The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 4, 1939, Page 8

LABOYTEAUX LIQUOR BILL CRITICIZED Alaska Native Brother- hood Claims that Dis- crimination in Act LABOYTEAUX LIQUOR . At the mass meeting held at the First Presbyterian Church last night by the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood in pro- test of the now pending Senate bill No. 17, prohibiting the saie of liquor to Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts, a re- solution was passed condemning the measure and advocating substitution of a bill providing a liquor system patterned after the permit system and Territorial controlled liquor stores as used now in British Col- umbia. The attendance taxed capacity of the church. The resolution was enacted after a series of speeches by members of the Territorial Legislature and mem- bers of the Brotherhood and Sister- hood. Discussion on the legal aspects of the debated bill, which is sponsored by Senator C. H. LaBoyteaux of the Fourth Division, was stalemated to a certain degree by pronouncements of Senator Henry Roden, who in a speech at the meeting claimed the LaBoyteaux measure was probably superfluous on the strength of a Federal statute enacted by, Congress last June. This Congressional law. seemingly new information to a number of authorities, stipulates that liquor shall not be sold to In- dians who have received land from the government, who are under the guardianship of any United States Department, or who are wards of the Government. According to Senator Roden these specifications include many Indians in Alaska. Opinion Awaited Opinion of the BSolicitor Gener- al of the Department of the Inter- lor has been requested and pending its arrival the LaBoyteaux bill will be buried in the Senate Jjudiciary Committee. . Succeeding discussion evolved from the law angle of the bill and branch- ed into the unphrased topic of dis- crimination against the Indians. Impassioned pleaders arose from the floor to present the case of the Indian vs. the White Man Not the least of the dramatic nieas voiced at the gathering, were those of A. P. Walker, Territorial Repre- sentative from Craig, and Capt. J. V. Davis, Territorial Representative from Juneau. Walker in his speech to the assembly said: “All citizens are equal under the law and if In- dians are citizens to them should go the same privileges accorded the white man.” Text Presented Attorney Sam Duker who present- | tinuing his discussion, the | liquor while I ed the liquor bill text to the gather- ing, spoke for Senator LaBoyteaux. who was not present, and illustrated that the Livengood Legislator ex- | plained the p: rntation of the bill | as being done at the request of the Indian Bureau and Missions. Con- Duker claim- ed that statute would nevr eliminate | the liquor evil. Using as a case in | point the village of Yakutat, he | said: “In this village, where liquor | is illegal there are 21 bootleggers. | The solution lies in enforcement rather than new law. Seven hootleg- gers were indicted from the village and a conviction against only one Indian woman was secured.” Speaking on a topic.closely allied to a cause which has long burned in the mnid of the intelligent In- dian, the Brotherhood members pre- sented in a vivid dramatic fashion the causes and evils of that age old sore, discrimination because of col- or. | Paradoxically enough, with adroit logic the speakers illustrated point by point how the so-called superior white man has by his actual Chis- tian professions perverted the things | Christianity teaches. Zuboff Talks Cyril Zuboff, Grand President of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, in a finely poised speech brought out that white men are too prone to seize on one native habitual drunk- ard as characteristic of all natives. He said: “For myself I have never touched intoxicating liquor nor do I use tobacco in any form, so why should I permit myself to suffer the accusation of drunk and wastrel | because one of my brothers has fal- | len to the temptation. The white man gets drunk and it is one white man that is criticized, the Indian g>ts drunk and it is ail Indians that are criticized.” President of the Douglas Camp and ANB. Sandy Stevens in vig- orous colorful language denied to the white people the privilege of | taking away from Indians, rights which they would permit to alien Chinamen. He declared for the in- justice of allowing, “an unnatural- jzed resident to step up to a bar with a sack over his back and buy a working citizen who fought with United States Army is forced to watch them enjoy privil- eges more rightfully mine.” Step-| ping down from the platform, Mr. Stevens suggested as a theme song that old facorite, “Drink to me only with Thine Eyes.” Cropley’s Version Jake Cropley, Chairman of the meeting, accented the tolls that have been taken from the prestige of a once proud race. Intimating that| liquor and the White Man have tra-| veled hand in hand in an attempt to deerade his people, he said: “When I was young, for any white man to call one of my brothers a Siwash meant fight, we stopped | them. Now we have become afraid | and we fail to hit back.” Accenting a speech made by form-| er prohibition agent Jack Wilson | in which it was claimed young nat-‘ ive girls in barrooms were there be- | cause law enforcement agencies per- mit them to be there and in which) it was declared that an attempt on| change in the weather. ATTENTION—IMPORTANT MEETING L. H.C. B.C. L.