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HAL B. SELBY
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‘‘A SILLY ANSWER"
(San Diego Union, March 10)
A Delegate to Congress from the
Territory of Alaska is now on his way
home alter having inserted in the con
gressional record a statement that
the national department of commerce
had turned over to three big salmon
packing concerns a "grab" of fishing
rights in Alaska.
His charges describe in detail the
alleged part played by underlings of
the department in securing this mon
opoly to the Chicago-San Francisco
<‘£ish trust" and further assert that
Secretary Hoover sanctioned the affair
officially.
In reply to the delegate’s published
charges the assistant secretary of the
department issued a statement declar
ing them ‘the most complete tlemago-1
1c hunk ever put over."
We’ll agree that the attack was
“complete’’—possibly that it was more
or less “demagogic.” an adjective that j
means very little now-a-days. But as
to whether it was or not “bunk” we •
reserve the right along with other j
citizens, to withhold judgment until
the charges have a fair hearing before
competent authorities—or until the 1
department of commerce publishes
facts that clearly contradict the dele
gate’s assertions.
It is high rime that public servants
—from the cabinet of the United
States down to the city trustees of the
smallest town—lose a little of their
facility for widespread and contempt
uous denial. An official sneer has
Jong since been discredited as effect
ual disproof of all charges. In any
matter concerning the public, we
would rather see all the cards on the
table than have the privilege of wit
nessing a large number of haughty
sneers and hearing any number of
ugly and slighting words. If the as
sistant secretary' of commerce could
not offer clear and courteous proof
that the Alaska delegate was wrong,
be would have done well to keep his
mouth shut.
The charge made was a serious one
: and it was supported by material,
I which, as presented to the public
created a pretty firm impression that
something was wrong with the deal by
which the big packing companies got
their “temporary” fishing monopoly.
To brand the charges as <‘bunk,” was,
to say the least, not a very impressive
answer to it.
MAN 10 MIMED
WILL ST. BOMB CIUtHT
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 7.—The Los
Angeles Times publishes an article
stating that Herbert Wilson, a former
evangelist, mail robber and convicted
murderer, has confessed to the postal
authorities chat he manufactured the
explosives for the bomb which caused
the Wall Street, New York explosion
in September, 1920, when 39 persons
were hilled.
Wilson stated that he sold the ex
plosives to a man who has been ar
rested and charged with having guilty
knowledge of the crime, but he de
clared chat he thought the explosives
were to be used in a bank robbing
case.
William J. Burns, head of the de
tective agency, stated that he believed
the Wilson confession to be plain
bunk.
SALT DEPOSITS FOUND
WASHINGTON. Apr. 7.—The ex
tensive salt deposits in San Bernardi
no county, Calif., were made available
for operation under a ruling issued to
day by the Department of the Inte
rior.
COLD SNAP HITS WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Apr. 7.—A second
cold spell hit this vicinity last night,
the mercury dropping to twenty de
grees above zero.
Operacions on the Nixon Fork min
ing property near McGrath, operated
by the Treadwell company, will be
completed this year and the company
will quit the field.
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PEOPLE OF SELDOM
IRE I MUTED LOT
COMMUNITY LOCATED ON KACH.
EMAK BAY PROSPEROUS DE
SPITE ISOLATION
Located a hundred and forty miles
from the nearest business center and
receiving infrequent visits from steam
ships, the town of Seldovia is a pros
perous community in spite of the ap
parent handicap, according to Anton
Johansen, who is a recent visitor in
Seward and who will return to the
Kachemak Bay town on the Admiral
Evans.
i In speaking of his home town Mr.
Johansen is highly optimistic and sees
for it a bright future.
At the present time Seldovia con
sists of about seventy-five business
houses and residences, peopled by
about two hundred people, white and
native. Included in the buildings are
two general stores, two hotels with
restaurant connections; two other eat
ing places; a machine shop where all
classes of marine repair work can be
done; a picture show; bath house, a
wireless station and other functioning
enterprises which go to make a vil
lage. Mr. Johansen will, on his return
home, commence the work of erecting
a building to be used as a combined
pool hall and cigar store. In addition
to the business houses the town also
boasts of a large social hall in which
functions are held with regularity.
Sidewalks, even though not so wide as j
those in Seward and built of boards,
are one of the town’s boasts.
The industrial activities of Seldovia
and vicinity are confined to the can
neries principally, although two saw
mills are in operation. In the cannery
line that conducted by H. II. Malcolm
will devote itself to putting up clams,
crabs and salmon. The others will
confine themselves to salmon alone.
