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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 229.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTi?
Beaver Season Will
Open in Portion
of Alaska, Nov. 28
An open beaver season for next winter has been
ei'eated by the Secretary of Agriculture upon the rec
ommendation of the Alaska Game Commission apply
ing to all of the Territory, except Southeastern Alas
ka, the Kodiak-Afognak Islands Group, the drainage
to the Chandalar River, the eastern side of the Kenai
Peninsula and the region between the Yukon River
and the Alaska Range from Tanana to the Internation
al Boundary, in which the close season remains as
heretofor.
The order establishing this season will not become
effective until November 28, 1930, in order to comply
with the 90 day publication requirement. ^ __
10 BEAVER PERMITTED
At its last annual meeting in
November. 1929, the Commission
decided to continue in effect
the then existing regulations
prohibiting the taking of beav
er in any part of the Territory.
This change in policy has been
occasioned by a serious econom
ic condition found to exist in
many trapping communities.
This situation is a result of
radical decline in prices re
ceived for furs taken by Alas
kan trappers the last year, and
. nsequent restriction of cred
its by traders to those dependent
upon the fur industry for a
k\ el i hood. The Commission is
fully aware that few beaver
teas have completely recovered
from the exceptionally large
catch.es of the open sesaons dur
ing the years 1927 and 1928.
when approximately 33,000 skins
ere taken each year, making it
necessary for a bag limit of 10
beaver for each trapper for this
war. Except in those sections
specifically described as being
closed, beaver may be taken in
accord wit lithe following regu
lations.
TEXT Of KtUDLAllU^
Regulation 19b.—Open and
•.-y.se seasons on beaver
Except in areas enumerated
r.d defined as closed to trapp
ing. under regulation 14 of said
regulations, a person may take
not to exceed 10 beavers in the
segregate in the specified dis
tricts during the open seasons
provided therefor, and only in
~ . e manner hereinafter provided.
fur district- no. 1.
Beaver:—On Alaska Peninsula
only, January 1 to March 31.
FUR DSTRICT NO. 2.
3eaver:—All of Fur District 2,
January 1 to March 31, except j
in the following described areas: |
I The drainage of the Chan
cialar River; (2) All of the
drainage of the Tanana Rivei
from its mouth to the Interna
tional Boundary; <3> All of the
drainage to the Yukon River
from the south, from its con- ■
f.uence with the Tanana River <
to the International Boundary; j
4 The eastern part of Kenai i <
Peninsula east of Longitude j t
1,30o (the location of which is |i
indicated by a north and south j1
iine 5 miles east of the Stalter i 1
Place on Kenai River), no open *
season.
FUR DISTRICT NO. 3.
Beaver:—All of Fur District 3,
-January 1 to March 31.
Beavers may be taken only j
ty the use of steel traps set
in: re than 25 feet from any J
> . vcr house or den. No beaver 1
may be taken by or with the ,
air of a rifle, shotgun or other | j
firearm. Na home, house or den
of a beaver shall be injured or
destroyed.
Skins of beavers shall be pre
sented for sealing by the per
son taking such skins and be
sealed with a seal prescribed by
the Commission within 90 days
after the close of the open sea
son during which the skins were
legally taken. Persons desiring
to have such skins sealed shall
present them to a member of
the Commission, to a game war
den, or to any other person
authorized by the Commission
to seal skins, together with an
affidavit of lawful taking com
pleted on a form adopted and
furnished by this regulation,
may not be possessed • or trans
ported by any person after the
expiration of such period.
A person having legally taken
the skins of beavers during the
open seasons provided in this
regulation many not sell, trade
or otherwise dispose of such
skins until they have been sealed
as hereinbefore provided.
Skins of beavers shipped or
transported out of the Territory
in any manner, shall be reported
to the Alaska Game Commiss
ion, Juneau, Alaska, as required
by Regulation 4 of said regula
tions. and any packages contain
ing such skins shall be marked
as required by Regulation 5 of
said regulations.
