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VOL. 4.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, JUNE 13, 1930
No. 48
Lyle Trial Set For
August 12
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The trial of Roy C. Lyle, pro
hibition administrator for the
Northwest, William M. Whitney,
Lyle’s legal advisor and Earl Cor
win, accused of conspiracy, viola
tion of the national prohibition
laws, tariff laws and acceptance
of bribery, was set by stipula
tion of counsel Charles P. Mori
arty, former United States as
sistant attorney and former Su
perior Court judge, as general
counsel for the defense and Tom
de Wolfe, chief assistant United
States attorney. The appear
ance of Judge Mariarty as coun
sel for defense was a surprise to
the prosecution and to others in
terested in the case.
Another surprise to the pro
liquor crowd which is backing
the prosecution of Lyle and oth
ers, was the appointment of
Charles E. Allen as United States
Marshal for Washington in place
of Marshal E. B. Benn. Between
the office of Benn and Lyle wai
a battle of considerable length
culminating in the laugh by Mr
Benn at the arrest of Lyle and
Whitney. The victory banquet
staged by the Wet Forces was a
rather sour affair with Benn dis
placed by the appointment of
Allen. This appointment was a
return slap at the minority Re
publicans who staged a repudia
tion of the Hoover policies and
administration at the recent Re
publican convention at Bel
lingham.
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KARL I. SIFFERMAN DEAD I?v
DEAD IN SEATTLE
Earl N. Ohmer, of the Alaskar
Glacier Sea Food Company wa:
notified by cable. Monday morn
ing of the sudden death of hi;
brother-in-law and partner
Karl I. Sifferman, of acute hear
attack. Shortly after receipt o^
the wire, Mr. Ohmer and L. B
Cornelius, caught the Alaska
Steamship Company’s steamer
Alaska at Scow Bay and were or
the way to Seattle. Funeral ser
vices were held Thursday morn
ing.
.. Mr. Sifferman was well known
here, having made several trip?
to Petersburg in past years anc
his many friends mourn his un
timely demise. So far as is knowr
Mr. Sifferman had not been ail
ing prior to the time of the fata
heart attack. He was a man in
the prime of his life, approxi
mately 45 years of age, an active
athlete and boxer. He leaves a
family of ten children.
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SEEK GOLD STAR MATIIERf
IN ALASKA
Adj utant Harold F. Dawes
of the local Post of the Ameri
can Legion, is in receipt of a let
ter from E. A. Tonseth of Fair
banks, Chairman of the Gok
Star Mothers’ Pilgrimage tc
France Committee, requesting r
search for possible Gold Sta
mothers in this locality. Th;
Congress of the United State
has made an appropriation t<
cover the expense of a pilgrim
age to France for the mothers o
men killed in action in the grea
war. At the time of compilin’
the lists, however, it appear,
there were none residing in thi
Territory. If any Gold Star
mothers have been overlooked
or if any have taken up their re
sidence in Alaska, they should!
immediately get in touch with!
Adjutant Dawes. JL
Bill Provides for
Station^CutJn_
Aaa. {Territory
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An appropriation of $85,000 for
the establishment and mainten
ance of agricultural stations in
Alaska is contained in the agri
cultural appropriation bill for
che nexjt fiscal year, now before
President Hoover for his signa
ture.
.. The bill provides that $8,000
of this amount shall be used for
buildings authorized by the Se
cretary of Agriculture. The Se
cretary also is authorized to dis
continue either or both of the
stations at Sitka and Kodiak,
according to his judgment ana
establish others where most
needed.
An appropriation of $139,000
will be available for the forest
administration of District No. 8
and it is also provided that $16,
JiiO wiii De available for the con
struction of a new boat for use
in Alaska.
The measure appropriates $64,
J00 for investigation and exper
iment concerning the production
md utilization of animals rais
ed for fur and meat in the Unit
ed States and Alaska,
Another item is $176,000 to be (
used for the investigation and ,
improvement and increase of the ,
l-eindeer industry and musk oxen
ui Alaska, incluaing the erection ,
of necessary buildings and the j
cooperation of other agencies. i
The bill specifies that not i
more than $3,000 be used for the i
purchase of land and construe- .
ion of headquarters buldings «
for use of the warden at Fort j
fukon.
