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Entered as seeono-class matter Au
gust 29th, 1923. at the postoffice at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
Takotna, Alaska, January 14, 1933
MOSQUITOES TO BE WIPED
OUT, SAYS EHNEST SAWYER
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Ever on the alert for some new cn- j
terprise or development which may j
prove beneficial to the Territory, Er- j
nest Walker Sawyer, assistant to the j
Secretary of the Interior, advocates
the introduction of Chinese or Mon
golian pheasants into Alaska, stating
that the few now at Matanuska have I
thrived in the northern climate. These |
birds would prove helpful in provid- ;
ing food for the prospector as well as !
for fur-bearing animals, says the '
Alaska Weekly (Seattle).
Pheasants were first introduced into j
Oregon in 1880. They were shipped j
from Shanghai, and with the excep- :
tion of three hens and twelve cocks, ■
all died on the trip across the Pacific, j
The birds are so prolific, however, j
that out of the offspring of this small
group fifty thousand were killed
twelve years later on the very first'
day the protective ban was raised.
Mr. Sawyer further advocates the *
introduction of opossums and rac-!
coons into the Southeastern and Ke- ^
nai sections of Alaska, stressing the1
fact that they “eat vegetables and!
fish, sleep in the water and multiply
like mosquitoes.”
Furthermore, the energetic repre-'
sentative of the Department of the j
Interior sends the following excerpt *
taken from International News Serv-!
ice and recently published in the Los
Angeles Evening Express, which
should prove of much interest to ev
ery soul in the Northland. The story
came from Paris and was published in
the United States but a short time
ago:
“A little French girl has just be
come famous through her inventionn
which destroys more than one million
mosquitoes per hour.
“She is 18-year-old Germaine Gour
don, daughter of a ^jell known scien
tist, to whom she has been playing
aide for the past five year’s in the
laboratory where he specializes in the
study of ultra-violet rays and their
application to industry.
“As far back as 1921, when her
father during the coursce of the con
struction of a paper factory in one of
eastern provinces discovered the at
traction of rays over insects. Made
moiselle Germaine began thinking
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about the eytermination of mosqui
toes. *"
“The young ^jiventor first tried out
her ingenious machine at Saintes
Maries-de-la-Mer, a .spot infested by
the mosquito, nq less than one billion
per acre hatching out daily uring the
summer months and frightening away
many tourists who would otherwise be
tempted by this picturesque region.
“Forty pounds of the little pests '
were captured by a single apparatus
»n 21 demonstrations made by the
technical services of the department
and it was a very short time before
La Camargue became a healthy and
'liveable district. Happy people have :
named Mademoiselle 'The new Saint
Martha.’ ”
FAIRBANKS SUGGESTS PLAN
TO HANDLE LIQUOR IN CASE
OLD OLSTEAD IS REPEALED
The Fairbanks Chamber of Com- j
merce has a plan all ready for dis
tributing light wines and beer and
providing for Territorial ^axes on
them. The plan ife embodied in a
resolution approved by the executive
committee of the Chamber at its last
meeting and reads as follows:
“Whereas, it now seems probable
that at the next session of Congress j
the manufacture and sale of light
wines and beer will be authorized and
legal under the Federal law;
“And whereas the Territorial legis
lature has memorialized Congress for
repeal of the Alaska bone dry law;
“Now Therefore be it resolved by
the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce:
“1. That we favor the manufacture ;
and sale of light wines annd beer in
Alaska, under proper control and not
in conflict with the Federal law then
in force.
“3. That we do not favor the old
time saloon or the retail dispensation
of these beverages, believing that
they should be sold in original con
tainers by Licensed wholesale dealers
for consumption nin the home of the
home of the purchaser.
“4. That a sales tax be added on
such beverages by and for the benefit
of the Territory of Alaska and its
political subdivisions.
“5. That the Territorial Legisla
ture be instructed to frame the neces
sary legislation, subject to the ap
proval of Congress, to carry the above
recommendation innto our statutes as
soon as modification of the present
Federal law' has become effective.
