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The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02
WORKERS vs. RAckETEERs
By FRANK H. FOSTER

territory Some Alaskans had been fishing in Bristol Bay for years, making annual trips from their homes in Kodiak, Seward and other coast towns and finding ready em- ployment by the canners, for their known ability as fishermen. Two years ago these men learned that the San Francisco Union had de- clared a closed shop in these wa- ters and would only permit resident Alaskans, not members of the San Francisco graft, to fish in the wa ters of their home land, on condi- tion that the canners pay Sc per fish over to the treasury of the San Francisco Union. For the past two seasons, this tribute of approxi- mately 20 percent has been exacted for the benefit of the outside rack eteers.
 At Haines, a cannery has notified Indian applicants for work, that the Union forbids the employment of Indians and that they are therefore shut out from a chance to make d | living.
 At Metlakatla the Indians own the eannery as a community enter prise. It is operated under lease which the Interior Department grants to the highest bidder, per- centage of the profits to be paid to the community For years the only employees of the cannery outside of a few technical men, have been the Indian residents of the reservation, about three hundred in number. 1 Two organizers of an outside Union arrived in Metlakatla about the | first of May and informed the peo- pie of that community that unless they took out membership in the outside Union at an expense of $15 each or about s4,500 for the Indian workers, the affiliated Seaman's Union would declare the cannery to be unfair and would refuse to handle the pack.
 At Yakutat this spring, Indians were informed by the office of the San Francisco Union that they would not be allowed to work or fish for the cannery at that place unless they paid $25,00 each to the outside grafters for membership n their Union.
 The two Larson boys from Ketch- ikan. students at the University of Washington, desiring summers work in the cannery in their home district, approached the Seattle of flee for jobs. They were told that they should join the Union. They | were told at the Seattle office of ths J (Csnfinnea an Fass gfxl
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02
COURT NEWS

Paul Gregory and John Levin, pleaded guilty before U. s. Com missioner Richard Suratt Thursday morning to drunk and disorderly charges They were each fined $z00 and given a six-months' suspended sentence. So far the fines have not been paid and the young men ale being held in the Federal jail.
 Testimony diclosed that the men, members of the stewards depart ment on the Mount Mckinley on drunken spree while their boat was in port here several hours Wednes- day night tore up approximately 600 feet of railing on the water front side of the Stikine avenue and used it as a barricade to close off the street. They previously had torn away the fence protecting q newly laid concrete sidewalk on Froont Street property of ". c. Waters, damaged the walk and committed other depredations. They were arrested at 2 o'clock Thursday morning by Deputy U. s. Marshal James Nolan.
 Wrangell Institute and Public school staff members returning thIs week from vacations in the states spent in travel or study include Ralph Mize, Miss Ruth Gauger, Mrs. H. R. Coulter and Miss Mary Me- Laughlin.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02

One of the most astonishing sit- uationg with which the people of Alaska are confronted, is the spec tacle of the so-called Alaska Labor Unions in their relationship with the outside racketeers.
 As far as Alaskans are concerned, these Unions might as we'll be label ed Made in Japan" The local or ganizations are merely subsidiaries of the Seattle, San Francisco and other outside Unions where the grating officers live in comfort on the dues paid by the suckers
 Let us briefly review the situa- tion. Approximately twenty thous- and persons are employed in the salmon fisheries of Alaska each year. Of this number, about one half have been recruited from res ident Alaskans. Many sturdy Alaska fishermen, mostly of Scandinavian ancestry, industrious, law-abiding and home-loving people, have made this territory their home; have say ed their money, invested in fine boats, married and raised families built comfortable houses and sent their children to the educational institutions of the territory and to the colleges of the states. All that they have or ever hope to have, l. invested in this northland.
 Thousands of Indians, the orig inal owners of this territory, depend for a livelihood on fishing and working in the canneries and her ring salteries.
 About ten years ago smart alien conceived the idea that the Alaska fisheries presented a fine field 10, exploitation and organized at Sar Francisco, the so-called Alaska Fisherman's Union. He opened uI dingy office on the waterfront and proceeded to recruit member: from the San Francisco fishermen who either had made or wished tC make summer trips to the red sal mon fisheries of Bristol Bay anC Boring Sea. The season is short 1T that district and there are few residents in that section of Alas ka, by reason of the severity o the winters. The fishing is highlj profitable for the short season al no part of the world has such al abundance of fine salmon ant fishermen often make more thar two thousand dollars during tn' summer. The demand for jobs il Bristol Bay made it easy for thu alien Alaska Fisserman's Union t, obtain members at $25.00 a hea' and 1t was not long until the graf was extended tn include. the sntfr
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02