—LOCAL 139 with a fully-automatic RAY OIL BURNER, that responds to every RICE 8 AHLERS CO. Third and Franklin Streets PHONE 34 }/ Let the Weather Sioke Your Furnace REC U.s. PAT OFF | of the Hawkesworth, Assistant Supervisor ed Mr. Duker on his earlier ment that LaBoyteaux was ducing the measure on behalf of the Territory | right to do business to of non-resident underwriters Who ! pending are Hou |such concerns is required by bill in addition to a fee of one-half | of one percent for filing statement of the amount of business | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, FEB. 4, 1939. ’SMIIH GIVEN [COUNCIL MOVES SOMETHING FOR THE CAMERA FAN S, this triple exposure of Sonja Henie skats ln( in New York was made on single plate with 20" lens Graflex, aperture f4.5 at 160th of a second. his part fostered by the Alaska N‘x- tive Sisterhood, to remove this pul was met with a “to hell with the Sisterhood” comment from bnnuom owners, Harry Douglas, Vice Presi- dent of ANB brought out an in in-| the | teresting point. He criticized proposed liquor law on the grounds it would tend to create unpleasant feeling between native and whites by inducing natives to turn stool pig- *0n on their white brothers who sell liquor to the Indians. Statement Denied In a short talk at the conclusion meeting, Mr. Charles W. of the Indian Bureau here, question- tate- intro- Indian Bureau. Mr. Hawkesworth asserted that he knew of no such authorization coming from his De- partment. In the Territory the Alaska Na- tive Brotherhood lists some 26 lod- ges or camps. Grand President is Cyril Zuboff and Vice Grand Presi- dent Harry Douglas. In the Brother- hood and associate Sisterhood or- | ganizations here there are some to- tal 120 members. UNDERWRITERS COVERED UNDER INSURANCE BIL! Roden Measure Applies Only to Non-resident Associations Insurance firms covered by Sena- tor Henry Roden’s bill, adding eight sections to the 1837 insurance code are these formed on such lines a: | Lloyd’s of London, he explains. The bill has no affect on com- panies already doing business in the and merely extends the ciations | band together to assume risks. These | ~eived from the | ted to first reading. SENATE PASSES THREE BILLS N BRIEF SESS!ON | New Bill, Memorial Infro- duced - Six Arrive from House Three bills of minor were passed by the Senate to 1 a brief morning session, at w new bill and new memorial were ntroduced. The Senate ourned intil 11 o'clock Monday morning Bills passed were: Senate bill No. 23, by Senator LeRoy Sullivan, re- wiring agricultural and industrial ‘air sponsors tc actually spend funds vhich are matched by the Territory or staging of such fairs; Senate 11 No. 24. by Senator Henry Roden, requiring the use of Alaska Lunmber n projects financed by Territorial ublic funds, and Senate bill No. 21, s0 by Roden, making it possible Tor a person > of birth to be petition l’(.ll Alexander Refund The new bill, Senate bill v Roden, would refund to the town of Alexander 0 from the torial Treasury as the town's share 5f liquor licenses on w ere importance lay No. 31 daid early in 1938 before the town was incorporated. Port Alexander vas orporated May 15, 1938, a hough it chviou. deserves a n such as other t s receive ‘rom license mc it was impcs- sible to make the refund without an act of the Legislature. Senate joint memorial No. 3, by Senator Victor C. Rivers, criticizes| the 1837 report of the Alaska Re- ources Committee and asks for a| reopening of the study. Six bills of minor nature were re- House and admit- They are House | 5, 36, 37, and 38. | consent, reading of bills on the daily file w con- tinued until Monday. Measures bill No. 14, House No. 2 and House bills Nos. 24, 32, 3. By unanimous Joint olution | concerns insure only a type of busi- pij] No. 1" | ess which the American compan- ies do not. A tax of two percent on all prem- | iums collected or contracted for by an annual done. There is also a $300 annual | | license required under terms of the | bll] e ONE-FOURTH CRIPPLED DENVER — During the recent EMPLOYMENT DISCUSSION ALL MEMBERS REQUESTED TO BE PRESENT A.F.L.HALL, MONDAY, Feb. 6, 7:30 P. M. Colorado pheasant hunting season 24975 hunters killed and retrieved 30,805 birds, J. D. Hart, chief state game warden, estimates. In addi- tion 7,555 birds were crippled but not retrieved by hunters, he esti- mated. ALl U More than 16,000,000 acres have | been approved for government pur- mhasv for national park purposes !since 1911, DAY BY DAY Satisfaction Neither rich nor poor folks can thrive in darkness. Half-lighted rooms will bring more gloom into the home than a mortgage or a bill collector. IT IS USELESS TO SMILE IN THE DARK COMPARE THESE PRICES 1931 NOW-—1939 15-25-4060 W IF LAMPS 20c 15¢ 75-100 W IF LAMPS 35¢ 15¢ 100-150 W CL LAMPS. . 