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The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
WRANGElL. WORK
70 b: COMPILE
Ed IN FALL
Col. Steese, Gives Resume on Sea-
sons Work and that Proposed.

The bulk of the work on Wran-
CELL Narrows which was begun last
spring should be completed by next
fall, according to report given
out by Col. James G. Steese, Pres
ident of the. Alaska Road Commits
sion The % miles existing chan
nel is to be dreQged out so as to
provide 81 foot depth at mean
lower low water for a width of 200
feet on the bottom, with increased
width On turns. In rock the dredg-
ID depth is "a feet. The width
across the Petersburg Bar is 800
feet and the depth 27 feet, 628,72S
cubic yards were dredged last sea-
son, completing the channel thru
he Petersburg Bar and the shoal
1T the south end of Scow Bay. To-
tai expenditures to date, including
surveys for the balance Of the job,
nave aggregated $91,O75.13 A
contract was recently let to the
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging
Co for the completion Of the job
at an estimated cost of $388.O00.00,
About $283,OOO.OO is on hand to
meet current payments and $125,-
GOO additional has been authorized.
The time limit for the total work
is two seven month seasons,
The rest of the report of the
river and harbor situation given by
Col. Steese is summary of the
work which has been done and
which is going to be done by that
department of the Road Commission.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
.LOMEN INSULTS
COMMITTEE
APOLOGIES

Representative Lomen was forred
10 apologize before the House yes
terday to Representatives Benjamin
and Ferguson.
Lomen rose to point of informa-
ZION inquiring about certain un-
signed article that somebody left
on his desk relating to the herring
fisheries. He wanted to know If
the articles were being turned out
on 'our mimeograph and by our
girls" His general attitude was
very arrogant and overbearing Civ
ing the impression that he was
boss of the house and what ever
displeased him must stop. In the
course of his remarks he said THE
Fish Committee turned out this lot
and God only knows mhat else
they mould turn out" Rep. Paul
raised point of order and demand
ed that Lomen prove his statement
or apologize to the Fish Com
mittee of which Benjamin is chair
man, Grier, Ferguson, Fisher and
Gaffney are members.
Lomen asked for five minutes
to produce paper signed by Ben
jamin. He returned from the
clerks office and said he could
find nothing except an article sign
I'd by Mr. FERGUSON. He then
arologized to Mr. Benjamin cor the
insult
The sentiment Of the public, in
Guiding the strong supporters Of
Lomen, criticises him severely in
this case. He could not have pick
ed on finer gentlemen than Fergu-
son and Benjamin nor with less
reason.
1t is thought that this incident
only shows that Lomen intenrs to
fight everything and everybody who
represents the First Division.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
Official Sanction
Highways

Necessary appropriations for the
Tongass Highway improvement have
been recently approved by t.. he Sec
rotary of Agriculture. The >expendi-
ture of $4,000 of the Forest High
way funds for the repaer of the
Wards Cove trestle on the Ton
gass Highway near Ketchikan was
on April 1.
Two other projects, also on the
Tongass Highway which needed
increased appropriations to reach
completion received the necessary
approval of funds on April 2. An
Increase of $4,000 for the surfac
ing of the Saxman-Mountain Point
road was approved, making a total
of $4,000 propided for the work
An increase of $4,000 for the
Petersburg Scow, Bay widening and
reinforcing project was also ap
proved, making the total to be ex
pended $4,000.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
SCIlOen invalid Wires
Club Protest Tax

Mr.. Locken read a lengthy tele-
gram from Mr. Schoewald, Pres. OF
the Petersburg Packing Co., setting
forth the position as he expressed
it of himself and the other packers
Of fish in Alaska Among other
things he asked the Commercial
Club to take some action protesting
against the passage Of the bills in
troduced Mr. VIM Paul and Mr..
VIM. Worth in the Legislature. Mr..
Schoewald declared that if these
bills passed, the Petersburg Pack
ing Co., weuld cease to operate, be
cause the tax fees would be pro-
Libitive, and be believed all other
large packing companies would also
cease operations. There was col
siderable discussiot by various
members preset but no conclusion
was reached and no action takes.
A committee was appointed how
ever, to investigate the matter ann
report at the next regular meeting
of the Club.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
SideHghts on
Legislature

tack unless he plays the game fair
ly.
It is thought that someone has
whispered to him that man of his
training is very much needed as a
mining inspector. 1t would not be
surprising if that were true for the
simple reason that it has always
been done. 1t is remembered that
a man named Polly is still holding
down the job of tax collector at
200 per month and expenses since
he betrayed his friends who elected
him.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
ANTr-sAnooN LEAGUE

