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ALASKA SALMON HATCHERIES
. AND OCEAN FAUNA AND FLORA
ARE DISCUSSED BY SCIENTISTS
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SEATTLE, June 17 (by Associated
Press).—Addressing the opening ses
sion here today of the Pacific division
of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, Dr. Barton
Warren Everymann, of San Francisco,
said that while he did not wholly con
demn artificial hatching of salmon, he
had not found any evidence that the
hatcheries in Alaska had done much
to save the fish. He strongly advo
cated letting sufficient fish escape
yearly to maintain natural spawning.
He said it would take several years
and thousands of dollars to make ex
periments necessary to save the sal
mon fisheries of Alaska, but the
^fcnount necessary was trivial com
pared with the billions which Alaska
salmon will yield in future years.
Scientific study of fisheries is abso
lutely necessary, he said, as experi
ments so far have demonstrated.
The problem of exploring the re
sources of the Pacific ocean confronts
the delegates to the meeting, which
is holding its sessions at the Uni
versity of Washington. Dr. Will
iam E. Ritter of the Scripps Institu
tion for Biological Research is a lead
ing advocate of the proposal to make
a thorough-going study of the ocean
fauna and flora, and the National Re
search Council has already appointed
a committee to study the issues in
volved.
Study of the ocean fauna and flora
is held necessaary to conserve the
fishing industry, some branches of
which are threatened with extinction.
The proposed oceanic exploration will
^sult in saving of shipping through
better knowledge of ocean currents.
The science of meteorology will be
advanced, resulting in gain to agri
cultural and nautical interests, it is
held.
To contribute to the enterprise, a
symposium will be presented at the
meeting on “The Animal and Plant
Resources of the North Pacific Ocean.”
The symposium follows:
“Marine Biology in Relation to
North Pacific Fisheries,” Dr. C. Mc
Lean Fraser, director of biological sta
tion, Nanaimo, B. C.; “Relation of
Scientific Investigations to the Fish
eries,” W. F. Thompson, fisheries in
: vestigator, California fish and game
I commission; “Present Condition and
Needs of the Alaska Salmon Fisher
ies,” Ward T. Bower, of the bureau of
'fisheries, Washington, D. C.; “Future
of the Alaska Fisheries,” Prof. John
j N. Cobb, director of College of Fish
eries, University of Washington, Se
attle; “The Methods of the Salmon
Fisheries and Salmon Culture in Alas
ka Should Be Completely Changed;
How Can This Be Done?” Dr. Bar
ton Warren Evermann, director of
California Academy of Sciences, San
Francisco; “Ocean Pasturage and
Ocean Fisheries,” W. E. Allen, Scripps
Institution for Biological Research,
University of California, La Jolla,
Cal.; “The Conservation of the Sal
mon in the Western United States,”
Willis H. Rich, field assistant, bureau
of fisheries.
The plan to explore the Pacific is
regarded as so important that a pan
Pacific scientific congress has been
called for August 2 to 20 in Honolulu
to bring the matter to the attention
of various countries interested and to
invoke international co-operation. A
committee which is engaged in this
study includes John C. Merriam, Uni
versity of California; R. A. Daly, Har
vard university; Herbert E. Gregory,
Yale university; Alfred G. Mayer, Car
negie institute; William E. Ritter,
Scripps institution; Barton Warren
Evermann, California Academy of
Sciences; E. B. Mathews, National Re
search Council, and William Bowie,
coast and geodetic survey.
LEAGUE COUNCIL
CRITICIZED BY
LONDON PRESS
LONDON, June 17 (by Associated
PTjgss).—Sharp criticism of the deci
sion reached by the council of the
League of Nations to postpone action
on the plea of Persia for defense
against the Bolsheviki is expected at
headquarters here. One section of the
press openly attacks the council. The
Times calls its action pompous and
a farce, and says it is very humiliat
ing. The Daily News complains about
the secret actions of the council, in
face of its pledge for open diplomacy.