60c 20c 200 W CL LAMPS. . 80c 30c Use Edascm Mazda Lamps ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT & PUWEB CO | the | | at the Charlu W. Carter Mortuary. | ‘|planned to have the rink in opera- JUNEAU DOUGLAS PIONEER MAN PASSES AWAY THIS MORNING {Harry E. Biggs, Long Time Juneau Resident, Dies | After Lingering lliness dar | Whims [ profitable MISS A. PAlMER A. F. GHIGLIONE TROTH REVEALED = Announcement Made This Afternoon at Home of Mrs. Hawkesworth Announcement s made this af- terncon at a luncheon at the Cal- houn Avenue residence of Mrs. Char- esworth Alice Palmer, and art instructor Publis Schools, and A. F. Ghiglion: Assistant Superintendent of the Southwest Division in connection| with the Alaska Road Commission. popular mus Twenty three guests were present for the afternoon, with bridge tabl-| es decorated with a gold and gr celor scheme, and at each place w a tiny nut cup in the form of a wed- ding bell, in which was found the anncuncement. Co-hostesses for the ternoen were Mrs. Charles W. Hawkesworth and Mrs. Jack Finley. Miss Palmer is the daughter of and the University of North Ds 1€31. She received her post graduate in music and art at Northwes- and the Minniapolis College of Music. She is a member of the Phi Psi, sorority and of Sigma Alpha Iota, an honorary music society. Miss Palmer is a popular member of the teaching staff of the Juneau Public Schools, and has been interessed in Girl Scout work in this city. <3 tern Mr. Ghiglione is the son of Dr. August Ghiglione, well known Seat- tle physician, and a graduate of the | University of Washington with the {class of 1831, recefving his masters degree at Boston Tech. He is a mem- | ber of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and of Phi Beta Kappa, honorary ! scholastic fraternity. The wedding of the well known couple will take place sometime dur- ing the early part of June, following the closing of the school year here. R Find - Whim Pays KELLIHER, of Sask. , Feb. 4 — fashion are proving for Kelliher farmers. of the engagemant for the Juneau | s| Diaz A. Palmer of Williston, North | was gradugted fromf‘ {They turned to fox farming dur- pioneer resi- ing the depression years. The in- passed away dustry now pours $100,000 annually ing as the result of (into the district, Harry E. Biggs, 72, dent of the Ter early this mor a lingering illness, at the Fourth! T o Street home of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Foote, with whom he resided.. | Mr. Biggs was born in Hamburg, Iowa, and came to Juneau over thir- | ty years ago. He was at one time cashier for the B. M. Behrends Bank, | before the institution roxmany‘ established, and for a number of | years was an employee of the Al-' aska Gastineau Mining Co., at| ‘Thane. | Well known in Juneau Mr. Biggs | is a member of the Masonic Lodge @ here, and Past Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge in this city. Mr. Biggs is survived by a son, BiMy Biggs, and funeral arrange- ments are pending his arrvial from | Hirst "Chichagof. The remains are INAUGURATE NEW RINK TOMORROW: Opening or Juneauw’s new ice skating rink in the Southeast Al-| aska Fair Build! to school chil- | dren skaters tomorrow afternoon, weather permitting, was announecd‘ today by Carl Hagerup, promoteri of the project. Following the youngsters’ skat- ing period in the afternoon, it is tion for adult skaters tomorrow | evening. Mr. Hagerup announced that hot dogs and other refresh- ments will be available at the rink. |G - 20 YEARS IN \ COOKIE (ASEIOrdinan(e Hoduced for ‘Judge Expresses Hope in Diaz Sentence for Hab- itual Criminal Bill | Seven men and one woman, two of | the men natives and the woman a | native, sat in District Court this | morning while a winter blizzard ! whined a pitiful dirge outside, and heard Judge George F. Alexander mete out a variety of sentences. Forrest B. Smith, given a jury | verdict of second degree murder of ’Ihom.ns B. Colling, in the salad dn-. ing, cookie jar triangle case, | received a sentence of 20 years im- ! prisonment. Jerome J. Armstrong, for whom | the jury brought in verdict of man- :.