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The Alaskan., 1930-04-11
A SIZEABLE PACK

With the purchase of the Elm el Packing Co.,, at Valdez, the Pacific American Fisheries, Inc, adds 10000 cases to it's packing capacity. They will now be able put up 1,O2O,263 cases or 11.31 per cent of the total North Am orican pack or approximately 25 per cent of the Alaska pack.
 acific American Fisheries h. corporated in 1929 reported net of $1,086, ,578, or $3.59 a share on he average number of shares outstanding during the year. A vigorous advertising campaign
The Alaskan., 1930-04-11

Sound fishermen; commended troller's tax law and challenged before being given license to fish in Territorial waters.
 Attacks Senator Steel as being nonresident and attempted to show the insincerity of MT. Steel. Attacked William Paul as being another "brickbat artist" who had learned from the Wicker sham school. That personally, privately, he was a fine honor able man but had fallen into the hands of men who had led him aStray. That his work in the legislature was ineffective be- cause of his tactics and specific ally mentioned that Paul's bill to tax nonresident trollerS $50 failed to pass and the law did not pass until Paul was elected to stay home" But he did not mention that Paul's bill failed of passage because of his (Rust- gard's) speech against the bill. Charges Paul and Wickersham with being crooked and dishon- est with their constituency.
 In his constructive argument he asserted the only way to build up a permanent population was to embrace and support the fed eral bureaus. "Let us cooperate with the bureaus. It is the only way to get them to relax their restrictions on natural resourc- es. Asserted that two pulp mills will increase population from g to 30,00O. Mentions menace of the Siberian fisheries and de- clared it has driven American products out of world markets. Closes speech by addressing the Indian vote by declaring Wick Iersham was handing them 8 lot of bunk in urging their suit be- fore the Court of Claims against the Government; stating that
 che Indians were contributing ten dollars each to the support of the attorneys who would make from a half million to million dollars if they won and question ed that Wickersham would pass up such a large fee for a con- greSsional salary. He wound up his speech a with a spread-eagle appeal to the Viking spirit of the voters of Ptersborg.
 the right of Legislature to 1im- Ito one years residence before
The Alaskan., 1930-04-11
FIRST ELECTIVE WOMAN
SENATOR

Ruth Hannah Mccormick, il- lustrious daughter of Mark Han nah showed herself a "chip of the old block" by defeating Den cen of Chicago for the office of Senator to Congress from H. linois. She received more than a hundred thousand votes more than her opponent who auuealed
 to the voters for party regularity.
The Alaskan., 1930-04-11
Rustgard Embraces O'Malley and
 Defends His Fishery Policy

bilities of an efficient senator. Declared Frank L. Knight to be a mere f1gure-head for the An chorage First National Bank who should not receive support from the voters. J.. Asks that not much be expect ed of him as he had just gotten | up from a sick bed.
 HON. JOHN RUSTGARD
 MT. Rustgard, candidate for delegate to Congress prefaced his remarks by decrying and con- demning mud-slinging tactics | in campaigns and then wielded a big brushfu1 of the same stuff in a manner that brought him no votes. He asserted that Judge Wickersham's platform was a "duplicitous" pamphlet and that on every question Wickersham left door open to step out from a positive position.
 Going into the fish question he charged William L. Paul with "blackguarding" the Bureau of Fisheries and promised that he would give O'Malley full support on the regulation of fisheries. Questioned Wickersham's asser- tion that gear should be more equally controlled and declared statement to be nothing but a bote catcher as he (Rustgard) did not see how any change could be made. Read parts of Wickersham's speech before the Ketchikan Rotarians and declar- ed it a bunch of "bunkum. His defense of the cannerS followed whereby he tried to show that virtually all canners were oper- ating at loss and closed with the question Shall we let outside canners come in and then refuse
 them profit? Declared that the
 local resident fishermen were
 not being discriminated against
 and that this was a typical Wick
 ersham Statement-made delib- erately, brazenly and knowing : everyone knew it was not true.
 Called Wickersham a "brickbat
 artist" and by use of brickbats and brickbat brigade, hopes tc go to Congress. Called atten- tion, to regulations for benefit of residents promulgated by
 O'Malley: limit of boats to 5( feet in length and gear restric- tions to discriminate against
The Alaskan., 1930-04-11

