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The Alaskan., 1930-10-10
THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE |. .. ..

J. J. Connors, Democratic Ma tiCnal Committeeman for Alas ka recently made a tirade against the Republican party and especially directing his venom against MeSsrs. Gardner and Scott. His utterances be- tray the slithering, snaky minds of Juneau's daily vampires.
 Last spring this publication charged that the Democratic or gan and leaders were supporting certain candidates for the pur- pose of defeating the stronger; then in the general, election the winners would be dumped over beard to insure election of the Democratic lineup. The alleged statements now betray .Edony statements by Connors now be- tray the sly hand of Troy-Pe- gues. The plan is now unfolded and plain to the public.
 'Tis a snaky article that kiss es as a friend while under cover he drives the knife into the back Of the man who trusted.
The Alaskan., 1930-10-10
would be seized under the ad-' miralty provisions.

would be seized under the ad-' miralty provisions.
 Your agent was not concern ed in having the guilt or inno- cence of the poor fellow ascer- taincd in court which had been given jurisdiction by Con- gress. He wanted a conviction just as you do and regardless of the mans innocence. The District Court was sitting in Juneau four hundred miles from the home of the accused. Lawyers are expensive at that distance. Even the matter of attending personally and with witnesses is greater than any laborer can stand. On top of that the fishing season here is so short that even if Morrison won he would suffer far more than $25O, or $500, from the loss of his fishing season alone, to say nothing of the cost of his de- fence.
 The result is this--you have made a criminal out of a man innocent of any crime, because under the circumstances he must choose to plead guilty and pay the s25O fine.
 I am not defending crime
The Alaskan., 1930-10-10

rlatio-2s, for it is considered certain that the number of such Iinfractions would increase greatly if the present policy of the Department of Justice were modified along the line desired by you" (Your letter of July IS, i930); while I am concerned with the matter of dealing out simple justice.
 Let me review again the oc- casion of our correspondence. Your own agent designated the >pen and restricted areas and a Native named Morrison f1shed accordingly. Then another of your agents, superior in rank to the first arrested Morrison for ishing in the area designated IS open and legal by your first lgent. Morrison offered to stand
 rial in the Justice Court which 1as been given jurisdiction by our Congress and in which he :ould have had an immediate trial. Your agent (not the De- partment of Justice behind whom you now seek to hide) re- fused to entertain the offer and told the poor Indian that unless he entered a plea of guilty and paid a fine of $25O the boat
The Alaskan., 1930-10-10
ParShall Market
COMMUNICATION KARNES FOR COMMISSIONER
Alaskan Readers:

Alaskan Readers:
 Since it is impOssile for me to meet all the readers of this pa per personally, I am taking this means of informing you Of my qualifications for the position of Commissioner of Education for the Territory of Alaska, which position I am seeking at the gen. eral election on November 4th. I am a college and University graduate, having studied an equivalent of two years beyond the requirements for the A. B. degree. During these two years If postgraduate study, I spe- Cialized in the field of school ad- ministration, and covered every phase of the work.
 have had seventeen years experience in school work, con- sisting of experience as rural school teacher, high school teacher, high school principal, grade supervisor, and city su- Derintendent.
 With the special training and wide experience noted above, I am sure that I am very ade- quately qualified for the posi- tion, and if elected, will give the Territory an administration of it's schools that will be in keep ing with the best practices of the times.
 You will find my name on the Democratic ticket.
 Very truly yours,
 Anthony E. Karnes,
 Superintendent of Schools,
 Ketchikan, Alaska. Advertisement.
The Alaskan., 1930-10-10
Frank G. Johnson.

If the tides out, tides bound to come back, you know. And as sailors say, it's generally at low tide that you find things worth picking up.-Kathleen Norris.
The Alaskan., 1930-10-10

HELPING wish to thank our neighbors and friends, and eS- pecially the members of the K. K. K, who so kindly assisted in the death and burial of our fath- CT and uncle.-Card of thanks in the New Castle (Pal. News.
The Alaskan., 1930-10-10
Wrangell, Alaska Sept. 29, 1880

The Alaskan,
 Petersburg, Alaska.
 Dear Editor:
 For number of years the A N. B. has sent protests concern ing the herring fishing as now carried on. This summer as in years past I have watched the seiners at the trolling grounds and I have also talked with others who were connected with trolling.
 The regulations covering that of herring seining is nothing as compared to that of the sein- CTS who catch salmon primarily. Consider the regulations, for instance. The Seiners for salmon are now obliged to keep a cer- tain distance apart, to keep a certain distance from the mouth of streams etc, all presumably to conserve fish and to avoid dangers of collision and trouble among those engaged in the fishing industry. These rules have been evolved, as in every instance after a number of years
The Alaskan., 1930-10-10
WHY NOT CHEAP BREAD?

