Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-25
Closing Order Issued.


 the run at Naknek and on the Xvi chalk side of the bay a failure. l immediately wired to Washington for closing order for that side of the bay so as to permit the remainder of the run to go on, unhampered, 10 the spawning beds. On the Nusha, gak bay side the run was normal and very good packs are being put up there but some of the cannery companies transferred their boats from Naknek to this area and as 1t was feared the escapement would be seriously impaired by this action, I secured a closing order for this area, which took effect at $ ?. m. July IS, and penalizing the compa- nies who increased their gear on this side of a weeks fishing.
 Seals Are Increasing,
 ''We visited the Pribilof Islands and found the seal herd in excellent con- dition this year. The census will show over S5O,OOO animals on the rookeries. It is estimated 10000 seal skins will be taken from the herd this year, an increase of about 4,000 over the take of last year"
 Visit Many Ports.
 Tho por+,, of prov,ipap+ poonlo dn parted from Bellingham for the North on the steamship Catherine D, of the Pacific American Fisheries fleet, sailing direct for Port Moller. Stops were made at SQuaw Harbor, King Cove, Ikutan, St. Paul and St. George Islands and Bristol Bay.
 Members of Commission
 Congressman Wallace H. White and A. NJ. Free, are both members of the committee on marine and fisheries. In view of the broad pow CTS it conveys, much is expected from the White Fish Conservation meas. ure in Alaska, Mir. O'Malley admit ted. He said the White bill gives the fisheries bureau great discretion ary powers, but though he has high hopes of it's utility, he asserted that it will take four or five years to de. termine how effective it is. Com missioner O'Malley has been engag- ed in fisheries since boy. He an. nually makes trip to Alaska in or der to keep in closer touch with the industry which he is firmly convinc' ed is the Territory's largest asset and the most vital problem.
 Free Prominent Citizen.
 Arthur Monroe Free, republican, of San Jose, Calif., was born in that city January 15, 1879; graduated from the grammar and high school in Santa Clara, Calif., and then attend ed the University of the Pacific al San Jose, Cal, one year; in 1901 re- ceived the degree of A. B. from Le' land Stanford, jr., University, and in 1903 received the degree of ILL. B. from the same institutions; in Sep. tember, 1903, entered upon the prac- tice of law in Santa Clara County and shortly afterwards was appointed city attorney of the town of Noun. tin View, Santa Clara County; in No. vember, 1906, was elected district at torney of Santa Clara County, the fourth largest county in California. and was reelected in November, 1910 and again reelected in 1914; volun- tarily retired from the office of dis. trict attorney on January, 1, 1919, to enter the private practice of law at San Jose; in November 1920 was elected to Congress from the eighth congressional district of California by a majority of 20,5OO over Hon Hugh s. Hersman, who was the Dem. ocratic Congressman from the dis trict. Mr. Free from time to time has been a member of the Republi. can county central committee of Santa Clara county and the State central committee of California, and in each campaign for the last 16 years has taken the stump in behalf of the Republican ticket. He is thirty second degree Mason, Knight Tenn plar, past exalted ruler of San Jose Lodge, No. 522, B. P. o. Elks, mem Der of the San Jose Rotary Club, an6 director of the San Jose chamber of commerce and other organizations Pil Be Back!
 Wallace Humphrey White, jr., re publican of Lewiston, was born il