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VOLUME 20. NUMBER 182
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1925
PRICE TEN CENTS
O’MALLEY SAYS
CONSERVATION
IS ONLY REMEDY
SALMON APPEAR AS SCARCE TO
WESTWARD AS RAIN IN
ARIZONA IN MAY.
SEALS ARE INCREASING
Father of Conservation of Alaskan
Fisheries, In Party, Elated Over
Possibilities of Alaska.
“Any conservation movement is
bound to injure some of the people
engaged in the fishing industry, but
it is my desire that the injuries be
distributed equitably as near as possi
ble,” stated Henry O’Malley, com
misioner of Fisheries, who arrived
in Seward this morning on the U. S.
C. and G. S. S. Pioneer, Captain
Luce in command from the West
ward, to the Seward Gateway.
Mr. O’Malley, Congressman Wal
lace H. White, jr., of Maine; Congress
man A. M. Free of San Jo»e, and
Lawrence Richey, assistant to Her
bert Hoover, have been in the Terri
tory since the first of the month in
vestigating the operation of Congress
man White’s fish conservation bill.
Accompanying the party of distin
guished visitors are members of their
families, Mrs. Free and two sons,
Lloyd and Gerald, and daughter Ger
aldine; Mrs. Richey; Mrs. O’Maliey
and Hubbard F. White, son of Con
gressman While. Mrs. White did
not accompany her husband on the
Alaskan journey.
Going To Interior.
Congressman White and his son de
part from Seward tomorrow on the
steamer Northwestern. Upon his ar
rival at Seattle he will go direct to
Washington, D. C., and thence to
Paris, where he has been commis
sioned to attend the International
Radio conference. The remainder of
the party will depart from Seward
on Monday for Fairbanks, spending
about a week in the Interior. They
contemplate returning to the coast
via the Richardson Highway. Dur
ing the investigation in Southeast
ern Alaska by Commissioner O’Mal
ley, wiiich will occupy his entire
time until after the fishing season,
in September, Congressman Free will
accompany him on his inspection
^rip.
Season Is Failure.
Regarding the outcome of the trip
to the Westward, in a personal in
terview granted the Seward Gate
way this morning, Commissioner
O’Malley said: “The pack in the Port
Moller region is normal but at Squaw
Harbor the pack is far below that of
previous years. This is as far as
red fish are concerned. At Ikutan,
King Cove and False Pass, the sea
j son is a total failure and the compa
nies engaged in the industry are
bound to lose large sums of money.
Fish Area Closed.
“The season in general justifies
the bureau’s attitude in placing a
60 hour, weekly, closing period in the
area, and it may be posible that we
will have to even go further and
create more drastic regulations if
the fish are to be properly conserv
ed. From this point we went to
^ Port Moller where the present sea
son has been the poorest in its his
tory for that region. This district
has been known for a number of
years as being in poor shape and
therefore was last year put on an 84
hour, weekly, closed period, with
:the idea that with the resulting
small packs by the companies 11
would give the pack an opportunity
to build up. We now intend to make
a more careful examination of th€
^spawning beds and if they do no
"show a good seeding, we will serious
ly consider closing this area unti
such a time when this area will hav<
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test shipments of
COAL ARE ORDERED
MONTREAL, July 25. (£*)—'The
Canadian National Railways issued
instructions to transportation and
traffic officers located in the West
ern regions to accept 2,000 tons of
Alberta coal for shipment to points
in Southwest Ontario at a test rate
of $7 a ton.
Some time ago, on representations
of the Ontario government, which
wanted to find out if Alberta coal
could be carried to Ontario to be sold
in competition with anthracite from
Pennsylvania, the C. N. R. trans
ported a quanaity of coal from Al
berta to the province, but it was dis
covered that shipments could not
be made at the low rate quoted in
that test.
