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The Alaskan., 1929-09-06

[ Yakutat, It was without doubt the lack of proper regard on the part of Hansen and Thayer for the dignity of warden ana watchman that aroused the inn perious anger of Warden Pryde and prompted him to start pros ecution as described by Hansen and Thayer. From the state ment of Hansen and Thayer and from the records of the U. Is. Commissioners Court, where Warden Pryde sought to adjud- |icate his grievance, it appears that the U. s. Commissioner held that the defendants had not violated the law by net fish ing in restricted waters. This decision of the Commissioner seems to have been a "strict in terpretation of the law" from his point of view, based on con- siderable experience with ques- tions arising over the laws of fishing.
 It will be noted in the Han sen -Thayer st a e m e nt that Warden Pryde was thereupon taking steps to take the case to Juneau" Pryde went to Ju- neau and returned to Yakutat in the Spring of 1928 more de- termined than ever that we re- sidents should not take food fish out of AnkoW Inlet. ."," and Warden Pryde says he has the District Attorney, MT. Harding supporting him in this move" This statement regarding the District Attorney is borne out by the fact that the Commis- sioner, Judge Axelson, was later advised by the United States At torney Harding that he (the United States Commissioned should cooperate with the Bu- reau of Fisheries and was vir- tually informed by the District Attorney that he (the Commis- sioner) was not properly per forming his duty. This, in my opinion, is the real serious feat ure of this whole controversy regarding the Yakutat fisheries.
 A United States Commission CT with years of experience in fishery matters, a man of eX- cellent character, whose integ- rity has never been questioned in his official capacity, passes upon a provision of the law that I do not believe has ever been construed by the District Court in Alaska, is reprimanded by the United States Attorney for not conforming to the interpre- tation placed upon the law by Mike Karussos and Harry Pryde. Surely, the Commissioners fail ure to cooperate with the Bu- reau of Fisheries must mean that his judicial decisions were not rendered in accordance with the wishes of the Bureaus warden and watchman.
 If a condition such as this suggests, whereby the Bureau of Fisheries is going to dominate the U. s. Attorneys and they in turn are going to coerce the United States Commissioner in to interpretation of the law in a manner at variance with their honest opinion, the obvious thing to be done is to merge the administrative into the jul dicial branch and permit the Bureau of Fisheries to file com plaints regarding illegal fish ing with the Bureau of Fisher ies, and then the Bureau of Fisheries will sit in judgment and fix the penalties. No doubt J-I
The Alaskan., 1929-09-06
ROUNDING THE PEOPLE

There is not the slightest re- gard for this law shown by your Bureau or it's agents at Yaku- tat, for while your agents are bounding the local residents of Yakutat and compelling them to catch their family supply of fish under unreasonable diff culty, the illegal fishing in all the other streams goes on with large scale operations. Appar- ently, all the diligence of your agents is directed toward ap- pretending small fry and per mitting the whales to run un- molested.
 Let me call your attention to another "strict interpretation" of the fishery law at Yakutat that eminated from your Bu- reau in the 1927 regulations. refer to the closing of Dry Bay
 to king salmon fishing. This ruling was a complete reversal of the theory of Congress with regard to closing streams in Alaska to salmon fishing. Un- der this ruling, fishing in Dry Bay was suspended in order that the salmon might be taken com
 mercially in the upper reaches of the Alsak River which emp ties into the Bay. If there is one
The Alaskan., 1929-09-06

