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The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
City Gas, Beyond City
 Mains

City gas used everywhere from IcOOk stoves to room heaters by four out of five city families, is now taking country homes by storm.
 . Standard Flamo, condensed ,ratUral gas, is rapidly being in troduced in Petersburg and other Alaska towns by the Standard Oil Company of California. And there are mighty few things that Ican bring more comfort to folks in the country than this city gas, the quickest and cheapest fuel for everyday cooking and heat ing-ready for instant use with iout installation of gas mains.
 Tn ushering Standard Flamo into suburban homes, the Stand ard Oil Company, one of the pio- neers in developing "home gas plants,' is offering a product proven in scores of California households during the past year This new fuel gas, condensed tC a liquid and stored in steel cylin- cars, is delivered in town by Company trucks.
 Two gas cylinders, enclosed in ar attractive metal cabinet, may be installed outdoors and connected
 by gas appliances that mean SC
 much less housekeeping drudg- cry.
 Time was when country wo-
 men just had to get used to car
 rying wood and shoveling ashes 1 but those days are about to g
 out of style. With Standard
 Flamo being delivered every
 where and comparable to cit!
 gas in both quality and cost there's not much excuse an.
 more for spending long hours ov
 CT a hot cook-stove for eXorbit
 ant fuel bills OF late meals.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
"The Whole Town's
 Talking"

Speaking of the production of the comedy "The Whole Towns Talking" the Cordova Times I says. Four hundred persons went
 to see the Eastern Star produc-
 tion of the comedy "The Whole
 Towns Talking, last night, put on under the direction of Sanford { Dodge, an actor and producer lWhO has not been eXcelled in COrdOva For those who went to the theatre and spent three jroaring hours there, there can Ihe no benefit in attempting to describe the production itself, and those who did not go can re- ICeive only cancellations. All are certain that this show was one of the biggest hits ever seen m Cordova.
 The Anchorage Times of Aug. 30, 1929 speaking of this same production says: Excellent cast delights Anchorage audience. The whole towns talking today about the splendid entertain, ment. Snap and go character ized the performance through out. An action comedy of the first water. Frequently oblig- led to suspend conversation while the audience had it's laugh out. Everything carried out with at tentiOn to detail
 The cast of Petersburg players which will present the payl here are fully as capable as the play CTS from the other cities where the comedy made such decided hits as shown by the above ex- cerpts quoted from their news papers, giving reviews of the show.
 "The Whole Towns Talking" will be presented at an early date under the auspices and for the benefit of Post IA of the A merican Legion.
 Much interest is already being manifested in the forthcoming h:t 'The Whole Towns Talk ing" which will be presented by a talented cast of Petersburg cit izens. It is being directed by Sanford Dodge, who directed "Cappy Kicks here last Novem- Der. Net proceeds from the play will be used by the American Le- zion for their building fund.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
1rOIIers At Cape Name
 Low Prices

The Alaska Trollers' Associa- tion in a meeting in Port Alex lander this week adopted the fol- lowing resolution, according tc the following telegram:
 The minute prices go below 15-8-5 and 35 we automatically .gO 0n strike. Above prices pre- vaiIing now. (Eigned) Fred Vol les0n, Secretary Treasurer Alas Fa Trollers' Association
 Indications were that the buy CTS were going to force another drop in prices to the fishermen. The action of the Association forestalls such action and at the same times Of action by the troll CTS.
 Conditions in the market, con- oiti0ns economically throughout the land are anything but good It is satd that the buyers cannot Hold the prices up-such policy would be economic suicide. The fishermen realizing this situation just recently voted not to go on strike.
 like the buyers, the trollers have an operating cost limit Below this limit they cannot go unless they wish to work just to luy Gil, gas, grub and trolling supplies. Therefore the action as 2 above reported.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
AIRPORT INSPECTION o. K.

