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Disclosures from Washington reveal that actual
dishonesty was employed to prevent the bureau of bio
logical Survey yielding to popular opinion ana committ
ing a compassionate act in relieving the financial dis
tress among the trappers of the Cook inlet district.
Among these acts of dishonesty was one wherein
Mr. C. H. if lory, chief of the bureaus represented in the
Department of Agriculture, was quoted as opposing
the opening of the beaver season.
Records at certain telegraph offices show that Mr.
Flory did not oppose the request, but recommended it.
Other acts of dishonest opposition was the state
ment of a member of the Alaska Game Commission
that he had advices from the field that the quantity of
beaver did not warrant taking the mass proposed, name
ly to allow all trappers of record on January 1 to take
twenty.
Then a compromise was offered whereby it was
proposed to allow them ten pelts. This, too was opposed
on the above grounds.
It is difficult to place the blame for this under
handed chicanery. It does not seem reasonable that a
man of the type of Dr Paul Reddington, chief of the
Biological Survey, would deliberately resort to misrep
resentation in order to support his Alaskan subordi
nates. Further evidence in support of exculpating Mr.
Reddington is found in the statement of another mem
ber of the Game Commission that an excess of licenses
had been issued for this season and that the check at
the end of the season would show a normal catch oi
fur. When the records were checked it was found that
the statement was wholly erroneous; that the licenses
were some 30 less than for the season previous, and
that shipments of fur were approximately 12 pei cent
of those for the previous season. When this was ex
posed by The Gateway the correspondent who quoted
the member of the game commission was elected to the
“ananias club.’' . . - ,, A1
Thus we have the unedifying spectacle ot the Alas
ka Game Commission resorting to subterfuge, guesses
and actual distortion of facts in order to stultity them
selves in their arbitrary attitude.
The final chapter will be enacted upon the^ arrival
of Mr. Flory in Washington next week. Knowing Mr.
Flory to be an official with a high sense of honor, and
knowing that he has been misrepresented with respect
to his attitude, it will be interesting to observe how
far the Bureau of Biological Survey will go in discip
lining those who are responsible for the situation.
There is only one answer to all this. The Biologi
cal Survey may remove certain members, but who can
assure us* that the next selections may prove othei
than a bunch of lemons? It is not so much the person
nel of the Commission as it is the organization itself.
The only remedy lies in its abolition and turning over
the administration of game and fur to the Territory
of Alaska.
Just from the mere fact a hearing on the repeal
.of the 18th amendment is to be held next month* the
world takes on a rosier hue.
Now that the American magazines, periodicals and
newspapers have half of the royalty an(J, ,no ,
Europe doing special features there is nothing left foi
the budding journalist but a back to the farm move
ment.
When a politician becomes a nuisance in his home!
state or territory it is possible to get partial relief by
sending him to congress.
An Iowa boy's bull earned $9,142.50 in one year. |
Think of what this would mean if all our local bull ar-,
tists could cash in on it!
MISSUS ASSISTING ,
BIGANS IN SEARCH j
FOG FLIERS BODIES
NOME, Feb., 6, (/P)—Pilot Joe
Crosson made a trip to the
scene of the Eielson-Borland
wreck, accompanied by Young
with food supplies.
It has been impossible to do j
any work the last four days on |
account of stormy weather.
Slipeov, a Russian pilot, with
three men, landed at the wreck.
The Soviet Junkers plane will
be flown to the wreck every day,
also Crosson for reports, and to
take charge of the work.
Four dog teams left Tuesday
with supplies and four extra
men.
I
ED STANLEY LIU
RICHER. VERY ILL.
Suffering from a heart attack j
which came upon him last night,
Ed W. Stanley, rancher at Mile 3,
on the Alaska Railroad and Seward
Dock employee, is confined to a j
bed at the residence of Martin j
Lanning who he was visiting when
he suddenly became ill.
Dr. H. H. Hyatt who was immed
iately summoned pronounced a
heart breakage and forbid the re
moval of Stanley from the Lanning
home until sufficient improvement
is shown.
Mrs. Stanley is at the bedside of
her husband.
In the practice game last night
the Seward high cshool defeated
the Firemen 47 to 30.
FIRE DEPT. MEETING
The regular monthly business
meeting of the Seward Volunteer
Fire Department arrives tomor
row night, simultaneously with
the appearance of the well known
“ghost" which struts it’s stuff
on these monthly occasions. It
is reported that during the social
hour a couple of hte latest jokes
wi’l be related. These are always ;
appreciated with much gusto.
WEATHER REPORT
Station Temp. Condition
Seward 8
Divide 0
Hunter
Grandview
Tunnel
Moraine
Girdwood
Anchorage
Wasilla
Talkeetna
Curry
Broad Pass
Healy -20
Nenana -20
Fairbanks
Cloudy. L. N. wind
Part cloudy, calm
0 Cloudy, calm
0 Cloudy, L. N. wind
8 Cloudy, calm
4 Cloudy, calm
7 Cloudy, calm
-14 Clear, ca’m
-19 Foggy, calm
-30 Clear, calm
-14 Clear, calm
-14 Clear, N. wind
Part cloudy, calm
Part cloudy, calm
20 Part cloudy, calm
A fine looking electric sign
was swung into position yester
day in front of the Seward Drug
Store; the best in the city.
IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED FRY*
BRUHN’S BABY BEEF, you aw
certainly missing something.
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
School athletics—3:40 to 5 p. ra.
Monday .Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Men's handball—5 to 7 p. m.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Sac m day.
Men’s indoor baseball—7:30 to 10 \
p. m., Mondays.
Ladies indoor baseball—7:30 to
10 p. m. Thursdays.
Boys basketball—7 to 8.30 p. m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Fridays.
Men's basketball—8:30 to 10 p. m.
Wednesday and Saturday
Women’s basketball—8.30 to 10
p. m. Tuesday and Fridays.
SEWARD ATHLETIC CLUB
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AN UNUSUALLY FINE CAST HEADED BY
RONALD COLMAN
who is supported by the following stars
VICTOR MCLAGLEN
ALYCE JOYCE
NOAH BEERY
MARY BRIAN
WILLIAM POWELL
RALPH FORBES
NORMAN TREVOR
NEIL HAMILTON
in the greatest melodrama of the year
“Beau Geste”
A ten-reel super-feature of the famous novel- The
story concerns three brothers whom circumstances
caused to leave their English homes to seek oblivion and
forgetfullness. All three join the terrible regiment
“French Foreign Legion” and are sent to Africa where
they pass through amazing adventures.
WONDERFUL ACTING
MARVELOUS SETTINGS
THRILLING STORY
A feature rated the best production of its
kind. Something everyone will enjoy. With it
will be a good News.
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