lore the Wailing Wall of Jeru
salem, they hope against hope
and strive to look beyond igno
miny and disgrace forced upon
them by the short sighted poli
cies of those who sit today in the
seats of the mighty to a day
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REINDEER CHARGES
BEING INVESTIGATED
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Controversy arising from dif
ferences between the Lomen
reindeer corporation and the
Eskimos about the reindeer
branding and grazing is receiv
ing an airing in Washington.
Secretary Wilbur presented the
observations of Ernest Walker
Sawyer who held hearings in the
deer country during the past
summer.
Delegate Sutherland and sev
eral herd owners appeared before
the committee and charged that
the government had failed tc
protect the rights of the Indians
and Eskimos in herd develop
ment and permitted the Lomen
corporation to preempt grazing
lands. The Delegate charged that
Governor Parks was too friendly
with the Lomen outfit to be fair
in his actions as a member of
the board and that the duties of
that board devolving upon the
governor should be removed. He
opposed the transfer of the
duties from the Bureau of Edu
cation to the Governor.
Delegate Sutherland charged
that the Indians do not consider
Governor Parks friendly to them
and too friendly with the Lomens
to administer affairs of the
herdsmen fairly. lie further
charged that the Lomen brothers
used their father’s (Judge Lomen
of Nome) judicial position to
control the political affairs of
the Second Division and this
Division by its trade of votes
dominates the political situation
of the Territory. He stated that
1 he Senior Lomen at one time
eontroled as much stock in the
several Lomen corporations as
did all of his sons. Reports pre
sented by the committee showed
that the Lomen herds were in
creasing while the herds of the
Eskimos were decreasing all on
the same grazing range. This be
ing an imputation that the Lo
mens were branding calves that
did not belong to their herds.
Committee hearings will be re
sumed later.
Timber Is the Backbone of Longview’s Business
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Retail business in Longview in
excess of $6,000,000, is shown by
the Bureau of the Census in the
release today, for that city of
the 1930 retail census. The 1930
population of Longview was 10,
491.
The report shews 130 retail
stores, employing 521 people full
time, with an annual payroll of
$721,672. Stocks of merchandise
on hand for sale at the end of
1929 show a cost value of $952,
448. Of the 130 stores, 103 are
single-store independents, seven
are two-store and three-store
multiples, eighteen are units of
local, sectional and national
chains, and two are other types
of organization. The three types
of chains, with eighteen stores,
report sales of $1,777,624, or 25
per cent of the total retail busi
ness of Longview, while 74 per
cent of the total is done in stores
of single-store independents.
These figures arc based upo”' the
business reports received in 1930
covering the year 1929.
The general merchandise
group, which includes depart
ment stores, dry goods stores
and variety, 5 and 10 and to-a
dollar stores, leads aii other
groups in sales. General mer
chandise sales amount to $1,
837,341, or 27 per cent of the to
tal retail business of Longview.
Automotive Salts Heavy
The automotive group takes
second place with $1,453,227 of
sales or 22 per cent of the total
ictail business. Motor vehicle
establishments report sales
amounting to $1,235,237, and
sales through four accessory,
tire and battery store , amount
to $84,503. The reports of seven
filling stations show a total
business of $67,016 in gas, oil,
tires and other accessories. This
merchandise is also sold in ga
rages, for of which report sales
of merchandise as well as sto
rage and repairs of $70,866.
Food stores total twenty
eight and do b”'~irer,s rf
232,327, or 18 per cent of the to
tal retail business. Of this num
ber fifteen are grocery stores
with sales of $897,597 and five
are meat markets with sales of
$139,633.
The apparel group of seven
teen stores has a sales volume
of $481,957, employing twenty
nine people full-time, with a to
tal payroll of $40,135. This group
consists of five men's and boy’s
stores reporting sales amount
ing to $254,668, five women's
ready-to-wear specialty stores,
four shoe shops and three other
apparel and accessories shops.
Sales in Lumber Group
The lumber and building group
consists of twelve stores and
yards, and has a sales volume of
£603,198. This group consists of
three lumber yards, three hard
ware stores, one electrical shop,
and two other stores. ,
There are eight restraurants
and other eatings places in
Longview employing twenty-four
people fell-time, with a total
payroll of $31,124, and doing a