R. J. sommers, Territorial Highway Engineer, was in Pe- tersburg the fore part of the week to inspect the new airport. He expressed himself as being very highly pleased with the construction work, which is now practically complete. Mr. Henry Hasbrouck has had this work un- der contract, including the piling concrete, timber work and dol phins.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08

The following passengers were listed on the Northland:
 Seattle to Petersburg, Miss Vel ma Fuller, Mrs. F. Kerr.
 Ketchikan to Petersburg: c. F. Parks, R. J. Sommers, Sam Guyot.
 Petersburg to Juneau: MT. and Mrs. c. M. Archbold, Mrs. L. Stomdahl, Louis Israelson .Southbound, Petersburg Jc Ketchikan: c. L. Cloudy, Charles Wheaton, Fred Jensen, Oscar Hart, c. Dodge, William Phillips.
 Petersburg to Seattle. E. L skog, Mrs. John Campbell, Mrs Q. E. Molvar. ..
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
Pulp Plant at LongvieW
 Wn. te Completed

Plans for construction of a 150- ton sulphite pulp mill was an nounced by A. L, Raught, general manager of the WeyerhauSel Timber Company.
 The new plant which is to be started soon, will be built to Op- crate in conjunction with pre- sent Weyerhauser mills on the Columbia River and will utilize L1 llock and similar woods.
 Two hundred men will be em- rloyed in the plant, which is to be of concrete and wood. Plans for the structure now are being prepared.
 Raught said this will be the first time the Weyerhauser Co. has engaged in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
 Byproduct Plant
 The Northwest Paper Com panv of Cloquett, Minn., which is affiliated With the Weyerhaus- interests and manufactures pulp paper, plasterboard and bypro- ducts, recently announced that la byproduct plant would be con structed at Longview.
 Raught indicated, however that the pulp mill he was an nouncing was not to be confused with the CloqUett development
 This pulp mill is part of oul program for closer and more complete utilization of wood an( forest products and we expect t have the plant in operation b. J jmidsummer," Raught said.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
Canadian Exports Drop

Exports from the United States to Canada last May were valued tt $69, ,559,OO0. This is a drop of S20, 0,345, ,OOO, or 29 per cent, from our exports to Canada in May, 1929.
 Trade with all parts of the world has shown a falling off this year as compared to last; tlt the drop in exports to Can ada, "our best customer" is the largest change recorded on that side of the ledger Imports from Canada declined a little over ST. 900, ,OOO.
 Canada recently enacted a tariff designed to divert trade from this country to Britain. It may cause a further falling of in our exports to our northern neighbor.
 Imports from Asia dropped $50, 100000 from the standard o1 those in May, 1929. This was due almost wholly to the falling prices of rubber and silk. Rub be is one of the largest single imports of this country. LABOR Washington, D. c.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
Pack Does Not Total Third
 or Average Pack

On July 31, Henry O'Malley, U
 S. Commissioner of Fisheries, re
 turned from a tour of inspection
 Of the Westward salmon areas
 He declared that the Bristol Bay
 areas would be closed to com
 mercial fishing until 1885, if hi
 recommendations to the Depart
 rnent of Commerce were follow
 ed.
 Ordinarily by the first ot this month the packers in that dis
 trict have put up packs approXi-
 mating from Cne million to one and one-half million cases. This year the pack to date does not reach 350,000 cases. The reason for the failure of the Bristol Bay district and the alleged biggest year in this di- vision" claimed by some packers, is due to tidal changes which are sweeping the salmon into the Cross Sound Icy Straits section. Another explanation is that the difference in the size of the sal mon is due to the fact that the tlsh are not local salmon but be- long to the Bristol Bay section.
 Unfortunately there have been no submarine earthquakes" to blame for the cratic run. Local fishermen assert that the June ond July salmon are depleted; the August run of salmon has been protected since 1924 and has begun to come back as in days of yOre. The Canadian Fish Commission in their reports declare that the sockeye run has become less in quantity and later to arrive at the spawn streams than ever. Sockeye being caught in some of the streams as late as December. The present run of ! inks in Alaska bears out the Canadian theory. For up to the first of this month the salmon streams have been virtually ba- ron. The runs that used to be plentiful in June and July have failed to materialize. From now cn, the balance of the season the last run should hold we'll as that is the run that has received all the protection by the closed sea- sons.
 On Wednesday of this week, the local P. A. F. cannery had ap- proximately 100000 salmon on it's foors-mostly from the north end of the Division. The Wran- cell NarroWs Packing Co.,, at ScoW Bay also had all and more fish
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
ALASKA'S POPULATION

