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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ILL ADVISED LEGISLATION
Announcement is made that among the measures to
come before the forthcoming session of the Legislature
are two affecting the fox farming industry. One calls
for an appropriation of possibly $20,000 for an experi
mental fox farm, where a veterinary will be maintained.
The other calls for creating a reserve of five miles on all
sides of a fox farm, in which neither trapping or hunting
is to be permitted.
Neither bill appears to have soundness. The first is
because such technical knowledge as is desired .by fox
farmers is available through the Bureau of Biological
survey, which has taken cognizance of the fox farming
industry, and only this week Professor Monroe issued a
bulletin dealing with hookworm in foxes. Any other sub
ject of this nature will be handled by this Federal bureau.
Such a farm, if established, would require several years in
which to become valuable to the fox farmers. Therefore
it would seem more logical for- all matters, such as feed
ing, selection of breeding stock, etc., could best be dissem
inated through an exchange of experiences such as is
done in other livestock industries. A fox veterinarian
could be attracted through demand for his services, and
there is no reason why the sons of fox farmers could not
be educated for this work and in less time than it would
take to secure results from a Territorially established
institution which means at its inception a drain upon the
funds of the treasury and imposes additional burdens
upon taxpayers for maintenance thereafter.
The general objection throughout the Territory has
been to creation of reservations and tying up the country
for the special privilege of the bureaus. The same argu
ment holds good with respect to creating a five-mile re
serve about a fox farm. Ten such farms located ten
miles apart would mean a reserve 100 miles long and five
miles wide. This would mean that any citizen who de
sired to trap other fur, including rabbits, or who was
caught hunting for any class of game on these reserves
would be fined or imprisoned. There is too much class
legislation in this measure, despite the fear of fox farm
ers that someone might trap or shoot an escaped fox.
It would appear more logical for fox farmers to assume
the responsibility of restraining their animals rather than
to place the burden upon the citizens of the Territory not
engaged in fox fanning. The same rule might apply to
chickens.
Now we begin to understand the eagerness of the
Forestry Bureau to build a paper mill in Southeastern
Alaska.. Each .member of the Legislature will have a
typewriter at his disposal.
Mistaking each other for gangsters two groups of
Chicago policemen pumped lead into each other. But
where was the mistake?
It is reported that some members of the Legislature
took along golf clubs to Juneau. Nothing like prepared
ness for a heated debate.
TUS-PICIFIC HOP FROM
VANCOUVER IS PUNNED
VANCOUVER, B. C., March 2. (#)—
A trans-Pacific flight from here next
June is planned by Capt. John. Clarke,
formerly of the Royal Air Force; Fly
ing Officer Gilbert M. Jenkins of Mel
bourn, Australia, and Engineer Lieut.
Palmer, formerly of the Royal Cana
dian Air Force. The three airmen are
here making their -final preparation*
for the flight.
Seattle Tee Cream at $challerer*B
Alaska Shop. ff,
MILKY IN LINE TO TAKE
CRACK IT GENE THEY
NEW YORK, March 2. (^—Follow
ing the defeat of Jack Delaney, light
heavyweight champion, by Jimmy Ma
loney, Boston heavyweight giant, a
bout is now being promoted to bring
Maloney and Jack Dempsey into the
ring in the finals of the elimination
tournament to choose an opponent for
Gene Tunney* i f
Soda pop in all flavors for
the kiddies. Ten cents a bot
tle. Candy Cottage.
SIGHT OF SEWARD
FOR THREE WEEKS
AXEL LARSON MAROONED ON
FOX ISLAND WITHOUT FOOD,
FIRE OR SHELTER
Starving and freezing to death with
in sight of Seward’s modern restau
rants and warm homes is the remark
able story related by Axel Larson, lo
cal resident, who was rescued yester
day from Fox Island, 12 miles down
the bay, where he was wrecked three
weeks ago. Mr. Larson was picked
up, quite by accident yesterday, by
the halibut schooner Republic and
brought to the city.
In attempting to land on the island
Larson’s motor dory was completely
wrecked and all of his supplies and
equipment lost. It was only after a
furious struggle to reach the surf was
he able to make shore himself. A
wet blanket and a few frozen potatoes
were picked up on the beach. By
foraging every day from early morn
ing until night Larson was able to
secure a quantity of mussels and on
these he subsisted entirely. Without
fire or any means to keep warm at
night, he sought shelter in an old
cabin, one side of which had decayed
and fallen down. An old and soggy
hay mattress, together with his wet
blanket—it was raining and storming
every night—served as his bed, and
the only time he slept, he states, is
when he fell asleep from exhaustion.
There was but one night when he slept
warm and that occurred when a snow
fall and frost enveloped him.
Several boats passed the island,
each time he tried to attract their at
tention, but was unable to do so. A
member of the crew of the Republic
saw him waving on the shore yester
day morning, but due to the heavy
seas running, the vessel was unable
to put a skiff ashore, it being necessary
for Mr. Larson to plunge into the in
tensely cold water and swim a dis
tance of approximately 70 yards to the
boat. He stated that if he had not
been rescued in the next couple of
days he probably would have died as
he had about reached the limit of his
endurance. Last night, wiien seen at
the Belmont House, he apparently was
none the worse for his terrible experi
ence.
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PARIS, March 2. (;P)—The slump
in Riviera gambling is in tune with
the slimness of the season from a
hotel point of view.
One of the largest casinos that
ran 15 “Boule” tables last year has
had only enough visitors to keep
three tables busy this season.
Aside from the high prices and
lessened popularity of Americans,
one hotel-keeper attributed the ab
sence of American tourists to their
discovery that “their own sunshine
in Florida, Mississippi and California
is more reliable than ours. Rut we
can wait. All of us have prospered
since the war and the crowd will
come back.”.
MAY ARREST AUDIENCES
NEW YORK, March 2. (£>)—'The
possibility that the audiences might
be arrested together with the produc
ers and actors in "sex” Bhows loomed
yesterday when the plan was suggest
ed to District Attorney Ranton.
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Harbingers
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