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QUIET AGAIN REIGNS
AFTER NEGRO LYNCHING
DULUTH, Minn., June 17 (by As
sociated Press).—With the departure
of two companies of national guard
for their headquarters at Port Snell
ing, the home guard today took over
patrol of the mob district where three
negroes were lynched. Quiet now pre
vails and there seems no probability
of further disturbances.
MILWAUKEE INUNDATED
BY HEAVY RAINFALL
MILWAUKEE, June 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—The heaviest rainfall in
the history of the weather bureau, 2.19
inches, fell in an hour here last night
and the western part of the city is
under ten feet of water.
CAR SHORTAGE
IS SEVERELY
- FELT IN OHIO
COLUMBUS, June 17 (by Associated
Press).—George W. Savage, secretary
treasurer of the Ohio Mine Workers,
says Ohio miners are starving though
receiving the highest wages ever paid
them. He names several districts
where men have been averaging only
one day’s work weekly owing to the
car shortage, and criticizes the inter
state commerce commission for oper
ating some mines supplying railroads
full time, while discriminating against
others.
LIFE BOAT FROM
MISSING SHIP FOUND
SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (by As
sociated Press).—The steamer West
Cadron reported that it picked up a
capsized life boat midway in the Pa
cific June 4 which bore the name of
the West Jester. The West Jester
left Seattle May 24 for Hongkong and
is said to be overdue.
NEW COTTON* FIBRE”
FOR MAKING PAPER
PETERSBURG, Va„ June 17 (by As
sociated Press).—Announcement was
made here today of the discovery of
a new process for making paper from
cotton fibre. The discovery was made
by a pulp manufacturer, who will im
mediately make arrangements to pro
duce the new paper on a large scale.
DEPARTMENT MAKING
STUDY OF SHIPPING
ACT AND TREATIES
WASHINGTON, June 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The state department
has started a study of the new ship
ping act and the various commercial
treaties which come under its pro
visions in whole or in part, to guide
officials in directions under the act.
BE DISPLAI )
BY LOCAL FUEL
SEATTLE, June 17 (by Associated
Press).—Construction of a motor truck
road from the coal mines of the Bering
River Company to Bering lake,' where
coal can be placed on seagoing barges
and towed to local Alaskan markets,
means that British Columbia coal will
be displaced in Alaskan markets, ac
cording to advices received by the
Alaska bureau of th« Chamber of
Commerce of Seattle. The Bering
River Coal Company has spent $200,
000 in development work, and reports
that it has opened up a number of
beds of high grade coal.
FORESTRY HAS
I BIG SALE OF
STTKA SPRUCE
PORTLAND, June 17 (by Associated
Press).—Nineteen million feet of Sitka
spruce timber on the Tongass reserve
in Alaska was sold by the forest ser
vice today to O. W. Brown & Son, of
Craig, Alaska. It is announced that
the timber includes some of the best
of its kind in Alaska.
FREIGHT EMBARGO TO
PRINCE RUPERT DUE TO
LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 17 (by
Associated Press).—The freight em
bargo to Prince Rupert is still being
maintained by the Grand Trunk, Union
and Canadian Pacific companies, there
being no indications of a change in
the longshoremen’s strike there.
RITCHIE DEFEATED
IN TENNIS MATCH
LONDON, June 17 (by Associated
-Press).—William Johnston, of San
Francisco, defeated Ritchie, of Eng
land, in the fifth round of the tennis
championship tournament.
Johnston and Tilden defeated Lycett
and Barreet in the doubles, and Tilden
won his game in the fifth round of
| the singles. v
DEMAND FOR HOPS
STIMULATES PLANTING
WHEATLAND, Cal., June 17 (by As
sociated Press).—Horst Brothers
again.have planted their large tracts
here to hops, good prices being in pros
pect. In 1916 the hop vines gave way
to vegetables and Horst Brothers
erected a dehydarting plant, said to
be one of the largest in the world. The
following year the land lay fallow be
cause, it was thought there would be
a good market for neither hops nor
vegetables. In 1918 hops were again
bet out and last year the Arm changed
again to vegetables.