beginners made attractive hand woven towels and luncheon sets From these simpler designs classes during the winter may go on to more difficult weaving. Father Ed gar Gallant, who teaches weaving at the Plus X Mission in Skagway, was Mrs. Syverud's first teacher.
 In cooking demonstrations Mrs Syverud believes in holding to prac- tical, everyday needs which she stresses as follows: cleanliness, principles of nutrition, principles Of food cookery, short cuts and decor ations.
 ". A. Lloyd, of Washington, D. C., in charge of the eleven states comprising the eastern Section Of the Extension Service in which the AL aska extension work functions, was aboard the Aleutian Tuesday morn ing, enroute to Palmer where Mrs. Syyerud will judge the Home Econ omic exhibits of the Matanuska Valley Fair and MT. Lloyd the live stock exhibits. From Palmer they will go on to Fairbanks for a six day conference of extension workers at the University of Alaska.
 Fairbanks Conference
 In attendance at the conference from the university faculty will be pr. Chas. E. Bunnell, president. G. w. Gasser, professor of agriculture, Miss Ruth E. Tucker, professor of home economics, Miss Clara K. Paulsen instructor of home econ omics, Lorin T. Oldroyd, director of extension, Fairbanks, Miss Ethel Mcdonald, home demonstration lead CT. Fairbanks, I. NJ. c. Anderson livestock agent, Miss Ruth De Ar mond district home demonstration agent, Matanuska, Howard Estelle district agricultural agent, Matan- uska, Don. L. Irwin superintendent of the Matanuska Experimental station, which is still under tho University of Alaska, E. Peterson superintendent of the Fairbanks Ex, perimental station, MT. Lloyd ant Mrs. Syverud.
 Following the Fairbanks conference Mrs. Syverud is leaving on. short vacation to visit her son, a student at the University of Washington il Seattle. She will return north short ly after the first of October and af ter a visit at Ketchikan will stoI off at Wrangell to outline the win ters' work of the Home Makerl | CIuh and got the nraRran uuda, was-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02

Southbound on the Columbia in port here Tuesday were members f Congressional Survey party which had travelled 5000 areial miles Tn Alaska to investigate the reindeer industry.
 The personnel of the party in- cluded c. B. Rechford, assistant UD- ited States forester, who Is chair man of the committee; Dr. I. D. Wilson of the biological department of Virginia Polytechnic School, and Frank H. Reeves, newspaperman of Grand Junction, Colo, who consti- tute the appointed committee of three; Leon Cubberly. secretary of the district office of the commis- sion, and Kristie Sather of Nome, stenographer who joined the party at Nome.
 Another member of the original party was Ray Dame. official gov ernment photographer, who left the party at Mt. Mckinley to do some special photographic work in the park. During the survey of the rein uOCT MI. OdnC lOOh SCfCA oA OO still-camera views and a quantity of moving picture film covering the committees activities in Alaska. MT. Dame acted as official photog- rapher on President Harding's trip to Alaska in 1923.
 The Investigating committee left Washington, D. 0. on June 10 and have been in Alaska since June 21. Practically all of the ground cov- cred has been by the use of the air plane and they have been active for nearly two months in combing the ranges and sizing up the entire in- dustry in a vast area bounded roughly by a band stretching in width from Kotzebue to the Kus- kokwim and extending hundreds of miles inland.
 The committee have also observed the economic and living conditions of the Eskimo and natives in the area covered. At Hooper Bay, on the outer rim of Seward peniRsula. thsy ffannB a vs1zssR aS shsBs 3S@ wzA&ss
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02
MERCHANTS LUNCH
 AND SALE