FARMERS FAILED
EARN INTEREST
ON INVESTMENTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 25 (£>)—
Farmers failed to earn a fair return
for the capital invested, or a fair
wage last year, although they fared
better financially than the preceding
vpsp fhp npnartmpnfr nf Aerinnltiirp
declared. An analysis of the agricul
tural balance sheet shows that the
farmer got four and six-tenths per
cent on his capital, compared to three
and three-tenths the previous year.
Bethlehem Corporation
Denies Made 11 Millions
PHILADELPHIA, July 25 (£>)—'The
Bethlehem Ship Corporation, Ltd., filed
with the Federal district court a com
plete denial of the charges that it had
received in excess of $11,000,000 in
war time contracts.
Government Wins Suit
Packers to Show Books
CHICAGO, July 25 (/P)—1The gov
ernment won the suit instituted by
former Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace, to compel large packing compa
nies to open their books to the De
partment. when District Judge Cliffe
granted a writ of mandamus directing
Swift & Company, Wilson & Company,
and Cudahy and Co., to produce their
j books.
CONTROL ALCOHOL SHIFTED
WASHINGTON, July 25 (£>)—'The
control of industrial alcohol long vest
ed with the Internal revenue bureau
has been transferred to the Treasury
department to the prohibition enforce
ment organization under General
Dawes.
CANNERY BOAT WRECKED
The cannery tender Mutual, owned
and operated by the Fidalgo Island
Packing Company is believed to be
lost, according to information from
Ketchikan. The Mutual was 95 feet
long and was powered with a 100 h. p
Diesel engine. It carries a crew ol
six men, with Willard Mackey cap
tain.
PETERSBURG MAN DEAD
Antone Myklebost, a prominent citi
zen of Petersburg, passed away Iasi
week of pneumonia, following an op
eration at the Petersburg hospital.
Martin Lanning was busy yesterday
wetting down the streets to preven
dust. The extreme hot weather ha;
caused the streets to become unsuallj
dusty.
The roof on ond addition of the Jes
se Lee Home is nearly completed.
, The Jolly Three will give a danc
. tonight at Odd Fellows hall. The put
lie is invited.
ALASKA MEETING
BE HELD TONIGHT
FIFTH DIVISION
SEATTLE, July 25 (/P)—Au Alaska
meeting will be held tonight in Pio
neer hall under the auspices of reli
gious and educational workers. The
session is open to the public in gen
eral, and all oldtime Alaskans in par
ticular. Among those who will ad- j
dress the meeting will be former gov
ernor Scott C. Bone, Falcon Joslin, an
attorney and former resident of Nome,
Frank B. Camp, author of “Gold Nug
gets," Rev. Samuel Hall Young, noted
Alaskan missionary, and Charles H.
Heighton. a Seattle attorney. The
program includes recitations and mu
sical numbers.
Quercha River Valley
Cleared of Riff Forces
FEZ, Morocco, July 25 (JP)— An of
ficial communique to the war depart
ment says that French troops have
cleared the western part of the Quer
cha river valley of Abd el Krim’s Rif
fian invaders the enemy tribesmen
fleeing after heavy losses.
HEAVY LOSSES IN
KOREAN FLOODS
TOKYO, Japan, July 25 (/P)— Official
reports of the recent Korean flood
says that 432 were drown and 215 are
missing. Thei Tokyo municipality and
Chamber of Commerce are soliciting
relief funds.
LATOUCHE MEN LEAVING
Tenning Carlson and Tom Stamey,
prominent residents of Latouche who
have been visiting in Seward the past
week, wUl return to Latouche on to
morrow’s boat.
FISH DEALERS FORM TRUST
NEW YrORK, July 25 (£>)—'The fed
eral grand jury is investigating alleg
ed violation of the Sherman anti-trust
law by local dealers in fresh fish,
bine operating in restraint of trade.