In commenting on the eco
nomic condition which resulted
in the making of this recom
mendation and its approval, the
Commissioners are convinced
than an over-extension of cred
its to trappers, by traders, is
:he largest factor in bringing it
ibout. It is pointed out that
short fur catches have occurred
n the past, and will undQubted
y occur again, and in view of
ill the conditions leading up to
:he present situation too much
lependence cannot be placed on
:,he opening of the beaver, nor
>f any closed season, to relieve
similar conditions that may arise
n the future. In providing for
jpen season the Commission is j
guided by the available supply
)f furbearers in the various dis
tricts, and, because of this, those '
rngaged in trapping can largely;
■egulate seasons by the use of:
)roper trapping practices. By so '
rapping that sufficient breeding »
tock is* left to restock the area, ]
he closed period need for only
. short time. It is reiterated by
he Commission that the open
ng of the beaver season for ^
he coming winter, to meet the ■
iresent situation, must not bei1
aken to indicate that it will be 1
>pened again next year, even ;
hough the economic conditions ; l
lave not improved.
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DEFEATS MILLED
HORR CONCEDED FIRST DIS
TRICT NOMINATION BY
GOOD MARGIN
SEATTLE, Sept., 10, (/P)—Ralph
Horr is conceded the first dis
trict nomination over Miller;
Hadley in the second district;
Johnson is cutting the lead of
McCutcheon in the third and
I Summers was unapposed in the
j fourth.
I T. W. Symons polled 13,734,
Loyal Adkinson 12,182 in the 5th
district for the Republican nom
j ination. Hill, Democrat, was. un
j opposed.
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j Horr, popular wet candidate,
captured the lead over John
j Miller, incumbent, for the Re
! publican nomination to Con- j
! gress from the First District.
A total of 373 precincts out of
' 460 gave Horr 25,793 and Miller j
22,327.
Returns from 121 precincts out
of 581 in the Second 'District,
; gave Congressman: Hadley 4,167 j
and Fay son Peterson, his near
est competitor. 4,057.
! Frank Hammed, a Seattle I
I wet, had 2174, A. C. Edwards
' of Everett 1959.
Returns from 116 out of 673 j;
precincts in the Third gave Jhn.
McCutcheon of Steilacoom 11,107
and Albert Johnson, incumbent,
5630.
Eearly votes from Tacoma,
which is the McCutcheon strong
rold,»came through big for him. j
Congressman Summers ran un
opposed in the Fourth, j
Claude Bannick, incumbent, 1
was given 12,286 votes for slier- | :
iff out of 165 precincts from a : 1
total of 561^ as against 8,886 for i
Mat Starwich. ’
In the prosecuting attorney '
race George Burguner, chief dep- £
uty under Prosecutor Calvin, re- 1
eeived 10,672 and John Dore |
8,366.
ED MG Klf ID
FURTHERS SUET
KODIAK, Sept. 10. (Special tc jb
the Gateway)—Albert Coel and!
William Selset have packed a little j |
over 2,000 barrels of medium sized j |
herring, most of which has been
shipped.
Due to the lack of this fish which
seemed to have disappeared from
this region the plant has closed
down. However, Ed McKay and his
partners have started packing sil
ver ajnd king salmon under the j((
dry salting method and are getting 'c
plenty of fish. The building wasig
changed overnight from a herring
sultry to a salmon saltery and if b]
he fish keep coming in as they
lave the last three days McKay &
Company will cop off a chunk
aazuma.
FOX HI NTING EXi RCiSE
CANBERRA, Sept. 10. XA) Mel
ourne Hunt, club has decided ask
tie highest judicial body of AuIt
alia whether fox-hunung is an
thletic exercise. If it is decidedly
ffirmatively the club will be exe
mpt from taxes on its lands, ken
el grounds, and stables.
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PRIMIRY RESULTS |
YESTERDHrS RAGES !
IN FOUR SMS
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UNDATED, Sept., 10, UP)— |
In yesterday’s primaries Sena
tor Rensdell of Louisiana lost
to Governor Long.
Senator Blease of South Caro-;
lina gave way to James F. Byrnes 1
and Senator Couzens of Mich
igan was renominated over C.
S. Osborne, one-time governor.
Henry W. Keyes was unopposed j
for the Republican senatorial
nomination in New Hampshire.
George Shaw won over Wil- !
liam V. Hodges in the Repub
lican conest for the seat of Sen- j
ator O. Phipps of Colorado.
Edward P. Costigan led the
Democratic.