The Ladies Aid of the Presbyter- ian church will serve a merchants lunch at Elks Hall on Wednesday, Sept IA, from 12 o'clock to 1:20. In the afternoon they will have on sale fancy and utility aprons, nov city kitchen towels, embroidered kitchen towels, pot holders and oth- CT useful and decorative articles in peedlework for the nome. Mrs. A. W. H. Smith will have charge or the luncheon and Mrs. F. S. Barnes of the sale.
 St. Philips Guild will hold It, first meeting for the season on Wednesday evening. Sept. 7th at 8 o'clock at the home of MKa- H. HI. .RasaRerfas&.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02
Red Cross To Make Early Drive This Year

The local Red Cross Drive will take place early this year. This was decided at a meeting of the Wran- gell Chapter Executive Board last Monday evening with Dr. Clements as Acting Chairman. The secretary, Arnold Krone, reported all materials for the drive on hand, and after brief discussion, it was decided to make arrangements and appoint committees so the work could begin at once Mrs M. o. Johnson was appointed Publicity Committee
 P. L. Stump, who did such fine work in the 1887 Drive will be the Chairman of the 1888 Drive. Mir Krone will distribute materials and check the lists. The public is asked to cooperate to the fullest extent.
 Complying with the request of the National chairman, Norman H. Da- wis, Wrangell will have a Red Cross Sunday but instead of having it in November as Chapters in the states do, the Drive being held later there, Wrangell's Red Cross Sunday will be the coming Sunday, September 4, and will inaugurate the Drive.
 The major purposes of the Red Cross and it's 3,700- Chapters are
 CTontinuod on DoUo CivA
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02
SALMON CANNERY WORKERS GIVEN
 S7OO,OOO EXTRA FACT FINDING COM.

SEATTLE - An additional $700,- 900 will be added to the payrolls of the unions in the Alaska canned salmon industry under terms of the decision reached yesterday by the fact-finding board appointed last spring to determine wage adjust ments
 Harold H. Choate of the Pacific Coast Labor bureau, representing all the unions involved, said the award would provide increases of from five to 20 per cent over the minimum wage scale under whlsa the men returned to work, with the average increase 12 per cent.
 William Hecker, Seattle agent of the Alaska Fishermen's union, said:
 While we are disappointed that the increases were not larger, we are gratffied that the award es- tablished the fact that the packers were wrong last spring when they insisted upon the minimum rates
 "The unions cOntended then that there was no justification for such drastic wage cuts and the award of the impartial fact-finding board proves to the public our contentious were correct"
 The faet-finding board consisted of Delaney c. Smith San Francisco attorney: Henry P. Melnikow, San Francisco director of the Pacific Coast Labor bureau. and August Buschmann of Seattle, representing the canners. zz=
 The unions represented were the Alaska Fishermen's union; Machin- ists union, locals 79 and 239. Can nery Workers and Farm Laborers union, local 2; Carpenters union local LISA; American Radio Tele- graphists' Association, local 6, and the Copper River and Prince Will liam Sound Ffshermen's union.
 Buschmann said that by the set tlement the union gained about S600.0OO instead of s700,O00, com pared to the payrolls last year.
 He said the operators were pay ing about $300,0O0 less at the start of the season, when operators put into effect payroll reductions total ing between s90O.O00 and $1,OO0.- 900.
 The unions asked full restoration of cuts or pay increases
 Buschmann said the report of the board is final and 1t is now ready to disband Smith and Melnikow are returning to San Francisco in al few days.
 Smith said southeastern Alaska would benefit the most by theI
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02
KING - FREDERICKS0N

Mrs. Myrtle Frederickson of 5e- attle and MT. Clarence King were united in marriage Monday after noon by [. s. Commissioner Rich ard Suratt in his office. Witnesses of the ceremony were Mrs. George Sumption, a niece of Mr. Kings, and James Loyett.
 The newlyweds left here Wednes- day with Mrs. Kings eleven-year- old daughter Jean for Olive Go }, where MT. King works at logging and in the Camper sawmill. They will bring the little girl in town once a month for tests at the local school to determine whether she is keeping up with the required stan dards.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02

