FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SEEK
CASES OF SPOILED SALMON
BUFFALO, N. Y., March 1—(Spe
cial Dispatch to the Democrat and
Chronicle.,—Somewhere in Western
New York are scattered one hundred
and forty-four ca?es of canned sal
mon so badly decomposed that its
consumption is regarded as danger
ous, it was learned today in the of
fice of the United States Attorney
here.
This was revealed today when a
libel was filed with the Federal Court
clerk by Milton C. Strebel, assistant
United States attorney, against the
remainder of the original shipment
into this territory of three hundred
cases of the salmon. Of the lot 150
cases at present are stored in the
warehouse of a prominent supply
firm by whom they were purchased.
All efforts to trace the missing 144
cases have failed, Attorney Strebel
admitted tonight. Grocers, butchers,
delicatessen caterers, and pure food
officials in Niagara Falls, Rochester,
Jamestown, Syracuse, Elmire, Bing
hamton and other upstate cities have
been warned to be on the watch for
it. Should the entire missing con
signment or any part of it come to
light, it will promptly be libeled and
then destroyed.
The canned salmon, according to
the statement of Attorney Strebel,
was originally shipped to New York
by boat from the canning works of
Griffith & Durney at Seattle, Wash.
The entire shipment of 300 cases was
then shipped to Buffalo via the D.
L. & W. Railroad.
FORTUNE TELLER ROSENBERG
of Juneau
There is a fortune teller in the
city limits of Juneau who mulcts its
residents, both Indian and white of
thousands of dollars annually.
This is a species of fraud so bold
and plain that the “City Fathers”
should take immediate action to pro
tect its ciiizens.
W.e have heard that this fortune
teller is related to certain powerful
citizens and is protected. We refuse
to believe, however, that these “rela
tives” would tolerate the open rob
bing by the peddling of lies if the
council should care to do its duty.
LITERACY TEST
FOR THE VOTERS
The theory of all literacy tests is
that the voting; should be in the hands
of only the intellectually fit. The
theoretical purpose is that by intelli
gent voting this country can secure
it? ablest men and measures endorsed.
This theory sounds so well that fair
minded citizens are caught by the
proposition without argument or ev
en thought. But citizens should con
sider if this is what wa? meant by
the recent Foster bill.
lcs avowed supporters said the pur
pose was to exclude the Indian vote
and their argument? were of this
class: “Do you think it is fair to
allow my vote to be matched by an
Indian’s?” And again the argument
is supported by the prejudice of the
unthinking citizen.
We are close enough to the politi
cians to know with a certainty what
the true purpose wa? that caused Fos
ter of Cordova to introduce that bill.
The true purpose was to cut down
the votes of the class of people who
today vote with the 'laboring man be
cause he is a laboring man. With the
Indian fisherman out of the lists the
white fisherman would have to stem
the tide alone. The rich masters of
Foster could then have a better
chance to elect their own candidate
to the position of Delegate to Con
gress. We speak of Sen. Dimond.
The big mines and the big canner
ies worked together for this bill be
cause they consider Dan Sutherland
an enemy; the mines because Suth
erland is fighting for fair freight
rates from the steamship companies
owned by the mines; and the can
neries because Sutherland is against
their trap system and in favor of the
small resident fisherman.
LOUIS SHORTRIDGE
Louis Shortridge is a native Alas
kan who is engaged by the University
of Pennsylvania, of which he is a
graduate, to study the history, lan
guage and legend? of the Tblinget
people. This is a worthy work and
deserves the hearty support and co
operation of the Alaska Native Bro
therhood. We do not know Mr. Short
ridge’s entire program but that part
above outlined is good. All that is
past is not bad. We would preserve
the good only for the present genera
tion.
HARDING INVITED TO VISIT
ALASKAN MISSION STATIONS
President Gives Provisional Accept
ance to Presbyterian Board’s
Offer
From N. Y. Tribune of April 23, 1923
The Presbyterian Board of Home
Missions has invited President Hard
ing to be the special guest of the
stations maintained by the board in
Alaska, Dr. John A. Marquis, general
secretary announced yesterday. The
President has informed Dr. Marquis
he will keep the invitation in mind
if he finds it possible to visit Alaska.
There are two Presbyteries in Alas
ka, Dr. Marquis said, which main
tain twenty-two organized churches,
fourteen stations and one hospital.
The hospital is at Point Barrow and
its location is nearer the North Pole
than that of any similar institutions.
Missionary work among the Eski
mos, Aleuts and Alaskan Indians is
again under the direction of Dr. S.
Hall Young, of Red Bank, N. J., the
veteran who retired from the rigors
of the North several years ago but
has returned to the people among
whom he spent a great part of his
life.
Should President Harding visit
Alaska Dr. Young will offer his serv
ices as escort in visiting the missions.
TTTE TANNERIES
ANTI ALASKA NATIVES
“The fisheries are now the princi
pal industry of the territory, giving
direct employment to a large number
of natives,” taken from an editorial
in the Pacific Fisherman.
August Buschmann, testifying be
fore the legislature recently said that
his 22 crews of seiners caught about
200,000 fish last summer which
means about 10,000 for each crew
with a valuation of $2500.00. The
gross earnings of each member of
the crew is therefore $500 from which
must be deducted living expenses for
three months, leaving about $300 on
which the usual family of five must
subsist for the winter, and if the
father has a mortgage on his gasboat
(and nearly every boat is mortgag
ed) he ha? the privilege of seeing his
canneryman withholding his entire
share to “apply on account.”
At the same hearing Mr. Busch
mann testified that his ten trap*
caught over 700,000 fish.