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Alaska Notes
5 Gathered From Territorial
Exchanges.
Charles D. Garfield, manager of the
Alasjva, department of the .Seattle
Chamber of Commerce during the last
ten years, will retire from that post
on September l, because of retrench
ment of chamber expenditures. It is
announced that tne position so long
filled by the sourdough Alaskan is to
be abolished
John T. Spickett, 71, veteran Pacific
coast theatrical man, died ai Juneau
a few day sago, following a long ill
ness. He is survived, by Ills widow,
Lottie Spickett, who is also well
known in. theatrical circles; She is
now serving a second term as post
master. Mr. Spickett, in early days
managed minstrel shows on the Pa
cific coast, and was known from
Lower California to Vancouver. He
went to Juneau thirty-five years ago
with a stock company and. remained
there till his death
Delegate Wickersham has been ad--1
vised that some people in Southeast
ern Alaska are arranging to establish
a company to engage in-the operating,
of a killing and packing plant to
properly Hike care of beef, pork, mut
ton, etc. They expect to supply the
meat market of Alaska and.thus keep
in the Territory* the million dollars j
that yearly goes out to the States for
this meat supply. It is expected that,
when this enterprise is under way it
will prove a great impetusto to
homesteaders, who can raise cattle
and feel assured of a . steady market
for all their product.
Territorial Senator A. J. Dimond,
candidate of the. Democratic party for
Delegate to Congress, left Anchorage
a few days ago on an extended cam
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paign tour which will take him into,
remote section sof the Territory. He
is making the trip ahoar dthe pontoon
equipped plane of W. E. Dunkle, pilot
ed by Steve Mills, of the Star Air
Service.
Senator Dimond’s itinerary include
ed stops at Kenai, Seldovia, Kodiak,
thence into the Seward Peninsula
country. From Nome he w-ill visit
various places along the Yukon- From
the Yukon he is scheduled to return
to the Kuskpkwim section, during
which he will probably visit. Flat*.
McGrath, Takotna and 0phiE
Juneau is. experiencing a building
boom of no mean proportions, says
Stroller's Weekly. Not for many
years have so many buildings been
constructed or are. in course of con
struction as at the present, time. It
is estimated that at least twenty new
residences and apartment houses
have been built jn town, and more
than that number have been erected
out the Glacier highway. High rents,
and crowded tenements have caused
some of this boom, while, the, low
price of lumber has contributed
greatly. A builder can buy local
local lumber now at lesa than the
price of the same-material in .the
States, and hardware and. building
supplies are at, a Jow„ price. Carpen
ters, plumbers and, painters, hajre been,
working full time^with the., surplus
labor absorhed for the tjme being.
The town has plenty of. good, me
chanics, and as the preference, is,
given to local men, there is- little use
of outsiders flocking in..
Stowaways are* becoming, -a . -p^st,
say steamship officials who ply north
from Seattle. Six were taken pffjtfce:
Admiral Rogers a KetuhikancecfTitly,
and were put on the boat again when
it sailed for Seattle byldJieimaesbal’s.
office. The Northwestern , found • a
number aboard on .leaving.-Ketchikan
and made two stops for the purpose
of putting them, ashahe-s- .On.;a.i»okt
leaving Juneau a few days, ago it is.
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reported a number were found and
taken to Seattle, where- tlfley were
turned, over to the, authorities;
Owing to.the vigilaneerof the crows
the numbex is. said. to., be growing
less, each trip. . When- one is found
he is plaaed at . theihardee, dirtiest
wprk on the ship, until he, can be. put
asore at some isolated, pout.
The Alaska Railroad’s newest Cocur
motive, which was built in. Philadel
phia and shipped knocked, down toi
Anchorage several weeks ago, was
given a test run in the. Anchorage',
yard a few days, ago, performing in a
manner satisfactory to rail mechanics
and to T. H... .Brinkley, traveling en
gineer, who,.capje from Philadelphia
to see that the.hig engine was put.tOr
gether properly.
Charles Frank,, who. killed Joe Spar
row in Nome in December., 1928, will
be returned .there soon for his third
trial. United States Marshal Charles
D. Jones arrived at. Fairbanks a few
days ago -n. route to Leavenworth.
Kansas, where ..Frank is now impris
jpnedtu
Frank, pi ad’>d :self-defense.. At his
first trial he was convicted of first
degree jmurder and . sentenced, to life
imprisonment ..
Frank appealed, and the case was
ordered back for new- trial. That time
he was found guilty of' second degree
murder and was, . sentenced to 45
years. He has Jtfeen in Leavenworth
since last year. His attorneys ap- i
pealed again, and the. Circuit Court,
of Appeals, recently ordered another'!
trial.. .
■ ’ Clyde . R.. Ellis,, assistan; United.
States attorney, with headquarters at
‘Cordova., is the new commander, of
the Alaska department of the ■Amer
ican Legion, having been .decked to
that office at rhe annual deua^imcnt
convention held at • Fairbanks a fe\v
days ago. The following officers
were elected and- installed*
|. Clyde R. Ellis, commander; Ernest
j M. Campbell, Wrangell, first vice
i president; I. J. Chilberg, Seward,
second vice commander; H. M. Sides,
i Juneau, finance officer.; Dalton H.
i Barr, Cordova, service odcer; J.„J.
i Delaney, Anehorage, judge advocate;
J. Nichols.. McGrath, historian:,
i Dwight ...Ohafca., Ketchikan, chaplain;
i Andrew .Johnson. Petersburg, ser
■ geant-at-arms; Ralph R.. Reeser
'Fairbanks,, national executive com
mitteeman; Eiler Hansen, Sitka, al
ternate executive committeeman; Er
nest M. Polley, Juneau, executive
committeeman at large.
ji Alexander Grant, pioneer resident
if the northland, who was taken to
Anchorage several months ago fir
treatment of cancer, reached the end
of his earthly trail a few days ago.
, The oldtimer was a member of the
Dillingham igloo of . the Pioneers of
Alaska, and. he had a wide acquaint
ance among the oldtimers of the
North, respected and liked by all who
knew him.
Operatioa of fish traps in westward:
waters is working to the disadvan
tage of fishermen who make their
homes in that part of Alaska, accord
ing to A. J. Dimond, Democratic can
didate for Delegate o Congress, who
is campaigning in that area at the
present time. In a message sent to.
the Anchorage hroadcast station from,
Unalaska,. says the Anchorage Times,
Senator Dimond said that, notwith
standing the unusually heavy run of
salmon this, summer, some anxiety is
felt in some communities for the wel
fare of residents during the coming
winter. The traps- did most of the
fishing, leaving many of the fishermen
with very little to show for their sea
| son’s labors.
After avin® visited numerous-locali
ties on his aerial trip through the
country, and contacting many of the
Residents, Senator Dimond reached
the conclusion that steps should he
taken by the government to move
some of the reindeer herds to Sh-:
alaska Island, to provide food and
employment for residents in that iso
lated part of the Territory. It is be
lieved that grazing conditions on the
island are favorable for such a move.
The plane which took Senator Di
mond to Unalaska is said to have been
tfce first commercial ship to visit that
place. The harbor there is ideal for 1
seaplane landings, and it is the belief j
of the Senator that the day is not far
distant when there will be regular air
service along the Alaska peninsula.
Naughty Georgia.
LOS ANGELES.—It was revealed
today that the start of the spring
board diving contest for women in
the Olympic games was delayed while
Georgia Coleman, of Los Angeles,
eventual winner, was sent back to the
dressing room to change her suit.
“Tire officials told me my suit was
cut too low,” she. said.
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