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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17
QUANTITY OF FURS AT FORT YUKON IS
 FAIR, QUALITY POOR

Fur catches in the neighborhood of Fort Yukon this season were fair in quantity but poor in quality, with consequent low prices, accord ing to Art O'Dea, who arrived in Fairbanks recently by plane from Fort Yukon.
 Beaver was not opened to trap ping this year at Fort Yukon, much to the disappointment of the trap pers," MT ODea asserted The muskrat season does not look any too promising The natives are hard up"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17
MEYERS
 IS WELCOMED
 AT TLAFAYETTE
Classes Suspended and Stu dents Parade Streets Tn
 Coach's Honor

EASTON, Pa, March 17-LaFay- cite College suspended classes as the students paraded through the streets welcoming Ernie Meyers, former Stanford full back and foot ball star when he arrived here to succeed Coast Herb McCracken. The latter recently resigned as coach.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17
SPORT SLANTS

The iron men, of baseball. foot ball or hockey have little edge, if any, on the iron man" of America s harness horse racing game-W N. (WilD Reynolds, millionaire horse man and tobacco king
 Perfectly at home behind the reins since the days when he drove a dray loaded with leaf tobacco through the dirt roads of Virginia where he was born, Reynolds today
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17
CARNERA GOES
 DOWN AND OUT
Los Angeles Fighter Gets Decision Over Giant
 Italian

PHILADELPHIA, March 17.-Le- Roy Haynes of Los Angeles last night scored a technical knockout over Primo Camera in the third of scheduled ten rounder The match took place in the Arena here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17
NORDELL WINS
 OVER Z RACERS

NEWARK, N. J.. March IT. = Frank Nordell of the New York Athletic Club, last night outran both Glenn Cunningham and Joe Mangan in brilliant 1,500 meter race. Nordell made the run in six minutes and eight seconds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17
ON SICK LIST

Mrs. Langseth and daughter Ruth are among tho latest victims re- ported down with the flu during the past two days Claude Erskine is again laid up today with the prevalent malady after working yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17
COMPANY SOLD

The Circle Development Company on Ketchum Creek in the Circle district has been sold by the former owner, William Gafford, to J. A. and Joseph Burns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17
NOTICE

Trinity Guilds Rummage Sale will be held March 26 at the Mes serschmidt building. Persons having discarded clothing to contribute please Phone 6004. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17
HERMAN TRANSFERRED

Jack Herman, Northern Air Transport pilot, formerly stationed at Fairbanks, has been transferred to Nome where increased business of the company calls for another pilot.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17
CELEBRATION

St. Patrick's Day will be celc- brate in grandiose style at tho Dreamland tonight, according tC announcement made today by M kI Pusich, proprietor. Preparations in cluding a three-piece orchestra arc being made for the entertainment of his patrons on this occasion Everyone is invited to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17

The removal of log jams and other Instructions that blocked the passage of salmon to the spawning grounds has been given attention by the Bureau of Fish cries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17
DOUGLAS NEWS
CHANGE OF RESIDENCE

H. L. Cochrane and family are moving from the Kilburn cottage they have occupied for the past few months to another of his cot tageS on E Street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17

SHOP IN sUNEAut
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17

SPEND WHERE YOU MAKE IT
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-17

SHOP IN JUNEAU,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-08-21
Fishermen of Bristol Bay District
 Have 3-Million Dollar Payday

