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The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
Hungerford Brothers Logging Timber for Ties

Next Monday morning the cry of timber will resound through the woods at Hungerford's log ging camp at the south end of Wrangell Narrows. Thousands of hemlock trees must come down to furnish timber to fill a contract for 35,000 railroad ties recently let by the Alaska Rail- road to Northwest Mill Com pany at Scow Bay. The Hung erford brothers, "Ted" and Bud" were in Petersburg on Thursday making final arrange ments They estimate that some two million feet of logs will be required to fill the con- tract which in addition to other timber on the tract which must oe logged at the same tune, VIII make payrolls for somebody though only one crew will start work at this time. According tc the terms of the contract the job must be completed in 10( days. The logging will be done at their present location on the Narrows and on Butterworth Is land at the mouth of Duncan Canal.
 ! The camp and the mill to-
 gether will create employment i for 35 to 40 local men.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
NEW HOME FOR
 COLISEUM THEATEP

The theater Eoilding formerly known as the MacGregor has been purchased by w. D. Gross of Juneau, proprietor of the chain of Coliseum Theaters in Southeast Alaska. A crew of men are now remodeling the in Ierior of the building which is to be entirely renovated and re- finished in a modernistic de sign. The ceiling is to be low cred to improve the acoustic properties of the auditorium, at the same time making room for six apartments above the theat- CT, all of which will be finished and ready for occupancy in sbout six weeks or less. MT. Gross was in Petersburg last week and left for Seattle where he will personally select mater ial and equipment for his new theater, which he says will be second to none and a real show place for Petersburg when it is completed.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
BEGIN WORK YAKUTAT
 ROAD PROJECT

E. J. White, resident engineer U s. Bureau of Roads, with two assistants, Loren Sisson and E. J. Miller, left Juneau on the Admiral Watson for Yukatat where MT. White will have charge of the engineering on a project for one and one-half rifles of roadway. The con- tract for the construction has been awarded to Sawyer & Rey- holds. c. T. From" Gardner, Juneau member of the firm, will be in charge of the con- struction. Mrs. White accom-.
 panied her husband to Yakutat
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
Nautilus Off For London
 Thence To North Pole

The reconstructed submarine Nautilus in which Sir Hurbert Wilkins will make ap attempt to reach the north pole under meath the polar ice-cap, left Provincetown, Mass. enroute to London. On tr1al runs the Nau- ti.us has proven her efficiency making eleven knots per hour. She is expected tc reach London in about twenty days. From london the Nautilus will go to Spitzbergen where the voyage under the ice to Alaska will start. Reports from Fredrich- shafen, Germany, state that the airship Graf Zeppelin is being put in readiness for a trip to the Northpole and will convoy the Nautilus on her strange cruise
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
BOUNTY NOW s15

Attention of the Jrappers arci others is called to me fact that the bounty o1 wo'ves and c:>y- otes is now $15 for each an- imal. The last legislature pas Sed a bill repeating the 1929 act providing for bounty payment of $10 for wolves and $5 for coyotes and restoring the $15 bounty.
 To obtain bounties the person killing wolves or coyotes must exhibit the pelt or pelts with leg bone attached to any U. S. Com missioner, Or to the postmaster in communities where there is not a resident commissioner.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
POWER PLANT DISABLED

The municipal power plant at Blind Slough was temporarily disabled shortly before eight o'clock Thursday evening. A fal- ling tree crashed a section of the pipeline from Crystal Lake leav- ing the town dependent on the diesel engine plant for power. Superintendent MacKechnie left imediately for Crystal Lake with six men who will rush repairs with all possible speed. Re- sumption of hydroelectric ser ice is indefinite as yet as the exact amount of damage is
 unknown.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
Canada Tariff Hard
 Blow To United States
Increases Duties On American
 Products