 PACK CLOSE TO
 MILLION CASES

Ketchikans salmon pack on Sat- urday night totaled 930,04s cases, or o5,05O cases more than the en- tae seasons pack last year when 644,g99 cases were put up, accord ing to the Ketehikan Chronicle.
 m addition some eanneries packed the first three days of the week thereby making the margin over last year still wider and will bring the pack close to or over the million case mark.
 The Ketchikan pack by species for the current season up to satur- day night. compared with the total last year. is as follows:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02

LHO-udy taLtusIOH Was BIdHItu the district The heaviest pink runs in 15 years were reported in north Clarence Straits, hitting in as had been predicted from the Ketchikan district. These runs are still ,n, but recommendation of further ex- tension than the two days was re- fused by L. c. Wingard. Bureau of Fisheries agent for Alaska.
 On Tuesday and Wednesday Wran- gell eanneries were swamped with fish, crews working far into the night.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02

Miss Eleanor Mitchell of Seattle who has been spending the sum mer in Wrangell, as the guest of her aunt, Mrs. M. o. Johnson, re- turned to her home on the Prin- cess Louise last Friday evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02
CARD PARTY

The Altar Society of the Cath ollie church will give a card party at Elks Hall on Thursday night, September 15. Refreshments will be served and a ladies fitted over night bag raffled. Admission. 50 cents. Adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02

The Rev. Arnold Krone moved yesterday into the Mundy residence property on Church street, common ly known as the little white house" The cottage has recently been pap cred and painted throughout and the kitchen modernized.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02
COLISEUM ON NEW SCHEDULE

Beginning Saturday night, Sep- tember 3rd, the Coliseum will go on winter time schedules, J. R. Brown announced today. Doors, from to- morrow night on through the fall and winter, will open at o'clock and the show will start at 7:30.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-09-02
LOCAL PACK
 40 PER CENT UNDER NORMAL

The total pack for the seven can neries of Wrangell-Petersburg dis trict on Saturday night. August 27th was 252.756 cases, according to figures released by Wm B. New comb. acting warden, U. S Bureau of Fisheries, at Wrangell
 The pack was divided by species
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Evening star., 1938-12-21

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-22
CharlestOWn News
In Weekly Letter
By Mrs. C.. Rockwell

Charlestown-Mr. and Mrs. Err
nest Hoehne attended the house.
warming at the beautiful new
farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. Orva
Hoehne Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Bertha Meilke and Viola
and Nelson arrived from Ripon,
Wis. for a brief visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Werner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wegner
accompanied Mrs. Carlson and
son to Spencer, Iowa Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reliance Code and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. William Code
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Vollmer
and family were entertained at the
Elmer Pankonin home Sunday at
LETTERS.
Mrs. Davis is improving after a
serious operation at the Spring
field hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kissner and
Melba and Robert and Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Matzke and family were
Sunday dinner guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Ed Lueck at Middle Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hoehne
had as their guests Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Wegner and
Oliver and Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Hanish and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Baune and
family of Wabasso were Sunday
visitors at the George Johnson
home.
Rev. and Mrs. K. L. Finley of
, Chicago, musical evangelists and
radio singers, are giving a two
| weeks evangelistic campaign at
the Evangelical church.
+ A pleasant gathering was held
at the Rudolph Kruger home
Sunday when relatives brought
dinner. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Harry SchwartS and
daughter of River Falls, Wis, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Kruger and
Charles of Morris, MIR. and Mrs.
Robert Lee and son of Sleepy Eye,
MIR. and Mrs. w. Klingensmith
and MIR. and Mrs. Osville Streum-
Ike of Springfield, William Kar-
row of LETTERS, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Kale and little son, Gladys Halter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kruger and
Alice and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Kruger and little daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Swensen
and sons of Lake Wilson and Mrs.
Swensen's mother of Lake Min
netOnka were Sunday guests at
the Oscar Cutkosky home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Gleason
were visitors at the A. D. McRae
home at Redwood Falls Tuesday.
Mrs. Claude Rockwell spent
Saturday at the A. Sawyer home
at Sanborn.
Doris Werner was hostess to the
All club at her home Friday eve
ming.
Mrs. James Lyons is rebuilding
the barn on her farm.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-22

and Mrs. H. c. Homme and dau-
ghter visited their daughter and
sister, Mrs. Charles Okins and
family Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Okins and
children were Monday evening
supper guests at the H. G.. Honme
home at Ruthton.
DR.. D. v. Gleysteen who has
been visiting in Lamberton called
on friends in Revere last week.
Mrs. l. J. Reynolds visited her
son Leroy at the Tracy hospital
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Harmon
and Mrs. Julius Frank and Helen
were. Tracy business callers Mon
day.
William Frank was business
caller at Tracy Saturday.
Mrs. Carrie Beach returned to
her home in Minneapolis after a
short visit with her sister Mrs. 1.
M. Nerem.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-22
News Of Kintire