string Of automobiles and taxis can be seea stretching for three blocks around the Alaska Packers office al Al California street in Son Francisco on "pay-off' day. Tn these taxis and private cars are ti, wives and sweethearts and long haired ehums of the fishermen, each one apparenaly seeing to it that she keeps her eye on the payroll when 1t emerges from the office.
 Great. Setting
 Bristol Bay lies just above the Alaska Peninsulta at the lower part of the Boring Sea. Beginning with a few canneries in the 90's. it rap idly came to the front as the prin- cipal source of Americas canned red salmon and for years has been the undisputed world leader in this field. This years pack was approx imately 100000 cases, which though nearly 100000 eases short of the 1894 pack, is still a better than average yield Last year the district was closed except for a limited pack to give employment to the residents actually living in the district.
 How Fishing is Done
 The fishing is done by drift gill nets worked from double ended centerboard sailboats about 30 feet long and packing from 15OO to 2500 fish Motor boats are pro- hibited by law There are approx imatcly 1900 of these sailboats, all practically identical in appearance and when the fleets from the diff ferent canneries are getting away on the tide before the opening of the season, or before re-opening each Thursday and Monday after heinz closed Wednesday and Sun day, the sight is something hard to equal in any part of the world. It is said that this is the largest fleet of identical boats to be found anywhere in the same limited area.
 Crew of Two Men
 Each boat has a crew of two men which means that there is work for only 240O men in this field. and for a number of years now the competition for these jobs has been tremendously keen. The situation is complicated by a further com petition beteen the resident and the outside fishermen. Original y practically all of the fishermen were brought in each Spring. by the packers as there were but few resident fishermen in Alaska, and
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-08-21
tBy Robert Ptercy in the Juneau Empire)

With a $3,0OO,000 payday turned loose from Nome to San Diego, the Bristol Bay salmon fishing season of 1886, the blue ribbon event of Alaskas annual fisheries harvest, is rapidly passing into history.
 It is a saga of speed from the minute the first drift is made at o'clock on the morning of June 25 until the closing day. The season extends exactly one calendar month closing at 6 a. Ia. July 25.
 A few of those who make 1t fast, feel they must spend 1t the same way.
 Probably in the forty years of Bristol Bay fishing, the all-time speed record for spending was made this year by one who sholl here be known as Russian Pete. because that is not his name. He got paid off July 25 with $2,OOO and awoke on the 26th at Anchorage, $50 miles awaX with nothing left but headache.
 Run for Money
 Most of the fishermen get bet ter run for their money. With a few of them it lasts only a week or two, but many others send it home to buy furniture, supplies, food, clothing and things for the family. Some start on trips to the Old Country. Others go in for sight sopfnz Tides oTO11pd A1aalyo bHy- O i1s- plane, boat and automobile. It de- bends upon what merchandise is handiest when the money is there to be spent. This year one man got started poking holes in punch foards, and bought out all that could be found in Naknek, finish ing with a stack of candy and silk Dennants and pocket knives and radios.
 Spend Three Million
 How much of the three million is already spent is of course some thing that could hardly be guessed, though it Is still minor part, for more than two thirds Of the money is earned by the Outside fishermen, and as these pay off in Seattle and San Francisco, they have in most cases not yet collected their money. That a fair percentage of these Outside Day-checks go the same way as some of the Alaska residents earnings may be suFmised from the scenes around the cannery offices in San Francisco and Seattle. A
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-08-21

cnly a small number of natives were employed
 Alaskans in Boats
 The fteady increase of settlers in Alaska has brought more and more residents into the boats each season. This year about two-thirds of the boats were allotted to Out side fishermen. aad the remainder to Alaskans. With the exception of a few dozen privately owned boats. the fleets are owned by the can- neries which also furnish the fish ermen with nets and food The fishermen are paid a flat price for the fish, the rate this year being l2l la cents. which is the highest ever paid in Bristol Bay. Last year It was tweye cents and the year before 9A.
 Fishermens' Union
 The Outside fishermen, and now quite a number of the residents are members of tn Alaska Fisher. ermen's Union. one 3f the oldest fishermen's unions in the world and one of the strongest. II is affiliated with the Amerltap Federation of Labor through the Maritime Fed eration, and this spring the latter organization held up the sailing If some of the cannery ships in San Francisco until terms were reached with the newly formed cannery Workers Union. The Alaska Fish ermen's Union had already made it's agreement with the packers at this time It is this agreement which has been the source of con- siderable friction between resident and outside fishermen.
 Terms of Contract
 For the terms of the contract be tween the Alaska Fishermen's Un- ion and the packers provides that whenever the packers employ a fisherman not a member of their union. the packers will pay to the union treasury a sum representing One-third of the earnings of such independent fishermen. With ap- proximately 800 Alaskan or "Inde- pendent" fishermen this year earn ing something like S1,00O,000. it means the packers will be paying the union several hundred thousand dollars. Exact figures are not pos sible, for it is not known how many of the residents joined the Alaska Fishermen's Union. The packers took no hand in the struggle be. tween the Outside Union and the resident union. known as the United Fishermen of Alaska. Of- ficers of the latter organization claim that the Outside Union is striving to enroll as many as pos sible of the resident members so as to "break" the resident union and thus control the Bristol Pay fish
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-08-21

