The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-08
Native Municipal Officials Here to Consult with the Governor with Refer
 ence to Authority.
ARE BREWING BEE R
Some of the Natives Do This, but the Great Ma jority Are Opposed to
 to the Practice.

| Mayor Samuel Johnson of Angoon Eli Katanook, Shorty Johnson, Peter Dick, George Klushan, George John son. John Fred, Oscar James, An ! drew Davis and Archie Bell, mem bers of the City Council of Angoon Native municipality organized un der the laws of the Territory of Al aska and situated within two miles of Killisnoo, are in Juneau to con suit with Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr. with reference to the legal power oi their City Council with reference to the suppression of the manufacture of intoxicating liquor within their town for private consumption.
 The officials of Angoon say few of the citizens of their town believe hat, inasmuch as they can purchase cider in the towns of Alaska with mpunity, and inasmuch as they can not get cider at Angoon, they have q natural right to make beer for their own use at home.
 Therefore they have been brewing beer, and when brewed neighbors and friends are invited in, and they all get intoxicated.
 The City authorities, all Natives, have been arresting the offending citizens and lining them $25 for each offense While the beer makers pay .heir fines, they insist that the law, authorizing tn formation of Indian municipalitis, does not confer author ity on the municipality the right to enforce the dry law in Alaska.
 The custom of making beer is in vogue among small crowd of the Indians at Angoon and at Killisnoo, two miles away, according to the of ficials of Angoon, who are now it. Juneau The great majority of the Natives, they say, are opposed to the practice, and desire to stamp it out.
 The officials of Angoon will confer with Gov Riggs at his office this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
 Angoon officials will remain in Jul neau for several days.
 Activity at Angoon
 There is considerable activity in preparing for the coming fishing sea son at Angoon and Killisnoo, accord ing to Mayor Johnson. Most of the Natives have power fishing boats and these are being prepared for ser vice. Mayor Johnson is interested in more than one boat, and is advertis Angoon is a thriving little munici pality of a wholly Native population. There are over 200 inhabitants in the city, and it has good streets and sidewalks. The streets are lighted at night, and policed day and night. Right now the authorities at An goon are interested in securing a school C. w. Hawkesworth has prom ised them one for next year. There is a Government school at Killisnoo two miles away, where some 45 Ma these Natives of Killisnoo to move tc of Angoon are endeavoring to gel these Natives of iKllisnoo to move t6 Angoon, and reside there with theil | fellow Natives.
 | Officials Are Fine Bunch
 The visiting officials of Angoon all Natives, are a fine looking crowt of citizens They have all adopted the customs of white people, con verse in good English, and tak' pride in their Americanism and ci tizenship in the United States.
 They hold office by virtue of thu votes of their fellow citizens. Onc' each year City Council is elected The candidate for Councilman re ceiving the greatest number of vote It an election, where the Australian ballot is used, is declared to be May or At the election last year Samue Johnson received the greatest mum Der of votes, and is the Mayor. H, will retire at the end of his presen term. and take his place in the Coun cil. as one other received more vote than he at the recently held election