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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

A. A. Stomberg, professor of Swed-
ish language and history at the State
University of Minnesota, and son of
Swedish immigrants who settled on a
Minnesota farm in 1854, has left for
a years travel abroad, during which
he will lecture at the University of
Upsala, Sweden, on the subject of
Swedish immigration to the United
States. Professor Stomberg, who is
also president of the Swedish-Amer-
lean Historical society. will confer
with prominent citizens of Sweden
concerning arrangements now under
way for the Swedish tercentenary eel
ebrations to be held in 1892.
Remembered His Benefact0r.
Paul Swenson, former mayor of
Hopkins, Mimi, who died two weeks
ago at the age of 70, bequeathed in
his will $1,000 to each of the five
children of the late Niels Andersen in
Copenhagen, Denmark. as an appre-
citation of Mr.. Andersen's giving him
a job SO years ago when Swensen was
down and out" The children of
Mr.. Andersen also receive from Mr..
Swensen 10S shares in Landmarks
banker, Copenhagen.-Two thousand
dollars were willed to the Danebo
Old Peoples Home. Minneapolis. and
several other institutions were re-
membered in Mr.. Swensen's will;
large number of loans made to stu
dents. now attending schools. were
declared annulled. Mr.. Swepsen at
one time was a superintendent OF one
of the Minneapolis Threshing Ma
chine Company's plants, and also
president of the Security National
Bank OF West Minneapolis.
Appointment Official
Last week it was foreshadowed in
these columns that Edward Huitfeldt
Bachke, Norwegian minister to Fin
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18

.'What is that other fellow mad
about?" asked one fellow of another
at the dance recently. "Oh, he was
introduced to Miss, and he finally
asked her if he might call on her"
And what did she say" why she
asked him what he had to SELL"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
T. b. CLINIC AT SANDSTONE

There will be County Tubercu-
losis Clinic at Sandstone, Tuesday,
Aug. Goth. A Clinician has been Sc
cured from the staff at the Nopeming
sanatorium to conduct the Clinic.
Supt Skaaland is chairman, at Sand
stone. Further announcements next
week,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18

Eyes" said a reformer to a young
fellow. 1.-The doctor said when / was a
bow that I'd be feebleminded if /
didn't quit smoking" did. eh?" the
Young fellow answered, land why
didn't you quit"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18

PINE COUNTY AUTOS
NOT YET REGISTERED
Cars Not Reported on or Regis
tered for 1927 Auto Tax as
Required by Law.-Penalty
Mounts Up.

