the suns
The only issue advanced by
the sponsors of Tom Marquam
is that “Sutherland must be
defeated because he has sland
ered Alaska” and to accomplish
this, they nominate Tom Mar
quam. His election would
climax the conditions against
which decent citizens have
fought for he has himself and
still does personify and em
body the very conditions that
disgust most citizens.
As for those who denounce
Sutherland for alleged slanders,
who are they? Johnny Walker
Troy, himself a drunken de
generate hoisted into power by
betraying, villifying and break
ing the man who gave him the
very paper with which he ac
complished his purpose.
Edward G. Morrissey who
was thought to have reformed
when he entered the matrimon
ial state, but who, alas, violates
with great frequency the 18th
amendment of the very con
stitution which he insists In
dians must read if they would
vote. ■ 4^
And who have they nominat
ed but Tom Marquam, man of
the world, accomplished orator,
diplomat, but of such an un
savory reputation that it was
fortunate that Mrs. Warren
Harding, if it was not done
purposely, became too ill to
meet him in reception when
the President was in Fairbanks.
Some say that it was another
person that Mrs. Harding
would not meet. But why
blame another when there was
plenty enough reason in Tom
himself?
Who Slandered
The articles against which
Marquam, Troy, White and
Morrissey protest and attribute
to Sutherland were published
by the Hearst papers on March
28, 1926.
But what will these men say
about the Mothers of Ketchi
kan who, on Nov. 17, 1924, said
that they would “protest against
conditions which was giving
Ketchikan the reputation of
being the MOST WICKED
CITY in the west (not Suther
land’s or Heart’s language
either*”) which women charged
that ‘‘Bootlegging, dope peddl
ing and women engaged in
illicit and illegal business, with
their agents and solicitors, are
the COMMON knowledge of
every citizen of Ketchikan.”
What are these men to say
to the Mothers who signed the
protest women among the best
in Ketchikan?
LIBBY TRAP IS SEIZED
Capt. O'Connor Finds Trap in
Operation Hour After Sea
son Closes.
One hour after the commer
cial fishing season closed reg
ulation became effective. Trap
No. 4, of Libby, McNeil &
Libby was seized by Capt. M.
J. O’Connor, U. S. Fisheries
Warden, on a charge of illegal
fishing. Watchman Willie
Williamson also was arrested
charged with the same offense
and brought to town fc*y Capt.
O’Connor.
On his return patrol from
Tenakee, Capt. O’Connor re
ported that he came back by
traps on his route and when
he reached the Libby trap at
7 p. m., near the south end of
Douglas Island, he found it to
be fishing. There was a large
quantity of fish in the trap and
a tender was standing by ready
to brail it. • .
Libel proceedings were ex
pected to be initiated against
the trap and criminal action
against the watchmen by the
U. S. Attorney’s office.
B. C. CATCHES MORE
SALMON ALSO
(Prince Rupert News.)
Last season fishermen did
pretty well on the Skeena
River and also on the trolling
grounds. This year trolling
has not been so good, but so
far the catch of salmon in the
Skeena exceeds the catch of
last year. This is particularly
true of sockeye, which are the
expensive fish. On the Naas
River the sockeye catch is also
ahead of last year. This means
that there should be some
money to spend when thp sea
son is over.
The high price of fish is good
for the community.
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(Editor’s note; Canada has
no fish traps; resident fisher
men catch all the fish; resident
merchants get all the fish
money; everybody is happy
about this condition except
the Juneau Empire and the
Ketchikan Chronicle who pre
fer trap fish where all the
money goes to Seattle and
elsewhere.)
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