The Senate Select Committee In
vestigating Campaign Expenditures
has made public figures obtained
from reports to the Committee
showing that the National Anti
Saloon League and 81 State Leagues
collected from 1920 to 1925, in
elusive, $13,116.493,.64, and ex-
pended during that period .s13,-
N65,313.72. These figures are com
piled, the Committee announced
from reports submitted to it By
the League.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08

A great meeting was had the 9th
er night when James Wickersham
explained to the Legislature what
the Controller Bill meant to Alas
ka.
Tom Scott was absent again.
The points which the Judge brot
cut were in short these: LIST, the
legislature cannot lawfully appro-
priato money for the use of the fed
eral governor; End, all money and
duties given to the Secretary by the
legislature is and has been unlaw-
full; 3rd, the cost of the Control
Ter Bill will not exceed the cost Of
he governors Office and the secre-
tary's office; 4th, the Controller Bill
is step in the direction tf-self-gov-
rnment, a step in line with the De-
alaration of independence.
But what is the Declaration to
Senator Jensen. The smiles of the
federal machine and the promised
job on the game commission are
more seductive than any principle
IF self-government.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
He WObbIeS

Sumner Smith is the puzzle of the
session. The man is probably the
best educated man in the House,
and yet he seems to have the hard
est time to decide what is right. In
the organizing of the House, he be-
gan with the Sutherland forces,
then he went over to the Joe Muir
ray crowd of reactionists, then he
swung back to the Sutherland fore
es, only this time with himself as
wavers between voting for the Con
troller Bill favored by the Progress
sive Republicans or voting with the
Marquamites Sort of running
wild" in the legislative deck.
Would Throw Him Overheard
candidate for Speaker, and now he
It is well known that the Marqoan
followers are only waiting for the
chance to throw him out of the
speakership the first chance the!
set. And that is why people wonder
why he does not stick to hisfriend
who certainly will not be oblige.
to defend him from the Murray at
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
MARQUAMs TRAINED SEALS


Perhaps the Marquam representa-
tives from the Fourth, Robert Shell
don and Walter Fisher, will heed
the voice of the people. But that is
only a guess. Sheldon of course is
hopeless since he is possessed by a
brain that is ruled by his emotions
entirely. AS for Walter Fisher,
events are travelling so fast for this
mechanic that he hardly knows
what has happened until it is done.
About two months after the session
is over he might realize that his
advisers are political highbinders
who are devoid of any sense of duty.
We don't know. Friends from Fair
tanks say that he is a fine man with
Z deep sense of justice. Perhaps
he has, but up to the present time
he votes exactly as Joe Murray in
structs him to
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
HALIBUT VESSEL WRECKED

The Canadian halibut boat Kill
tuish, carrying a crew of eleven
men, ran ashore at Cape Fair
weather in snow storm March 2S
and is a total loss, according to a
telegram received by the Collector
CT Customs from e. M. Axelson,
Yakutat. One member of the crew,
Patrick Callahan, was drowned
The other members of the crew are
safe at Yakutat, according to the
telegram.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
WRANGELL ELECTION

WRANGELL, April 6.-The fol-
lowing were elected here yester-
day: Mayor, G. Z. Diemart; Coun-
cilmen, Harry Coulter, Ernest Camp
bell and Sam Cunningham. Mrs.
James II. Wheeler was elected to
the school Board. Notwithstanding
q snow storm 3O1 votes were pOlled.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
I" SUTHERLAND MEN -