fish caught in the trap, and the right of the public to retake the site at the end of any year, and he then asks, What is this but i the sale of political influence?
 There are two answers to that question: first at that time was not in Congress, and had no in tention of ever becoming a can didate for that or any other of flee. I was practicing lawyer, and was employed to bring peace between two certain groups of men, one of which was engaged in jumping" the trap sites of the other, which they had held by yearly possession for fifty years without paying 1 a cent to the public, and second, MT. Rustgard publicly approved that wicked bill in his recent platform as follows:
 "I also believe that owners of fish traps and trap sites should be protected in such ownership against all interference except by the Government and to that end should receive leases for their trap sites for a fixed peri cd, subject always to revocation and whatever rules and regu- latiOns the Government may see fit to impose"
 See MT. Rustgard's Platform. If my action as an attorney in 1927 in drawing a bill carefully saving the public's rights, and providing for a high rate of rental to be pal d into the public treasury was wrong, what about MT. Rustgard's wide open de- claration in his platform? What is this but the sale of political inf1uence"?
 I send you herewith a copy of my printed platform, and you will notice that I do not declare in favor of a leasing trap site bill such as MT. Rustgard does. I not only did not declare in ia vor of it, but I SHALL NOT in- trOduce such a bill if I am elect cd to Congress, for this very good reason: That while I drew that bill as an attorney, I ought not to introduce it in Congress for that very reason, and will NOT. MT. RuStgard WILL be OBLIGED to introduce it, under his platform pledge, if he is elected. What is that but the sale of political influence?
 John first denounces me for drawing such a bill, as an at torney, for my clients in 1927, And THEN STRONGLY EN- DORSES TT IN HIS POLITICAL PLATFORM IN 1880, AND THEREBY SECURED THE SUP PORT OF THE BANNERS TO
 HIS PRESENT CANDIDACY! What is that but the sale of
 political infuence"?-is Johns Iinquiry-so let him answer it."
The Alaskan., 1930-04-11

Ensign Majory of Vancouver has been stationed at Ketchikan.
 Game Warden Dufresne is in Ketchikan on official business. is planned for this year and large scale operations are ex- pected as a result.
The Alaskan., 1930-04-11
WiCkershan' S Reply
 Confutes Charge

In an undated leJCer to CIle Press, similar to another letter to the Chronicle, John Rust gard declares ''The latter (Wick- Crsham) does not say anything about the leasing of trap sites. Neither does he commit him. self specifically on anything else. That may be good politics but not very manly. He puts himself into position where he can promise one thing to the fishermen and the opposite to the canners. The same oppor- tunity for duplicity is main tained throughout his platform and other public utterances.
 "But what is my opponent go- ing to do about the leasing Of traps if elected. He and Paul accepted fat fees from the can ners for putting the leasing bill through Congress. He knows the canners expect him to do so if elected. If after taking thelr money he declines to carry out his agreement he will forever brand himself as the worst double-crosser on record in Alaska politics and utterly un- worthy of confidence or sup port of anybody.
 Personally I have a much better reason for supporting the leasing bill than Wickersham as signed for his attitude on the subject
 Wickersham's Position
 In our files is a copy of letter addressed to the Sitka Camp of the Brotherhood by Judge Wick ersham,. under date of March 18th. We quote in part:
 "There lies before me, and you may have received a copy, . printed circular entitled, "A Speech by John Rustgard, ad dressed to Natives and Whites Alike, published and circulated by the Rustgard Campaign Com mittee," which was intended all so to kill" your bill.
 In the first place this speech" is as false as the Marquam tele- gram. First, because no such speech" was ever delivered by MT. Rustgard,-when and where was such a speech made by him? It was not published and ciru- lated by the Rustgard Campaign Committee, but it has been se- cretly published and circulated by John Rustgard personally. He alone is responsible for it's pub ication and circulation, and for the false attacks upon Suther- land, Paul and myself in it's pag- es. Let us examine this unborn speech" and hear MT. Rust gard's statements:
 "1St. He declares that for an extravagant and silly fee pre- pared a bill in 1927 to enable the canners to secure a lease on trap sites for four years, at a
The Alaskan., 1930-04-11

