The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-31
SHORT STORIES ABOUT ALASKA
 OCCURRENCES

James Girdwood, after whom the town of Girdwood was named several years ago( has returned from West Orange N. J., and took the train at Seward for some mining claims in which he is interested in at Cove creek.
 Fred H. Lawling, former employe of the United States marshaps office at Nome where he held the position of office deputy, passed away. Death was primarialy due to tubercular af- lection. He had been a resident of Nome for some time.
 Work on the reconstruction of the Mountain Point Packing Co.,, will be started within a few days at Peters, burg. Matt Randish returned from the south on a recent boat and P. F. Harley arrived on the Admiral Wat son. It is the intention of the officials to finish the piling and buildings this year so that the machinery may be installed early next year.
 The Petersburg city council has decided to increase the present capa- city of the light plant before the con- ing winter, the details to be decided at later meeting when figures have been received from the machinery houses It was also decided to erect a pest house at the expense of the city at some suitable spot outside the res idence district where it will be suffi gently isolated. John Scott was brought over from Carcross to Skagway recently and placed in the White Pass hospital at which place he lies dangerously ill Dr. Runnalls stated that his case was most serious as MT. Scott had been suffering from rheumatism for some time and lately he was stricken with paralysis, the whole left side being involved Mrs. Scott accompanies her husband and is stopping at the Pull len House.
 A. l.. Hagar, managing director of the New England Fish Company at Petersburg has announced that seven steamers of the company's fleet now tied up at Vancouver will remain idle indefinitely because the com pany has grown tired of trying to operate the vessels subject to the pos sibility-and the actuality-of being tied up by labor, unions without any dispute between the company and the unions. In the meantime the firm is securing all the fish it needs. Inde- pendent fishermen are sending in their fish, and it is not expected that the amount of fish handled this year will be lower than that secured last year.
 Never before in the history of fish ing in Alaska have fish pirates been
  cording to Southeastern Alaska can- nerymen. Not less than half a dozen boats are engaged in lifting traps and robbing them of their catches in Company's cannery at Funter bay, and neighboring canneries, said J. T. Barron, president of that company who was in Juneau recently Super intendent c. J. Alexander of the Hoonah Packing Company reports a similar condition. The cannerymen have several boats employed, all manned with men having high pow cred rifles and they are doing their best to protect their property. Not withstanding this, however, it is said that traps are being robbed almost daily at some places in the waters of the northern division of South eastern Alaska. Mr. Barron discussed the situation recently with federal of fcials with the purpose in view of figuring out some way to suppress the outlawry.
 ~- After Investigating the circum- stances surrounding the shooting of Preston J. Hillard, United States commissioner at Eagle, coroner's returned a verdict of manslaughter against J. B. Howard. who did the
 
 ed a recommendation for clemency Commissioner Hillard was shot by MT. Howard on the afternoon of July 22, last Before he passed away, MT.