1--WE are all Sutherland men"
says Senator Thomas Jenson, from
the Nome Division.
The Tom Jensen type Of mind,
this goes for Representative Ralph
Aomen as we'll, is very peculiar.
They claim to be Sutherland" sup
porters, and say "Why we all sup
ported him" and yet these men
come down to the Legislature and
fight against every measure that
Sutherland favors and also against
Sutherland's friends.
Toh Jensen made his campaign
for reelection on the fact that he
fought against what he called the
paul measures" and yet it is re-
cognized in the First Division that
Paul and Sutherland agree absolute
" on the issues before the public,
namely the Fish Trap Question, the
Resident Fishing Question and
the Controller Bill.
=. Delegate Timber (?) $500.
Tom Jensen and Lomen are fight
ing against the most important of
them, the Controller Bill. Jensen
defeated the NONRESIDENT Fisher
mans tax two years ago, and can
be expected to be against it this
year, unless Of course he thinks
that it might hurt his chance of be-
ing the next Delegate, as it would.
AS far as the Second Division is
concerned, their claim to being
Sutherland men with the excep-
ton of Richard Sundquist) is a
hoax, as they only use Sutherland's
name to get elected. The favor is
all one way.
Low Down on the High-ups n.
This situation seems to have ar
rived; that the Nome Republicans
must either get in line and support
the Sutherland policies or else the
Sutherland forces will feel that they
have a right to demand that Suther-
land recognize the fact, namely that
these men from Nome are political
enemies masquarading as friends.
We are confident that whenever
Sutherland says the word, Congress
will reapportion the Territory and
take away from the Nome Division
the abnormal and unnatural power
which they now hold under the Di-
visional system of representation.
Would Reapportion End and 3rd
We have heard it said that the
department of Justice has already
proposed that the Second Division
be combined with the Third Divi'
sion. The. only thing that has stop.
ped such a consolidation is the op
position of Dan Sutherland. AS fal
as the facts are concerned, these Di
visions should be consolidated; bu
Sutherland has opposed this out o.
consideration for his friends boil
at Nome and Fairbanks. Now Suth
erIand is finding out that men like
Jensen and Lomen are his friend
for revenue only" This may leat
to results not welcome to the rein
deer fraternity.
! The Nome Division can least at
ford to invite open warfare witt
Sutherland's friends from the Firs
land Third Divisions for If Nom
+ Continued on Page 81
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
ELECTION AT CORDOvA

CORDOVA, April 6.-The fol-
lowing unopposed ticket was elect
ed yesterday: Mayor. DIT. Fl. L.
Wolfe; Councilmen-JOhn Stefgen.
I. D. Bogart and V. G.. Vance:
School Director, Chester Davis,
Treasurer, Thomas s. Scott: Town
Clerk, X. G.. Robinson.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
MAYOR TORY Is DEFEATED
AT KETCHIKAN

KETCHKAN. April Crank
w. Thompson won in yesterdays
election from Thomas TORY by
vote Of 5s1 to 462 for Mayor.
Harry Mccain, Roy Jones and J.
w. BUGGY were elected counciImen.
Pat ]. Gilmore defeated Rev. F.
II. Falconer for the school Board
Dy one vote.
There were 1858 votes cast in
the election.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
CANNERY REPRESENTATIVE

Tom Scott was elected by the
people Of the Third Division, and
now that he is in, he will make a
fine representative for the canneries.
Both Feet on the Ground ;.
The man who has shown the
greatest development in courage and
patriotism, stunning the traps be-
ginning with the words, "Stay wits
us and we will take care Of YOU
that comes from the opponents OF
the Controller Bill, is Ben Grier
He has come out fatty for what is
right. We have no doubt that this
man will continue to advance in
public esteem
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
212 votes cast and result as fol-

212 votes cast and result as fol-
lows;
Mayor-C. r. Swanson. 1877.
Councilmen-R. NJ. Allen, 11S,
w. Fl. Gribble, 73. Jacob Hanseth.
1872. Erick Ness, "a, Knud Stenslid.
121, Russell York, SO.
School Board, 3 years term
Mrs Magnhild Lee, 139. One year
Term. Olaf Hanseth, o., Mrs. Chris
Tveten. SO, Andrew wikan. IS.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08

PRINCE RUPERT The total
halibut catches for the month of
March reached 2,923,7OO pounds,
III Canadian, at 1850 and cents
per pound.
The Alaskan. (Petersburg, Alaska) 1926-1932, 1927-04-08
COUNCIL MEETS.