The first political rally for the approaching primary election was held at The MacGregor yes terday evening The party head ed by the Hon. John Rustgard, included Walter P. Scott, of Ju- neau and c. T. Gardner, also of Juneau. The former running for office of representative and the latter, senator in the Legis- lature. .. Mayor E. N Dinner presiding introduced each speaker. MT. Scott prefacing his remarks de- |clared himself an engineer by profession and superintendent of the Alaska ka-Juneau Gold Min ing Co.'s mill at Juneau. He call ed attention to the four basic in dustries of the Territory, fishing, mining, numbering and pulp and fur and game and then made no mention of any of the industries save mining.
 Asserts Alaska-Juneau en- ploys 600 men the year around with pay roll totalling a million and quarter (Which means a yearly average of $2,O83). Declared a serious error was made in making office of Com missioner of Education elective and insulted the intelligence of his audience by declaring they could not vote intelligently or that subject. Will do all in his power to make that office ap- pointive if elected. Will en- courage prospecting by furnish ing transportation; will require that all Territorial help be resi- dents of Alaska five years. De- clared certain legislators voted en bloc and to the detriment o1 rgood legislation. .. :. ;. :.
 TOM GARDNER
 Introduced as a member of the firm of Sawyer Reynolds, log. gers. Talked about pulp possib.
 ilities and declared non-resident
 troller's tax only piece of decen
 legislation enacted by progress live block. Asserted the measur'
 was put through by the Troy
 Empire crowd Condemned th'
 forcing of this bill thru alons
 with bill to make elective cer
 tain offices heretofore in contro of federal powers.
 Attacked Steel as being non anesident and without the Sapa
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11
HYDRAULIC SHOCK
ABSORBERS

Four Delco Lovejoy hy-
draulic shock absorbers on
all models eliminate road
shocks and greatly in
crease comfort.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11

WEATHER-PROOF
BRAKES
Fully enclosed, internal
expanding, weather proof
brakes assure positive
brake action at all times.
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28

Be swift to hear, slow tc wrath.-NeW Testament.
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28
KILLISNOO FISH REDUCTION
 PLANT DISCONTINUED

The Killisnoo Fisheries Com pany operating the fish reduc- ticn plant at Killisnoo, will dis continue herring fishing this season, according to an an announcement made by Manager A. H. Kuettner. The plant will handle only offal from salmon canneries.
 The increasing difficulty of obtaining herring in sufficient quantities, and regularly, is the reason given for this change. There is no apparent decrease in the number of herring, but the run has become cratic, and in many instances herring have quit frequenting cer tain waters because of the dead herring there. These fish, it is said, were tmpounded by herring fisher men for bait, and through some delay in brailing the sets, allow ed to die and sink to the bottom.
 Three new boats for the col lection of offal from canneries are now in process of construc- tion in Seattle, and will come rorth before the opening of the canning season Kuettner said. They are specially built for this Wirk.-Empire.
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28
I'VE HAVE WANDERED FAR"

| Politics" The branch of civics that treats of civil government and the conduct of state affairs; the administration of public af- fairs in the interests of peace, prosperity and the safety of the state; statecraft; political sci ence; in a wide sense embracing the science of government and civil policy Webster.
 Taking the foregoing as the corner definition of the word politics." the country at large las wandered far and Alaska is Ipart and parcel of the country at large
 A portion of Webster's defni- ton of the word "politics," the portion which says: "The ad- ministration of public affairs in the interests of peace, prosper iUy and the safety of the state" should soak into the craniums of Alaskans before they go to the primary elections to select can didates to run for the various of fees.
 Peace, prosperity and the safety of the state" is a condi- ton which is necessary to Alas la if she is to develop and real ize on her God-given resources, and officials should be selected who are best fitted to bring about that condition. In the se- lection of those officials party affiliations should be forgotten and men selected for their worth rather than as a reward for dirty work.
 Only those who are known to be interested in the welfare of Alaska should be supported for ar Alaskan off1ce.-Stroller's Weekly.
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28

What the Puritans gave. the world was not thought but ac-
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28