Farmers in North Dakota were offered the following prices for grain last week per bushel of 60 lbs.
 ParShall Market Corrected Thursday morning l Dark Northern Wheat .$.66 l Mixed Durum. AS Rye. 80 And you can buy a large CD loaf of bread for a dime-if you have the dime.
The Alaskan., 1930-10-10
Yours truly, William L. Paul
Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary

Washington, July Is, 193( MT William L. Paul,
 alaska Native Brotherhood,
 Aetchikan, Alaska
 Dear Sir:
 The receipt is acknowledged of your letter without date, just re- ceived, in which you protest in IT. gard to the method pursued in !enforcing the Alaska fishery laws and regulations. As to your complaint that vio- lations of the Alaska fishery laws should be tried in U. s. Com aliSsiOner'S court instead of re- .ceiving action in the District Court, you are informed that the procedure followed is that of the Department of Justice, and in the opinion of the Department of Commerce is a distinctive de- terrent to violations of the fish cry laws and regulations.
 The advocacy of other less ef- fective procedure in reality amounts to the favoring of vio- lations of these laws and regu- lations, for it is considered cer- tain that the number of such infractions would increase greatly if the present policy of the Department of Justice were modified along the line desired by you.
 Yours very truly,
 E. F. Morgan,
The Alaskan., 1930-10-10

1 E. F. Morgan,
 Acting Secretary of Commerce, Washington, D. 0.
 Dear Sir:
 Re: Your Letter of March 7th
 Last
 Either you did not read my letter of Feb. 18th or else some body else dictated the reply and 'you simply signed without read ing it. In either case, your treat ment Of the case is with the same indifference with which our complaints have usually been handled.
 You talk about the guilt of the accused E. Morrison as if that were a fact and not a result of your blackmailtlg policy. Of course the record shows that Morrison plead guilty, but that he did so to avoid a heavier penalty which he would have suffered if he had stood on his rights because of the unfair practices of your department.
 In the first place, under the policy of Warden Cloudy, Morri- son was clearly outside of the restricted area. But under the Timmis ruling, Morrison was in Slde. Cloudy however, being the local warden had instructed the fishermen and Morrison had fol- lowed his instructions. Then TimmiS the overlord came along and insisted on his interpreta- tionS under which Morrison was guilty.
 When Morrison insisted on a Jlial, the district warden told him that the case would have to Ue Jriea before the district CCulJ which oI course would en- saiI the loss Of his entire season and even if Morrison won, he would lose his entire season. What we are kicking about is ohiS-Wnere a defendant is ac- cused and believes he is inno- cent and demands trial, why 3OG try him in the nearest com nisSiOner'S court where the fact could be determined with in one day? In the Morrison case, your agent told him that he would be tried in the district court which was then sitting in Juneau about 400 miles away in which case following the prac- tiCe of the district attorney, the case would be continued to the Ketchikan term in which dis trict the case properly belongs.
 How would you like to be So treated? Congress provided that these charges might be tried in commissioners courts so that the accused could have a speedy trial. But your agents only allow the accused to come into the commissioners court provided the accused agrees to plead guilty. This is unjust and you are one of those who are re- 5ponsibIe.
 Yours truly,
The Alaskan., 1930-10-10
Open Lettersto Secretary Lamont En Re- Blackmaling
 Of Resident Fishermen by U s. B. F Agents
Acting Secretary of Commerce

