of The Pacific Fisherman there
is an article entitled, “Fish Oil
for Edible Purposes.” I wond
er if the author ever visited a
herring reduction plant in op
eration. The fish are held in
bins until decomposition sets
in as the oil will not separate
until this stage is reached
Meantime the blow flies are
swarming on the fish and when
they go to the press they are
a creeping, crawling mass of
maggots which I am sure are
not fit for food for human con
sumption. If anyone doubts
this statement just visit one or
more of the plants situated on
the shore of Alaska waters.
Hoping you give this letter
space in the columns of your
most valuable paper so that the
reading public may know the
true conditions that exist, I
am,
Sincerely,
FRANK REED.
Wrangell, Dec. 1, 1926.
—Wrangell Sentinel.
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On several occasions recent
ly, Anchorage has been called
upon to witness the sacrifice
of public officers who were re
moved from their positions
not because of failure to per
form their duties well but be
cause those in higher author
ity desired their dismissal for
personal reasons or in satisfac
tion of some petty political
grudge. The fact that capable
men have been found to take
the places of those thus sum
marily removed does not ex
cuse perniciousness of this
character; if the practice of
removing competent officers at
the whim of some department
head is permitted to continue
it will have the effect eventu
ally of destroying the useful
ness of those departments
wherein tenure of office is
rendered insecure; the time
will come when capable men
will not accept appointment
and those who do accept will
do so with attention focused on
sources of revenue rather than
service to the public. There
is bound to result a breaking
down of efficiency and in
tegrity.
me limes nas no particular
interest in those men who have
ceased to serve as public of
ficers. Interest centers now
in the men who have been
selected to succeed them and
in all other public officials,
large and small, who are rend
ering efficient service. They
and the public are entitled to
protection against ruthless un
dermining of the kind lately
indulged in, meaning particu
larly, the removal of Assistant
United States Attorney Waller,
Deputy Marshal Staser and U.
S. Commissioner Thompson, all
three of whom have proved
their worth as public officers
and earned the confidence and
respect of their fellow citizens.
Mr. Waller was removed, it
is said, because he dared to
aspire to the office of United
States attorney, and because
he resided in Anchorage; Mr.
Staser lost his position because
he did not espouse the candi
dacy of Delegate Sutherland
and Mr. Thompson was dis
missed it is suspected, because
of his failure to affiliate with
the Marquam forces and be
cause Judge Ritchie believes
official patronage is something
that ought to be passed around
among one’s friends, regardless
of party affiliation.
Slim excuse, It will have to
be admitted, for turning good
men out of office, and the in
auguration of a dangerous prac
tice which ought to be curbed
before trading in public offices
becomes too general. It has
been demonstrated in the world
of industry and business that
it pays to keep good men
steadily employed and it is be
ing learned by the department
of justice in other sections of
Alaska that those men are most
valuable who have been long
est with the service. Efficiency
is taking rank even above pol
itical preferment. —Anchorage
Times.
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husband of talking in his sleep”
Wife—“But can’t you give
him something to make him
talk more distinctly?”—Every
body’s Magazine.
Tom Mason says, some of our
churches pass their time either
in barring people out, or wond
ering why they don’t come.