SlOu DIT tuS lO"A A1bAA III
evening.
After the minutes Of the previous
meeting wre read and approved,
Councilman Enge reported dor the
Public Works and Public Property
committee that all material and
shingles for the Hospital building
had been ordered and work would
commence as soon as the same ar
rived.
The Treasurer's annual report
was then read showing a balance
en- hand of $7,688.53. The clerks
report Of receipts for the month of
March was read also.
Hans Wick reported that he had
found it impractical to build a
chute to deep water for dumping
garbage but had received permits
sion from Mrs. Willard to use her
property and that he had ordered
the lumber to build 100 foot
roadway from the Scow Bay Road
10 the dump.
Mrs. Chris Wick appeared before
the Council and requested that the
slab burner of the Alaska Spruce
Mills be declared a nuisance and
removed Immediately it wsas al
most unbearable to live in the
neighborhood on account Of the
smoke and ashes
J.L. MacKecknie, City Electrician
reported that he had taken a
load of supplies to Blind Slough
last Sunday, and that he and Allen
had inspected the plant and make
q few minor repairs. He en-
phasized the necessity of an extra
unit to take care Of emmergencies,
stating that if J bearing should
burn out it would take at least
three days to repair it. He sub
mitted a letter from the Pelton
Water Wheel Co., giving specifica-
49,. - p Dalton 1,,o tO,, vuboo1 I1Dit
approximate cost $1,000 without
the generator He stated that
Hubbard & Waller had written to
him saying they would be glad to
make recommendations and fur
nish plans to the Pelton people Of
the existing project and to help
out in all they could without and
charge. A letter from Warrack
Construction Company stated that
shortly they would have dependable
information in regard to the pro
posed addition to our School build
ing.
Hon. VIM Worth sent bill that
he was going to introduce provid-
sag a reimbursement to the City
t0e the expense incuered during the
:. lallpox Epidemic
The Petersburg Commercial Club
also recommended certain improve
m2nts to the City Hall and the
Land Stand.
4 number of bills were allowed
ana motion was passed that the
City Hall be painted when the
woather permitted. The repairs tC
tho Band Stand were left to tbs
cl,umittee on Public Works ant
Public Property.
A motion was carried to the eff
1eCI CndL leLI6F 6iuOISI1S I1OuS'
Bill No. 10 and Worth's bill b.
sant to the Territorial Representa-
tiyes and Senators.
The present council being abou
t., retire. it was thot best to leav
The matter Of installing another uni
to the power plain to the new coun
Gil
A motion was carried to give al
saloried employees of the city tw
weeks vacation salary.
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By ElenOre Meherin

deny him. She would never have
strength to deny him
He wanted to live and laugh.
With her -. Age md again
during the lazy Saturday morning
the phrase re.eoched.
Toward noon Morse began die.
tating. He suddenly discovered
half q dozen letters he wanted an.
swered before the week passed.
They were working feverishly
when the door or the next office
banged. Came q sharp cry, imme-
diately tlrottled-a frightened,
gasping cry. #
Ugly sounds followed this; the
sound Of q chair thrust aside; swift,
excited voice: 10 YOU DON'T
Take thatl And tEatl YOU
That. that and that
An appalling silence. Suddenly
. low, agonized voice. "Stop!''
Roen recognized the voice Of
Florie Fisher, stenographer in the
next office. "A hoarse. frenzied:
Stop Oh Godl''
The steps again. as though some
one lurched blindIy along the wall
and was pursued by that insensate:
No, you don't! Take that! That
and that and that!' Ferocious
eKultant siclsening. Florie run
ming. The other pursuing.
Gregg Morse stole to the parti.
ton. Ye gods!" said he, turning
pale: That's Barrows wife. She's
beating Florie.'''
Quiet. Broken with 4 gloatinR:
How do you like thatt And thatl''
No protest.
81, And the other: ''cryl scream!
III make youi'
Morse sprang to the door. sheal
kill herr
Roen followed leaden her face
gray.
They were confronted Nv dill.
traugi1t figure standing On fi1ef:
threshold of the adioining roonl--a
woman brandishing ilorsewhfp,
saving IN IA harsh shriliness:
y ThatM teach you To break up
honest That'li teach you who
owns Ned Rarrows You
She strode down the han. folding
the whip with q rneaacing 'tfat'll
teach her. NJ
They found F1orie hiding fl the
small hat closet, covering II, the
corner. She wouldn't take her
hands from her face. Tier hands
were swollen. Her bare arms
showed dark, cruel wells.
She said brokenly. Leave, me
alone please leave me alone. . and
refused the drink Morse excffedIv
poured from flask.
80 hia vel meaning. Here.
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SHACKLED SOULS : ag Hn,.. ,.,.n