! He said: There may have been q time when the destruction of a few eagles did no harm even though it didn't do any good. Eagles were plentiful. There were some to spare. However, that time is a long distance to the rearward and the shooting of the big birds should stop. But it will be difficult to repeal the law for the reason that there is so much pro-eagle propaganda in the States. Many Alaskans imagine that to repeal the law at this time would be to admit that they-the Alaskans-had Wofully blundered in the first place."
 Some one did foster a repeal measure in the legislature. It nearly went through. The vote was a tie.
 There are many more preda- tory animals-and birds are in cluded herein the States than in Alaska, and it-the States has, probably, as many indus tries calling for protection as las Alaska, but the States has Tt reached the asinine condi- Iion of placing a bounty on Am erican eagles. No, not yet
 Subscriber says, that the eagle
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28
BRITONS MARRY OLDER
 WOMEN

Notwithstanding the surplus of women in Great Brit ain, many men, it is disclosed in the Registrar Generals report for 1928, took brides much older than themselves. Twenty-one youths of 20 married women of 30, and one youth of IT and one of 19 won mates of twice their own age. Seventeen men of 22 married women between 40 and 51. Other age discrepancies were Wife 57, husband, 24; wife 55
 husband, 27; wife 63, husband
 29; wife 69, husband, 34. Men o1
 15 to 50 married women of three
 score and ten. Truly Great Brit ain is the old maids paradise.
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28
is aii Alaska problem for only

is ar1 Alaska problem for only Alaskans to solve. Yes, it's a problem now, but it wasn't until a queer legislative bill made it so.
 A narrow vision mixed with more or less ignorance, unreas- onabe prejudice and crass stub bornnesS, islanders, hunts and de- stroys the eagle while the arch killer-the shrewd, coarse, dis nal hued raven-looks up from the bloody sWath he has cut and Croaks gleefully.
 Has Subscriber ever watched the antics of the herring gull and his more or less close rela- lives? I wonder Those birds take a keen delight in picking tile eyes out of struggling sal mon working grievouSly hard up stream in shallow rifles. Every fall they destroy hundreds of thousands of mature and poten- tial fish. The raven and crow are gOOd-or bad at this, too. Then come, from the few sur viving adult salmon, the eggs and the infant offspring. Then the mergansers, kingflshers and Q horde of other little f1sheaters set in their destroying work But why bring this up? Kill the eagles for all of the slaughter of the f1nny tribe.
 The eagle doesn't ask to be protected. He does, however, beg that the bounty be taken off his feet-off his head, off any part of him and to let him alone in his majestic flight and kingly grace.
 Sincerely yours,
 Will A. Barrows,
 Seattle, Wash
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28

States) and in Southeast Alas ka, he doesn't make any great migratory flights. But the eagles along ShelikoIf Straits move aWay in the late fall-that is the most of them do. I have been told that they fly as far south as Lower California. How ever, 1 don't know about that. They leave, anyway. The eagles along the Atlantic Coast strike out for Labrador in the Spring. These eagles that summer at the river heads, far interior of the Stat s, fly coastwaId in the fall. That s migrating, isn't it?
 Subscriber speaks Of u Q h0untieS paid by the States for predatory animals, and of the protection given farmers, stock raisers and others. He remarks, further, that Alaskas has a right tO protect it's game and it's indus tries True enough, but there is 3 difference between protection ot game and fur bearers on one hand and the practical exterm- ination of quite innocent wild fife on the other.
 It may be as an Alaska con- gressman said not so long ago n a conversation where eagle Killing came up for discussion.
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28

Orthodoxy is my doXy; hetero- doxy is another mans doxy.- Bishop Warburron,
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28
Would you like to know what happened to Jones?

In infants levity is prettiness; in men a shameful defect; but in old age, a monstrous folly Rochefoucauld.
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28
M. A. Missick
tOR SALE: 3l-ft. fantail, trolIe

12-15 Sterling engine; 5-reel, power girdy', best. Everything complete, for sale cheap. For further particulars and price write John W. Wandve, Peters burg.
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28
Ii Wendell Phillips.

