Chesapeake, the Great Lakes, and
other waters over which it had no
jurisdiction, claiming they nullified
all their efforts at restoration. In
Alaska, where they have had su
preme control, and in a stupid way
made efforts towards restoration,
they have offered no restrictions.
W hy ?
In our case they are not only
manifestly destructive to our fish
eries, but our whole economic life as
well. There cannot be anything but
social and economic retrogression
just as long as they are permitted.
I want to thank you for your
cheering assurance that our resources
will be protected. We, who call
Alaska Home, and have given the
best years of our lives for her rip
building and advancement, have
every confidence in your intentions,
and ask for nothing hut a square
deal.
With best wishes, I am,
Yours truly,
C. B. FERGUSON,
Member House of Representatives,
Craig, Alaska.
REV. C. M. VAN MARTER
The town of Ketchikan was badly
scared for a time when it learned
that t'ne eloquent Van Marter was
ordered transferred to Washington.
The Commercial Club and others who
seldom think of going to church and
who are responsible for the “red
light district” and wink at “boot
legging” were much alarmed and
passed resolutions to keep the Rev
erend here. There was a time when
the reverent gentleman preached
crusades against the visible forces
of evil; but the day has come when
the Ketchikan Chamber of Com
merce who have it in their power to
clean this city want him to stay.
Yea, it has even gone farther than
that. The prominent Roman Catho
lics of this town have also joined
in endorsing the Methodist preacher.
Ye shades of Martin Luther. When
the Roman Catholics want a Metho
dist preacher to stay in town, what
kind of a Protestant is he? None
of you heard these same people
mourning when the Rev. H. L. Bush
had to go, did you? There is a
reason.
EXPORTS
Collector McBride in his report
for September shows that exports
from Alaska totalled $15,423,470, a
decrease of $1,862,487 from the cor
responding’ month last year.
Canned salmon amounted to $10,
745,751, which with other fishery
products totalled $12,874,232, a de
crease of $3,668,910 from Septem
ber of 1924. Herring gained $623,
291 over last year.
List of Exports for
Animals .
Curios .
Fresh and frozen
(except shell-fish):
Halibut .
Salmon .
Canned (except shell
fish ):
Salmon .
Cured or preserved
(except shell-fish):
Cod .
Herring- .
Shell-fish:
Clams .
Crabs .
Shrimps .
Other fish products:
Fertilizer .
Meal .
Oil .
Items included in “all other
articles:”
Furs and fur skins:
Silver or black fox. 1,373
Seal skins . 900
All other . 115,969
Ivorv . 830
September
$89,400 ‘
2,023
84,800
52,253
10,745,751
232,132
1,057,566
59,288
5,590
26,780
15,180
150,516
268,736
Ore, matte, and regulus:
Copper . 1,631,454
Lead 12,423
Reindeer meat . 35,950
Stone, including marble 24,210
Trophies, specimens, etc. 1,255
Wood, timber and lum
ber 33,386
*AU other articles. 156,689
Total value of prod
ucts of Alaska.$15,030,105
P r o d u c t s of United
States returned 427,065
Total value of foreign
products . 66,300
Total value of ship
ments of merchan
dise .$15,523,470
Hairseal skins . $650
Palladium . 32,958
Manufactured furs . 8,346
Whaleoil . 101,751
Whaletail . 390
Paintings . 275
Perries . 338
Whalebone . 11,831
Total .$156,689
MEDICAL CARE
There is no person who works
with more care among- all classes
of people than Miss Marie E. Fall
dine, II. N. Last month we had oc
casion to comment on a reported
interview which was printed in the
New York Times. Because it was a
slam on the Indians, Stroller White
reprinted it, and because the Strol
ler did so, we felt obliged to explain
wherein the interview was incorrect.
Since then we have learned that the
interview was almost wholly an im
aginery one on the part of the New
York Reporter.
Miss Falldine is doing real mis
sionary work among the Indians.
She sees their needs and is learning
these people are struggling to raise
their standard of living. Large com
munities are without medical atten
tion of any kind. Yakutat is such
a place. This town of nearly 300
people has no doctor or nurse. A
great deal could be accomplished by
the government in this direction.
Two things most needed in Yaku
tat are a doctor or nurse, and a
nine months’ school. The Alaska
Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood
there are very active in boosting
for these two things.
LIBERTY AND DEATH
(Investigation shows that practi
cally all liquor now sold in the
United States is made of industrial
alcohol.)
Oh, give us a drink, Bootlegger!
A tipple of modern booze,
A drink that a hobo beggar
Undoubtedly would refuse.
We fall for the lies you tell us
Whenever you make a call;
We’re tickled to have you sell us
Industrial Alcohol!
We know that your gin would tar
nish
The yellow of minted gold;
We know that your brand of varnish
Would knock an ostrich cold;
But still, though a bit unsteady,
We sample your humbug rye—
“A toast to the dead already,
And who’ll be the next to die?”
Oh, many a friend is finished
Whose heart by your still was
stilled;
Our numbers are much diminished
But come, let the glass be filled!
No laws that are legislatured
Shall stifle our liberty,
So give us a drink of denatured
To prove that we still are free!
We know that your “Auld McGregor”
Is made out of stirred shellac,
But—give us a drink, Bootlegger,
And you can have ,all our jack!
We’ve written our wills already,
The sexton is standing by,
So—“here’s to the dead already,
And who’ll be the next to die?”
John W. Weeks, secretary of war,
resigned on October 13th on account
of ill-health. Dwight F. Davis, of
Missouri, formerly assistant to Mr.
Weeks, has been appointed to suc
ceed him.
When in Wrangell go to the
Wrangell Restaurant.
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