~hngmer in a first degree murder | indictment in the death of Peter Al- ard near Sitka in a gasboat drinking | party, was given 10 years. | Wesley Murray, who pleaded | guilty to petty larceny on a charge| of stealing $1435 from a man Judge | Alexander termed a “gambler,” was | given six months and $500 fine, the I sentence to be suspended on pay- ment of the fine and subsequent! !ea'» ln~' 0[ Alaska to the parole of his in California. Cowardly Crime Miguel Zamora, of Petersburg,] (drew fire from Judge Alexander as \mvmu “committed a cowardly| in “setting fire to a house without thought for the lives of those ‘mside, one of them an elderly wo- | man upstairs unable to move,” and that his act was “typical of his type who weuld stick a knife in a man’s {back or ambush him.” The sentence for Zamora was 20 years, for his arson conviction. Orville Wheat and Roy Barnett were given three years suspended sentences and were paroled to de- fense attorney Frank Foster, for ‘\rnbbew. | Jack Diaz, Mexican with a long court record, carried a jaunty and | flippant air before the judge. said he had been “framed,’ while Judge Alexander answered to |the effect that Diaz “has been in | jail for the better part of the last | fifteen years,” to which remark Diaz cockily answered “the last part is o always the sweetest.” Given 10 Years A total of ten years was given Diaz, five years each on two counts | of assault with a dangerous weapon to run concurrently, three years on a robbery convcition, and 12 months each on two counts of larceny, the |last two counts to be suspended “if Diaz never returns to Alaska. At this juncture, Alexander said | fervently, “I hope the Territorial !Leglslature will se efit to pass the {law defining an habitual criminal and make it possible to deal with such cases as this.” Susie Elstad, of Yakutat, convicted of selling liquor without a license, was given sentence of six months and fine of $250, the fine payment to bring parole of the sentence. —~-—— Pioneers fo Be Hosts fo Legislators The Pioneers and the Auxiliary will be hosts to the Legislators and their wives at a Sourdough gather- ing next Tuesday night in the 1.O.- | O.F. Hall. The two organizations will | hold their business, sessions start- | ing at 7:30 o'clock and then join at 8:30 in the big doings for their guests. Special arrangements are being made for the event. “WHERE'S THE GANG?” . . at The NORTHERN TONIGHT and EVERY NIGHT —— Alaska’s Premiere Entertainer — MARIAN BORDERS Gives YOU what YOU WANT in SONGS and DANCE TUNES — “You Name It, She’ll qu_uy 1t° — TILL 2:30 TONIGHT — $1598.63, less $150. Ben Rodebaugh, Diamond K, $1444 at Seattle, less $76. His quotation on a different model was $1495 at Seattle, T0 ISSUE BOAT HARBOR BONDS Log Bids Bids on the 22,000 linear feet of hemlock piling, 160,000 board feet of spruce float logs afid a quantity of spruce poles were as follows: Art Larson, Wrangell, total $4460. Skaflstad Logging Company, Hoo- nah, total $4339. Juneau Lumber Mills, $5600.50. Cropley Construction Company, Juneau, $2310 for hemlock piling ;and $255 for spruce poles. No bid An ordinance pmudmg for issu-; | was made on the float logs. Lowest ance of $48,400 in general ObllRB- bid on this one item was by Skafl- tion bonds for building the small stad of Hoonah, whose tender was boat harbor was introduced at lasi! 31640, hight's Sity Couneil meet- night's Juneau City Cou a May Buy Planks ing. The bond issue was approved | 17 the puopls sk s speslal elksHon L')I,'l::ufiz\mfn authorized the Street last fall. Terms of the ordinance call, CO™Nlee lo consider purchase of for redemption of the issue by 1959.!7 Pt PSS o the Bart & anof Hotel contractor and gave the Another ordinance in first read- | Committee power to close the deal, ing would change the city traffic, o number of additional WPA pro- ordinance to allow youths of 18 and will be set up and sponsored over to drive taxis and buses. The by the City, it was decided. present law sets 21 as the minimum Request of the Juneau Transport age, working a hardship on local| workers Union that the City pay high school graduates, Chief of Po- tha unjon scale to its truck drivers lice Dan Ralston said, while youths | was referred to the Street Commit- from Outside can come in and claim | tee. The City has three drivers who $48,400 Financing-Bids Opened on Truck o 1 " they are 21 and get the available gre members of the union and who's » Jjubs. are being paid $5 per day. The union Bids on a tn and a half scale is $6. dump truck and on piling and float B logs for the boat harbor were opened ! and are to be studied by the Coun- cil in committee-of-the-whole. DIVORCES FILED Action for divorces were filed to- Bids on Truck day in Federal Court. Gordon P, Dump truck bids were as follows: Selmyhr asks divorce from his wife McCaul Motors, Dodge, $1590 at Helen, with ground as desertion, and Juneau, less $90 allowance for old Emilee L. Pound asks divorce from truck. Arthur Juneau Motors, Ford, $1363.37 at/ cruelty. Juneau, less $163.69 for old truck. | R T B Gastineau Motor Service, Inter-| In 1938 more than 200,000 persons national, $1657.10, less $250. | visited Carlsbad caverns in New Connors Motor Company, GMC, Mexico. 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