Commissioner at Yakutat) was advised that the strict interpre- tation of the law here, as well as elsewhere would be enforced"
 This prompts me to call your attention, as well as that of MT. Vim and your agents at Yaku- tat, to the fact that. at least ;90 per cent of the fish taken in the Yakutat region are taken under illegal conditions and that if your Bureau would in terpret the law strictly there would be many less fish taken from those waters.
 There is not a stream flowing into the Pacific, South of Yaku- tat Bay to Cape FairWeather, the section from which most of the Yakutat supplyis taken, where fishing is conducted un- der strict or even moderate in depreciation of the law. Section 4 of the Act of 1924, which you quote, provides that all streams shall be closed to a distance of five hundred yards from their mouths.
 I quote below what may be considered a "strict interpreta- tion of the law" with regard to what constitutes the mouth of a stream. This is the interpre- tation of the United States Dis trict Court of Alaska, and pre- lsumably it is the law:
 DEFINING THE MOUTH OF
 A STREAM"
 Opinion of Hon. T. M. Reed, Judge of the First Division of Alaska, in the case of U. s. vs. Tamaree, January, 1924.
 "The law was given by Judge Thomas Reed as follows"
 "The fourth question and the principal question in this case is whether he took salmon by means of a seine within five hundred yards of the mouth of the stream then flowing into Salmon Bay"
 "NOw, taking up the fourth question, I charge you that the mouth of a stream is where it's waters meet the line of mean low tide. Now, by mean low tide is meant the ordinary low tide; that is, the average tide. You all know that the tides vary, but the line of mean low tide is the line of the average low tide, and where the waters of the stream, whether they are brackish or whether they are pure, meet the line of the mean low tide, that is the mouth of the stream. Of course, you as we'll as I, know that often a stream flows thru what is known as tide lands or what is known as tide lands and the waters of the stream may become brackish from the salt water leaking into it from the tide lands or part of the salt water of the sea flowing into the stream. But that does not de- termine or change the line of mean low water, and the mouth of a stream, as stated, is where its waters meet the line of mean low tide."
 ROUNDING THE PEOPLE
 There is not the slightest re- pard fOr thiS law shown hv VO11r Bureau or it's agents at Yaku- tat, for while your agents are bounding the local residents of Yakutat and compelling them to catch their family supply of fish under unreasonable diff culty, the illegal fishing in all the other streams goes on with large scale operations. Appar-
The Alaskan., 1929-09-06

1 single sheltered area of water in all the Yakutat region from Ocean Cape to Cape FairWeath- CT where men could fish in com i pliance with Ole law regarding the closing Of streams, that area is Dry Bay But men were for bidden to take these king sal mon from the Bay when they were in prime condition in or der that they might be taken by others on the Alsak River after the deterioration of the fish in cident to their movement from the ocean into fresh water. I do not question the authority of your Bureau to issue this most ridiculous regulation to ] the injury of a few mild cue fishermen, but I do say that in ! issuing such regulations the Bu- jreau should have a little consid- eration for fairness and equity and not exercise the power given by Congress to discriminate against one class of fisher man and in favor of another. You surely will admit that the mild cure fishermen needed a few of the salmon deS- tined for AlSak River just as much as those who took them later on from the River; and expect you to admit that the men fishing in an arm of the ocean ought to have the same chance as men fishing in a trib- utary river, I, of course, main tain that the mild cure men had rights of fishing superior to those on the upper river under | the theory of Congress and "strict interpretation of the law"
 By reason of the incidents of law enforcement at Yakutat as above set forth, it must appear to any unbiased party that the "strict interpretation of the law maintained by MT. Vim is merely a strict interpretation" of the Whim of Warden Pryde and I do not believe there is anything to be found in the fishery Acts of 1906 or 1924 up- on which to base his action in depriving the local residents from taking fish for home use lat YakutaG.
 Sincerely,
 DAN SUTHERLAND
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
Neitzey's Pigeons Win
Two Distance Races