Required by Law.-Penalty
Mounts Up.
Secretary of State Mike Holm re-
Gently sent to Clerk of Court A. w.
Gum, list of the motor vehicles
register from Pine county in 1926
which were not registered in 1927, up
to July 18th. In most cases the pen
atty attached exceeds the original reg
istration tax SO that the amount now
due is practically doubled. The list
of names, addresses, and cars, follows:
Ebert, Raymond, Brook Park,
Scripps Booth Touring.
Ebreght, j. D., Route 8, Pine City,
Buick Roadster.
Felt, Arvid. Sandstone. Chevrolet
Touring.
Ford, Glenn A.. Hinckley, Ford
Roadster
Gervaise, Alfonso, Sandstone, Ford
Coupe.
Goad, VIM, Sandstone, Ford Tour
ing.
Gootschalk, F. j., Grasston, Ford
Touring.
| Granda, James, Willow River, Ford
Touring.
Haines, George, Hinckley, Ford
Truck.
Hale. Henry. Cloverton, Buick
Touring.
Hansen. Chris H.. Askov, Ford
Roadster.
| Hartshorn, Herbert E, Cloverton,
Ford Touring.
Hedge, VIM, Willow River, Ford
| Touring.
Aarlie, John, Kingsdale, Ford Tour
ing.
Andrews. Mark, Markville, Ford
Touring.
Antonson, Walberg. Sandstone,
| Chandler Touring.
Atchinson, Roy, Beroun. Buick
Roadster.
Bailey, V. L., Cloverton. Excelsior
NC.
Barnick, Elise, Sandstone, Ford
Roadster.
Bennett, Charles F.. Overland Tour
ing.
Campbell, w. ", Sandstone, Ford
Touring.
Christner, Fred. Cloverton. Ford
Touring
Clark, Elmer, Hinckley, Ford Tour
ing.
Cramblet, George, Pine City. Ford
Coupe.
Dinham Motor Sales Co., Ford Sc
dan.
Hejney, John c., Pine City. Ford
Coupe
Herman, F. W., Pine City. Ford
Touring.
Hoesch, r. H., Hinckley, Ford
Truck.
Irons, A. B., Hinckley, Ford truck.
Johnson, Hannah, Sandstone, Chew
rolet Coach.
Jurek, Ray, Sturgeon Lake, Monroe
Touring.
Kanis. Albert, Sandstone, Ford
Roadster.
Keller, o. R., Askov, Ford Touring.
Krantz, Joe, Hinckley, Ford Tour
ing.
Lindegaard, George, Askov, Ford
Sedan
Livingston, John, Pine City. Ford
Touring.
Mcleod, E. L., Willow River, Over
land Roadster.
Miller, ]. H., Sandstone, Ford Tsur-
ing.
Mowry, E. W., Hinckley, Ford Tour
ing.
Nelson. N. G., Bruno, Ford Tour
ing.
Oslund, o. E., Groningen, bort Road
ster.
Roll, Fred. Pine City. Overland
Touring.
Sackersen, Chas., Sandstone, Chew
rolet Coupe.
Schnapp. Roy, Pine City, Buick
Touring.
Smyth, w. H., Kingsdale, Gray
Touring.
Stephens, Chas P, Hinckley. Stude-
baker Touring.
Strom, Florence, Henriette, Ford
Coupe
Thomas. John, Lake Lena, Chew
rolet Touring.
Walberg, Earl. Sandstone, Ford
| Touring.
Walter, George, Henriette, Ford
Roadster.
Warren. C. L., Hinckley, Ford
| Truck.
Warren, Roy, Hinckley, Ford Truck.
Wheeler, H. B.. Cloyerton, Ford
Touring.
Will, j. B.. Finlayson, Ford Tour
ing.
Wind, Frank. Lake Lena. Ford
Touring.
Workman, Page, Sandstone. Ford
Touring.
Ziegler, F. W., Hinckley, Ford Tour
ing.
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The Alaskan., 1927-10-07
Meeting of Town
 Council
Sincerely yours,
 MAX JOHNSEN.

At the regular meeting of the City Council on Monday evening, October 3rd, J. L. MacKecknie, city electrician, reported that the frame work on the new power house was completed and work on the concrete foundation would be started as, soon as specifications were received
 Hans Wick, city marshal, report ed that he had completed the work of sounding the harbor and a chart of the harbor had been prepared by MT. Treffers. He also reported that the D street sewer would be cam pleted in a short time.
 In response to petition from Anderson Music House in Juneau requesting that their assessment on pianos be lowered as they only had seven in town, motion was passed reducing the amount from $20O0 to $125OOO.
 Anton Wallin also requested re- consideration of his property assess ment which was granted
 The Council also authorized the insulating of the bearings on the new generator to eliminate the shaft current which had caused so much trouble with the existing unit. This extra cost, the Pelton Water Wheel Company stated, would be $45.O0
 Steve Fryer presented plans for the extension of the heating system
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07
Cuts Fat Mellon

The Kennecott Copper Corpora tion which owns and operates the Bonanza, Jumbo and Erie mines in the Copper River Valley, and the Latouche Island mine paid a quarterly dividend of $1.25 on the share October 1st, to stockholders of record on September 2. This distribution amounted to $5,599, 9,03O on the 4.474,424 shares of stock issued and represented an in crease of 25 cents the share over the dividends paid in 1926. Earn ings for the first six months of this year are said to have been over $3 16 per share, but part of this amount comes from the Utah Copper Com pany, of which the Kennecott now owns 96 per cent.
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07
Alaska 5. 5, Co. Boats to Call at
 Petersburg

In line with their policy of service to Alaska towns, the Alaska Steam ship Company announces this weeb that it will give to Petersburg a bet ter winter service than has been en joyed for some time past.
 Beginning the 18th of this month the Yukon Twill cave Seattlefor the north stopping at Petersburg on the 18th; the Alaska leaving Seattle on the 18th of November will call in on the 18th of November while the Alaska leaves Seattle on the 10th of December and will arrive in port on the 18th. These sailings occur dur ing the interval when the Admiral Line steamers do not sail for two weeks.
 The announcement is pleasing to the citizens of Petersburg for it promises better mail and freight ser vice than is usually given this port
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07
Reduction Plants Are Blamed For Serious Situation Which Developed
 This Week; Boats Idle