Acting Secretary of Commerce Washington, D. O.
 March ', 1880
 MT. William L. Paul,
 Alaska Native Brotherhood,
 Ketchikan, Alaska
 Dear Sir:
 The receipt is acknowledged of your letter of the 25th ultimC with inclosure of document voic- ing a protest against the en- fOrcement of the Alaska fishery iaWS and regulations in respect to closed waters off the mouths of streams.
 In the specified case to which jyou call attention, the records show that on August 13, 1929 Warden Harry E Timmis, who Twas patrolling on the Bureau ot lFisheries vessel "Petrel," dis Icovered the power boat Dixie fishing within the closed area loff the mouth of Saltery Creek about one-quarter mile south ot lHydaburg, Alaska. This boat was operated by Edward Morri- lson who was accompanied by a crew of two men. The case wa lheard by a United States Com missioner at Craig, Alaska, on August Is, 1929. Morrison plead led guilty and was fined $500. l There was no question what lever as to the guilt of Morrison lin this case as his boat was ap- lprehended we'll inside of one ot jthe three markers defining the Iclosed zone 500 yards outside the lmouth of Saltery Creek. Tn some leases a third marker is not seracted to show the closed limit }Of fishing, but in this particular case it so happens that, in addi- ltiOn to the usual two markers on either side of the stream mouth, there was a third mark Ter on 9 small island just or ISlfore. There was no doubt wha t. ever that the boat was fishing in closed waters, as it was ap- yrehended inside of this island.
 The markers which are put 1900 yards on each side of the l!nouth of a stream show tha -lShing is prohibited within 500 Iyards IN ALL PREDICTIONS from
 he mouth of the stream. Pos sibly in times nast some tenn iporary empl0ye of the Bureau Of Fisheries may have misinter- ipreted his instructions in enforc- l ing the regulations. There is inoW generally a correct under standing of the limits of the ! Headline to which fishermen ap- lproach. It is unfortunata that | Frequently they are prone to take every possible advantage of the egulatiOns and go as close to he line as they dare. Tn so doing they often invade the closed zones and as a result suffer the penalties of the law and regula- Itions.
 Tn handling cases where vlo- ,ators of the fishery laws and re- |gulations are 2pprehended U WardenS Of the Bureau of Fish cries, the Department of Just ce has given them the option of pleading guilty and paying a fine or of having the case go to trial Tn the latter event con- siderable delay naturally re- suits and the boat and fishing gear are tied up. This may cause 5he fishermen to lose much or even all of the balance of the season. As a result they generally elect to plead guilty | and pay the fine so that they may continue to operate. This is lenient treatment so far as violators of the law are concern ed, and I feel that continu-I ance of this policy is fully iusti- fled.
 Very truly yours,
 E. F. Morgan,
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The Alaskan., 1930-10-10

so many canneFleS ana gear
 land the officials are enforcing
 them strictly.
 Now in the present regulations
 there is nothing in the world
 aSide from their own sense o1
 fair dealing, to prevent a seine fisherman from encircling 2 troller ii he happens to be where there are some herring which the seiner wants, or thinks he can get. There have been toe
 many instances where the sein- CTS have shown no cOnSidera- Cion for other forms of gear especially the hand trollerS who
 have but very restricted areas to fish anyway because of dis jance from camps and the ordi nary run of weather conditions
 What is more eXaSperating than for one to have the herring come close enough to do any fishing
 at all and then find your self
 Inside a seine with your line still in the water. If that is not done, then the short run of herring is so reduced that there is no more good fishing. This is not only now done, but is actual " permitted under the present regulations, for the rules do not take into consideration any trollers, yet they are gear as we'll and are required to be li- censed.
 It is hard to blame the herring
 5einerS. They find themselves in
 position where they must do
 Us the more ruthless SeinerS or
 else ind themselves for behind
 n their catch.
 Why, may we inquire, make
 certain hard and fast rules for
 certain kinds of gear and send men to jail, or fine them heavily,
 lor violating those rules, when other forms of gear are allowed
 70 continue to fish in way that
 .S manifeStly unfair? The troll lers have to make a living and
 there are only certain areas III
 which they can do that. The herring seiner is not tied down
 by his camp and is powered
 with engines which gives them even faster time than the other SeinerS. They have many fishing grounds that are practically in accessible to the hand trOller The Seiner will continue these practices so long as there are no rules against it, because "the other fellows do it also"
 The trollers have been very torbearing and it must be tempt ing for those big boats to see a mere hand troller fishing in a fair school of fish. You trollerS that have felt the sting and humiliation Of these unfair re- gulations, can you find your voice at election time and speak with your ballots? That is better by far than cuSsing, or just talk ing in the pool halls and around tlle fires.
 How long will it take us to find out who our friends are? How long must we still remain blind to the fact that herring is the backbone, the source, and the mainStay of our other Valu- able fishing products? The hali- but is now being conserved byl international agreements, as is the seal, we have certain restric- tons which tend to save every other kind Of fish, there is a i closed season on every kind of 5dible fish commercially import l ant. Seems reasonable that l similar to that ap- piled to other kinds of gear can ]! oe worked out.
 Some fish and certain animals Ire being saved for SentimenCaI, ! )r for scientific reasons. We are ,aced with a problem that has o do with our bread ana butter, | he economic stability of our Alaska ovar a InnU pnriOd Of |
The Alaskan., 1930-10-10
Alaska Native Brotherhood. HydaDurg Camp,
 hydaburg, Alaska URE OF BOATS AND THE DEAD LANE QUESTION