Pigeons from the loft OF A. E.
Neitzey won lengthy races from
Bristol, Tenn, to Washington and
Morristown, Tenn, to Washington.
The first was over a distance OF
S25 miles and the latter a distance
of 400 miles. The average speed
in yardage follows:
From Bristol-A e. Neitzey, I4l5;
W. p. Ferguson. 1i14; r. Worch. 1901:
]. D. Clagett 1891; P Schriver. 1855;
W. s. nixon. 1864: ]. 7. Doyle. 1852;
r. G.. Krehling. 1854: n. W Summons
1881: A B. Moore. 1347; U. S. Navy.
1894: r. H. Crown, 1920; D. C. Biscan.
1S14; r. w Heine, jr, 1894; r. Lyons.
schmidt, 1851: w l. Bishop, 1872;
J. Duncan, 1922; Crack and Salmons,
94s: B. F Miller and c. J. Krahley
(no reports)
From Morristown--A. e. Neitzey, 1879
and 1875: r. w. Summons, 1875 and
1878; C. J. KrahlinR, 1874: D. r.
Mathews, 1872: W., q. Ferguson. 1911;
r. Worch. 1870: w. s. Hison. 1889;
H, C. Burke. 1851. y C., copenhaven,
1866: Crack and SafmOIls. 1888: f.
Frazier 1853! J. D.. Ciagett, 1857;
J. C. Krahling. 124S: j, n. Holmead.
1871: f. n. Crown. 1911; ID. C., Bis
call 1895: u. s. Navy 1855: r. Lyons.
1lSs; F.. W. Hsins. jr., ITS: w. L.
Bishor. 11ol F.. n Schmidt. 1881: A.
=
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
'rTODAYS
NpORTORIAL.
BIZ KIRK MILLER

The Washington ball club
might have been in possession
of its long-sought and direly-
needed right-handed clouting
outfielder had it not been for
what most charitably might be
called the over anxiety of a
confidante whom President Clark
Griffith claims ignored a re-
quest to refrain from revealing
until the deal was swung.
Ira Flagstead, Red Sox vet
eran fly chaser, was as certainly
ticketed for the Washington
Griffmen as Clyde Van Dusen
was for the Kentucky Derby, and
the baseball writer's Of Washing
ton knew it and had promised
President Griffith to withhold
the announcement until the deal
was completed. This is not an
unusual custom in the case of
impending baseball deals, as
like many other business tran
sactions, premature announce
ment may cause the deal to
collapse. !,
The possibility Of getting
Flagstead was known among
newspaper folk long before the
Griffmen completed their last
Western swing and both Presi-
dent Griffith and Secretary
Eddie Eynon requested those
familiar with the fact to refrain
from publishing it until the
close Of the deal.
The relation of the baseball
correspondents with a ball club
are such that in return for
accessibility granted to the in
ner cordong Of baseball, it is not
considering REFRESHING news to
await official announcement
from club authorities of play
er manipulations.
At the White House and State,
War and Navy and other de-
partments the correspondents
know of many negotiations long
before their elimination and
they are not considered to be
betraying their publishers or
their public by awaiting Off
cial releases on matters which,
because of their peculiar import
to the principals, could cause
embarrassment if published pre-
maturely.
OF much the same status is
information concerning the trans
fer of a player from one club
to another. Club owners, such
as Clark Griffith and Bob
Quinn, who can get very hot
under the collar when they have
been crossed by people in whom
they have placed a confidence,
object particularly about their
intimate business plans being
made public prematurely. The
tone of President Quinn's tele-
gram to CLARK Griffith after
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
NO C|NCH
IN HIGH MEET
BY Juno Kinerk