JACK URATA WINS FIRST IN j
WRANGELL FIELD MEET ,
Jack Urata, 14-year-old son of (
Mr. and Mrs. R. Urata, fur farm- (
ers on the Standard Oil road out j
jf Wrangell, won the most points <
in the field meet held last week
jn the grade school grounds and t
the field meet penant will there- \
iore be held next year by the (
freshman Class. 1
Young ^Urata, who formerly t
attended school in Petersburg c
and is well known here, won first £
place in the 50-yard dash (boys j
i 1-14); second place in the 100
yard dash (boys free for all); se
cond place in the 100-yard hur
dles (boys free f or all); first
place in the high jump (boys 11
14); third place in high jump
(boys free for all); and was al
mmber of the firsst team in the
aoys 300 yard elay race.
Bobby Urata, Jack’s younger
brother also placed in several
3vents.
PETERSBURG MAN ON SQUAD ]
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Herbert Mjorud, graduate of
he Petersburg High School in
929, is a member of the Uni
ersity of Washington Freshman
acing crew which left Seattle
or points East. They will meet
he Wisconsin University crew.
The Alaska buffalo herd, lib
erated two years ago, is said to
)e feeding near McCarthy.
John Anderson of the De
Leon Ensch, chiropractor, for
nerly of Petersburg but now lo
cated in Wrangell spent a few
lays here this week.
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Work on Shoemaker Bay High- °
ray, Wrangell began last week,
‘Behold the Flag”
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BEHOLD THE FLAG, ne’er
dropped in dust of defeat, sired
by revered fathers of the Revo
lution, their names imperishably
written in letters of gold ofi the
pages of Columbia’s hsitory, de
fying the ages.
BEHOLD THE FLAG, floating
in zephyrs of high heaven o’er
the eternal capital of a republic,
founded on the rock of righteous
ness, symbol of humanity’s fond
est, dearest hope, forever pro
claiming justice, human broth
erhood throughout the land.
BEHOLD THE FLAG, unstain
ed, untarnished, bejeweled gleam
ng in darkest night, her tri
lmphant march across the cen
turies a path of light Who dare
;ouch with profaning hand this
sleepless, majestic guardian of
m ardent people, strong, brave,
’ree?
BEHOLD THE FLAG, inspira
ion of a mighty race, mingling
n sentiment of cherished chil
Iren, native to her soil undefiled,
md lovers of liberty from every
dime, seeking naught but the
common good, yearning to serve
nankind ’neath sheltering aegis
)f the Red, White and Blue
BEHOLD THE FLAG, immor
alized by Washington, her beau
■eaus folds spread from Gulf to
toast by Jefferson, borne aloft
)y Lincoln in strife of heroes
hat united as one a sisterhood
>f States and blended the Blue
md Grey in fires of patriotism,
reserving every star in the shin
ing standard of national sover
eignty . May Old Glory in all the
flood of time wave with undim
med radiance and increasing
splendor over the fairest ex-i
panse of God’s earth.
BEHOLD THE FLAG, precious,
I sublime, inheritance, blessing of
America’s faith, power, unity,
sanctified by patriot blood. We
consecrate anew in o’erflowing
measure our hearts, our eager,
, willing service of hand and brain
to thy defense and greater glory.
In the sunlight of thy glowing
; colors, the moving story of thy
past, wonderous promise of the
future, mayest thou, guided by
the Heavenly Father, lead the
nations to loftier heights, nobler
aims, worthier deeds, till the
sword is beaten into the plow
shares and peace, benign, hal
| lowed peace dwells among all the i
j sons of men in a world republic
an.
| This well-known eulogy of
| “Old Glory” was written by I. I.
Murphy and printed first in the
| Topeka, Kans., Daily Capitol
early in 1917. This apostrophe
I was spread on the Congressional
Record, approved by all the war
veterans’ organizations and is
used in schools and for army,1
navy and marine purposes.
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BEHOLD THE FLAG, may it
ed for all it brought this nation
and may those benefits be pre
served to posterity.
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flans FOR BIG fourth present plans of the committee
| in charge of the affair work as
Petersburg will have a Fourth as planned.
I July celebration this year) in financing the affair, the
lat will be long remembered, if jcofmittee has met with a gener
ous response from all the busi
ness houses. The committee is
making effort to arrange a pro- \
gram on different lines from
those of other days. They ask
the cooperation of every citizen, t
Mineral Areas to
Be Covered by
Geologists |
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Six parties of the United States
Geological Survey will be in the I
field of the Territory of Alaska
this summer, and Phillip S.
Smith, Chief Alaskan Geologist,
will spend some time in the field j
also, according to an announce- J
ment made by the Department
of the Interior. The projects in
clude exploratory and reconnais
sance, geologic and topographic
surveys in several parts of the
north and more detailed examin
ation of certain tracts.
