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GIVING NEWS
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The more thought we give the
Lyle-Whitney conspiracy case
ir Seattle, the more we are im
pressed with the idea that it is
a political play for the elimina
tion of certain leaders by the
destruction of a part of their
poniioji machine.
Each paper in Seattle gives
columns of space to the testi
mony of discredited witnesses,
men 'mjo under oath now swear
that their testimony in previous
cases \vus perjury; and of testi
mony of men now serving time
because * i that previous testi
mony.
On the other hand we note
that each telling blow at the
prosecution’s case, these same
metropolitan dalies give but a
scant inch or so to the defense.
Were you sitting on that jury
just what weight would you
give to Hubbard s evidence— all
of which contradicts his testa
mony in the trials of Hoy Olm
sterd and others?
We have not been impressed
much with presentation of the
Government's case.
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SPAWNING BEDS IN GOOD
SHAPE
Conditions in the spawning
grounds in the Icy Straits dis
trict are very good, says Dr. W.
H. Rich, scientist of the d. S.
Pureau of Fisheries, after sur
\ eying a number of streams on
toe north shore of Chicagoff Is
land.
Many fish were found in all
tire streams, and were seen both
inside and outside the bays. By
i he end of the season the beds
wil1 'oe extremely well seeded, he
further declared.
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HALF TRUTHS
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We go Dr. Rich , Bureau Oi
Fisheries scientist one oettei
and declare all salmon streams
over-seeded in the First Division
but only lor the fall or August
run. The spawning grounds foi
tile June and Juiy runs aie an
under seeded. This is a known
fact among fishermen who have
examined and watched the sal
mon streams throughout the
ENTIRE season and not omy
for the August run.
A Proper Regulation
A proper regulation for next
year would be The prohibiting
of all fishing during June and
July and permitting one con
tinuous season beginning the
first of August.
Such a regulation will permit
proper seeding of depleted areas
and the rebuilding of the early
runs. The failure of trapmen to
get in their traps demonstrat
ed the conclusion of fishermen
that these appliances prevent
ed more salmon from going to
the streams than any other ap
pliance. The Anan district is a
case in point. After the traps
m Clarence Straits got into full
swing the escapement to this
once famous stream was nill.
The toll of runs taken in Icy
Straits is another case in point.
The theory of uoper and lower
stream fishing holds in these
v/aters. The lower down stream
the fishing appliance, the big
ger the catch and it lessens as
the appliance is moved up
stream. The port Althorp fish
traps were the biggest cachers
of salmon this and in past sea
sons while the traps and seine
operators show lesser catches in
the inside waters. The closure
of the lower stream traps wih
permit an adequate and fair re
seeding of all salmon streams in
June and July.
WHY DISCRIMINATE
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Last week we reported that
four Anacortes seine boats re
turned from Icy Straits to their
home ports with $75,000 earn
ed this summer.
Here is the lay: They were
guaranteed $300 per man if the
season was a failure and wheth
er they caught any fish or not;
they were paid fourteen cents
per humpback salmon as against
the 6 to 8 cents paid to local
fishermen .who are never given
any guarantee whether the sea
son is or is not a failure. Also oil
is furnished, while residents in
many cases buy their own.
Why the discrimination?
A CROOKED DEAL
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A cannery superintendent
sent a seine crew out t one of
his company’s traps to lift a load
of fish. The crew was to split
with him, privately of course,
on settlement. They brought a
nice jag of fish to the cannery
When settlement was made, the
superintendent forgot his der
with the crew but split the swa
with the captain. The boys go
nothing but a lot of hard work
for their share.
And these are the kind of men
that have ruled Alaska's polit
ical affairs.
ONE ON THE WARDEN
Two brothers, each operating
a boat formed a company this
■ummer and travelled together.
One day, one crew went up be
yond the “deadline” out of
sight in the timber country,
while up there a warden hap
pened along and there was no
chance to give warning to the
crew up the creek. So the cap
tain called his crew on deck and
had them get their gear ready
for a set. Going by the warden]
the captain asked where the line
was, being told where it was.
started to go insine the line with
the declaration that he was go
ing to make a set there. The
warden, instead of going up
stream, stuck around to see tha^
he law was not violate .h After
the tide was too low for the war
den to get ups4 ream, this crew of
fishermen pull°d out of the bay
leaving the other landlocked a
ong ways up in the timber The
warden left. So aid the crew up
stream—
“POOR SPORTS”RAPPED
“Poor sports” who lost fair
ly in a fair fight, but, unable to
un the game, they sulked and
vent away to start a game of
their own, is the designation
given the principal and leaders
of the “Independent” movement
in the Oregon political cam
paign, by Floyd Cook, chairman
of the Republican state com
mittee.