outsiders pay off with about 5000 apiece figuring the $500 to $70o they get from their union for the 9one-third" earnings of the resi- dents.
 Death Takes Hand
 There Is always a note Of sad ness when the totals are figured up each year for Bristol Bay. for death always takes a hand. The men waiting around the bunk houses before the season starts always talk of this. remembering back dozen years ago when more than 90 men were drowned.
 On opening day this year a man fell off a tally scow at Coffee Creek and was drowned. and by radio and every other means of communication the word had spread to every other man in the fleet within 24 hours Starting early this year" the men would say to each other. "I wonder who will b. next" But the remainder of the season Was singuIarly free from such disasters, though several other deaths did occur.
 Tragic Ending
 There was one veteran fisher man from Cordoya who seemed too ill to fish when the season opened Despite the predictions of all who saw him. he went in his boat. and carried on through the season. A few days before the season ended. with $1.5OO earned. he collapsed and died in the Koggiung Hospital next day.
 Tragic Ending
 Tom Wilson. one of the Douglas Indian fishermen made an excel lont showing for a newcomer fo Bristol Bay. fi1ished the season with well over thousand dollars earned. A few days later he disap. peared. and his body was discover ed only last week. The mystery of his disappearance had not beer cleared, but talk of foul play is discounted by the fact that he had not drawn his money.
 Great Problem
 The greatest problem of the res ident Bristol Bay fishermen is transportation. When the season ends, hundreds of fishermen with thousand or more dollars in thei possession find themselves all ready to go home and no way to go Re5- idents of Unalaska, out in the AIer- tian islands. and of Sanak Islana below the Alaska Peninsula. flew in to Anchorage this year just be- ause tue planes were going tn II way. The mail boat Starr. con meeting them with their homes, left day earlier and would not be back for a month So these is.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-08-21

ing-to prevent the residents be. coming strong enough to dominate the situation and gradually exclude the outsiders altogether.
 Using Indians
 Another interesting factor in the labor situation was the experiment this year with a number of South east Alaska giIl net fishermen Through arrangements made by the Alaska Native Brotherhood. tae Bureau of Indian Affairs obtained jobs for twelve Indians four from Wrangell, four from Juneau and four from Douglas. 1t was planned. if the showing this year justified, 10 endeavor to place a larger num- Der next year. Unfortunately those from Juneau fished at Nushagal where this years run was excep- tionally poor.
 The average earnings of all the fishermen in Boring Sea. however. exceeded the records of all past years. although they varied for the different sections. The fishermen Tn the Nushagak area as stated above, were the unfortunate ones. not making expenses. The run of fish was so poor that the Bureau of Fisheries closed the district when the season was half over. to permit what few fish there were to gp through to spawn. The high boat in this area was only 1000 fish (about $4O0 per mann. while the average was less than half as much
 Make about $1,0OO
 The run in the Egigik river was only fair, the fishermen making about $l 000 In the Naknek dis trict il was a little better, show Ing about S1,25O average. The best fishing was in the Kyichak. wher. the average was above $l.5O0.
 Individual high boat for the whole Boring Sea again goes to Ivor IYorsen and his partner. fish ing for the Libby cannery at Grave yard creek. IYOrsen has been high for so many years that it is almost taken for granted that he will lead ne procession; this year his boat piled up a total of nearly 48.OOO fish-which is a lot of fish to pull out of a net one by one and throw on a tally scow the same way. in 1912 days actually devoted to fish ing. It figures close to POO tons of fish
 Highest Average
 The highest average earnings was made at the Atlantic and Paeifi . cannery at Squaw Creek. The res ident fishermen averaged 31,O0O fish (about $2,O00D and the Out siders averaged $34,OO0. In this cannery the sixty boats were equal ly divided between outside fisher men and residents, so that the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-08-21

Yukon Jake-Iye pair of jack and a six-shooter.
 Dan MeGrew-Take the pot. I've only got four aces.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-08-21
NOTICE TO HEIRS
In the Matter of the Estate of An-
 tone Nelson, Deceased.