With prices still lower than for the same period last year on hali- but, the fleet faces still more seri- ous situation by the exhaustion of herring bait, unless fresh herring are impounded in the next few days. Fishermen and buyers frankly de- clare that the numerous fertilizer plants in Southeastern Alaska this year are largely responsible for the shortage of bait.
 The last frozen bait was sold from the local cold storage houses Fri day, and telegraphic advices showed that none was to be had at Prince Rupert, Petersburg or Wrngell. h. deed, small halibut boats have been kept in port in Petersburg for some time because of lack of bait.
 The one note of optomism in the situation was the fact that fresh her ring was reported to be showing up in lower Chatham Straits and near Kasaan. It is hoped that enough bait will be impounded in the next few days so that the halibut fleet will be delayed only a short time, if at all.
 "One of our main sources of revenue is from the halibut fish ermen," said a business man to- day, 'and what effects them reach es us all If it is true, as I have been told by numerous fishermen and fish buyers, that reduction plants are largely, or even very re- responsible for the present
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07
We'll Known Alas
 ka Pioneer Dead

Mrs. M. E. SwinefOrd, widow of a former governor of Alaska, and al- most lifelong resident of Alaska, died at Saturday, October 1st, at the Ketchikan General Hospital. She had been ill at the hospital for some time.
 Mrs. Swineford was 70 years old She was born in Marquette, Michi- gan. Governor Swineford was ap- pointed by President Cleveland to fill out the unexpired term of Kin caid, the first governor of the terri tory, and later was appointed gover- nor and served one full term. Mrs. Swineford came to Alaska shortly after he became governor in 1885, and has resided here since that time.
 Governor Swineford and his wife came to Ketchikan in 1899. The governor was the first recorder of the Ketchikan district. He died in Juneau in 1909.
 Mrs. Swineford continued to re- side in Ketchikan and for the past several years has been librarian of the Ketchikan public library. Mrs Allen Shattuck of Juneau is her only surviving relative Mrs Shat tuck arrived here some time ago and was at her bedside when she passed away. MT. Shattuck arrived on the Admiral Evans last night and will remain for the funeral which will be held in Ketchikan Arrangements for the funeral will not be completed before Monday.
 Chronicle.
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07
Proposes Closing Salmon
 Fisheries For Four Years

has returned in former quantities then continue for a further period of the canneries for four, eight, twelve or even twenty years if ne- cessary to re-establtsh production
 In the meantime, traps must be abolished, seines of restricted size as to length, depth and mesh should be permitted at certain periods and in certain localities so as to catch sui ficient salmon for the fresh and salt fish demand. You could even go far ther. The individual could have a very small canning outfit to can any surplus Such canning outfits are available at very small cost. Alas ka would lose nothing by the adop- tion of my suggestion, only the big fellow would have to wait his turn in the future. Has he not been the direct cause of the present deple- tion? So has no complaint if now stopped for awhile.
 Your population would not be de- pleted, in fact I would say an in- crease of actual settlers would come about Most of the cannery employ ees are now transient anyhow at| present.
 You have Delegate Sutherland, al good man who has done his best in Congress. I personally have assist ed him without any thought of re- compense only the good will of you people. You have great country with greater possibilities for the fu- ture than any State in the Union but you must rise as one man to pro- tect your interests and that right now. ask every man and woman of Alaska to write me what he orI she thinks of my suggestions. Ami in close touch with the best men in ] the United States Congress in Wash ington, D. c. can believe if this mat ter is put in the right light to them you can look for justice being meted out to you. All what I have done for you to date, all will do for the future is done gratiously for the love and respect I hold for Alaska Citi Zens.
 Sincerely yours,
 MAX JOHNSEN.
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07

in the school house as prepared by Crane & Co.,, and quoted a price of $840.OO for material to completely install the system. The possibility of using the radiators in the hospital building was discussed, but consid- cred impractical. It was therefore moved and carried that the neces- sary material and radiators to com plete the End floor be ordered thru Fryer and if possible to use the hospital radiators for the lower floor temporarily. The Fryer Machine Works was authorized to do the work of installing the heat ing system.
 On recommendation of MT. Mac Kecknie, City Electrician, motion was made seconded and passed that Mrs. W. P. Moves be given electric current and water service without charge until April 1st, 1928.
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07
Herrtng Bait Exhausted;
 Hahbut Fleet Suffers