Kintire-Harland LaCuyre who
spent his vacation with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. U. WEIGH
left for his home in Minneapolis
last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Seigfried
and sons have moved to Delhi for
the winter.
Mrs. Mathilda Hahn and dau-
ghters, Mrs. Mcleod, Mrs. Jensen
of Echo and Mrs. Naab of Cot
tonwood visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Hahn last Monday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Muetzel Sr. were
callers there Monday evening.
Mrs. Herman Muetzel Jr. en-
tertained Wednesday afternoon at
a miscellaneous shower in honor
of her sister-in-law, Hattie Muet-
eel, bride of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mack and
Mr.. and Mrs. .Adolph Mack and
children came Sunday to visit
Mrs. William Mack who has been
ill.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-22
Revere Happenings
Reported in Letter
By Dolores OkinS

Revere-Regina Ebbesen was
guest of Bernice Wog at Lamber-
ton Saturday.
Ray Hummel and Fred Hartwig
and Francis motored to Worthing-
ton Saturday to get Mrs. Hartwig.
She has been visiting her BROTH
er who is seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Nelson and
family of Walnut Grove spent
Sunday at the Charles Wilbur
home.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Okins and
family attended picnic and fam
lily reunion at Ramsey park Sum-
day. Marcy and Ernest Skram-
stad returned with them for few
days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Johnson
are the parents of a daughter,
Lorene Janice, born Friday. Gena
Ellingson of Lamberton is caring
for mother and baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Ebbesen and
family were Sunday dinner guests
at the H. N. Take home at Cot
tonwood.
Delpha ,Nerem who visited two
weeks at the 1. M. Nerem home
returned to her work in Mime
apolis Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Jerry Behrens and
family and Gladys Anderson
spent Sunday at the George Hum
mel and Christina Benson homes
near Lucan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Brudeli,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Scharfe and
Beverly and Mrs. Julia Danielson
visited Gus Schmiesing and fam
lily at Sherman, S. D. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Duncan
and family of Belview helped
George Williams celebrate his
forty first birthday Sunday.
Fred Wise of Glencoe, Mrs.
George Denning of Minneapolis
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-22
WANDA LOSES 10
INNING GAME 5-4
By Esther Doepke

Wanda-The Wanda kittenball
team played Belview at Lucan
Monday evening. Wonda was de-
feated 5 to in ten innings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Johanneck
and family of Wabasso called at
the M. J. Eichten home Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Langholz
and family of LETTERS visited at
the Rev. William Langholz home
Monday.
Mrs. Paul Doepke, Erwin, Ker-
NIT and Esther drove to North
field Monday. Kermit remained
there to attend st. Olaf college.
MIR. and Mrs. Herman Drewlow
moved their household goods to
st. Peter Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sanford Henke have moved into
the rooms vacated by them.
Gerald Jenniges is attending
Loyola High school at Mankato.
Mrs. Herbert Raddatz and Mrs.
Max Darkow were Redwood Falls
visitors Thursday.
Michael Skoblik left for st. Paul
where he will again attend st.
Thomas college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Turn
bull and Donald of Fessenden, N.
D. visited at the Paul Doepke
home from Wednesday through
Friday.
William Ladin of Minneapolis
attended to business here Monday.
Mrs. Otto Gadow and James
called at the Carl Gadow home
at Wabasso Friday afternoon.
Vernon Eichten returned from
Minneapolis Wednesday.
Joe Jenniges visited Peter
Schons at a hospital at New Ulm
Wednesday. Mr.. Schons came
home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Raddatz
of Clements visited at the Her
bert Raddatz home Friday eve
ming.
Gene Jenniges, August Struck