TRAIN RUNS OVER
VICTIM ROBBED AND
BOUND TO RAILROAD
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo., June
17 (by Associated Press).—Two men
forced George Underwood to enter a
car, robbed him of $70, and bound him
with wire to a railroad track. A
train half an hour later cut off a
hand and a foot.
CAMP GRANT, 111., June 17 (by As
sociated Press).—Investigation of the
fatal shooting yesterday of Mrs. Maud
Moss, wife of Captain L. H. Moss, took
a new turn when camp and civil au
thorities began a hunt for four sol
diers who escaped from the guard
house yesterday. One of the four
faced court martial three times on
charges preferred by Moss. The au
thorities have learned that a car was
stolen near the place of the shooting
and it is probable that the fugitive
soldiers used it as a means of escape.
CHICAGO SEEKS
| TO BE NATION’S
WOOL CENTER
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CHICAGO, June 17 (by Associated
Press).—Western bankers and wool
growers are in conference here today
discussing a proposal to raise $100,
000,000 to finance the annual wooli
clip which would make Chicago the
nation’s wool center instead of Bos
ton. The conference was called by
Governor Harding, of the federal re-'
serve board. Boston is losing its hold
as a wool center because of an ap
parently tight agreement among the
.wool buyers there.
Senators Walsh, of Montana, Hitch
cock, Pittman, Kellogg, Chamberlain
and many western financiers are in
attendance at the conference.
SCRAP OF PAPER IS
ACCEPTED AS WILL
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REDDING, Cal., June 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—A scribbled note on a
scrap of paper has been accepted in
court as the will of Gustav Wester
holm, a marine engineer, leaving all
his property, valued at several hun
dred dollars, to Jennie Limon, 15 vear
old school girl of Areata. The girl
works after school hours at an Areata
hotel and her diligence so impressed
Westerholm, who stopped there one
night, that he left his estate to her.
HAWAIIANS PAY HIGH
TRIBUTE LIEUT. LUKE
HONOLULU, June 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—The air service of the
military department of Hawaii, whose
headquarters is at Luke Field, Island
of Oahu, honored the memory of Lieu
tenant Frank Luke, the American ace
for whom the field was named, with
a fitting program recently.
The program included short ad
dresses by Major Sam Wheeler, com
manding officer at Luke Field, and
Major John Curry, department air ser
vice officer. Then followed wrestling
and boxing bouts, an inspection of the
shops and hangars, and squadron
maneuvers in the air.
HARE IG TO MEET LEADERS
OF ALL FACTIONS TO DISCUSS
MATTERS OF PARTY INTEREST
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! WASHINGTON, June 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Plans to bring Hard
ing in closer touch with party leaders,
especially the progressives, was dis
cussed at a conference last night with
Walter Brown, of Toledo, his floor
manager during the convention. A
number of prominent progressives
will be invited to meet Harding and
discuss the campaign. It is under
stood the proposed conferences will
be held before Harding receives for
mal notification of his nomination.
Harding will also inaugurate a series
of informal conferences with leaders
of the various other party groups to
get their views for incorporation in
his acceptance speech.
Harding spent a portion of today
posing before the cameras of numer
ous moving picture companies.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (by As
sociated Press).—Wilber Marsh, treas
urer of the Democratic national com
mittee, arrived today and joined com
mittee officials who arranging for the
convention plans. The reception for
women delegates and wives of dele
gates will be taken up by the Women’s
Democratic Club.
E. H. Moore, campaign manager for
Governor Cox, arrived today and is
expected to open the Cox headquart
ers soon.
