They fought the Delegate at
every turn and then damned him
for not securing more legislation
for the Territory. While return
ed by large majorities to Con
gress Delegate Sutherland has
had the opposition of a noisy
and blatant press which claimed
to represent the people of Al
aska. They never did represent
the people of Alaska and it is
highly probable that they never
will. But with their blatancy
they have been able, along with
the financial backing of vari
ous corporations to appear be
fore Congress in opposition to
legislation for the Territory.
A large part of this opposition
was due to the efforts of cer
tain Republicans. Now that
the head of the “harmony”
ticket is elected to Congress it
will be well that he be given
every support during his term
of office. In too many instances
favorable legislation has been
defeated because of the opposi
tion of Alaskans themselves.
Therefore it is now time that
the entire territory get back of
the efforts of its representative
and give him the fullest meas
ure of support. The Oregon
representatives have secured
more favorable legislation and
appropriations in the last Con
gress through the united efforts
of its legislators and united sup
port than did the State of Wash
ington with its legislators divid
ed and with a divided support
at home. It will be well for the
people of Alaska to think on this
seriously.
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CURTAIL HERRING FISHING
IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA
The Bureau of Fisheries has
declared to the press that it
will take immediate regulatory
measures to curtail the reduc
tion of herring for fertilizer and
further limit commercial fish
ing for this species of fish. Fred
erick Sound to a point above
gasket Pay and arounfl the
same waters to Necker Islands
is closed to all fishing, including
bait, from June 1 to December
31, both dates inclusive.
Saginaw Bay to Point Crowley,
Three Mile Arm to Frederick
Sound from Cape Bendel across
to Eliza Harbor and down to
Cascade Bay west to Red Bluff
tray is another area. The areas
designated No. 5 on the chart
are closed to commercial fishing
during the year except the
month of August. In July area
7 fishing is permitted during
that month only, except for bait
and no boat over 50 feet in
length used. In the Baranoff
area fishing for bait is prohibit
ed from 12 o’clock each Saturday
till the Monday following at 12
o’clock, and by gill net from
6 a. m. to 12 noon each Monday
of June to December. The fish
inf for troll bait subject to the
same gear as published in pre
vious regulations.
Curtail Traps
Henry O’Malley has indicated
that he will curtail operations
cf approximately 50 traps in
Southeast Alaska waters. It is
said that the traps affected will
1 e those wherein the operators
have a large number in opera
tion.
Last summer Mr. O’Malley at
te earnest request of William L.
Paul of Ketchikan promised to
give the Alaska Native Brother
hood and other resident fish
ermen a hearing in Ketchikan
next spring. He stated that he
would give from three to five
weeks notice of the date of
hearing in order that the fish
ermen might have chance to get
to the meeting.
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Talk not of wasted affection.
Affection never was wasted
Longfellow.
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Disappointment should always
be taken as a stimulant neve?
as a discouragement
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
KILL AND INJURE MANY
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Industrial accidents in the
United States during 1929 were
responsible for 23,000 deaths, 3,
010.000 injuries, and money loss
es totalling a b llion dollars. Se
cretary of Commerce Robert P.
Lamont said in a speech broad
cast recently in a national radio
hook-up.
New York City alone sustained
a financial loss of $60,000,000, he
said.
Coincident with Mr. Lament's
speech, the American Standards
Association made public a state
ment by Cyril Ainsworth, safety
engineer for the association, in
which he declared that at least
1.000 deaths, 125,00 injuries and
c money loss of $40,000,000 “is
the annual toll exacted because
of needlees disagreements in the
industrial safety regulations of
the various states.”*
Mr. Ainsworth advocated adop
tion of a uniform national safety
code.
Among other things, he said,
this would result in “better me
chanical guarding of hazardous
machines.
The machine tool industry,
Ainsworth asserted, is ready and
willing to equip all machines it
manufactures with safeguards as
soon as there is brought about
seme degree of harmony about
regulations as to what such safe
guards should be.”—LABOR.
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LARGE SIZE OF SOCKEYES
EXPLAINED
An explanation has finally
been found for the extraordin
ary size of sockeye salmon tak
en this year in Puget Sound and
southern British Columbia wat
ers. Major Motherwell tells us
that the British Columbia hat
cheries have been feeding thir
salmon fry on whale meat!—Pa
cific Fisherman.
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