Agriculture, too, forms part of the
industrial life of Seldovia, at least 15
persons being engaged in raising pro
duce. Many of the farmers own cows
and the supply of milk lor the town is
furnished from this source. In addi
tion to raising vegetables, stock farm
ing to a minor degree is engaged in,
sheep, hogs, goats and cattle dotting
the many homesteads which are used
for grazing.
In speaking of the fox farming in
dustries Mr. Johansen stated that five
of the islands adjacent to Seldovia
were devoted to this enterprise: Ber
gen, Goldstein, McCauley, Dunning,
and Johansen & Olsen being those
who raise furs for market. All so en
gaged report a good increase in fox
production. Located to good advan
tage and near the fishing grounds an
ever constant supply of food is on
hand. Four of the concerns mention
ed have this year experimented with
raising litters in pens, the outcome of
which remains to be seen.
The raising of silver grays and
black foxes, is being undertaken by at
least ten different parties, all of whom
are most sanguine of success. These
farms are located at other places than
those taken by the blue fox farmers.
The agricultural products raised
consist of nearly every known vege
table in addition to oats and barley,
which is said to grow to a good height
and to attain maturity. The principal
feed grasses to be raised are red top
and timothy; enough of which is rais
ed to winter all the stock.
While in Seward Mr. Johansen en-'
deavored to promote a fishing indus
try, with the local markets and ship
pers and consumers. Splendid halibut
banks are practically in Seldovia’s
front yard, and from these banks it is
expected that commercial relations
will be established with Seward, the
supply in this connection being always
freshly caught and only awaiting
transportation which can be quickly i
made by the present halibut fleet op
erating out of Resurrection Bay.
The people of Seldovia and vicinity,
v;hile vitally concerned in the fisher
ies reservations, do not care to ex
press an opinion until such time as a
representative of the fisheries bureau
has made an investigation. But need
less to say they are all for saving the
food fish supply upon which the suc
cess of the fox farmers of that section
depend.
Seldovians have little worry them—
an abundance of fish, plenty of vege
tables from their own farms and the
fuel question answered by the simple
effort of taking coal from the many
veins which traverse the beach near
the town.
Mr. Johangen, as soon as conditions
will permit, will keep himself and his
friends in close touch with the outside
world, by installing a radiophone, ar
rangements having been made while
here to secure the service from the
Seward broadcasting station.
The Anderson Mercantile Company
which recently acquired Mr. Johan
sen’s store, are actively engaged in
enlarging the premises of the store
proper and making improvements to
docking facilities, a large shipment of
merchandise being on its way from
Seattle.
USE OF SUN fit
FOX FORMERS OF IIIISKI
The IJure.au of Fisheries in reply to
certain strictures upon the effect the
recent reservation orders would have
on fox farmers have mailed The Gate
way the following, which from our
point of view does not give the fur
farmer much encouragement, as it
states that fishing for fox-feed will be
under the same regulations as fishing
for salmon, and that fishing can be
done only in prescribed sections allo
cated by permit.
The article follows:
In the regulations issued December
14 and 16, 1922, for the Alaska penin
sula fisheries reservation and the
southwestern .Alaska fisheries reserva
tion is a provision as follows:
<‘Fox farmers may take and pre
‘‘pare salmon for fox feed in all le
“gal ways, but must secure per
“mits from the Secretary of Com
“merce.v
The Bureau's representative in the
various districts of Alaska have been
authorized to receive and pass upon
applications from local residents for
fishing operations upon a small scale,
in which class fishing to supply fox
ranches is of course included.
Inquiries made during the past sea
son by representatives of the Bureau
of Fisheries developed the fact that
considerable quantities of salmon are
used for fox feed, the chief species
being humpbacks. Most of the fish
are apparently purchased from com
mercial fishermen, but in some cases
the fox ranchers do their own fishing
In this connection it is felt to be de
sirable to emphasize the point that
such fishing is commercial and is sub
ject to all the restrictions imposed by
law and regulations. Fishing on the
spawning beds and within the streams
in order to supply the fox ranches is
just as much a violation of the law as
if the catch were destined for a can
nery. Compliance with all of the re
strictions imposed on fishing is neces
sary to conserve the supply of salmon
by allowing natural reproduction,
since there is no more certain method
of exterminating the salmon than by
taking them on the spawning beds.
Fox farmers are urged to aid in pre
serving the supply by seeing that the
fish they use are not taken within the
protected w-aters.