Gavin McNabb, leader of the Cali
fornia delegation in the convention,
announced today that the Democrats
would assent to the league.
CHICAGO, June 17 (by Associated
Press).—N. W. MacChesney, chairman
of the Wood campaign in Illinois, in
a letter to Nicholas Murray Butler, de
t
dared the latter’s charges concerning
Wood’s backing were “wholly untrue.”
Copies of the letter were sent to Sen
ator Harding and Chairman Hays of
the national Republican committee.
BERLIN, June 17 (by Associated
Press).—Germany has nothing to fear
from the nomination of Harding, the
Boersen Zeitung says.
NEW POLITICAL PARTY
TO BE NAMED JULY 10
CHICAGO, June 17 (by Associated
Press).- The committee of forty-eight
will present two names, “American”
and “Peoples,” from which to select
a name for the proposed third party
at the convention July 10.
C0URT 0F JUSTICE
ORGANIZED BY LEAGUE
THE HAGUE, June 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—The conference of jur
ists invited by the League of Nations
| for organization of a permanent inter
national court of justice began ses
. sions today. Elihu Root is among the
conferees.
TACOMAPOliCE WILL
NOT WORK OVERTIME
TACOMA, June 17 (by Associated
Press).—Tacoma is threatened with
a walkout of police on Saturday fol
lowing an order requiring each officer
to work four hours overtime Saturday,
Sunday and Monday to protect sev
eral thousand visiting Shriners. The
commissioner of safety says the men
must work the overtime as ordered,
and the men say they will quit first.
SOCIETY GIRL
DRAGGED INTO
MURDER CASE
NEW YORK. June 17 (by Associated
Press).—The police of New York de
clare the murder of Elwell, prominent
club man and authority on whist, to
be the most baffling they have ever
undertaken to solve. It is now known
that Elwell telephoned a close friend
early on the morning of his death, but
the police cannot locate this friend.
Several prominent society women have
been questioned, including one former
princess.
Elwell’s housekeeper today told the
district attorney’s office that she had
removed a woman’s negligee, slippers,
and boudoir cap, from Elwell’s room
after she found him dead and put
them in the cellar to protect the
woman. She said she knew nothing
about the woman except that she Avas
about tAventy-five years of age.
FIVE DEATHS FROM
PLAGUE AT TAMPICO
GALVESTION, Tex., June 17 (by As
sociated Press).—The Bubonic plague
claimed live victims at Tampico on
Sunday, according to officers arriving
here today from the Mexican city.
WATER-POWER BILL
IS STILL UNSIGNED
WASHINGTON, June 17 (by Asso
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ciated Press).—Although the time
limit for signing the water power bill
expires Friday night, the measure is
still in the hands of the president.
IRISH REPUBLIC
RECOGNIZED Y
UNION LABOR
MONTREAL, June 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—The American Federa
tion convention, amid great demon
stration, today reaffirmed its stand for
recognition of the Irish republic. The
resolutions adopted urged that the
military forces occupying the island be
withdrawn and the Irish people be ac
corded the right of “self-determina
tion.”
Government ownership of railroads
with democratic operation was in
dorsed by the federation after a bit
ter fight, in which the railroad unions
supported the proposal while Gompers
opposed it.
Disorder interrupted the roll call
and charges of steam roller tactics
were hurled at the chair by Duncan,
of Seattle, when the chair denied the
right on roll call to split delegations.
The building trade delegations sup
ported Gompers solidly, while the
mine workers and metal trades organ
■ izations stood with the railroaders for
government ownership.
The federation called for a congres
sional investigation of the “tyrannical
and brutal un-American repression of
speech in Pennsylvania,” and invited
President Wilson to address a meet
ing under the auspices of the federa
tion at Duquesne, Pa., on free speech
and free assebly.
FISH QUOTATIONS 1
(Special to The Daily Times)
KETCHIKAN, June 17.—Halibut -r
Firsts, 10c; seconds, 6c,