In the United States Commission
 CTS Court, Wrangell Precin,t.
 First Division, Territory of Alas
 ka. in probate
 NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing on the final account and report of the undersigned ad ministrator of the estate of Antone Nelson, deceased. will be had at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon of October 5. 1886. at the United Sta les Court house, in Wrangell, Alas ka.
 Heirs and others interested in the said estate are hereby notified and admonished to present their claims on or before the date set for the nnal hearing.
 RICHARD SURATT,
 Administrator of the Estate of Antone Nelson, deceased.
 First publications Aug. IA. 1886
 Last publication: Sept. II. 1886. 
 Yukon Jake-Iye pair of jack and a siX-shooter.
 Dan McGrew-Take the pot. I've only got four aces.
 landers, along with many others flew to Anchorage, and had to spend three weeks killing time there and at Seward waiting for a boat to take them home. Some times the fishermen bound for Al askan homes 800 or 1.500 miles away. buy the boats they have fished in, and sail them home. find ing they can arrive with a much larger percentage of their pay day than if they have to kill time for two or three weeks waiting for a steamer.
 Big Run-Gamble
 Unique in every respect the gamble of a big run, or few fish. open or closed season. the thirty days to make stake for the year or not, for the fishermen. or to lose or make a fortune by the pack. CTS, the red salmon fishing in Bris- tol Bay is the most colorful. ex- citing fishing season in all the world.
 But averaging the good years with lean. it continues to aid ma terially to the support of an ap- preeiable part of Alaska's popula- lion, and through the stakes" made there many have gained more stable and secure livelihoods contributing to the gradual but consistent growth and progress of the Territory.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-08-21

Th( Car
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-08-21

outsiders pay off with about 5000 apiece figuring the $500 10 $70o they get from their union for the 'one-third' earnings of the resi- dents.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-08-21

Administrator of the Estate of Antone Nelson, deceased.
 First publication: Aug. IA. 1886 Last publications Sept. II. 1936
Montana labor news., 1936-10-22

Arvo Fredrickson, who is a can
didate for Governor on the Commun-
list ticket was admitted into the
Council along with Bill Andrews,
secretary of the Communist Party
here and called the attention to the
fact that he deserved the support of
organized labor.
Mr.. Fredrickson explained that the
Farmer-Labor Party in Montana had
been scuttled, making it necessary
to put up an independent commun-
list candidate. He explained this,
saying that the Communist Party
was originally supporting the Far
mer-Labor Party but inasmuch as
this party has no candidate on the
ballot in November, it was necessary
to place a member of his organiza-
ton in the field. He also described
how in some states the Communist
candidates were denied the privilege
of being placed on the ballot. The
speaker referred to the prosecution
that had been placed upon him by
corporations for his beliefs. He as
sured the delegates that the Labor
Party and the peoples front is grow
ing.
Montana labor news., 1936-10-22
BOUNTY CHEATS GIRLS
DECLARED UNFAIR

The Bounty Refreshment Stand
on Rowe Road, located just inside
the grounds of the Municipal golf
course and of which Ellis Sullivan
has been declared unfair. The build
ing also has been declared unfair. 1t
was reported that Obbie Ashford
owns this building.
Bitter condemnation of the atti-
tude of Mr.. Sullivan arose on the
floor of the central labor union
when it was announced that he was
defying that body, the Women's Pro-
tective union, the Bartenders, and
the Cooks and Walters union in their
efforts to have him comply with the
union regulations and wages.
The resort itself, Mr.. Sullivan, the
proprietor, and Verl Guam are now
all unfair to all four of these or
CARNATIONS.
It is strange but nevertheless true,
that quite often members of organ
lied labor after they get into bust
ness for themselves resort to the
cheapest methods of cheating and
chiseling both on their employees and
on union conditions.
Montana labor news., 1936-10-22
TURF BAR UNFAIR