Increased tariffs in effect on more than two hundred com moditieS many of which Canada imports the greateSt quantity from the United States were de- clared in the budget presented by Premier R. B. Bennett to the Dominion Parliament. Among tlle American products import ed most heavily from the Unit ed States upon which the tariff has been heavily increased are coal, steel and steel products, automobiles, oranges, corn and other things.
 Particular interest seems to attach to the proposed increase If duty on bituminous coal. In support of it Premier Harring- ton of Nova Scotia has been here a week. Against it is the influence of some large manu- facturers, mainly in Ontario, who claim that they will have to use American coal anyway, and object to paying $1 per ton duty.
 In Liberal circles it was fore cast that the debate on the principle of the budget from tt cir side of the House will be restricted to few members from each Province, but that Cn the detailed resolution it will ke a free -for-all."
 An amendments also indicated to the tariff board bill to re- Luce the term of office from ten to five years.
 The opposition intends as well to insist upon a declaration of unemployment policy.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
Port Alexander Buyer Keeps Up
 Salmon Prices

According to word received during the week, Karl Hanson, fish buyer of Port Alexander did ot follow suit when other buy CTS in Southeast Alaska dropped the price of king salmon an ad- ditional two cents on June 1st, bringing the price at the docks to 10-6-3 and on the grounds to 8-4-2. MT. Hanson stated that lie could afford to pay 10-6-3 on the grounds and that he would continue so to do. Hans Nord- nes who is packing on the boat Magnolia at Puffin Bay is also reported to have signified his intention of continuing tn e former price schedule.
 The Ketchikan Tribune states that Ketchikan buyers are hold ing the large buyer boats in port and making no effort to compete with these packers on the grounds. They say that in C,der to pay for the delivery of fish from the grounds to Ket- thikan it is necessary for them 10 make the cut as ordered and that their boats will be held in port for severel days at least.
 All boats in the Sitka district tied up and refused to fish when tho cut in prices was announc- cd. Fourteen of the big smoke are s4eoq IeIIeuIs OeI pue s4eoo reported lying idle at Sitka.
 It is also reported that all power trollers at Prince Rupert a"e idle, claiming it is impos- sible to pay for gas and gear at Ihe prices offered for fish.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
INDIAN HEARING HELD IN
 TACOMA; 3 TRIBES ATTEND

Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Montana and Senator Lynn J. Frazier, North Dakota, forming part of a subcommittee of the United States Senate Com mittee on Indian affairs closed a series of hearings in Tacoma last Monday.
 The hearing was held in the Cushman Indian Hospital school auditorium. It was attended by 250 Indians from all over South west Washington.
 Flashes of fire punctuated the hearing when the senators thought they saw some lack of zeal on the part of the Indian agents or other public officials in looking out for the welfare If the government wards.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
AL DANG TAKEN TO
 HOSPITAL IN SEATTLE

Bound to a stretcher, Al Dano, Alaska Cannery man, injured in an airplane accident near Ket- chikan on May 4, was taken on the Admiral Rogers to a hospital in Seattle. MT. Dano was a member of an airplane fishing excursion to Karta Lake which resulted in a disastrous take-off, killing Steve Selig and seriously injuring all others in the party, including Dano, c. J. .Kinky" Alexander and the Lilot, Dods0n.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
Do-x Safely Crosses
 South Atlantic

The giant multi-motored Ger man seaplane Do-X safely reached Fernando Norshna Is land, Brazil last Friday after a thrilling flight across the South Atlantic from Cope Verde Is lands.
 The very low altitude at which the great seaplane flew led to erroneous reports from Cape Verde Islands that she had fal- :en into the ocean. Her motors
 unctioned perfectly and the flight was made without any un- toward incident of any kind. Passengers and crew are enthu- .iastic over the flight. The trip is 1429 miles was negotiated in 12 hours 26 minutes.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
FALL WILL ATTEMPT"
 SERVE JAIL SENTENCE

Albert B. Fall former Secre- ;ary of Interior, is determined to attempt" a trip to Washing ton, D. C., for possible commit ,nent to jail. This trip from his home in Fl Paso, Texas will be attempted despite concurrence of four physicians that he is physically unable to make the tourney
 Fall was convicted and sent nnced to jail for one year and to pay a fine of $100,000 for ac- cepting bribe in Naval Oil res erves leasing. The Supreme Court of the United States re- gently refused to review the case.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
TEN CHILDREN TRAPPED
 BY TIDE