The annual public hfgh-school
track meet in the Central Stadium,
Friday afternoon, provides the
weeks highlight in local scholastic
athletics. The Maryland-Johns Hop
kins lacrosse game Saturday, in
Baltimore, and the baseball trip
which Georgetown undertakes
North, starting seven games Fri
day, are secondary features.
Tech seems favored to win the
meet. However, Eastern will be
the dark horse. Jake Edwards
great performance in the &C" Club
games Saturday is still fresh in the
minds of the public and it is solely
on his individual brilliance that
Tech is chosen. The big high-school
star is good for approximately four
first places, besides doing up the
anchor chores on the relay.
Fans cOncede Edwards first
places in the 100. 22O, 440, and
shOtput. However, Al Reich
mann appears the only other
sure first.place winner for Nc
KinIey, although Homer Dris-
sell may come through to win
the javelin.
By taking several firsts and the
majority Sof the second and third
places Eastern can trim Tech. Mike
Kelley, the willy Eastern coach,
knows this better than anyone, and
don't be surprised II Eastern isn't
the winner by a small margin.
Bill Foley's Central team, to be
sure, outscored Eastern Saturday
in the &c" games and would seem
to rate as Techs most dangerous
opponent. However, Central should
take points from Tech rather than
from Eastern, and it is for this
reason Eastern is given the edge
to upset Tech IL it's to be done.
In Everett Oxley Eastern has one
first place for sure, and possibly
two. Oxley is almost a certainty
to win the broad jump. He also
is a possibility in the javelin.
Everett is another potential first
place winner for Kelley's team in
the hurdles He stands an excel.
lent chance of winning both the
high and low stick events. Frank
Miles seems the best miller and
Chester Miles, his twin brother,
may walk his beat in the half mile,
although Reichmann seems best in
this one.
Eisenger in the sprints, Far
hood in the weights, SwOpe in
the quarter and Jenkins in the
high jump seem reasonably sure
pf several seconds for Eastern,
at least for third places.
Cal Milans is one sure first place
winner for Central in the high jump,
and Bob Proctor, also of Central. is
the best vaulter. Although Lamp
son won the javelin for Central Sat
urday, he is by no means certain to
repeat. At best the javelin event is
one of inconsistency. Drissell, of
Tech, or Farhood or Oxley, of East.
ern, may unload one toss that wins
this event. So, too. may Lampson,
for that matter. However, it's best
to let this event ride.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20

such q publication anent the
Flagstead deal indicates that the
instance retarded, if not actually
killed the deal. Here is Mr..
Quinn's wire to Griffith of last
Saturday, following the Friday
alleged violation of confidence
by a Washington publication:
Boston, Mass, May 18. All
our newspaper men have just
called the office saying it was
given out in Washington that
Flagstead was going to your
club. You can tell your news
paper men that he will never go
there. (Signed) Bob Quinn"
1t is plain that the situation
queered Griffith with Quinn for
the moment. Until Griff tele-
phoned Quinn Saturday after
noon explaining what had hap
pened, Quinn had every reason
to believe Griffith had popped
off in advance, and the Boston
magnate was, after a manner,
discipling Griffith for his ap-
parent announcing of a deal
which was not yet final.
The splitting of advance dope
on the shifting of players from
club to club, therefore, can do
a team much damage, and in
the case of the Flagstead incl
dent not aid the reputation for
authenticity Of the betrayer of
the situation in the least, be-
cause the very publication of it
punctured the prospect of get
ting him, if Quinn's message
to Griffith is an indication Of
how such things boomerang.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
Mat Program Wednesday
At Gayety Is Complete

The supporting card for the Paul
Observation-Disclosures Maxos wrestling
match Wednesday night at the
Gayety Theater has been completed,
Promoter Joe Freeman announced
this morning.
Young Kirchman, 1920 Olympic
middleweight champion, tussles with
Young Gotch, Swedish champion, in
the opening bout at S:15 o'clock.
They will be limited to Is minutes.
Tom Clayton, Maine middleweight
champion, takes on Bobby Mainfort
in O finish match.
Berlenback, who takes on
rugged mailman in Maxis, is return
ing to the wrestling game after a
hectic career as boxer. He was
at one time recognized as the
worlds ELECTROMAGNETIC boxing
king.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
j. 6. ? AIR
WINS At
NETS