On August the thirteenth, one nlne two nlne, the gaSpoat Dlx4e, capt. Ed. Morrison, was seized ior nSLnng illegally at SaIUery Creek BIgnC. inc crew consist led ot three men, namely, Ed. MorrlSon, InaueuS Morrison and raul Cogo. According to the lntormaIlon given by the men, they believed that they were Within their rights and fishing the straight line as Warden CIOudy Ot HeJta had as his pol IiCy. Cloudy maintains that the marker means only one thing, and that is marker to marker. The boat was taken in tow to Oraig to be arraigned before the U. 5. Commissioner. Up to this time the crew had not made a cent. On being arraigned before the Commissioner at Craig, Capt. Morrison was handled in the usual manner by the Bureau of 1 fisheries and the COmiSSloner'S S court. Capt. Morrison wanted to take the case to court, but on being informed that his boat would be held till he did take it to the court, ne gave up the idea ana pleaded guilty as he was an AlOuS to go out again thinking that he would be able to make more money in the supposed big run that never came. All the time Capt. Morrison informs us that the Commissioner got kind Iof ftippy with him and was on the verge of saying something when the fine of $31100 was pro- nOunced. "A Kangaroo Court" He was requested to take the dish as it was dished out to him and unable to say much for him self. He was requested to plead guilty, that he would be fined a certain sum, and the boat giv- en back. After forcing him to plead guilty, information was received from Juneau to the ef- feet that the tlne imposed on him should be $311.00. The can nery for which he was fishing paid the fine. Ed and his crew started out broke and came home to Hydaburg to get food on credit to continue fishing to pay up the fine to the company which they did.
 We protest the two different policies in regards to the dead lines. One agent of the Blu reau of Fisheries, allows us to fish the straight line from marker to marker. The other agent has one marker meaning one, two and three different things at one time. A brief out fine follows
 Ketchikan, Alaska
 Feb. 25, 1880 Hon. Robert P. Lamont, of Commerce, D. c. My dear Secretary:
 We would like very much to hear what is becoming of our several protests against the pol icy and specified acts of the Blu reau of Fisheries. Another year is beginning and our peo- pie feel that the burdens impos- ed on them are unjust.
 Here is another case. From he drawing you will see that f your personal representative is not satisfied with closing our; fishing grounds from marker 5o marker" as the warden eX- plains it, but on catching the ooat of MT. Morrison's OUTSIDE he line, he arrested him and by methods akin to BLACKMAIL r. orces a plea of guilty and puts he great United States Govern nent in the position of stripping | citizen of his entire earning ven in a case where the local {
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
War Department Bill
Reported to House

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. -tP-
Lacking definite conclusions from
President Hoover's economical sur
vey of the war department, ;ae
house appropriations committee to-
day reported the supply bill for the
fiscal year 1881 for that executive
branch, calling for an expenditure
of S435, 231 900. an increase Of S422.-
600 over the current fiscal year.
With the idea that economies may
be effected through the survey. the
committee wrote into the bill q
provision that would prevent usage
Of any Of the money appropriated
for any other purpose in the event
President Hoover decides upon cur
tailment Of activities provided for
in the measure.
Although carrying an increased
appropriation. the supply bill is
S2.767 900 less than the budget esti-
mates. 1t sets aside 1887. 058 900
for military purposes, an increase
Of S6,019, 900 over the current year,
and Sll7,l73 900 for non-military
activities, including the Panama
canal. 2 decrease OF S5,577,000 as
compared with 1880.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
Company's
School Draws Many