Some anxiety seems to have been
felt in certain quarters lest the efforts
of the Bureau for the protection of the
fishery resources of Alaska work un
due hardship upon fox farmers. On
the contrary, it is not the intention of
the Bureau of Fisheries to place any
handicap upon the fur-farming indus
try of Alaska, but to co-operate in ev
ery' way in its proper development.
It is felt that (this end will be attained
through a better understanding on the
part of the fox fur farmers of the real
need for protection of the fisheries
and the methods through which ithe
conservation of the salmon runs may
be secured.
CHAIRMAN LASKER IS
OPPOSED TO SHIP PLAN
ST. AUGUSTINE, Apr. 7.—Replying
to a recommendation from the Amer
ican Steamship Operators’ Association
that the remaining government ton
nage be sold to American citizens
without restrictions Chairman Lasker
announced tonight that the Shipping'
Board members firmly opposed a sale
at the present "world market prices,
unless the purchasers continued the
routes on which the ships are now op
erated.
SUIT FILED AGAINST ARMY
CAPTAIN BEEN DISMISSED
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Apr. 7.—
Suit for $100,000 filed several weeks
ago by Captain and Mrs. Edwin H.
Randle against Colonel Arthur L. Con
ger, commanding the Twentieth in
fantry, Camp Travis, alleging defama
tion of character, has been dismissed.
Col. Conger was accused of uttering
false and libelous statements before
the regiment at inspection, touching
upon Mrs. Randle’s social activities.
JUDGE GARY SAILS FOR HOME
LONDON, Apr. 7.—Judge Gary, the
steel magnate sailed for home today
SERVING ALASKA
Regularly and J)ependab/y
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
■Sails from Arrives South from
Seattle Seward Seward
March 31 April 6 April Sttb
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
April 12 April 19 April 22d
MaLIr.tr all regular Southeastern and South
west Ports including Kodiak and Anchorage.
Wayne Blue, Agent
ARCADE BUILDING
Tel. Res. Madison 00 0?fice, Mam 81
Pacific Coastwise Jervice
^ADMIRAL LINE
fH.P.ALEXANDER. PRESIDENT!
STEAMSHIP STARR
will sail from Seward for Westward
Alaska on or about
APRIL 15, 1923
San Juan flaking and Packing Co.
W. I. WHITING, Agent.
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RAY & DAVID
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD & ANCHORAGE
Seward Office:
Harnman Bank Building
DR. J. A. BAUGHMAN
Physician and Surgeon
Chronic Diseases a Specialty
Phone Madison 90, Seward, Alaska.
AARON E. RUCKER
Attorney at Law
Office in Arcade Building
’PHONE ADAMS 121
SEWARD, ALASKA
MRS. RICHARD M’NALLY
PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER
Office of City Clerk
Bank of Seward Bldg. Seward. Alaska.
HUGH DOUGHERTY
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Furnished Houses for Rent
D. H. WILLIAMS
UNDERTAKER
LICENSED EMBALMER
AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
When in need of my services call
Brown & Hawkins
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SEE
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TAILORING
C. Henning
SEWARD ALASKA
SEWARD LODGES
Seward Chapter No. 10.
ORDER EASTERN
STAR
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon
days at 8 p. m. Visiting
Members Welcome.
CLARA PERRY, W. M.
ESTHER DOUGHERTY. Sec.
Seward Rebekeh
Lodge No. 6-A,
•• O. O. F.
Meets 1st and 3rd
Monday’s of Each
Month, 8 p. m. Visit
ing members welcome
RHODA COOPER N. O.
VIDA RICH, Sec.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. A A. M.
Stated communications
1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each month,
visiting Brethern wel
W. O. PERRY, W. M.
Chas. E. Smith, Sec.
Seward Lodge
No. 1425.
L. O. O. M.
Will meet every
Tuesday night at
8 o’clock. Visiting
Brothers welcome
CHAS KREFTING, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER, Secretary-.
I. O. o. F.
Resurrection Lodge
No. A.7.
Meets Thursdays at 8 p. m. Visiting
Brothers welcome GERHARD JOHN
SEN, N. G., Chas. Lechner, Sec.
IGLOO NO. NINE.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at
Odd Fellow’s Hall.
CAL M. BROSIUS, Pres.
JAMES PAULSON Sec. Tr
ISAAC EVANS POST NO. FIVE
AMERICAN LEGION
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays.
ELWYN SWETMANN, Com.
A. E. RUCKER Adj.