and a resident
of Ketchikan for the same
length of time. lie became the
owner of the Reliance I in 1924.
—Ketchikan Tribune.
THOMAS BASIN WORK TO
START NEXT SPRING
The emergency appropriation
bill recommended by the presi
dent for the relief of unemploy
ment passed the house on Tues
day and it carries an item of
822.500.000 for river and harbor
projects.
Delegate Dan Sutherland has
been assured by army engine'
ers that this bill includes the
project for the dredging of the
Thomas Basin and two other
separate Alaskan projects.
Work on the Thomas Bacin
is sure to be started in the
spring according to the assur
'ances received by Sutherland
and senate approval of the mea
sure is looked for immediately.
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The American Federation of
Labor reports that unemploy
ment increased generally thru
out the country during the
month of November. They esti
mate, by the first week of this
month, that 4,860,000 wage
earners were without jobs.
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The Community Christmas
Tree exercises will be held on the
22nd.