Hemard Baily Geliewa S
VOLUME XVIII
NUMBER 182
SEWARD. ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
Sec. Hoover Explains Views on Fisheries
Earthquake Rocks City of Los Angeles—Number Injured
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SHAKES HANDS WITH THE OLD
TIMERS AT THE PIONEERS’
HOME AT SITKA
SITKA, July 23.—President Harding
spent twelve hours in Sitka, the last
Alaskan town to be visited on his
present itinerary. He came ashore
at 9:00 o’clock yesterday morning in
a small boat, and during a reception,
shook hands with several venerable
survivors who witnessed the cere
mony when the United States took
over Alaska from Russia.
Mr. Harding and party visited the
school founded by Sheldon Jackson,
and spent some time in the old Rus
sian cathedral.
The President was given a basket
of Alaskan grown strawberries and
Mrs. Harding was presented with a
gold bracelet engraved, in the shape
of a whale killer or orca. The pre
sentation was made by a Thlinket
chieftain.
The President stated that in his
two weeks’ visit he has received a
new vision of Alaska. He has prom
ised to do his uttermost to bring
about the fullest development of the
Territory.
The Henderson with the Presiden
tial party, departed for Vancouver,
B. C., at 9:00 o'clock last night. He
expects to arrive in Seattle July 27.
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Non-par
tisan farmers from all parts of the
country are called by President
Harding to meet him in Washington.
The plan is proposed by Republican
leaders to meet an acute situation in
4* the agricultural states of the west,
and to head off a political revolt.
SEATTLE CONTROLLER DEAD
SEATTLE, July 23.—James P. Ag
new, chief deputy city comptroller,
died here today.
JEFFRIES WILL PREACH
LOS ANGELES, July 23.—James J.
Jeffries, former heavyweight cham
pion pugilist, will preach in the Wo
men’s Christian Temperance Union
today on the subject of restoration ot
Palestine to the Jews. He is said to
be planning a world tour, speaking for
the Union.
Mrs. W. R. Rathbun and daughter
returned on the Northwestern after
an extended visit with friends and
relatives in the States. Mr. Rathbun
is head of the Telephone and Tele
graph department of the commission
at Anchorage. They continued their
trip this morning.
Dr. Wm. Kirby was a passenger
for the Interior this morning after an
extended visit in Seward.
i/uuuia ii. a „. ex, »uu nuo uecu Vlo
iting the past two or three weeks
with his parents at Hale, Mo., re
turned on the Northwestern. Mr.
Tver states that he experienced some
very warm weather while in Missouri
and was very glad to get back to
Alaska.
Mrs. W. A. Harman, wife of the
station agent at Wasilla, is visiting
Seward friends this week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Joaquin, and
two little girls, Nellie and Rita, arriv
ed in Seward yesterday on their way
to Anchorage, having transferred
from the S. S. Santa Ana, to the
Northwestern at Latouclie.
Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin are from Ta
cotna on the headwaters of the Kus
kokwim river w'here Mr. Joaquin has
been interested In mining for a num
ber of year being connected with
and having an interest in the Gaines
Creek Dredge there.
They left their home after the
breakup traveling first by small river
shallow draft craft, connecting at Mc
Grath with the river steamer Tana,
of the fleet of three boats operated
on the Kuskokwim River by the Alas
ka Rivers Navigation Company, of
which the old time Yukon River cap
tain, Wallace Langley, is the head.
Capt. George Green is master of the
river steamer Quickstep of the same
company.
At Bethel, 150 miles from the mouth
of the Kuskokwim river and the head
of ocean navigation, transfer was
made to the Santa Ana, as noted
above.
On the way down the river, Mr.
Joaquin and little daughter, Nellie,
had an experience which falls to the
lot of few. While the little girl was
playing about on the barge, being
pushed ahead of the steamer, she
tripped and fell over the end of the
barge into the ice-cola, swift-running
waters of the Kuskokwim. Mr. Joa
quin, who was standing by her side,
plunged over after her, with his heavy
clothing on. Both were swept under
the barge, and went the whole length
of 105 feet, before emerging at the
other hand. As he went under Mr.
Joachin thrust up against the barge,
shoving himself and daughter far
down in the water, to which fact he
owes their lives. As they emerged, a
man standing on the end of the craft
shoved a pole into his hands and the
nearly drowned pair were hauled to
safety, little the worse for their ad
venture after they had been wrapped
in warm blankets.
It is the only case on record where
a man has been swept under a tow
on the Kuskokwim, and lived to tell
about it.