Southeast Alaska Work
In Southeast Alaska, a topo
graphic party in charge of Mr.
R. H. Sargent, is continuing the
mapping of certain parts of the
region adjacent to Ketchikan.
The field work of this party will
be greatly facilitated by the use
of pictures of the tract taken
from airplanes by the Navy De
partment at the request of the
Departments of Interior and
Agriculture. The photograph
ing of sections of Southeast
Alaska by the Navy expeditions
has furnished the geological sur
vey with nearly 50,000 pictures
which will serve as the basis for
compiling drainage maps of that
region These pictures will be
worked up into preliminary
maps as rapidly as funds and
personnel permit, and then
parties on the ground will com
plete the topographic mapping
The surveys by Mr. Sargent, this
summer, will complete a tract of
about 2,000 square miles that
has thus been in course of sur
vey for several years.
Another project in Southeast
Alaska will consist of minera!
investigations in the newly dis
covered lode areas in the vicin
ity of Taku River, east of Ju
neau. This work will be assign
ed to Mr. B. D. Stewart, Super
vising Mining Engineer, whose
headquarters are at Juneau. If
time permits, Mr. Stewart wil) (
also carry on general studies of
mineralzation in the Chicagoff
region.
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Mrs. Peder Lund is making a -
trip to Juneau on the Northland
today.
Salmon Buyers
Get Plenty Fish
One of the largest lots of
king salmon ever taken in over
the Petersburg Cold Storage Co,
dock, was on the floors early this
week. Landings from C. C. Mun
dy pick-up-boats were reported
as follows: Magnolia, 24,000 lbs;
Sokol, 12,500 lbs., Capt. Billy
Stafford, 5,500; “Circle H.”, Capt.
Harvey, 5,500; Capt. Bell of the
Wanderer, 5,000, bought for the
account of Oxenburg Bros. The
Katie of Kake, Capt Charles
Newton, brought in 2,300 lbs., for
New England. This is in addi
tion to a considerable quantity
of fish from the local trollers.
Prices at Petersburg run 20-10-6
for trolled fish with a maximum
of 14 cents for gilled salmon.
The king salmon run at Sitka re
ported the heaviest in several
years, has slacked up a bit.
One hundred eleven tierces of
kings have been packed to date
as against 21 on the same date
last year.
.. Halibut landings for the week
include the Gjoa, 6500, sold to
Ness for Washington Fish &
Oyster Co.; the Northpole, 4,000,
New England; Rambler, 5,000 to
Marlyn; M-23, 1200; Raider 2,
000, New England; Teddy J. 10,
000 and Kennebec, 6000, New
England. Halibut prices for the
week ranged around 9y2-5y2 to
10-6. The Thelma M. was on
the boards, Thursday morning
with 6,000 unsold. The Mitkoff
sold her trip of 43,000 in Prince
Rupert at 11.70 and 6.
TAKU OUTLOOK HOPEFUL IS
A .J. ENGINEER’S OPINION
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There is reason to hope that
ane and possibly more mines will
be developed in the Taku region,
P. B. Bradley, consulting engin
eer of the Alaska-Juneau Gold
Mining Company, told the Ju
neau Chamber of Commerce re
cently. Mr. Bradley cautioned
igainst expecting consummation
>f mine development and oper
ation too soon, pointing to the
clow development of the Alas
Ka-Juneau, now one of the
greatest operations in the world,
vhich was first started in 1885 or
15 years ago. It was 30 years
after discovery that the real in
dustry was started. It took ten
fears to bring in the Bunker
iill-Sullivan mine in Idaho, Mr.
3radley pointed out( adding that
or the past five years the com
aany has been developing prop
erty in Eastern Canada and it
vill be several more years before
t is ready to put on a plant of
■eal capacity..
NATIONAL W. C. T. U.
WORKER IS LOCAL VISITOR
Miss Helen Louise Byrnes, field
ecretary for the National Wo
nan’s Christian Temperance
Jnion, arrived in Petersburg on
Friday last from Wrangell and
;ave a series of lectures in the
jUtheran and Presbyterian
Churches and in the Salvation
irmy Barracks.
Miss Byrnes is an ordained
ninister of the Methodist Epis
opal Church. Her lectures on
emperance, in Petersburg, was
nstructive and of great power.
Frank Barnes, Jr., of Wrangell
/as graduated from high school
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Pete Beaudre is a visitor in Pe
erstourg today.