lure has declared himself as op
posed to the trap system.
The Seldovia Herald declares
that the “New Fishing Regula •
tions Disappoint Cook Inlet
Fishermen.” Real optimistic
those fishermen expecting to be
given regulations in the fisheries
whereby they can make a decent
living!
Exchanges from the north in
dicate return of cannery work
ers to prepare northern can
neries for summer operations.
Fire destroyed the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Edlund
near Wasila. A bunch of fox
pelts went up in smoke.
E. F. Wann, civil and mining
engineer. Fairbanks is repubh •
tan candidate for territorial
highway engineer. He will be op •
posed by William A. Hesse, in
cumbent—Democrat.
me Lomen Corporation is
now sending its reindeer meat
io New York to be used as dog
food. Fattened up the dogs
should make good sausages for
other hotdogs.
The Richardson Highway cuts
into the Alaska Railway Reve
nue. Then cut out the Railway—
or cut out the Highway.
Wrangell, Petersburg, Ketchi
kan Chambers of Commerce en
dorsed the resolution condemn
ing the wanton waste and de
struction of herring. Juneau
stands alone in opposition to
II. R. 495 which would stop this
wasteful practice. Fishermen
should remember the Juneau
politicians.
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CHARLES JONES NAMED
NOME U. S. MARSHAL
President Hoover named
Charles D. Jones to be United
States marshal for the second
Division of Alaska with head
quarters at Nome.
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Beauty is only skin deep, and
not measurable by the amount
of rouge used.
Reorganize Booth
Fisheries Company
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The Booth Fisheries Company
has re-organized with O. A.
Moemer as new vice president
Treasurer following the death
of K. L. Ames, chairman of the
board of directors. Joseph Mark
ley succeeds Smithers. President
Henry Hinrichs, general mana
ger Joseph Keilty is now secre
tary; Edmund Kennedy, assist
ant secretary. On the new board
are Peter McCue, Sanford Otis,
Andrew Larence, Thomas
Shaughnessy, Peter Berkey.
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NEW FISH COMPANY
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During the middle of Febru
ary, a group of Alaska boat
owners met in Ketchikan where
the j organized a new fish com
pany with J. E. Berg as mana
ger. The operations of the com
pany is going to be somewhat
limited; organization incorpor
ated. Plans of the company not
published, but it is expected to
enter the halibut market to
some extent.
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AIMED AT FILIPINOS
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Filipinos would be excluded
from the United States under a
bih introduced in Congress by
Representative Crail, Republi
can, of California.
Reduction in Pink
Pack Being Planned
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“Capt.” M. J. O’Connor, As
sistant Agent of the Bureau of
Fisheries recently stated in
Juneau, that the salmon pack
ers of Alaska were planning a
heavy reduction in their fish
eries operations in Southeast
Alaska this year. “A 3,000,000
hold-over of pink salmon is the
major factor in the cut,” accord
ing to newsprint.
That large—hold-over plus
low prices on pinks and chums
makes curtailment imperative
to stabilize the industry, ac
cording to the Captain.
To some these statements are
perhaps new, but to those who
have been watching the salmon
industry it is nothing more than
expected. As a matter of fact, it
has been pointed out that the
Law Offices of
William L. Paul
Admiralty - Mines - Civil
915 Lowman Building
ELiot 0474 Seattle, Wash.
Juneau Marble Works
A. F. KNIGHT, Prop.
MONUMENTAL WORK
CEMETERY FENCES, Etc.
Front St. - - Juneau, Alaska
Vote For
E. A. Rasmussort
For Republican National Committeeman
In The April Primaries
His Election Will Insure Better Development and
Party Organization For Alaska.