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KUSK0K1M RESIDENT
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Arriving on the last boat on their
way to their home at Bethel on the
lower Kuskokwim river, were Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Felder. They will leave
the railway at Nenana, traveling by
boat to Holy Cross, on the lower Yu
kon, thence by poling boat 75 miles
I down the Yukon to the Yukon end of
; the Yukon-Kuskokwim portance, sev
! en miles below Russian Mission on
the Yukon, and then down the Kus
kokwim river 100 miles to their home
where Mr. Felder is engaged in the
trading business.
The last Mrs. Felder is a sister of
the two former wives; the first dying,
leaving a little girl; the second Mrs.
Felder came to Seward, where their
baby was born, later going Outside,
where she contracted the influenza
and died at Seattle.
Mr. Felder went out over the ice,
married the third sister and will reach
th'eir home some time in August.
BROOKHART WANTS EXTRA
SESSION OF CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, July 23*—Senator
Brookhart of Iowa, announces that if
President Harding fails to call an ex
tra session of congress to help the
farmers, the Independent party will
throw out all the reactionaries from
the committee leadership when the
December session begins.
SECRETARY HOOVER
TELLS OF PUS
Ml FISHERIES
FINDS SENTIMENT UNANIMOUS
THAT SOMETHING MUST BE
DONE—WILL NAME BOARD
( Special to The Gateway)
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, in
a lengthy dispatch to The Gateway,
from Sitka, has liie following to say
regarding the fisheries situation:
“I have now had an opportunity oi
consulting with scores of people in
Alaska on the fisheries question; with
fishermen, canneries, public officials,
business men and experts, in public
hearings and otherwise. There has
not been a single dissent from the
conclusion that there must be strong
and immediate restrictions on salmon
fishing, if we are to preserve that in
dustry from the same destruction that
has ruined many of our National fish
eries elsewhere. In fact,, it should
have been undertaken in Alaska years
ago. Moreover, through the western
part of Alaska, where actual measures
have been taken, I have found unan
imous support of the Department’s
policy of reserves and other methods
for the immediate limiting of the
amount of fish taken, pending action
by congress.
The need for conservation in Alas
ka has been recognized for over ten
years and has been a constant sub
ject of debate and discussion, and I
am greatly pleased to see the large
measure of support given the admin
istration for having substituted action
for pious discussion.
Restriction of activities naturally
caused sacrifice and trouble. I re
gret that the purpose of the reserves
has been deliberately misrepresented
to the people in Western Alaska and
elsewhere, not only as to purpose,
but as to the actual methods install
ed. However, the working of the re
serves for a season, has demonstrat
ed to the people the untruth of these
statements.
It is to be hoped that Congress
will take immediate action to give
| more executive authority. In the
meantime this administration does
not intend to sit idly by, denying re
i sponsibility under the authority al
ready available, but to use it to the
fullest effect.
This is the largest of all Alaskan in
dustries, more than half her popula
tion and more than half her territo
rial revenues being dependent upon
it. It can in time be built up to much
larger dimensions than at present. If
nothing is done it will be lost wTithin
a few years. It is of vital importance
to the whole American people as a
source of National food supply.
New legislation, in order to be ef
fective, must be of the broadest pos
sible order, because of the different
topographical and biological prob
lems of each locality, together writh
the differing rate of depletion of dif
ferent species, and many other fac
tors, the method of regulation must
vary with each locality. If we would
serve the primary purpose of securing
a rebuilding of the fish supply and at
the same time do absolute justice to
the canners and fishermen in main
taining the industry, and in the end
gradually build a permanent Alaskan
population devoted to the fisheries.
There are no universal panaceas
for this whole problem in Alaska.
Neither seasonal restrictions nor lim
itations, nor limitations of pack, lim
itation of any particular gear or its
location, are universally applicable,
as every district is a problem to it
self.
The complete suppression of can
ning upon the Yukon, has already in
creased the supplies for the natives,
whites and their dogs, throughout the
Interior, where before the supply was
insufficient, and where there was even
actual starvation among the Indians
and their work dogs, in other piacej
regulations have reduced the pack oi
red salmon, which are the most de- j
pleted and a reduction in the amount
of gear that can be used by each can
nery on every species, should tend to
make the total pack less in proportion
to escapement to spawning grounds,
as are exampled by a variation of
methods on Bristol Bay. The regu
lations abolished the whole of the ex
isting traps in Cook Inlet. On the
other hand independent fishermen as
well as canners, support the neces
sity of the great majority of the take
being by traps. This is due to the
physical character of the bays, as
well as to other factors. Much expe
rience will be required to evolve the
most successful method of balancing
the factors and securing the recuper
ation of the fish supply traffic.
All talk of definite laws, univer
sally applicable, is nonsense. There
must be variable and constructive
regulations, under 'broad authority.