shortage, then it is time some ac- tion was taken to stop the wholesale destruction of herring for ferttliz- CT. No one for minute would at
 tempt to say that these plants pro-
 duce anything like the revenue for
 local business houses which is de-
 rived from the halibut fishermen.
 It looks to me that it is a very se- rious situation. n."-Chronicle.
 Ed. Note-Above is virtual admfs- sion of the destructiveness of the
 "stink factories" in the herring fish cries. Other cannery fog horns will one day admit that the contention of The Alaskan and The Alaska Fisher man to be correct, o:wit, any food fish sent through any process for any commodity other than food pur- poses Is wasting God given food and should be stopped forthwith. No cannery mouthpiece has dared to make any such statement because heretofore the pocketbooks of the Invisible editorial association" had not been hurt. But now, with the trollers strike putting a crimp in the business accounts of Ketchikan; the depletion of fisheries with attend ant losses in the First Division and also the short season for the canning industry; and the curtailment of the earning power of halibut fishermen; things are going pretty tough for these men. They are giving ear to statements which they scorned last year. The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceed ingly small-The tin gods of the herring trust will bow to public opinion as must the Fish Barons of Oaegon, Washington and California
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07
Odds And Ends In The North

Ror Olmstead of Ketchikan was put in jail the fore part of the month, in Ketchikan. He was ar rested on petition of one of his bondsmen who averred that Olm- stead was planning to leave the country if the Supreme Court ruled aga nst him on hie appeal Olnl- stead is the owner of the Ketchikan broadcasting station but IS more generally known for his operations in Seattle.
 John H. Bunch, traf1o manager of the Alaska Steamship Co.,, died in Seattle last week. The report was a complete surprise as 1t was thot that he was in the best of health.
 Sixty persons have entered their claims for share in the reward for apprehension of the D'Autre- mont brothers, arrested for murder and robbery of United States mails in the Siskiyou mountains.
 Drilling operations on the Yaka- taga fields have reached a depth of 1895 feet and will be continued to 2,0OO feet where it is expected oil will be found I
 The Alca of Sitka owned By Peter Simpson was destroyed by fire at Juneau. Two women were severly burned.
 "A sport writer is one of the few persons who get paid for guessing wrong. The Gateway is picking Dempsey" They also picked Tom Marquam and will probably pick Senator Howard.
 The verdict in the case of U. S. v. Gaustad, Valdez, charge of em- bezzlement, was mot guilty"
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07
Wrangell Chamber To Take Action To
 Conserve Herring

A letter was read in the Wednes- day meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce, indicating that the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce was going to take definite action on the proposition put forth to conserve herring in Alaska waters.
 This is in reply to the effort of the locel club to have delegate appoint ed to meet at some designated place and to draw up and adopt resolu- tions and presenting them to the proper officials, protesting the use of food fish for oil and fertilizer.
 Favorable action by the Ketchi- kan Club is expected while Juneau is still cogitating upon whether or not to dive into the oily question. LETTER FROM INTERNATIONAL
 AAAI4DO1 COMN1Aoo1ON
 A letter was read from the Chair man of the International Halibut Commission, representing the United States and Canada, relative to the halibut situation. It stated that it would be impossible for the Board to comply with the request of the Pe- tersburg Clubs request to meet in Petersburg. Three meetings are to be held, one in Seattle, one in Van cover, and one in Ketchikan. The Chairman urged that the Club pre- sent data bearing on the subject at the Ketchikan meeting.
 SURGEON COMING
 A letter from Juneau informed the Club that veterinary surgeon was now in Alaska and would be inI Petersburg within the next week He has had special preparation through study and observation of the fox question and will visit all the islands where there is any, trouble due to diseases of various kinds among the animals. Much loss has been entailed in this district thru death of the pups so it is hop ed that his presence will aid the farmers in overcoming these losses.
 REPORT ON GAME LAWS Y. The Committee On RecOmmenda- tion of the Revision of Game Laws of Alaska will present a written re- port next meeting which when and if adopted, will be sent to all of the Clubs in southeastern Alaska with the request for their action It is hoped that each Club will re- spond and the recommendations pre- sented to the Game Commission when it meets in Juneau in January
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07

