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VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 145.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
MIDVHEST WIVE OF
HUT RELIEVED B!
BREEZES, SHOWERS
CHICAGO. June 22. —C o o 1 i n g
breezes and showers brought relief
last night to parts of the mid-con
tinental area where a severe heat
wave has taken at least 47 lives
during the last week.
V Paradoxically, the drop in tem
^ peratures came just a few hours
** before summer arrived officially.
The s e c t i o n s relieved by the
breezes included he states near
the great lakes an most of the
western Canadian plains where
the heat wave killed at least six
persons. In the Southwest the wave
continued and crop specialists said
it was becoming a serious menace
p to the crops.
At Kansas City the mercury
climbed above 90 degrees for the
13th consecutive day. Lack of rain
fall added to the seriousness of the
'x situation. Only three tenths of an
\nch of rain has fallen since June
\where the nromal rainfall is 3.23
infches.
UNCLE SUM GUST III
ROLE OF VILLAIN IT
ECOMIC MELT
SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 22. —
The United States was cast in the
role of a “villain ’ at the World Ec
nomic Conference. with various at
tending nationals accusing the
Roosevelt administration of crip
pling the parley by refusing to be
hustled into a currency stabiliza
tion agreement along lines desired
by Europe.
Finance Minister Bonnet denied
that he had proposed adjournment
cf the conference at a meeting of
the steering committee this morn
ing unless an early accord was ob
tained on stapilization.
WASHINGTON, June 21. —Basic
industrial groups of the United
States are preparing to submit the
codes under which they will agree
to operate to Brigadier General H.
S. Johnson, administrator for in
dustrial recovery.
These codes, they have been ad
vised, must, first, fix a minimum
wage, second, set maximum hours
of the work day to spread em
ployment, and third, prescribe re
gulations to eliminate all unfair
practices.
STUBS HIKE PUCE
AUTEUIL, France, June 20. —
Australia’s greatest Davis tennis
cup- team sinc^ the days of
Brooks and Wildine clinched a
place in the semi-finals round of
the European zone play.
The Anzac’s next oponent pro
bably will be England, with the
winner to oppose the United States
for the right to play France for
the cup.
READJUSTMENT OF
U. S. FISHERIES COMMISSIONER
F. T. BELL HELD PUBLIC
HEARING LAST EVE
Readjustment of the closing
hours for net fishing at the head
of Resurrection Bay to 48 hours,
in conformity with those of Prince
William Sound, the regulation com
pelling nets to be placed 600 feet
apart repardless of their direction
and a change of the opening date
of the fishing season from June 6
to June 1, summarizes the direct
requests made of United States
Commissioner Frank T. Bell, at a
public hearing held in the local
court room at 7 o’clock last even
ing.
While the hearing was ostensib
ly for the purpose of receiving
direct requests fro changes as they
affect the Resurrection Bay area,
Commissioner Bell announced that
he wished to hear any suggestions
anyone had to offer on the en
tire question of fishing. He an
nounced that he was not here to
talk, but to hear the fishermen
talk, and to secure all information
possible for the purpose of guid
ing him in making regulations
governing the season of 1933-34.
WILL IMA tv L ttW I'HANUfcSt
Commissioner Beil said he ex
pected to make very few changes,
but when rules were finally made
and promulgated, he would insist
upon them being inflexibly im
posed.
It was necessary for the Com
missioner to repeat his request for:
expressions before the assemblage;
of some 25 fishermen and business
men thawed out.
As a method of breaking the ice,
Mr. Bell observed, glancing around
at the walls decorated with pic
tures of presidents, ranging from
Harding to Hoover: “I feel like,
I am in the right church but the
wrong pew.”
He observed further, in break
ing down the stiffness of the hear- j
ing, that as he saw it, “We have1
enough Scandinavians to catch the!
fish and enough Irish to do the
fighting; now it appears we need
the Jews to supply some capital
so we can proceed to fish.”
Capt. O. A. Johansen opened the
testimony for the local situation,
j by questioning the logic of allow- j
l ing salmon to be gaffed in thej
| streams, during which, he pointed
out, many were injured and wast
ed, and what amounted to com
mercialization of the fish followed.
He pointed to the fact that chil
dren of the Jesse Lee Home made
heavy inroads on the fish seeking
spawning ground, and suggested
that the Home be compelled to use
nets, as the taking of 1,000 or more
salmon wras in reality commercial
izing the fish.