Furthermore, in»dealiug with prob
lems of so wide human and property
interests, there should be established
under such legislation an appropriate
method'of appeal to some indepen
dent commission, or authority. The
experience gained under the reserves
will be of great value in working out
constructive legislation, and the ad
ministration has earnestly desired,
and received, a great deal of con
structive suggestion from the people
involved in the industry.
Create Board of Alaskans
In order that there shall be definite
machinery for recruiting such expres
sion and to secure the advice and co
operation of the various elements of
the industry and the public at large,
I shall with the approval of the Pres
ident, create a board in Alaska to
consider and advise with the depart
ment as to the regulations under the
reserves. Thi sadvisory board will
be able to advise upon methods and
grievances, and will not only rein
: force constructive work, but will give
full voice to the Alaskan people and
make impossible the deliberate mis
representation which has hitherto
been current.
Our primary purpose is to restore
this industry. The responsibility
rests on the officials wrho have the
authority to translate it into action.
Pious statements, scientific discussion
and political oratory will not spawn
salmon. Conservation cannot be car
ried out without a temporary reduc
tion in the amount of fish taken, on
the one hand, and without construc
tive measures for enlarged propaga
tion on the other. These are not
agreeable duties, but they are part of
the responsibility of public office, and
I am confident that they will receive
the support of the well-thinking men
and women of Alaska, wrhp treasure
their country, not alone for them
selves, but also for their children.
HERBERT HOOVCR,
Secretary of Commerce.
mi PLANES TO START
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—
Announcement was made today of a
proposed flight around the world by
a formation of six army airplanes,
which will hop off from New York for
the East crossing the Pacific by way
of the Aleutian islands.
Jack Burford, traveling representa
tive for the Burroughs Adding Ma
chine people and for the L. C. Smith
typewriters, arrived on the North
western and left this morning for the
Interior. He will return to Seward
about August 1st. Msr. Burford and
father succeed E. S. Hewitt, former
agent at Juneau.
Cal Broslus received a large ship
ment of fire brick on yesterday’s boat
from the states.
STEAMER NORTHWESTERN
HIES FROM SMS
The steamship Northwestern arriv-j
ed in port yesterday morning, about
2:00 o’clock, sailing south fcound late j
in the afternoon. The Northwestern
brought about 500 tons of freight and
the following passengers:
Ethel Holden, Miss Mary Brady,
Miss Beatrice Olsen, Mrs. W. P.
Rathburn, Mrs. A. H. L. Meyers, Mrs.
E. G. Hayden, Miss Lillian Sobie, Mrs.
Ethel Holben, John Oden, Raymond
Quinn, A. M. Moody, Miss Emma
Keerman, Miss Marie McMhnus, Ed.
McMahill, Mrs. M. A. Gillman, Louis
Gillman, Agnes M. Reese, Miss Emma
Reese, Miss Jean Lockie, John M.
Begg, P. L. Sprague, J. W. Adams, L.
J. Sutton, Mrs. Sutton, Miss Victoria
Gibson, D. H. Tyer, Miss May Young,
E. A. Thede, Mrs. M. E Aller, Miss
Pauline Edwards, Miss Dorothy Jones,
Miss Gertrude Clancy, Miss Helen
Clough, Miss M Coble, Mrs. R. S. Nor
ton, Miss Mary Madigan, Louise Mil
ler, Anna F. Lowe, Gertrude Reese,
Dr. D. Lundberg, Hazel Schuerman,
Mrs. Dan Sweeney, Martha C. Hanson,
L. W. Hayes, N. E West, Mrs. West,
Miss Cora Reitze, Miss Edna Reitze,
S. R. Roseberg, Mrs. Roseberg, Miss
M. Eagin, A. Engle, J. Engle, Miss
Hazel Winter, C. W. Roland, Mrs.
Roland, W. G. Earnshaw, C. B. Brook,
R. Vilalta, Mrs. Vilalta, Rev. A. F.
Thuot, Alan J Blau, J. C. Farber, H.
Greenbaum, Harriet McLear, Bessie
Johnson, Mary Stratte, Mr and Mrs.
Mackle, Miss M. Long, Albert Steph
ens, Mrs. Albert Stephens, E. S. Gregg,
Mrs. Gregg, J. B. Sumter, Mrs. Sum
ter, Ethel M. Crane, Esther Harris,
Chas. R. Wallace, R. J. Marsh. Lena
Hazleton, Anna Adams Young, I etei
Annance, John J. Macklin, B. O Hos
tetter, Mrs Hostetler, Mrs. Gillespie,
Alace and Jack Gillespie, Yvenne
Aprens, G. P. Putnam, Mrs. Putnam,
S. A. Mayo, Mrs. L. W Buck, Mrs.
C. H. Halliday, Elsie M Whiting, Ed
ward J. Bowen, Jr., John G. Bowen,
Mtrs. E. J. Bowen, D. C Porter, A O
Porter, Mrs. F. Turnbull, Jane Turn
bull, Ruth Phillips, Bessie Ivl. Miller,
Florence Newman, Mrs. 6. J. New
man, Mary Cameron, Rose Benner,
Mrs. E. George.