There have been complaints of a com
WILLHUNTPOLE
IN BIG DIRIGIBLE
MOSCOW, Russia, July 25 (£>)—'
Captain Walter Bruns, of the Norwe
gian air force, arrived here todoy from
Berlin, and submitted to aeronautic
experts a scheme for a scientific air
expedition to the Arctic pole in 1927,
led by Nansen. A dirigible of 150,000
meters capacity and 245 meters long,
with a lifting capacity of 55,000 kilo
grams and a crew* of 50 men will be
used. The route will be via Mur
mansk, Franz Josef Land via the pole
to Alaska, Anadyr and back.
Dempsey Done As Far
As Movies Concerned
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 25. (Jp)
—Jack Dempsey is starting prepara
; tion here for training so he can re
' turn to the more lucrative work. He
says he is thru with motion pic
tures.
I Many Drown When
Ferry Turns Over
SHANGHAI, China, July 25. (£>)—
Twenty-eight were drowned when a
sudden rain and squall capsized two
3 ferry launches while crossing Whang
- poo river for Pootung. Thirty-one
of the passengers wTere rescued.
FARM ORGANIZATIONS MAKE
PROTEST AGAINST INCREASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 25 (Jp)—
Farm organizations of the country are
making a protest against the recent
advances in parcel post rates on the
ground that the increased postage is
imposing needless burdens on the pub
lic and adds to the cost of living par
ticularly in farm districts where the
parcel post furnishes considerable of
the household expenses. It is sug
gested that instead of enlarging the
postal rates the administration should
extend its economy to the postoffice
department.
SPRINTER MAKES RECORD
HELSINGFORS, Finland, July 25—
Charles P. Antioch, an American run
ner, established a new world’s record
here yesterday for 125 meters cover
ing the distance in 13 and 3-5 seconds.
COTTER WIRES
COUNTRY LOOKS
GOOD TO HIM
SEATTLE, July 25 (£>)—A dispatch
from Twenty Mile River, British Co
lumbia, from Frank Cotter, special
correspondent for the Post-Intelligen
cer, where he arrived Wednesday on
his way to Whiting river, said the
country looked good to him from a
mining standpoint. Quartz ledges
were seen everywhere in the hills, the
left limit of Twenty Mile river show
ing particularly large quantities of
quartz, an abundance of game, tim
ber, and plenty of water power. He
said he panned several creeks and
got colors but no pay.
SALVATION ARMY LASSIES
STATIONED PETERSBURG
Recognizing the growing import-!
ance of Petersburg, says the Herald.
Staff Captain W. J. Carruthers has
installed in Petersburg Lieut. „L,
Renas, of Juneau, and Lieut. F. Pet
erson of Winnipeg, to have charge
of the work of the Salvation Army.
They will be assisted by Sergeant
Buxton.
Sportsman-Naturalist
Interred with Honors
SPOKANE, July 25 (/P)—Charles W.
H. Heideman, sportsman-naturalist,
who died here this week, was buried
in the military plot at Fort George
Wright with full military honors. The
Masonic lodge had charge of the ser
vices. Heideman served for many
years in the Signal Corps in Alaska.
Draw Resolution
To Aid Strikers
LONDON, July 25. (£>)—The execu
tive committee of the Amalgamated
Union Bulding Trade Workers, unan
imously adopted a resolution calling
on the general council of the Trades
Union Congress to establish “a coun
cil of action that will insure every
atom of strength of the organized
working class in a movement to be
utilized to support the miners in the
present crisis.”
MURIEL VANDERBILT MARRIED
INSURANCE MAN THIS P. M.
NEWPORT, R. I., July 25. (£>)—
This haven for America’s social elect
are in gala attire for the wedding at
four o'clock this afternoon, when
Muriel Vanderbilt, daughter of one
of the country’s richest families wil]
become the bride of Frederick Cam
eron Church, of Boston. He is an
insurance man. Yachts, motorsboats
airplanes and trains brought guests
at the beach following the wedding
It is reported that five hundred invi
tation were extended.