ming 4 trip to Norway not in.
cluded IN her original schedule.
He wrote back Immediately tell.
ing her by all means to take the
trip.
he saids 'sClaire. would You
really like to stay on In Paris
indefinitely? Tell me. are the
charms sufficient to compensate
for my absence? Don't eVade,
Claire, ]. shan't he hurt
For i know the truth nj
wouldn't you be willing to stay
indefinitely without me?'
He would be able to tell from
her answer her exact feeling.
Even IL she evaded. He waited
her letter with asseetfing, almost
wild impatience.
CHAPTER Il
One morning. Saturday as
Rcen was finishing breakfast, !
special delivery letter came. So
she poured another cup OF cot.
Tee and sat down to read IL in
eager slownesa The previous
evening Mark had been kept at
the office. Often, when this hap
pened, he wrote to her. She loved
these letters. The phrases re-
Cured In her thought, sweet
and warm, like the perfume 81 4
flower or the notes Of q song.
This one today had an arrest.
ing message:
1T IA now 1880. Half an hour
ago | passed your cottage. IT
drove slowly, longing to stop for
q nloments I wanted to ask q
question: II
\ Last night you said thing
that came With bitter shock. You
said: Don't make me think; let
me havs my precious iTteriude
unstalned BY thong
'Roen. do you realize an you
" l4r ~
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nothing. know perfectly well
/" last year in switzerland. at
Davos. they were positively put
out Of their hotel, But as
for position--I really wish you'd
be nicer to him. Instead,
you treat him as II newell, you
know what think about THAR
II knew, mother"
The miles flew past. They came
into crowded streets at last.
The middle-aged woman said
sharply to Sally: ''Do you live
near here--is this all right?'
Why-yes. IL you're not going
any farther. live on Bellevue
Avenue"
Rellevue?'' She opened her
mouth. stared hard. her eyes tray.
cling over Sally's clothes. Where.
about. may l ask?"
I'm staying with Mrs. Brooke
Mrs. Ruthven Brooke"
My dear. why didn't you say IS
right away The Tniddle-aRed
worl1an's voice had become honey.
her smile overflowed with, bland.
ness. Why didn't you say 50 1T
once? Mrs. Brooke. Real.
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exist though worlds and laws
were wiped away.
-on my house and my goods
another has claim. But ON my
self-none. All that il living; all
that laughs and has youth and joy
within me belongs to ron. The
wonder that is you, Roen, re-
kindled me to life. To the won.
der that Il you. this recreated
belongs. would live and
laugh, dear Roen. find it sweet
to live and laugh. With YOLJ.
While she worked, Roen kept
seeing Mark sitting in the low
chair near the fire; reaching up
and with flushed. adorfng eyes,
clasping her arms. She grew
warm--almost oppressed with this
When he 90 sought her, she
wished that they could be lost
vanish eternally in one Of these
poigant moments. She could not
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packed In that sentence? INTER,
LUDEl You mean then that Ne
are to part? We cannot. we
have not spoken Of the future.
but Il Is In my thoughts always:
and though You fight 1t, it must
be in yours. ROen, beloved. there
ID no future for either Of is
without the other. Ny future IS
yours, and yours is mine.
1t Is for me to make this d
fact. BE certain that / shall
have one regret the regret
that I was not prophetic; that j
did not wait through years for
you. But it was you always that
I've loved; You always that i've
sought. You and the n1iracls 81
love like yours. have found
you. You are mine and shall he
30 always. Nothing can alter this.
All other claims are paltry COM
pared to the supreme claim AZ
your heart on mine and mine On
yours. This IS real. This would
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q chip, sent her stumbling, sway
Ing, down on her knees In the
ditch.
Oh!'' She tried to. set up. The
car had stopped. The chauffeur
was hurrying back.
Hurt. Miss.s hurtf You'll
didn't see you" He was helping
her up No, not hurt somehow.
but shaken up. frightened by the
sudden unexpected violence Of
the thing. And her clothes a
wreck, torn, dusty. dishevelled.
The door Of the limousine was
swung open. "A woman Of middle.
age with intolerant eyes and .
harsh voice was peering out at
her. ''It was your fault. You
stepped right in front Of us. we
saw you ~
"Mother!' A girl in black
hat, looking very gentle ana con.
cerned. halted the older woman.
Mabel. ! tell you all these
people they'll pretend injuries,
do anything to sue You II they
think you've got money"
But I'm not hurt, said Sally
simply.
sOhs', The middle-aged woman
looked relieved Then
But" Sally hurried on des.
perateIy, as the chauffeur climbed
hack to his seat. Butt wonder
if-that is II you're. going my
way
ION. 81 courses The girl in
the black hat smiled. Her mother
said Grossly:
We're going to Newport"
'Well--so am IT,
s'Get In, please. We're late
Then, ignoring Sally as If she
were travelling she began
to conduct ~ conversation with
her daughter. Sally liked the girl.
liked her quiet voice and smile.
her little attempts to include
Sally in the conversation, which
were ruthlessly ignored by her
mother.
my dear Mabel, they've