Outgoing passengers on the North
western were:
For Latouche—Mrs. C. M. O'Neil,
Roberta and Milton O’Neil, Mrs. G. N.
Burnett, Chris Petiovicli, Mike Mome,
Park A. Reed, John A. Richards, V.
Engberg, Chas. Carlson, Olaf Bolger,
George Harwood, T. J. Jackson.
For Cordova—Mrs. W. D, Campbell,
Miss Neva Anderson, Nick M. Gozo
nick, George Turner. Alex Chaparas,
Edward Olsen, O. Anderson.
For Juneau—K. Brevick, Pryor L,
! Neil, Chas. A. Josse, Miss Alice Ten
nant, Katherine A. Sickles.
For Seattle—Miss Dorothy Moody,
Florence Berlin, Ralph Marrin, Idella
M. Blume, Clara Payette, H. Stanley
Coffin and wife, Olwe E. Smith, Nina
G. Smith, Chester A. Taft and wife,
j Emily Lee Coates, Grace L. Bean, Ef
fie Forbes, R. I. Simmones and wife,
Frances I. Brown, Caroline Peterson,
j Mrs. Della M. Graff, Alsbel Baughman,
J. L. DeVane, R. H Humphrey, E. F.
Robinson, Howell van Gerbig, E. B.
Bingham, Mrs. H. H. Brown, A. Les
lie, P. Rustgard, A. S. Garson, Geo.
Rust, Frank Stukel, Joe Parrish, Tom
King, Tom O’Malley, Thomas Wil
liams, Henry Baleh, J. B. Ervin, W.
A. Nichols, Robert Simmons, D. H.
Rose and wife, R. A. Pope, Svern
Johnson, Miss R.‘ Reat, J. M. Culberts,
son, A. W. Ashman, Peter Olsen, H.
Logan, Mrs. E. D. Logan, Alice Ten
nant, W. N. Gillis, Katherine A. Sick
les, Alice F. Holcomb, fi. B. Berry
GERMANS MAKE PROTEST
BERLIN, July 23.—German repre
sentatives in London, Washington and
at the Vatican are instructed to pro
test against the proclamation of a
traffic blockade between the occupied
territories in Germany, according to
an official statement today.
HALL OF RECORDS AT SAN BER
DOO BADLY DAMAGED—SEV
ERAL PERSONS HURT
LOS ANGELES, July 23—Residents
of this city were hurled from their
beds and fled to lawns and sidewalks
at 11;28 last night when all of South
ern California was rocked by earth
quakes which lasted from 5 to 11 sec
onds and caused considerable damage.
A number of persons were injured,
and the Hall of Records at San Ber
nardino was badly damaged.
The shocks continued until one this
morning, of sufficient violence to
shatter plate glass windows and send
tons of stone and brick tumbling from
lofty buildings.
The temblors were heaviest in San
Bernardino and Redlands, where sev
eral dead artesian wells started to
gushing.
The shocks were the heaviest ex
perienced since the great quake in
1906, and caused intense alarm in all
parts of the section affected.
PARIS, July 23.—Lloyd George, be
cause of his criticism of France on
account of her insistance that Ger
many make complete reparation, was
bitterly denounced by Premier Poin
care in a speech this afternoon at the
unveiling of a memorial at Villers
Cotterets, before which the Second
division of the American army ad
vanced in some of its heaviest fight
ing.
TWO KILLED BY PLANE’S FALL
LOS ANGELES, July 23.—William
L. Cross, an aerial photographer, and
an unidentified woman, were killed
when the airplane crashed to the
ground this afternoon.
LOS ANGELES, July 23.—Radio
messages received here today state
that the Panama canal is closed by a
big landslide.
WASHINGTON MEMBER OF
LEGISLATURE ARRESTED
FOR BEING DISORDERLY
SEATTLE, July 23.—Maud Sweet
man, a member of the legislature,
and Edward Berger, a boiler maker,
were arrested Saturday night in the
Comet Apartments charged with dis
orderly conduct.
WARSHIPS ASSEMBLING
SEATTLE, July 23.—Twenty war
ships including the flagship Califor
nia, under command of Admiral Rob
inson, are assembled in the harbor
for review by President Harding.
Miss Beatrice Olsen, daughter of
the popular conductor, C. E. Olsen,
was a Seward passenger on the S. S.
Northwestern. Miss Olsen, a Skag
waj girl, has been attending college
at Tacoma and is making her first
trip over the railroad. She will spend
her vacation with her father at An
chorage.