The 1880 census will show the population to be very close to 5000. The estimated popula- ton for the Territory will be 60,- 0O0 The population enumerated ir 1920 was 55,O36; the estimate in 1924 given by the Worlds AL ,nanac and generally accepted as being approximately correct was 5O,OOO-being about equally di- vided-whites, Indians and Els kimos.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08

than it could handle. They sold
 about 10000 salmon, which they
 could not take care of to the C. tE. P. A. cannery at Lake Bay
 The Mildred, fishing for the F.
 I. F. company, in Icy Straits and
 Cross Sound, is said to have a
 gross earnings of over $13,000 to be split probably nine ways. Re- ports are that the big foreign owned and operated boats in that section all had good earnings.
 Wrangell fishermen were busy scratching around trying to get enough salmon to eat. Except
 for the first squirt, before the big traps began to operate, the fish ermen were able to pick LID 3 few
 fish. Reports by the Fisheries Bureau publicity agents are to the effect that oyer one million salmon were in and at the mouth of Anan Creek. So far, our re- porter has been unable to find any practical fisherman who has any conception of what one mil lion or more salmon would look like in any section. The agents of the Bureau report having counted 350,000 salmon up that famous humpy stream
 Down Ketchikan way the fish ermen were picking up a few sal mon in the Smeaton Bay district but none of them running much danger of paying income taxes this year. The traps were re- ported as just beginning to get in fair catches. No reports So far from the Prince of Wales dis trict. .Cannery tenders are running from the Ketchikan and Wran- gell to Icy Straits, a distance of two and three hundred miles for loads of salmon. The William T. Muir passed thru sOuthbound on Wednesday with at least 35,00OI salmon on board. A long distance for delivery of a fish which can not stand up many hours with considerable pressure, and thei heat of the past few days.
 At the present rate of packing, the P. A. F. Co.,, should have bet ter than 50,O00 cases and thei cannery at Scow Bay should have about 17,O0O eases today.
 A big run of salmon was re- ported at Port Houghton the fore part of the week. But tn "big run" petered out in two days. Continued on page 3 ...
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
0 LEY RECOMMENDS CLOSING BRISTOL BAY SALMON ARA TO COMMERCIAL FISHING UNTIL D3
OF RAELROADER DIES

August Arrivee, father of A, J. Arrivee, freight and passenger agent of the Great Northern Railway Company, died in Seat tie on the 20th of July, accord ing to advices just received here. Mir Arrivee has the sympathy Of his Alaska friends in his hour of bereavement.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
P. A. F. DIVIDENDS

Directors of Pacific American Fisheries Company have declar- ed the regular dividend of 50 cents a share, payable September 1, to stockholders of record as of August IS.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08

Mrs. Milded Jorgenson enter tained Miss Solveig Wick and a party of friends at her home, Thursday evening. Miss Wick is leaving on the Admiral Rogers to visit with her sister, Mrs. Ag ness Stein at Tacoma, where she will also attend school this win ter.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
VOTE DRY DRINK WET

The Colorado state convention of Democrats held recently in Colorado Springs voted over whelmingly against placing the party on record as favoring the repeal of the Eighteenth Amend ment. ~
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
Reserre for Interior
 Alc ska Indians

On the 10th of June in an ex- ccutive order signed by President Hoover, 625 square miles of land i'll the Lake Tetlin District, Up- per Panama River section, was withdrawn for vocational pur- poses for Indians residents of that section.
 The reservation so created will he administered by the office of education under the department of the interior. Under this de- partment the government will work out a plan to relieve the Indians in that district.
 It is planned to utilize the area as a training ground in fur farm ing, principally mink and foxes. The Indians will be given in structiOns in building corralS and bcns, in caring for, breeding @nd feeding the animals and generally in operating fur farms. These instructions will be given hV the teacher of the Federal school, probably at Tetlin, who will have the cooperation of the United States Biological Sur vev and the Alaska College if the Federal experimental fur farm is established there as con- templated
 Som2 objection is voiced at the withdrawal of the lands as it is thought that it would pave the way for other such reservations. Mr. Ernest Walker Sawyer, re- presentative of the Secretary of the Interior is quoted as conced- ing that the department would very likely approve applicationsI for other reservations if theyI were made, and that other areas would be set aside for the same purpose if they were desired by the Indians.
 It is estimated there are 200I Indians in the district. They are said to be almost destitute and without means of earning a live !ihood as the country is practic- ally denuded of fur-bearers The crogram, he said, had in mind retaining the reservation for a ! period of five years at the end of which time it was believed the Indians would be sufficiently trained to enable them to take leases for their farms and Oper- ate them individually without Federal supervision or assistance.
 No funds at present are avail able for materials for pens and other buildings or for stock with which to initiate the experiment, These would probably come from government or private sources.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
ANOTHER DEATH AT KASAAN

