TIDINGS
W. D. Grant, of Wrangell, has
been a very sick man. For a time,
it looked as if he would leave us.
But we now learn that he will get
well. More power to him. Grant
is the type of a man who makes
people love him because of his fair
ness, his sense of right, and his dog
ged determination to do his duty. Na
turally, he doesn’t get invitations to
put his feet under the table of the
tax collectors.
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People should get acquainted with
Mrs. Steve Grant, daughter-in-law
of W. D. Grant. She, too, has been
very sick, but is also on the way
back to good health, so we are in
formed. Mrs. Grant is the Red Cross
nurse at Wrangell. She is every
bit as big as her job. The Sister
hood at Wrangell must see to it that
she gets their entire co-operation.
Give her a good chance to go into
your homes, to show how to improve
them, to teach principle of health,
cooking, cleanliness.
M. J. Conroy, of Anchorage, has
filed for nomination as Democratic
candidate for the territorial Senate.
We don’t know much about the dif
ferent men who have filed in the
Third Division, but ve know slough
about Conroy to say that fisnermen
will make no mistake in voting for
Conroy. The best recommendation
that we have heard for him is that
Tom Donohoe of Valdez is against
him.
John F. Coffey, Anchorage Attor
ney, Democrat, has also filed for the
Senate from the Third Division.
Coffey used to be the assistant Dis
trict Attorney here in Ketchikan; he
held his job and finished his term
with Judge Jennings. When he
would make a trip to Hyder, he
usually managed to walk over into
Canada all right. Coming back, how
ever, was not so easy. We must not
say too much about him for he
might get elected. You never can
tell what the “pee-pul” will do. Too
many men and women who consider
themselves “good citizens” do not
think voting is important, although
they are loudest in criticizing of
ficials for wrhom they neither voted
for or against.
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Harry G. Steel of Cordova and
George Sexton of Seward have filed
for Delegates to the National Re
publican Convention. Steel pub
lishes a very successful paper in
the city of Cordova and the Gug
genheims.
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The Juneau Empire says that John
W. Frame of Ketchikan, candidate
for national committeeman is said
tc be connected with the so-called
anti-administration legislative ticket
in this division, and that Frame’s
paper is specializing in attacks “on
Terrtorial representatives of the na
tional administration.” John Troy
is very clever—very clever.
We can put Frame’s case, John,
and not Arthur’s, much better;
Frame is attacking those officials
who are misrepresenting the na
tional administration.
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K. E. Robertson, corporation law
yer, and Dr. L. P. Dawes, a saviour
of lives, has filed for delegates to
the Republican Convention. Rob
ertson is a very successful corpora
tion lawyer, and has done very well
foreclosing mortgages for his clients.
“It may be noted too that the Ter
ritorial Fish Commission is in en
tire harmony with the federal bu
reau of fisheries. That does not
mean that the entire views of one
are the entire views of the other,
but rather that their relations are
the most cordial, and mutual respect
exists.”—Ketchikan Chronicle. The
Territorial Commission has not
changed a particle since J. H. Davies,
now running for Senator, and John
Beegle, his former partner, were
members of this Commission.
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Primary filings in the fourth divi
sion seems to be as follows: For
the Senate, Republicans: John M.
Cunningham, Murray C. Smith; Dem
ocrats: Harry Pratt. Representa
tives: Republicans — George C.
Moody, Daniel Dandman, H. H. Ross.
E. M. Keys, Forbes L. Baker, C. W.
Joynt, Fred N. Johnston. Democrats
—J. E. Ryder, A. H. Nordale, M. F.
Millerjohn, John Joslyn.
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Guy McNaughton of Juneau was
appointed receiver of the Rose Inlet
and Quadra Canneries. The Bank
of California which controlls the
Alaska Consolidated Canneries was
seeking to foreclose its mortgages
or. the Southern Alaska Canning Co.
ar Rose Inlet and Quadra, and want
ed C. A. Burckhardt appointed re
ceiver. Wickersham & Kehoe, coun
sel for the Southern Alaska argued
before the court that the Alaska Con
solidated was a mere dummy cor
poration of the Bank of California,
organized to save what it could out
of the wreckage of loans to many
of the Burkhardt canneries. They
claimed that these canneries are to
day insolvent. The bank, however,
had asked to have Burkhardt ap
pointed receiver. Judge Reed did
well in appointing a disinterested
man for that job. Too often our
courts lean the other way. Mr. Reed
is constantly adding to his friends
by the strong sense of justice which
he displays.
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Different Senators and leading Re
publicans are trying to take credit
for the discovery of the Teapot
Dome scandal. People continue to
poke fun at Senator LaFollette, but
the fact is that it was Senator La
Follette who introduced the resolu
tion under which the investigating
committee is now acting. The Sena
tor took up this matter with Presi
dent Harding a year before he died,
but the lobby was too strong. At
almost every turn of our legislative
history, you will find that LaFollette
has anticipated the rights of the
public and for this many people call
him a “radical” and “dangerous.”
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The Juneau Empire criticizes Dan
Sutherland severely because he in
troduced a Game Bill in Congress
that is not identical with the Me
morial adopted by the Juneau Legis
lature. But not long ago, this same
Empire advised all citizens and es
pecially Democrats to ignore the
LAW providing for a preferential
vote for Governor. Yet some people
say that “women are fickle-”
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“If the Democrats should win,”
Tom Donohoe, the boss of Alaska and
John W. Troy, his right arm and
voice-box^ will deliver the plums to
the “Faithful.” This explains the
Convention of Democrats at Juneau.
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“Not doing any better than the
average is what keeps the average
Gown.”
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The Pacific Fisherman reports an
increase in the probable cost of
packing next season amounting to
25c and 35c per case. Cans for in
stance have advanced about 10c per
case. Labor also shows an increase.
Contracts for cannery labor for the
Sotheast Alaska will be about 10
per cent higher than last year, and
20 per cent higher in Bristol Bay
this year than last.
Chums were very dull in the do
mestic, but the Alaska Chums were
selling at $1.20 and $1.25 per dozen.
Pinks were slow but firmly held
at $1.25 for tails.
There was strong demand for Me
dium Reds and commanded a price
of $1.50.
Alaska Red tails were almost en
tirely in the hands of a few large
packers, the price being generally
$2.25 the halves, however, being
quoted at $1.40.
Harry Noodle House
Phone Black 272
Noodles, Candy, Cigars, Fruit, Soft
Drinks
104 Stedman Street
Ketchikan, Alaska
BOAT FOR SALE
20-Ft. 3 H. P. Regal
$175.00
Inquire Fisherman
205 Commercial Bldg.