To his representatives of the
Home pointed out that due care
was used in preventing waste and
that all fish taken were. eaten in
I the home.
Among other suggestions offered
as bearing upon the subject of
fisheries was that of allowing net
ting of predatory fish in lakes and
streams. The suggestion was offered
that the Bureau of Fisheries pro
tect the pioneer whitefish netter
by imposing a rule governing the!
distance another might cast his';
nets. i
Stream Warden Christopheron
expressed the opinion that the
fish in streams could be protected'
by imposing restriction as to the
areas in which gaftrng could be
practiced, and that instead of j
^gaffs, dipnets should be employed, j
Commissioner Bell pointed out1
that it would be necessary to se-;
cure an act of Congress to change |
any of the rules governing thet
taking of fish in streams.
LOCAL HANDICAPS
John Colberg, veteran fisherman,
offered the suggestion that instead
of the rule requiring nets to be;
placed 600 feet apart, one calling;
for 300 feet would serve to allow j
the fish to escape to the spawning,
beds; that the peculiarity of the|
location at the head of the bay j
prevented complying strictly with!
the rule. In this he was suDported!
by Warden Cristopherson.
Mayor D. C. Brownell, speaking
hypothetically on the fishing ques
tion. s u g g e s ted to Commissioner |
Bell that the fisheries should be |
used as an agency to build up!
Alaska, instead of as as present,
being an agency for outside land
lords.
“I feel that the people have the
right to ask and hooe for regula
tions which will help Alaskans in
their own economic struggle.” said j
Mr. BrownelL
FISHERIES ATTORNEY PLEADS
Attorney Ivan Merrick, represent-!
ing the fishing interests of Seat-j
tie, evidently anticipating an at
tack upon the large traps, and
traps in general, took occasion to
enter a plea for the manufacturing
industry as controlled and direct
ed by the big packers and posses
sors of traps.
Mr. Merrick, offered a postulate
I that his interests would like to
I see Alaskans own the traps, own
I the canneries and do the fishing,
but: “You know some of us. oppose
the absentee landlord.” he said,
| “and we would like to see the
j people have fish to eat, and that
the people should catch the fish,
own the gear, the traps, and the
i canneries: but it must be kept in
mind that to capture and retain
markets, the fish must be caught
; in a manner that guarantees a
[ saleable product- We might go back
to the hook and line, but modern
| progress has brought modern me
thods. The hook and line or other
obsolete methods would cause the
cost of fish to mount so that they
could not be sold.
“At present the catch of fish is
not sufficient to give each family
in the nation one can of salmon
each month.
Here Commissioner Bell made
the observation about the Scand
inavians, Irish and Jews as a nec
essary com,bination to meet the
need for producing more fish.
Mr. Merrick’s statement respect
ing modern machinery drew the
fire of C. J. Lincke, who announc
ed at the outset that he had no
interest in the fisheries question
save as it related in its economic
aspect to the lives of men and
women fighting back the wilder
ness and endeavoring to feed
themselves and babies.
“I have heard this postulate of
the relative quality of trap-caught
salmon and those taken by net,”
he observed, “and I once asked a
j proponent of the trap to permit a
netted salmon and a trapped sal
! mon to be canned seperately, and
allow someone to distinguish be
tween the quality of either method.
WEATHER STILL BAD
NOME, June 22. —Adverse flying
weather continued to hold airmen
from making a search for James
Mattern, round-the-world flyer,
who has been missing for nearly
a week on his flight from Siberia
to Nome. The weather Bureau re
ported low clouds and poor visibili
ty.
TO CASH WARRANTS
SEATTLE, June 21. — PresidenV
George A. Green, of the Seattle
Clearing House Association, an
nounced that city warrants for
the next two pay-days would be
cashable at all banks. The pay
days are June 26 and July 10.
I was not taken up.
“I must take issue with the
learned gentleman from Seattle
I when he propounds the postulate
| that human beings, some of whom
are now in the bread-line, or re
ceiving private assistance, are to be
! sacrificed to the machine, how
I ever it might mark modern ad
i vancement. We have a fair exam
j pie of the situation in the states
I where the machine overproduction
; has wrought havoc. Here it is like
i the situation facing the President.