- Agan tie -C-im Reaper comcs into our midst and takes his toll in life. On the 31st of July pass cd to the Great Beyond Mrs. Brown Jones, prominent in all local affairs, in the Sisterhood, in the Christian EndeGvOr. A good friend, kindly counsellor, gener- GUS and loving, she made her in fIuence felt in many ways. Last spring when the little church sadyl needed a piano. she bought one and presented it. When q need of anything was felt, Mrs. Jones gave unstintedly of her hest. Her presence will be Sorely
 missed by all.
 MT. Taylor, superintendent of the cannery here gave much of his sympathy and kindly assist Inasmuch as ye have done it ance to the friends and relatives.
 unto the least of these"
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08

Mrs. T. Christnsen and Mrs. M. Morrow of Tacoma were re gistered at the hotel this week.
 Paul Kegel was in town renew ing acquaintances this week.
 H. Shelley Graves of Juneau was in town from Farragut Bay.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08

Bob Hawley had the misfor- tune to have his fingers in the vacuum machine when the pow CT was thrown on in the cannery this week. He lost part oi 1"o fingers.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
SOuthbOund

w. Kelley, superintendent of C. R. P. A. cannery at Lake Bay was in town trying to connect ur with few loads of salmon. He got a few down the NarrowS.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08

The P. A. F. steamer Red wood arrived in port yesterday with 30,000 boxes of tins and is taking out 35,0O0 cases of sal mon.
The Alaskan., 1930-08-08
Steamer Movements

NOrthbOund
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-19
Illinois Methodists Scorch Ruth

Ruth Hanna Mccormick is very much in the pc-
ltcal picture. She advises the world that she has
Sen. Nye on the run. that the Nye detectives plum
dered her desks. that her private papers were man
handled or distracted. and that Nye and his fellow
senators have no business In Illinois" Ruth sco7ched
Nye and his associates and the Illinois Methodist
conference In session at DanvIlle scorcned Ruth. It's
committee on public safety offered a resolution which
was adopted by q large ma ;orty vote.
In the primary last April, Mrs. Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick received the endorsement of the dry forces
Of the state and By announcing herself as a dry Sc
cured the primary nomination to the United States
senate but she has seen lit by what 10 us seems to be
political chicanery to put herself in q position where
she has forfeited the confidence Of the moral forces
OF our state"
Ruth Is a very intelligent woman. a thoroughly
trained practical politician. the owner OF q large
bank account and the possessor Of a huge fortune
she ran as a dry for the primary nomination. she
won the prize. A referendum on the pro issue was
ordered by the leaders OF the party This happened
az the state convention which followed the primary
election. Ruth appeared before the convention and
declared that she would bow to the viii Of the people.
That Is II the referendum verdict was wet she would
vote moist: If dry she would vote dry.
AS a getter OF publicity. nationally and interna-
tionally, Ruth Is a topnotcher of the women poll
ticians OF America.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-19
Virginia Blacks Are Not Barred

Virginia democrats must have been sleeping at the
switch. Failure OF their representatives to take an
appeal to the United States supreme court within the
statutory time leaves negro democrats free TO partici-
pate in democratic primaries. This according to
q Richmond dispatch.
Time for appealing from the decision expired sat
urday last. It will be recalled that the United states
circuit court Of appeals held that three negro demo-
crafts were entitled to vote in the primary in spite
OF the party plan which barred all except white vot-
ers from participating.
Carter Glass is the democratic nominee for SEN
ator. He was given a clear field There Is very
little political excitement in old Virginia this year
since Bishop James J. Cannon Jr- was led 70 the
matrimonial altar q fascinating woman and then
began his summer campaign in the vineyard Of the
Lord in a South American republic Carter Glass
without opposition reminds one Of a bulldog with a
short chain attachment to his kennel There isn't
q rolitical leader in America who SO thoroughly
enjoys a scrap as the little game cock OF the ancient
commonwealth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-19
To The Young Lady In Front OF Me On 4 Tom
Thumb Golf Course