MINT INTERIOR
RESIHENT PUSSES
SEATTLE, Sept, 10, UP)—An
ton J. Nordale, 61, identified
with Alaskan affairs since 1896
and for years past a hotel pro
prietor at Fairbanks, died here.
He left Fairbanks a week ago
suffering from acute bronchitis,
[n 1908 he established the pre
sent hotel at Fairbanks and had
aperated it since although fire
destroyed the original building
.n 1923.
He is survived by his widow
uid six children.
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CRUSHES. FI DIE
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 10, f/P)—
Five persons were killed and two :
a tally injured in a crash of a
tmphibian plane pear Merida, ,
fukatan. 1
The plane burned. The pilot
vas among those killed. Others
vere Mr. and Mrs. Flores Costo,
sister-in-law and small daugh- ;'
er.
ORDER HUGE FRENCH LINER
SAINT* NAZAIRE, Franco, Sept. :
10. (/P)—A huge steamship measur- J
ing 912 feet in length and 96 feet ;
in width with a draught of 34 feet. (
has been ordered by the Cam-I5
pagnie Generate Traik>at‘antique !
The ship will be placed in stocks
of which the foundation laid
by President Domergue.
GOLD SHORT,® :■
!S RESPONSIBLE !,
FOR DEPRESSION!;
NEW YORK, N. Y. Sept. 9. (JP)—
Tn England I conversed with some
celebrated economists who are very
gloomy,” says a newspaper man
who just returned back from a
Droad.
“They said the fundamental
Trouble with the world goes deeper
Than war debts or unemployment,
[t is the shortage of gold. Gold is
he measure of all values- When
>old dollars are few, each dollar |
>uys more wheat and copper and !
cotton and labor. So the price of
ill these commodities goes down,
uining the producers in the pro
cess.
“If the shortage becomes more
icute, so these wise men argued, it |
vill overturn all wage scales and
lebt settlements.”
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EDITOR!
By continually harping on the
alleged Anchorage sponsoring of
tearing up or discontinuing the
southern division of the Alaska
Railroad is, we feel, simply add
ing fuel to the flame and mak
ing a mountain out of a sand
pile but, we can’t help but think,
perhaps Anchorage is unwitting
ly cutting out its own legs from
under. The moment the Seward
division is closed, spells finis
for Anchorage.
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On the other hand, as the
magicions would say, no matter
what Alaskans do or say, the
influence of the steamship com
apies and other big interests up
here, eliminates any possible
chance of the government doing
any such thing.
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And especially so when the Sen
ators remarked among them
selves that the Seward division
appeared to be the only worth
while portion of the system: and
certainly, the most scenic.
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We were particularly glad to
note that the Senators wanted
to know why, Alaska with nearly
a million dollars in its treasury,
did not spend some of this to
advertise its resources. The Gate
way and other newspapers have
long been wondering the same
thing. We are informed Governor
Parks is beginning to see the
light. Perhaps Alaska's Ambas
sador without a portifolio. ‘Babe’
Hayes of Cordova, may yet be
given this appointment. Chances
ire though, some political friend
will be presented it and a rock
.ng chair.
Don’t cry little Alaska, don't
:ry, perhaps you’ll be a big
nan’s some day.
Yeah, when a couple of dozen
if political Czars art' dead and
juried down deep.
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Don Carlos Brownell, local in
vestigator and author of the
recent “Alaska Puzzle” article
which has kept everyone busy
;alking about instead of their
.leighbors, expects to prepare
;oon a supplement to his sen
sational story. He says he left
>ut a few salient points which
should be told.
The Gateway anticipates pre
senting to its readers in the
rery near future some more in
ide facts regarding the recent
■ailroad investigation
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The Senators came up here
0 cut the deficit; which they
lid. Anyone appearing before
hem with suggestions to cut a
ollar or two, were listened to
nth interest. Those who desired
lore expenditures were entirely
ut-of-order and were given
cant attention.
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The Gateway is indebted to
le Fairbanks News Minor for
lovely recipe. The only trou
le our water—like every thing
se down here—is pure. However
)mma we shall note it down
1 the good old book: “You can
ike your “mule” straight but
i sure and boil your water.”
It is hard to believe but never
leless they say that during the
cent floods in the Interior
lere was water everywhere but
)t a “drop” to drink.