: He wasted no time in academic dis
cussions or formulas, but went to
the heart of the question of plac
i ing the suffering mass in reach of
| food and raiment.
‘‘Thus the question here is:
j Shall we sacrifice human life in
preventing the residents of Alaska
! to earn a living in the fisheries so
i that the modern machine shall
prevail.?”
CAUSE AND EFFECT
“Once Prince William Sound was
a fertile field for the fishermen,”
said John Colberg, again stepping
into the discussion. “But now it is
all traps- Cook Inlet is the same.
Regulations there have driven the
hand fisherman out. while traps
line the shores like trees- They set
such distances for the hand fish
erman in relation to traps that it
was impossible to fish. Yet a trap
j could shove its lead out half-way
! across the Inlet without restric
| tions as to length.
' “In Southeastern Alaska, the Pio
I neer company went broke fishing
i with traps. The bank sent up a
! man who took hand-caught sal
j mon. He pulled the company out
; of a hole, and earned big profits.
S Then they changed again to traps.
| I understand they are now in des
| perate straits.”
“My main interest now,” said
j Commissioner Bell, “is with the
matter of protecting spawning
grounds. I am glad to have heard
these discussions and opinions be
cause they give me information
which will aid me in formulating
my policies and regulations. I shall
approach the entire matter with
sympathy and try to be fair. I wish
to say, however, that once rules
and regulations have been issued,
they will be rigidly enforced re
gardless whom they affect.”
Leon Urbach, president of the
j Chamber of Commerce, pointed out
' the model fishermen’s paradise at
Russian River, and asked the Com
missioner to prohibit any net fish
ing in lakes or streams to protect
this wonderful sporting stream.
Accompanying Commissioner Bell
are Dr. Miller Rich, ichthenologist
and scientist, and L. G. Wingard,
agent of the Bureau of Fisheries
in charge of the Alaska division.
The party planned to sail West
ward today where public hearings
will be held at all important
points.
COUNTRY IS GOING
IT SI THE XVERIGE.
muon! TO I
NEW YORK, June 22. —Fourteen
states, embracing 36 per cent of
the population of continental Un
ited States, have voted at a ratio
of 3.8 to 1 in favor of repeal of the
prohibition amendment.
Two of these 14 states, Indiana
and Iowa, have been considered in
the past os normally prohibition
states. They are the only so-called
dry states which have voted upon
repeal thus far.
The other 12 which have gone
on record against continuing the
present plan of prohibition have
been regarded normally as wet.
Figures compiled by the press
show that in te 14 states which
have voted thus far there reside
45,315,533 of the 122,775,046 persons
comprising the population of the
48 states. Of this numbed 7,135,623
have voted for the repeal of pro
hibition and 1,875,019 have voted
against repeal. The majority in
favor of repeal being 5,260,604.
1
HARDSHIPS WORKED
ON DISABLED VETS
ECONOMY POLICY
I
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22. —
Hardships worked on disabled vet
erans by the new economy policy
adopted by the Veterans’ NationaL
Administration were revealed by
Commander Nelson M. Holderman,
of the Mountville Veterans’ Home,
with the discharge of 173 ex-ser
vice men.
Of this number 41 of the men
had been disabled in the service,
but no tduring the World War un
der the new definition set up by
the federal government, Holder
' man said.
The period of the war is defined
as being from April 6, 1917 to
November 11, 1918 instead of July
1921.
LOTS FOIL IT HOME
LOS ANGELES, June 21. —Plump
Oliver Hardy, screen comedian, has
filed suit for divorce from Mrs.
Myrtle Lee Hardy accusing her of
absenting herself from home for
long periods and then returning
intoxicated.
Hardy’s screen partner, Stan
Laurel, was sued for divorce on
May 26 by Mrs. Lois N. Laurel. In
her complaint she alleged Laurel
humiliated her and caused her
mental anguish by remaining away
from home.
REACH AGREEMENT
WASHINGTON, June 22. —Jos- s
eph B. Eastman, railroad coordina
tor, issued a statement declaring
carriers had agreed to drop their
effort to obtain an additional 12 Vi
per cent reduction in the wages of
railroad workers. In return the
workers agreed to an extension of
eight months in the 10 per cent cut
imposed several months ago.
DANCE TONIGHT I. 0. 0. F. HALL