ROLAND QARRos STADIUM,
AUTEUIL, France, May 20.-The
French hard court tennis champion
ships began here today with a VIC
tory for two famous American play
ers, William CtBig Bilp0 Tilden and
Francis T. Hunter. The Americans
defeated Nielsen and Rasmussen, Of
Denmark, 60, 81, 60 in the
first round.
This was Tilden's first European
appearance Of the season and he
was roundly applauded by the thou
sands OF spectators. He was a pic
ture of sartorial splendor in q
white sweater with broad blue and
narrow pink horizontal bars.
Tilden's service and Hunters furious
drives completely crushed the
Danes.
Mrs. May sutton Bunday and
Miss Majorie. Morrill,. one Of the
two American doubles women's com.
binations, were defeated in the first
round by the Frenchwomen Amaury
and Adamoff, 81, 6.3.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
RAIN SHORTENS
SEM|PR CANES

Old Jupe Pluvius, and he's been
called lots of worse things than just
old, has few If any friends among
Washington's semi-pro and amateur
baseball players apd fans alike.
For the seeming steenth straight
Sunday in succession he has been
overgenerous in providing rain. with
the result that few If any games
could be staged as scheduled.
What few games that were
played yesterday were short affairs
the majority being halted after
five or six innings of play. The Az
and nine scored over the Spensler
Post in the only American Legion
game, 81, the game being halted
at the end OF the sixth by the ele-
ments. Eddie Sunshine limited the
Spenglers to four hits while his
mates were collecting 10 blows OF
the offerings of Virnstein. Willie
Eschinger led. the winners at the
bat with three out of four, one be.
ing a homer.
Stubs hurled the KenSingtOn
FW6mGu 10 u SuuG-Oub tACbOhy
over the Alexandria Firemen.
The game was stopped at the
end Of the seventh with the
score 40. Stubs allowed only
three hits, and struck out nine.
Saurwine was the offensive star
for the winners.
A large rally in the seventh
which netted just that many runs
enabled the Hartfords to triumph
over the Huntington. Md, nine,
11-6. Harding's homer helped. Fhe
Bostonian Shoe nine triumphed over
the Kentmar's, IL to 4. This one
went only seven innings. In a
five-inning game the Columbia
Heights Seniors wallopped the Had
leys, 80, while the Avenue Valet
Shop and the Junior Order Me-
chanics went seven innings to an
S-to-S deadlock, in which J. Bertolini
hammered a homer for the Avenues.
Adair struck out an even dozen
Lindberghs as the Mackey Juniors
scored, 5-4. The game went only
seven innings. The Mackays
jumped off in front and were never
headed.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
Army, Pitt Elevens
Sign Two Year Contract

WEST POINT. N. Y, May 20.-
The Army and University Of Pitts.
burgh football elevens will meet for
the first time at Pittsburgh in 1881,
with a return game to be played
here in 1892. according to an an
nouncement by Major H. B. Flem-
ing, graduate manager Of athletics
at West Point.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
DUNDEE SIGNED
FOR TITLE BOUT

BALTIMORE, Nd, May 90
Floyd FitZsimmons, Detrolt's lead.
ing boxing promoter, left here this
morning carrying the signed con.
tract of Joe Dundee, welter cham.
pion, to defend his title in the
Michigan city in q 15-round battle
during the month of July.
According to Fitzsimmons, he has
the word of Jackie Fields, recognized
by the National Boxing Association
as the boss OF welters, that he will
fight Dundee before the Floyd
Fitzsimmons' Athletic Club.
In case Fields should fail to
put his name on the dotted line,
the promoter says he will secure
Jimmy McLarin.
AS an evidence of good faith, and
as an inducement to get Dundee to
affix his signature, FitZsimmons
took Joe to the Drovers' and Me-
chanics' Bank and deposited 5000
in Joe's name.
Dundee is to get an additional
$4,000 before he steps into the
ring in Detroit.
The contract, which was drawn
up by Names Waxman. brother
of Max, manager of Dundee, was
signed in the presence of Benny
Franklin and Lew Fisher, owners
Of the Olympia Club, Of this city.
When Floyd arrived here Satur.
day to talk terms, Max Waxman
informed him that he had signed
for Joe to fight either AL Mello
or Fields for Eddie Mack In Bos-
ton.
This didn't stop the Detroit pro-
moter. He took the stand that
Mack couldn't get Fields to fight
for him and that in view Of tho
recent defeat of Mello by Gorilla
Jones, the Bostonian would be
glad to get out of an agreement
calling for him to pay Dundee
go grand.
Pleased with his success in lining
up Dundee, Fitzsimmons left this
morning to keep an appointment in
New York with Jack Dempsey For
some time it has been known that
Dempsey has been considering pro-
noting bouts in Detroit and the
visit from Fitzsimmons immedi.
ately suggests that the ex-heavy
champ might join in the staging
of the Dundee-Fields battle.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20