Near White Pock, British Col umbia, ten children who were enjoying a Kings Birthday pie nic at Crescent Beach were trap ped by the swift incoming tide. The tide came in like a mill-race as the ten were wading across the tideflats. Seven were rescu- ed by police and fishermen in boats. The bodies of three drowned, have not been recover cd. The dead are Julia New combe, twelve; Maurice Bennett, fifteen; and Fred PetigreW, thirteen.
 Hundreds of other children [ nd parents witnessed thu e tragedy from shore, helpless to aid.
 White Rock Is near the United States boundary and its beaches are popular Vancouver resorts
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
OF JULY
 COMMITTEES BUSY

: Heads of several sub-com-
 mittees which will have charge of various phrases of the grand celebration in Petersburg on h.
 lependenie day have been ap- pointed and are working earn estly to pormote a genuine de-
 monstration of patriotic spirit. Whether or not the success of a celebration may be measured by the amount of noise we make, it is perhaps true that the whole heartedness of our sentiment is measurable by our willingness to join in, take part, and make it day of sincere commemora- tion and mutual renewal of our faith in ourselves as a nation. The Fourth of July does not be- long altogether to the celebra- tion committee and they are asking for suggestions NOW rather than possible criticisms after the day is done. We may rot have as much money as we could wish for but we have hope and pride and we don't care who knows it So let's encour- age the committee and show them we appreciate their efforts.
 The followin0 committeeman have been named to date and probably others will be added Chairman of General Committee A. B. Holt; Finance Paul Vern- on; Sports, Heinie Dahl and Trygve Strom; Decorations, Hans Wick and Carl Hatland; Fireworks, l.. T. Swanson; Dance Mrs. Pileberg. Present intentions are to have two dances, one on Friday the 3rd under the auspices of the Amer ican Legion and one on Satur- day the 4th sponsored by the Fourth of July Committee.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12

The Presbyterian Mission boat Princeton in charge of Rev. Verne J. Swanson arrived in Petersburg last Friday evening bringing from Rake MT. Haines Dewitt, lay worker, who will have charge of the Presbyterian church work here this summer Ye succeeds Mrs. Tamaree, re- gently transferred to Wrangell The Princeton remained in port over Sunday, Rev Swanson leading the morning services ot worship.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
DATES FIXED FOR SOUTH
 EAST ALASKA FAIR

At the annual meeting of the and directors of the Southeastern Alaska Fair Association, dates for this year s exposition were fixed for Sept ember 9, 10, II and 12, The fair will be under the personal direc- ton Of w. s. Pullen and Ralph R Martin, dire "tor and manag- CT. Ths will be the tenth annu- al fair of the association to be held in Juneau.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
Al IASKANS CONTINUE
 ETELSCN MEMORIAL

Alaskans are continuing to raise money for tce proposed memorial to Carl Ben Eielson. noted flier killed in 1929 on the Siberian Coast The memorial in the form of , 5.'i]ding on the Alaska College ca.. .pus at Fair banks will be knt VII as the Eielson Aer0naut.cal Engineer ing Building.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
Bids Asked On Shoemaker Bay
 School Plant