Thumb Golf Course
All your coy little squeals and your shrieks OF
delight
Are not quite, 7 must say. the best thing for my
nerves.
Nor Is It SO pleasant to witness your plight
When your ball from its course towards the hole
barely 5werves.
I might add that the way you handle your club
Is a sight from which 7 would prefer TO be spareos
And your ladylike curses II shots you should dub.
Your Obs" and your "Darnsl"-as if any one
caredi
Though I'll neer see such tantrums as long as
live.
Though you take seven strokes and then say you
had four
Ev'ry one Of these faults would 7 gladly forgive
II you stood off the green when you marked down
your scorei
Arnold NJ. Auerbech-
Five and ten cent store shares are rising on the
stock exchange. Possibly on rumors somebody has
been seen with a dime.
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Continued from page ID
stood inside. laughing with a young
man clad in white.
Celia knew the young man. Her
small chin lifted and her shoulder
Strengthened. She walked away
rapidly. The girls brown eyes,
which were nearly as large. nearly
as deeply expressive as Margaret
Rogers own. betrayed the effort
az determination.
Margaret Rogers was Celia's mo-
Their. To Margaret her daughters
fresh loveliness was beauty OF the
rarest order. This was an exaggera-
ton. OF course. The mothers ewes
tired By hours and hours Of sew
ing. saw the piquant nose and we'll
nodded chin. the softly curved fig
ure and the girls slim grace and
saw them all through the eyes OF
love. she thought her daughter
beautiful.
There were others. though, who
would have agreed readily that
Celia Rogers. away from the broil-
ing sidewalks. was attractive enough
to be singled out in almost any
gathering.
II was Celia's pretty face which
had led Helen Spencer to treat her
as a ccnfidante. though the two
never met except in class rooms
For two years Spencer" had fol-
lowed directly after Rogers" on
high school class rolls. ana an odd
sort OF intimacy had developed be-
tween the two girls.
Helen's father was a member Of
the city's most important financial
group. Celia was the daughter OF
a filter in a Charles street dress
shop. Celia's mother had earned
those few coins remaining IN the
girls purse. For a long time now
Mrs. Rogers had earned every cent
which had paid for food and lodg-
ing for herself and her daughter.
SO. though Celia and Helen Spen-
GER sat side by side in French class
and during ordeals OF mathematics
and chemistry. and though Celia
could describe all Of Helen's party
dresses and most Of the parties al
which they had been worn, she had
not been invited to the Spencer
home. She had not even expected
such an invitation.
Both girls were graduated now
Helen setting Off for Europe, and
Celia hunting work.
II there was a trace OF bitterness
IN the girl's face as she hurried
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-19

along the hot stree, Ii should be
forgiven. Bitterness comes 50 easily
to those for whom the chance TO
work is an unobtainable luxury.
Celia Rogers lunch had been q
glass OF milk and sandwich eaten
at a seda fountain counter The
three little coins IN her purse would
have totaled less than the price Of
the rich mixture of fruits and cream
which Helen Spencer was consum-
ing at that moment.
Celia turned again into a side
street. Half way down the block she
hes.tated before q brick office build
ing. glancing up at the number over
the doorway.
Yes, this was the place. She en-
tered.
Watkins Letter Company" was
the name Celia hunted for on the
office directory board in the lobby.
She found 1t. The Watkins Letter
Company was located. according TO
the directory, on the fourth floor Of
the building.
The girl signaled for the elevator
and a few seconds later stepped
into the fourth floor corridor.
Third door to your left. maam,"
the languid. ~darkskinned elevator
operator volunteered, pointing to-
ward an open door.
Celia nodded. Suddenly there was
something tight in her throat and
she felt her temples pounding. The
feeling was familiar. 1t was always
this way just before screwing up
courage 10 step out boldly before the
unknown person who would be
waiting on the other side Of the
threshold and make the familiar
little speech.
1t was all wrong. Celia knew
perfectly well. She had been told
dozens Of times about the value OF
confidence. the importance OF the
approach, in asking for employ
ment. At school the commercial in
structor regularly coached her class
Is on these subjects.
Celia had learned the lessons, but
they wouldn't work.
She popped back the lid of her
silver vanity case. dabbed at her
cleaning nose with the tiny powder
puff and tried Intellectually to re-
arrange the struggling wisps OF hair
No usel She looked a wreck and
knew IL.
Suddenly her lips set in q firm
line and she hurried down the hall.
Celia paused in the open door
way. She saw a large room before
her. light though the shades were