“6. That a copy of this resolution
be forwarded to the various chambers
of commerce throughout Alaska, to
the newly-elected representatives and
sennators of the Territorial Legisla
ture, and to the Governor of Alaska.”
ALASKA LOSES FISH CASE
IN COURT OF APPEALS
SAN FRANCISCO.—The United
States Circuit Court of Appeals re
veresd a Federal Circuit Court deci
sion and issued a permanent decree
prohibiting W. G. Smith, Territorial
treasurer, from collecting a $250 fee
from non-resident troll fishermen op
erating in Alaska waters.
A decree was issued in favor of
Wood Freeman of Tacoma, who claim
ed the tax was discriminatory in view
of the $1 tax for resident fishermen
of Alaska.
Freeman’s witnesses testified the
average return of troll fishermen is
$500 yearly, and Smith’s witnesses
FIRE INSURANCE
You should carry a liberal amount of fire insurance
for the sake of your credit and your peace of mind,
, Needless to say this insurance should be of the very
highest quality.
That’s the Kind Written By
Alaska Insurance Agency
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
Inquire of Kusko Times.
contended th eaverage return is $3,000
or more.
The appeals court held that the
Territorial Legislature’s power to levy
taxes “is so limited that it could not.
be used to nullify an act of Congress.”
In 1924 Congress passed a law •
granting all U. S. citizens the right
to fish in Alaska waters under certain
regulations. *'
“We conclude that the exaction of
50 per cent of the net receipts as a
license fee is unreasonable and an in
fringement of the right to fish, even
if, as it is alleged by Smith, the
skilled fisherman who devotes bis en- I
tire time to fishing for th > entire sea
son catches fish valued at &3.GG0,” said
.lie court.
DO YOU KNOW ANY OF THESE?
JUNEAU.—Inquiries have been re
ceived at the Governor’s Office con
cerning the following persons sup
posed to be in Alaska:
Jack Grieve—Supposed to be some- j
where in Alaska. It is important that
he be located, as the Governor's Office
s i nrecipt of information of which
he should be advised.
Wiiliam Shackey—=A mining engi- i
nneer of New York, who until recent
ly has been engaged in that profes- j
sion in British Guiana, and is now
thought to be in Alaska.
Joseph Ryan—Last seen in Gold
Hill, Nevada, at the time he.was leav- ,
ing for the gold mines in Alaska. He 11
is an ex-service man.
Olaf Olsen Ildstad—May go by the
following names: Olaf Ildstad. Olaf
Olsen, or Olaf Ildstad Olsen. He is
from Bode, in Norway, and came to
Alaska some 25 years ago, and is
probably a fisherman or in the fishing
business.
Anyone having any information
about any one of the above persons,
please communicate with the Gov
ernor’s Office, Juneau, Alaska.
WHY PEOPLE SMILE.
—
.Sneezing Shame.
Rural Chemist (reading) — "Two
pints of ammoniated tincture of qui
nine. Four thermometers. Two dozen
temperature charts. Six .pneumonia
jackets. I say, what’s all this far?”
Messenger: “Them there nudists
up Bumblethorpe Woods.”—Humorist
(London.)
Gentle Irony.
Vicar—I noticed that your husband
went out in the middle of the service
this morning, Mrs. Green. Isn’t he
very well?
Mrs. Green—He’s ageing, sir, that’s
what it is. He’s started walking in
his sleep now!Sondaganiese Strix.
Good Bqy!
"My son came out today. -He got four
months taken off his sentennce for
good conduct.”
"There you are. I always said you
would be proud of that boy.”—Hum
mel (Hamburg).
Careless Family.
"Thank you for giving tne in
franc.”
“Then you are not blind?” {
“No; at home they gave me the ;
wrong sign; I’m deaf and dumb.”— I
Moustique ((Charlero, Belgium,). j
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Missed Something.
“An’, what’s more, I airifc 3sd 'a \
day’s illness in me life!”
“Lor’ lumme, what on earth d*yer ;
find to talk about.?”—Everybody’s ;
Weekly (London). !
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