HARLINGEN. Jan. 6-Attendance
at the Caterpillar" school which
opened here at 8 a. m. Monday has
been excellent according TO officials
Of the Golay-Kirkpatrick implement
company. sponsoring the school.
"A. L. Rowland and Ross Wilson,
factory representatives Of the Cater
pillar company are conducting the
school. II. b. Brothers, district man
ager. is also here.
The first day Of the school Is be-
ing devoted to agriculture, particu-
larry the use Of the tractors III CT
trus orchards. On Tuesday. indus
trial and governmental use is to be
taken up. road and canal building,
while Wednesday. the closing day,
the subject is to be the care Of the
tractor. Lectures are being illustra-
ted with moving pictures, slides and
blackboard drawings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
Film Cowboy Faces
LIQUOR Charges

NOGAYES. Ariz., Jan. 6-tPl-
Art Accord, film cowboy. today was
in jail here awaiting return TO Los
Angeles TO face charges Of liquor
possession.
Accord was arrested last night
by Robert z. Ferguson. operative
for a surety company that posted
bond for the actors release from
Jail following his arrest several
weeks ago.
Ferguson said when he found
Accord in a hotel the movie cow
puncher drew a knife and forced
the officer into a closet. Accord
then crashed through a window
and was about to drop 10 the
ground when nabbed by a deputy
sheriff.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
Oklahoma Stores To
Rebuild After Fire

PAULS VALLEY, Okla, Jan s.
R-While charred ruins smoldered
where half a dozen prosperous n
terpriSes were doing business Sat-
urday, PaulS Valley merchants to-
day planned to rebuild their es-
adjustments after the worst fire
in the city's history.
The blaze. which broke out early
Sunday while a high wind was
blowing and ragged until nearly day
light. did damage estimated by the
merchants at $3.50 900. The blaze
was in the heart Of the business
district.
Cause OF the fire had rot been
determined. II broke out in the
rear OF a mans furnishing store
and spread rapidly throughout the
building and others nearby. Two
clothing stores, a large department
store and g barber shop were total
losses. A jewelry store suffered
heavy damage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
Continued from page j.

a search Of both banks Of the stream
and blood stains. portions Of hui
man bodies and pistol cartridges
were found on the American side Of
the river. about a milk east Of the
Rio Rico bridge. Small boats
equipped with graphing hooks were
Immediately ordered TO the scene
after they searched for several
hours Saturday morning and all
Sunday morning. the bodies Of
Gonzales and Bruno were found
submerged within a few feet Of the
bloodstained plot OF ground.
1t is believed that the three men.
said by county officers TO have been
engaged in smuggling activities for
some time. met another group,
either by design or accidentally,
who had opposed them in similar
operations. After an argument pre-
cipitated a fight. the shootings are
believed to have occurred.
1t is believed that the reason for
the shooting, following the meeting
of the two groups on the bank of
the Rio Grande thursday night. lies
in the charge that the three who
disappeared had hiiacked a liquor
caravan about two weeks ago and
that they were shot in reprisal for
this act.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-06
Committee Asks New
Road to Rangerville

With reference to obtaining q
paved road in the R~angerville COM
munity. a committee. appointed
from the meeting held there recent
". came TO Brownsville today TO as
certain what can be done in this
respect.
Members OF the committee held
that Rangerville citizens are in no
manner putting themselves in the
position Of threatening anyone
with an Injunction. but r merely
asking that their roadway be paved
at the earliest possible time.
The committee called on Judge
Oscar G. Dancy. but he vas not in
his office. They then took up the
matter Of their status with refer
ence to funds with the county au-
ditor.
The committee is composed OF w
+. Baskins. chairman, j. Z. Park
hurst. c. c. Bennett. c. NJ. Man
well, and j. M. Passmore.