Goose deserves the treatment that
has been given him since his return
to hone soil. The writer certainly
doesn't think 20.
Yesterdays final downfall before
Rube Walberg and the Athletics
was pathetic indeed, the home talent
being lowered emphaticaily. to T..
The rangy Rube never gave his
opponent a look-in, scattering seven
hits very neatly as he pleased.
The visitors, on the other
hand, made whOopee with
pitcher Bob Burke TO the ex-
tent Of four runs during one
and twO.thirds innings before
Hopkins was installed ana de-
Iivered handsomely until rap
ped for pair more In the
seventh.
Lifted for a pinch hitter. Hopkins
then gave way to Marberry, who
granted another In the ninth before
calling it a day. Some choice field
ing bits by Bing Miller and Johnny
Fox seconded their hitting per-
formances, each cracking out three
safeties. Foxx included a triple
among his swats
Capt. Joe Judge, who was der.
ricked for a pinch-hitter when op.
posed to the le:t.handed Orwell
Saturday, yesterday pounded Wal.
berg's southpaW stuff for two ro-
bust doubles while leading his
teams attack. The Bluege-Cronin
keystone combination also came
through with some nifty bits that
kept the spectators on edge.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20

Americas yacht cup, for which
Sir Thomas Upton has issued his
fifth challenge. has been held by
the United States ever since II was
won in England in 1851. The
trophy has been defended Is times.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
Ladies Federal
League

Summary
High team sets-A grfcuIture, 1890;
Navy, 1897; Treasury. 1881. High team
game-Navy, 545; Agriculture. $50:
Economics, $50. High Individual sets
Fischer (Construction1, 362: Brown (MA-
rines), 344; Kohler Treasury. $50.
High individual games-MeQuinn. 1sS;
sullivan, 13S; Stancill and Brown. 1Se.
High flat games--Heinemn Interstate
C. c., s.: Williams, Perry, Jensen, -:
Goodail, Burke, LuEerman, Brown. %.
StrikeszstancilI Il. c. CO., %; Me-
Quinn, Ford, Kohlor, IS. Spares
Fischer CConstruction), IA: Jensen. 1873;
Kohler. 1875. AveraEes--Fischef, 1871;
Ford, $3.50; Kohler. 97.S7.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
OVERCAME HANDICAP

Despite the fact that his right
arm had been cut off below the
elbow, Ray Watson, of the Illinois
Athletic Club. ranked as one of the
greatest middle-distance runners in
1921. 1922 and 1923.
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
League

Scores Of Yesterday
Reading Jersey City, rain.
Toronto Montreal, rain.
Rochester, Buffalo: wet grounds.
Newark. 5: Orioles, Is innings).
where They Play Today
Orioles at Newark.
Reading at Jersey CITY,,
Rochester at Buffalo.
Toronto at Montreal.
Standing OF the Clubs
The Washington times., 1929-05-20
|TODAY'S |
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Philadelphia, Z: WASHINGTON, 0.
New York, 3, Boston, 0 ((iame called
In fifth inning, raln).
Chicago, 10; Detroit, 8.
Cleveland, 10; st. Louis, 8.
TODAY'S GAMES
Boston at philadelphia.
Chicago at St. Louis.
(OtherS mot scheduled.)