The poor sportsmanship ex
hibited by the principal and the
eaders in the Oregon fight for
governor’s office in the Repub
ican ranks, has few parallels in
Oregon political history.
Fair Play Found Lacking
Said Mr. Cook, “I am conh
'ent that the lack of fair play
nanifested by the men who are
attempting to wreck the Re
publican party will become
more and more apparent as the
campaign progresses and that,*
in the end, the voters will ad
ninister a rebuke which will be
long remembered by the self
seekers who cannot accept de
feat gracefully n a good clean
fight.
The Republican party is the
dominant party in Oregon, and
it is going to elect its entire
ticket this fall, but it is entitled
to the support of its members,
and particularly of those mem
bers who have enjoyed office at
its hands, and of those who
have sought office from it. As
chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee, I
have no doubt that this Support
wiil be given the ticket, and I
shall resist with all my power
the efforts of poor sports to re
place the rule of the minority
for the will of the majority.
Boys on the playfield have a
rigid code of ethcs. They os
tracise the poor loser, the cry
baby. And when the poor, loser
whines and complains that he is
being victimized, the other fel
lows drive him out of the game,
or go away and leave him alone.
Code of Ethics Needed
This code of ethics is so firm
ly interwoven into the fabric of
our public life that Americans
have become famous the world
over. The poor loser soon sinks
out of sight and is forgotten.
Politics and sports are replete
with names of men who could
not hold up their chins and
smile when beaten by a stronger
opponent.
Fight Fair One
The leaders in the indepen
dent movement, many of whom
are Democrats and wish to dis
rupt the Republican party would
have complained with equal bit
terness had the Republican
State Central Committee em
ployed the open ballot, for then
hey would have charged that
bosses wanted to see how their
hirelings were voting.
The principal and the leaders
:n the independent movement
had equal opportunity before
he Republican State Central
Committee. They lost fairly in
i fair fight. But they were poor
ports. Unable to run the game,
they sulked and went away to
start a game of their own.
Right of the party to exist as
a free and representative party
in Oregon has been challenged
by men who want to seize con
trol of the organization for
their own selfish interests.
If disgruntled cliques can de
stroy the party because they are
not permitted to rule it, then we
shall soon have no party, and
a premium will be placed on
noor sportsmanship.
But with the aid of loyal Re
publicans everywhere they shall
be decisively defeated at the
noils in November. As chairman
of the State organization, I ask
vou to give the ticket the sup
port to which it is entitled.—
Portland Oregonian.
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THE SAME BREED IN ALASKA
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We reprint the above from
the Portland Oregonian because
:t pictures pretty much the po
litical situation in the Territory.
The dominant party in Alaska
ror the past eight years has been
ihe Sutherland-Paul-Wicker
sham Republican faction. In
Tie past four elections they
'Tected more than 90 per cent
of all elective offices, yet the
minority faction, supported by
the Juneau Empire has persist
ently sought to defeat the will
of the Republican majority. And
in their efforts to rule they have
attempted to destroy the party.
The “solid Indian vote” has re
fused to stampede through anv
political chicanery and have
remained true to their party
principles. And now the dis
gruntled faction has made over
tures for “harmony” within the
party.
It has been more or less the
practice for the so-called Em
pire Republicans to swear on
oath that they would support all
cf the Republican party nom
inees at the general election in
November. And they would go
into the general elction with
their political axes to defeat the
Republican nominees—this with
the support of the Empire.. Now
the shoe is on their foot and
they feel that with the present
political line-up they will not
be able to make the election
grade unless they have support
of the Paul-Wickersham or the
regular Republican faction.
Some are playing for the sup
port of Paul on the quiet—they
want his support but are afraid
to come out in the open in sup
port of Paul and the balance of
the ticket; others give lip ser
vice and remain quiet when the
regular Republicans are the sub
ject of attack by their enemy.
Others expect that support with
out giving any support in re
turn. While others are out on
the fields of battle fighting for
the ticket at every opportunity.
A lesson in good sportsman
ship is needed.
[ Harmony is a proper thing in
| party politics. But harmony
with factions trying to sing dif
ferent tunes is not a pleasant
thing to listen to.
The next move—in the inter
est of harmony—remains to be
seen. ‘‘By their works shall ye
know them.”
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