For some time past the unions
have looked with suspicion upon ac-
tivities going on at the Turf Bar at
the corner of Main and Mercury
Streets. In fact members of the Mu-
sicians organization have remon-
strated with the proprietor for his
persistent use Of scab musicians.
On one or two occasions certain
resorts on the flat and outlying dis
tricts have violated union rules in
attempted use of unfair musicians
in an effort to provide music for its
patrons without paying union wages
but it has not been attempted before
in the heart of the city.
The Turf Bar is unfair to organ
lied labor. Former patrons are urged
to withdraw their patronage. It
should not be necessary to publish
names of people stepping into this
place.
Montana labor news., 1936-10-22
SECRETARY OF M0NTANAN5 Inc. ASKED BY
GRAHAM TO DEBATE 8-H0UR AMENDMENT
SPIKE
FALSE STATEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF FIRE FIGHTERS

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Editor,
The Montana Labor News,
Butte, Montana.
Dear Sir:
We see a lot these days about the
eight-hour amendment that is being
thrown about the streets and also
in the daily newspapers. This is be-
ing prepared by the Montanans, Inc,
whoever they are. The circular
states that if the amendment is
passed the entire state will be de-
stroyed forever.
One idea, which they forgot to try
to convey was that it would be Com
munistic.
The part that is a joke to the fire
men is where it states that when
the eight-hour shift is up, they
would have to drop the hose and let
the fire burn. OF course, that is not
so.
The writer who makes these false
statements evidently doesn't know
much about the workings of the fire
department. Any fireman, who, al
any time leaves the scene of con.
flagration regardless of hours with
out the permission of the officer ir
charge is subject to dismissal, anc
rightly so.
At the present time, the Butte
Fire Department is working thu
eight-hour shift. It became effective
on July l, 1884.
Many times since then we have
been called out to fires after oul
regular eight-hour shift was over
and we stayed on the scene until tn,
fire was extinguished, regardless O
how many hours it took.
We will continue to do so afteI
the amendment passes, in spite o
the false propaganda published BY
opponents Of the eight-hour amend
ment.
The Firemen's Union wishes tt
brand the statements mentioned
above as false and misleading anc
as attempting to instill fear into the
minds of the people of Montana
when there is absolutely no basis fol
such a fear.
Yours very truly,
International Assn. of
Firefighters, Local No. SO.
Robert Detich Sec.
Montana labor news., 1936-10-22
Miners Help Rotana Club

One hundred dollars was donated
to the Rotana Milk Fund by the Min
ers union at its last meeting accord
ing to reports of delegates at the cen
trail labor body.
1t was brought out during a dis
cussion that the Rotana Club distri-
butes $50 bottles of milk per day to
undernourished children who attend
school. The teachers union cooper
ated extensively with the Miners un-
ion in supplying information that the
miners wanted in regard to the Ro-
tana Club, its milk fund, and the dis
tribution of the milk.
Montana labor news., 1936-10-22
HISTORY OF THE SHORTER WORKING DAY
CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment IN LEGISLATURE

No. IA, 1t passed the House by a
vote of eighty-two for and fourteen
against with six members not vot-
ing, receiving fifteen more votes
than the necessary two-thirds ma
jority.
In the senate, House Bill No. IA
had a rather strenerous time and
stormy passage, when it appeared
before the Committee of the Whole
it was amended so much by radical
senators from eastern Montana that
we could not recognize it. The bill
was killed on a roll call vote, while
receiving a majority of the votes, it
lacked the necessary two-thirds ma
jority. However, the senate recon-
sidered it's action and revived the
bill again, sending the same back to
the committee where it lay for near
Continued to Page 81
Montana labor news., 1936-10-22

The delegates were glad to receive
Pete Connors, business agent of the
Transfers union as a visitor last Tue
sday. He gave n of the finest adj
dresses that has been heard in the
Council in many a day.
MI. Connors drew a picture of the
disastrous consequences of long hours
in industry and what invention and
mass production has done in the way
of causing misery and suffering in
the world, especially wherein the
wealth caused by those factors has
not been equitably distributed. There
will be of this address in next
weeks issue.