The Nome nugget., 1929-01-05
PAUL CONFESSEs ACCEPTING
 CANNKRY FUNDS"

three canneries, and a mud-sling- ing tirade So pronounced as to bring Interruptions from his audi ence featured the appearance of William L. Paul at a Republican rally in the Coliseum theatre last night. Mir. Paul's confession came in reply to charges made by Senator Forest J. Hunt in a writ ten statement to the Chronicle last week and to an advertisement published by the Democratic club of Ketchikan.
 In admitting for the first time that he had received the cannery fees. Mr. Paul explained that his services were in connection with proposed bill which would give the trap owners . lease of four years on their trap sites. with option for renewal.
 'Paul's talk followed addresses by A. L. Olts. Peter Mccormack and Charles Benjamin. who. with Paul. are candidates for election to the Alaskan legislature. Dan A. Sutherland. delegate to con- sress. campaigning for reelection was the last speaker.
 After casting various slurs against the character of his poli- tical opponents. MT. Paul told of his transactions with the canner- ies.
 T was called to Seattle by rep resentatives of the Nakat Pack ing corporation, the Sunny Point Packing Company and the Deep Sea Salmon Sanning Company. he said. they were interested in get ting bill through congress which would protect trap owners and give them lease on trap sites. The canners.' you know, have to borrow large sums of money from the banks at the start of each season and they felt that they re- quired some protection, because at the present time. any trap site can be jumped.
 He then admitted he went to Washington, attempted to put the bill through and failed.
 Then after came back to Ketchikan, I put in my bill for $6.o0o, he said.
 An attack on Henry O'Malley, United States Commissioner of Fisheries. and a review of bills passed by congress were the high lights of MT. Sutherland's speech.
 T am for homo rule for Alas ka: because anybody .in their right senses should be. Suther- land declared.
 Henry o'Malley does not reg uiate fisheries according to law, if our fisheries were governed ac- cording to existing law, there would be no complaint.
 My opposition has said that the bill providing for fish labor atory in Ketchikan was a depart mental measure. This was my own measure and 10 one else is entitled to any credit whatsoever. The laboratory. which will process Alaska fish in Ketchikan, will be built here next summer at a cost Of s5o.ooO. s
 T have fought for curtailment of the herring fertilizer plants but O'Malley has opposed my every move in this direction"
 "Mr. utherland reviewed the Thomas Basin project. which is 10 cost s272.ooo and. he said. will be started in 1880. and he reiter- ated his previous statements that he is against the closing of the port of Prince Rupert. now or at any other time.'"
 "We should protect our fish in- Gustry and stop usurpation of our resources by outsiders" said Mir. Mccormack. q am opposed to fish traps and to the O'Malley policy on herring fertilizer plants.
 "Mr. Olts also declared that protection of the fishing industry was most important.
 ''We have great fleet of fish ermen here but we have not given