STEAMER ALASKA
HAS LARGE LIST
FOR THIS PORT
SEATTLE, July 25 (/P)—The steam
er Alaska sailed today at 9 o’clock
with 200 passengers, every reserva
tion being taken. The following were
for Seward: Mrs. Helen Richardson,
Mrs. A. E. Savage, Mrs. H. W. Jones,
Miss Minnie Lutz, Miss Glenn Kerry,
Mrs. Loyal Treat, Albert Kerry,
Clarence Blethen, Alice Kerry, Mrs.
E. Coddington, A. L. Moffett, E. G.
Prince, Miss T. B. Warren, Mrs. B. B.
Magee, Jean Brodie, Mrs. L. R. Boyd,
James Connor, G. Burckhardt, Mrs,
F. Cornell, Helen Conley, Mrs. Edith
Brown, Miss A. McFadden, J. Fred
erick and wife, R. D. Paris, jr., Mrs.
R. D. Paris, Mrs. A. Firestone, Dr.
J. J. Burgin, Don C. Hemstad, E. J
Cronin and wife, Bruce Dodson and
wife, H. A. Glover and wife, G. L.
Jones, Mrs. G. D. Glover, Mrs. M. E.
Wishing, Gustav Phil. C. E. Bumm
pu3, R. Sandbank, S. Scott, Bartley
Howard, C. L. Morris, J. Malfanta
! and wife, A. S. Kerry and wife, M.
L. Burkhardt and wife, S. B. Mosher,
and wife, and daughter, Ernest Rus
sel, Ruth' Russell, S. V. Russeli, R.
L. Mokley, C. Heyllestad and wife,
a II XT \frvPnfnViQ \n ? ac* T.n.
ella Arnts, Miss Marine Wigtail, Miss
D. Miller, Miss R. Lute, Miss J. Patt
sner, Katherine G. Kane. Miss J. Jen
sen, C. D. McCoy, W. Osgood Field,
Mrs. E. B. Craig, H. G. Gorvel, Peter
Alschie, C. G. Haslip, H. G. Beedie,
Elenor Stolberg, Homer Flicken3tein,
Miss Helen Rice, E. H Wrightson and
wife. Miss E. VVri6’atfton, Miss M.
L. Siuivtilanl, William Price, A.
Thomas Miss L. Sifsof, Ignacius
Ramerez, Miss H. Beat'ey, R J. Dirr
and wife, A. J. Just, Miss H. Dirr,
Miss E. Dirr, Mrs. A. Blackburn, Geo.
Albert, C. T. Campbell and wife and
daughter and Mrs. M. M Cary.
Prohibition Agents Fall
When Opportunity Offers
CHICAGO. July 25 (/P)—Major Percy
Owen, Illinois prohibition director,
Ralph Stone, former state director,
and seven others w'ere indicted by a
Federal grand jury on «harges of con
spiracy to violate the prohibition law.
BIG INCREASE IN BUDGET
FOR THE COMING YEAR
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 25 —
In spite of the advertised economy of
President Coolidge the budget for the
coming year will contain provision for
a big increase on appropriation for
prohibition enforcement. It is ex
plained that the thirty millio ndollars
annual appropriation is not sufficient
to carry out the new enforcement plan
of General Andrews and a very big
increase is desired.
JUDGE REED ENDORSED
BY PETERSBURG COUNCIL
At the request of Henry Roden,
of Juneau, the city council of Peters
burg at its last meeting endorsed
Judge Thomas Reed for reappoint
ment to the bench of the district
court of the First Division.
BASEBALL
COAST- ^
Sacramento 10, Frisco 5.
Oakland 9, Portland 10.
Salt Lake 8, 5, Los Angeles 7, 1. ’
Vernon 0, Seattle 6.
AMERICAN
Phila. 6, Boston 0. * ‘
Detroit 6, Chicago 4.
NATIONAL- ;
Boston 3 New York 1. I
Chicago 1, Cincinnati 3.
Pittsburg 5, St. Louis 3. • j^J