The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-07-10
Battle on New
 Fish Regulation


 suit brought by Alaska cannerymen to stop the enforcement of the new tlsn trap regulations:
 A legal battle which counsel for the salmon packing concerns ol southeastern Alaska declare is vitoi 10 this industry and the loss ol which, 1t was asserted by one attor- ney in opening his argument short ly before noon, will mean that the Southeastern Alaska declare is vital have to shut down, was started in the U. S. District Court this morn ing before Judge T. M. Reed. At that time the court took up the nearing on an order to show cause why a temporary injunction should hot be granted F. E. Harris & Co.,, against Bureau Of Fisheries officials the U. $. Attorney and his assistants and the Federal Marshal and his deputies from enforcing the new fish trap regulations issued by the Department of Commerce.
 The comapny, in asking the in- junction, alleged that the objection able regulation was contrary to the intent of the fisheries statutes which, it was charged, has been misconstrued by the Department of Commerce.; that it is impossible for the canneries to comply with it; that they will be forced to suspend operations of their plants if the regulation is not set aside, or if they go ahead and fish under the old regulations their property losses through confiscation will run into millions of dollars. The result, it was claimed, is that the new regu- lations is contrary to the Constitu- tion in that it confiscates property without due process of law.
 Many Affidavits Filed
 Seeking to establish it's conten- tions that the canners cannot secure fish to can without traps; that it is impossible to construct traps tomeet the new requirements; and that en- forcement of the new regulations will put them out of business, affi- davits from virtually every large cannery interest, and from many in- dependent trapmen, were offered in court today. These were read into the records by R. E. Robertson, who with H. L. Faulkner, is associated with Hellenthal & Hellenthal, coun- sel for the Harris interests, in the trial of the suit.
 Among those furnishing affida- wits were: J. R. Heckman, vice. chairman of the Territorial Fish Commission and prominent Ketchi- kan cannery and business man; G. F. Hickman, Loring superintendent for the Alaska Packers Association; R. E. Douglas, superintendent at Sunny Point: o. A. Larson, Alaska Consolidated superintendent at Quadra; Harris Apsch, A. K Me Kenzie, J. J. Matz, George A. Paup, George Fitzgerald, A. w. and H. A. Brindle, c. D. Payne. James L. Jen- son. S. L. Selig, Herman Bergman, all owners of independent traps; c. J. Alexander, formerly with the Hoonah Packing Co.,, and now su- perintendent of the Sunny Point cannery; A. L. Dorks, Northwest ern Fisheries Co.,, superintendent at Shakan; J. E. Sales, Sunrise Packing Co.,, W. F. Slothen, presi- dent and general manager of the Wards Cove Packing Co.,; o. P. Mar gaard, general superintendent of the Alaska Consolidated Canneries, P.- G. Jenkins, superintendent for Smiley & Co.,, Ketchikan, and trap owner; Otto F. Sutter. superintend- ent of the Fidalgo Island Packing Co.,, Ketchikan; Louis Schott, super intendent at Wrangell for the Alas ka Packers Association.
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