--X-
 Calls for bids for constructing tile school building for the in- dustrial training plant at Shoe {; maker Bay were issued last week by the Alaska division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and tenders will be opened at noon, June IS, at the office of N. L. Troast in room 515, Cap itol Building.
 This is the first unit of a group of five buildings it is planned to construct at Shoe maker Bay this year. Bids will be called for On the others with in short time, MT. Troast said.
 The school building, two end one-half story structure of frame and stucco with a full concrete basement, it is esti- mated, will cost about $5O,OOO. For this years expenditure on he entire plant there is avail able $171,OOO.
 The bureaus policy of calling for bids by individual units, it was explained, will permit local !uilders and auxiliary contract CTS to bid where it might have been difficult for them to have qualified if bids had been asked on the entire group of buildings os a whole. Separate bids will bo taken on electric work, plumbing, heating, trunk sew CTS, water supply and grading.
 "As far as possible" said the call, land where material does not affect the strength, quality or cost of work, contractors hall use Alaska materials. It is not the intent of the specifi- cations to eliminate any manu- lecturers or material dealers from bidding and furnishing material for this work. All ma terials equal n strength and quality"
 Alaska spruce or Douglas fir ,1ill be used for wood walls, par titions, roofs, joint, etc. Vert ical-grained hemlock flooring on all rooms except the assem- bly, room which will have a maple covering. The interior walls will be metal lath and plaster
 Attention is directed to the statutory requirements relative to maintaining the prevailing wage scale for all laborers and mechanics employed by either contractor or sub-contractor or public works. All labor, it is . lded, shall be paid in accord ance with Federal and Terri torial regulations governing work handled under a govern ment contract,
 Contractors cannot sublet al or any part of the work with out written approval of the architect.
 The site of the induStria school was cleared last winter 1t is situated 2.64 miles from Wrangell and is connected witf l water transportation there by a good gravel road constructed by the United States Bureau O. Public Roads
 MT. Troast's plan calls for tht erection of tho school building :, and two dOrmitories-On eacl
 for boys and girls-on a com
 mon front. The dormitOrie t will be directly connected to thu school building through covered passageway.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12
BILL" BARROWS
 FAREWELL

The many friends of Will A BarroWs were deeply shocked to learn of his sudden death, which occurred at his home in Seattle, Washington, at 4 A. M. on Memorial Day. He had not been very we'll for few days tut no thought was entertained by his family that the end was near. Death was caused by a heart attack.
 Will A. Barrows, "Bill' as his friends always called him, was a pioneer of Pacific County, Washington. and le had led varied and useful life, mostly spent in Southwest Washington and in Alaska. He was born at Gold Hill, Nevada, November 26, 1867 removing thence to Cali fc"nia with his parents when he was two years of age. In 1893 ne married Ellen Hanger. Two daughters blessed the union. Be- sides his wife he leaves to mourn him his daughter Mrs. Donald Bower and granddaugh- ter, Donna Bower, of Seattle. One daughter Jeanette, died while in the service of the Unit ed States during the world war.
 His early life was spent var iously as deputy treasurer of, Pacific County, Washington as| a general store keeper, and as al marine engineer. For a time he also engaged in the logging business with the late Otto ROsendahl. He entered the ser vice of the U. s. Bureau of Edu- cation in Alaska in 1917 and for several years was in charge of Indian schools on the West Coast of Prince of Wales Island and at Rake where his many friends vii! mourn his passing. In 1924 he resigned and engag- ed in newspaper work, principal lv in the office of the Alaskan and the Alaska Fisherman.
 He was a writer and artist of considerable merit. His letters, articles and cartoons published in many newspapers in Wash ington and Alaska on political and economic subjects were al ways forceful and were potent factors in determing the results Of some of Alaska's warmest campaigns. His descriptive ar titles were a real pleasure to read for he was a naturalist at heart and his powers Of obser- 1ation were keen. He had the courage of his convictions and he preached the gospel of the true brotherhood of men.
 ''Bill' was faithful to his family and loyal to his friends. He will be sadly missed by those who knew his true worth. AL though he had taken up his residence in Seattle, his heart remained in the Northland. The territory has lost a tried and true friend.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12

The cruiser Cameo" of the American Can Company was in Petersburg Thursday on her round. of inspection of the seal ing machinery of all the can nerieS.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12

The Women's Community League meets at the church Tuesday evening. The hoStesses are Mrs. Iver Holm and Mrs. Ole Holm.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-12

A meeting Of all members of the Fourth of July committee is scheduled for this evening at the town hall.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17