What we are stretches past what we do and beyond what we possess.
The Alaskan., 1930-02-28

Some people are too busy to do anything but talk about how busy they are.-Exchange.
The Washington times., 1930-04-22
NEEDS
HELPNAT

BOSTON, April % UNSO-
The Importance Of a preachers
wife occasioned much discussion
among members Of the Methodist
Conferences in session here.
Prof. Charles M. Mcconnell, pro-
lessor OF town and country at
Boston University's School Of
Theology, declared:
"A woman is q born organizer,
q much better one than q man.
It is this ability that is Of
untold value in the wife Of q
preacher"
Prof. David D. Vaughan, Of
the social ethics department at
Boston University, said:
1.-THE success or failure for q
preacher, his wife, and their
children are bound up together.
Therefore, it is necessary for
the wife to help the preacher
at all times.
Every pastor, should marry
so that he may lead a normal
life and be able to fully under
stand human problems"
The Washington times., 1930-04-22
AIR WAR SHOWN
IN FILM PLAY

BOSTON, April 20 (1.N.S0.-
Future warfare is depicted in an
Army training film featuring anti
aircraft guns of the robot" type
recently produced at Aberdeen
Proving Grounds.
The scenario was reviewed in
the studios Of a prominent news.
reel company to insure its suit.
ability for civilian as well as mill
tary audiences.
A cast numbering approximately
600, including the 62nd Coast Ar
tillery (anti-aircraft) was directed
by Major c. M. Thiele, Coast Ar
tillery Corps.
Starting with the first attempts
to defend Paris from air raids
during the world war, the film
portrays the development of anti,
aircraft artillery from the i'm
provised weapons of that time to
the present highly effective guns
and fire control equipment.
The Washington times., 1930-04-22

for so many years liberal parking
privileges that any drastic restric-
ton upon them will come
hard. Yet the city is growing
so rapidly that such restriction
is inevitable. No one has right
to mortgage the streets; the city
itself cannot sell or apportion
reservations there. Anyone here
can see so many motorists using
the streets and the curbings
without thought Of regulation or
of other peoples rights that he
wonders whether Washington is
really as big q city as 1t pretends
to be or not.
Ultimately there is no question
in my mind that parking in the
future will have to be conducted
on an entirely different basis
from what it is now. I do not
mean that it will have to be
abolished entirely in the con-
geSted section. Either a time
limitation win have to be set
and strictly adhered to-, or other
forms Of limitation will have to
be arrived at.
BUSINESS MAN.
The Washington times., 1930-04-22
CT LICENSE mo- WED

FAIRFAX, Va, April % THE
clerk of the county court has
granted q marriage license to
Joseph Ralph Mace, 20, 1701 L st.
N. E., washington, and Ellen
Louise Tubman, al, IA East
Franklin st., Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1930-04-22
MRS. J. W.. FREEMAN DEAD

LEoNARDToWN, Md, April
22.-Mrs. J. Westly Freeman, IA,
who made her home in Baltimore
with her daughter, Mrs. Lillian
Stephens, died Saturday.
The Washington times., 1930-04-22

Editor, Times:
The decision of the local bust
ness community to take the bull
by the horns" and investigate the
local parking situation is to be
commended. The fact that they
have chosen to bring experts here,
with the support of the Federal
Government and the A. A. A., In
dicates that the inquiry is not
going to be merely an attempt
on the part of mercantile houses
to determine the parking issue
merely in relation to its effect on
stimulating or retarding their
shopping interests, but that the
whole matter will be examined
from a broad-guaged standard Of
public interest.
washington motorists have had
The Washington times., 1930-04-22

entire coutry reads such an ut.
terance, especially II it have
for its theme just such a sub
ject as Blease and his helpers
are fond of dwelling on.
This unfair and harmful harp
ing on evils which do not exist
Is q plague that we Washingto-
mans can do nothing to resist,
All Of our spokesman save pos
sibly our three Commissioners
have only unofficial standing, and
so their words and actions tend to
have little general effect. And
the three Commissioners, although
their status is official" are barred
from any effective cooperation
with citizens of the city by the
fact that they have no vote and
Falso by the fact that they are
appointed to their offices by the
President and are thus not truly
the representatives Of the people
they are supposed to serve.
D. H. F.