'As long as am member of the House of Representatives I will be booster for Alaska. I will cooper ate with your delegate to boost Alas ka's interests whatever they may be-" so states Congressman Albert H. Vestal of Indiana.
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07
Seattle, Washington Sept. 19, 1927
TO THE CITIZENS OF ALASKA:

TO THE CITIZENS OF ALASKA
 l hereby wish to convey my best wishes and to say in what I am now writing to you l have no hopes ot profit, it is just for the welfare of the people that I approach you or THE SALMON FlSHERIES:- Many of you know of me, many know me personally as fish dealer and as the man who purchased the Rein deer" for the United States Govern ment in 1898.
 Having been in the fish business for great many years, and having fought what l would term your bat tie in Washington, D. c. to conserve your salmon 1 believe I am some authority on the subject. I know your country. I know your prob
 
 lem. Now the question is-What are you going to do about stopping further destruction of what was once a great heritage to you? Any sane person, anyone the least con- versant with the salmon fisheries past and present must admit it is on it's last leg. We all know this deplorable condition has not come about by legitimate methods. The destruction was not brought about by the quantity of salmon that went into cans, mild cured, salted or used as fresh. It has been brought about by canners catching more salmon than they could utilize from day to day. In their nervousness to catch they just caught the fish. If they could not use them overheard they
 
 seines and purse seines all did their part of the destruction. The traps were the most criminal, for once a trap is erected, however large theI mesh, it takes but a very short while before sea weed fills up the meshes and the trap becomes solid wall where can be no escapement even for the young salmon, often termed trout.
 The latter, in the ordinary course of time, if permitted to escape would in a space of one to four years be a large fish. I have, since 1900 fol- lowed up every channel of informa- tion on this subject. Have seen how the Puget Sound country be- came depleted of salmon and dare to say without fear of being contra dicted by any fairminded person who will tell the truth that no more than sixty percent of all salmon caught in the Pacific Ocean ever went into cans, consumed fresh or pickled. Add to this the billion of small fish destroyed before they ev- CT could get into the streams or riv- CTS and you have your depletion ac- counted for. Under such conditions, hatcheries were of no avail, in fact, I have it from man whom you know who worked in the hatcheries that such a method of propagation was useless The only way to keep up a supply forever was to let the male and female salmon function as nature provided Alaska belongs to the hardy men and women who had the pluck to go their and carve out a home for themselves and pos terity. It is not for the despoiler that comes into your homeland for a few weeks in the year to say what you shall do with the greatest gift of God the food of man FISH '| You should have the first and last say and now this is my suggestion to you.
 No cannery must be permitted to operate hereafter, say for four years which is cycle. If, after the fourth wear, it is not proven beyond all
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07

The Bureau of Education will ship south reindeer meat on the good ship Boxer. It is expected that meat firms along the line will be able to buy and dispose of large shipment.
 Five boys-a box ofdynamite caps, la rifle Second part-explosion two dead from elites of wounds, Lokke brothers, two will lose sight if they recover, Littlefield brothers and the fifth, Morrison, also in precarious state owing to wounds.
 WHERE THE FISH WE'RE
 CAUGHT
 The 1927 pack by district as re- ported to the Bureau of Fisheries is as follows:
 Bristol Bay ............ 891,074
 (76% caught in Nushigak) Cook Inlet ............ 182,082 Alaska Peninsula ...... 275,121 Port Moller ......... 15,674 Cetral Alaska ....... 393,004 Cnnfhoooforn 700
 
 Total 2,824,442 The 1927 pack is apparently less than 50 percent of that for last year when a total pack of 6,652,882 cas- ese were packed.
 Escapement to spawning grounds, throughout the entire southeast Alaska was less than 50 per cent of normal years. This is from the ob- servation of practical fishermen. It will be interesting to get the re- port by the Bureau of Fisheries and cannery representatives who are on the grounds making a survey right up into the timber to count the last fish possible.
 Ruby reports that by the 24th of September three feet of snow had fallen over Wiseman.
The Alaskan., 1927-10-07

Snow made it's first appearance on the hills this week.