rapidly as the crisis deepens. It
is expected that public resentment
will grow over the refusal to al
low withdrawals at the banks.
Revolution Brewing
The masses of Germany may
raise any moment and set up a
soviet government. The fear Of
this has paralyzed the capitalistic
worlo. Should this occur it will
no dOabt mean war, as France
would invade Germany, supported
by England. Russia no doubt
would come to the rescue Of Ger
many and crush Poland in doing
so. The capitalists fear this war
fO- they are doubtful if the mass
es of the people in France, Eng
land and the United States will
support it-and the economic con-
ditiCns in these countries are be-
coming so bad they are afraid of
revolutions at home.
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pealed to the Supreme Court
opinion by Galen, June "a, 1881
Hundreds Of similar cases could
be mentioned Of the doings ~
Clements. The newspapers A.
Butte never print anything that
goes on before this outfit; on q
warm day victims of his nefarious
decisions are on every sunny street
corner in Butte cursng him and
the Legal Department" whose
puppet he us. The foul smell o.
his work extends to other states
A Butte lawyer returned from try.
ing case before the Idaho BoarV
against the Bunker Hill & Sullivan
Company. When the case was
closed he asked when he could ex.
pect decision. He was informed
1--WE are not like your board in
Montana. 1t stinks all over the
Northwest" He got a decision in
favor of a widow in Europe short
lyand its award was quickly paid.
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several local showers had visited .
when the rest of the country was
from absolute and con-
tinuous drouth. The crops there
were bountiful and promised from
35 to 40 bushels to the acre-some
farmers say the prettiest wheat
fields they have ever seen.
Those suffering damage were
G. N. Paulson, James Michels, Dick
Smith, Lloyd Michels, VIM. Quick
meyer-in fact everybody In the
section south of Welliver and Red
stone and north of a point between
Froid and Homestead. Sen. John
w. Schnitzler's crop was complete
ly wiped out as was all crops in
, that vicinity. G.. E. Fulkerson,
five miles northeast of Medicine
Lake, had his brand new modern
barn destroyed and his residence
moved off the foundation. Hail
piled up a foot deep in places.
Much damage was done at Medi-
cine Lake-practically every build
ing in the village was injured.
Much damage was also done at
Antelope and Reserve by wind and
hail. The damage is estimated at
several hundred thousand dollars.
Wednesday all day the tempera-
ture was high--one Of the hottest
if not the hottest day Of the sea-
son, the thermometer showing over
100 degrees most of the day. In
the evening the purple clouds drift
ed up from the northwest against
an east-southeast wind that had
been blowing for several hours.
At dusk a tremendous electrical
discharge became visible from
PlentywoCd. About 9:30 it COM
menced to rain here and there was
downpour but no hail. The wind
blew violently for fifteen or TWEEN
ty minutes when It went down but
it continued TO rain for some time
precipitating a lot of water, in fact
almost as much as has fallen alto
gether for the past year.
Those coming. in from the reser.
walton country TO the southwest Of
Plentywood report that nearly ev'
cry building has been RACED.
The storm is particularly unfor
tunate in that it destroyed nearly
all Of the crop in northeastern
Montana on which the area was
counting for its seed wheat fol
next year. All the rains of thu
season have followed the cours,
taken by the storm, where it hai
rained generously when it raineC
nowhere else. The rains in tn,
/ section started June 9 and have oc
Cured frequently since, bringin)
on the crop luxuriantly until Wed
!. nesday's devastating storm de
stroyed those few fine fields o
grain.
There was practically no hail in
surance and little tornado insur
: ance.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
BUYER HERE

]. H. Tinsen of Hllisboro, North
dakota las been iE the Plentywood
vicinity for the past week or more
buying cattle and horses. So far
he has purchased 800 head of cat
tie and about 100 heal Of horses.
He will be here for month, mok-
ing Plentywood his headquarters.
Mr.. Tinsen conGempla.es buying
about 1900 mead which he will ship
to Hillsboro for feeding. He buys
only Hereford and Shorihorn cat
tie.
With the market for stock so
low it is impossible for any farm
er to ship his stock to market and
realize anything from the trars-
action consequently it would ap
pear that by selling to Mr.. Tinsen
or other reputable buyers, it viii
bring a little outside money int
this section of the state.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
Bids Opened for Veterans
Hospital at Fort Harrison

Washington, July 14.-Bids have
been opened at the veterans bu-
reau for construction Of an infirm.
airy building, kitchen and central
heating plant at. Fort. Harrison,
Helena, Montana.
Low bidders were Murch Broth
ers, st. Louis, Mo-, 1926, 900; Red
linger & Hansen, Minneapolis,
$23S, $50; c. F. Landle & Co. Am
ariIlO, Texas, $256,393.
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