The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-13
FISH TRAPS GET SWAT,
 HUGE VOTE.
Record Vote in Third and Fourth Divisions Delays
 Count-None from Second

l0unf-N0ne from SeC0nd
 Democrats were leading for i practically all Territorial offices on fragmentary returns from ycstcr- days Alaska election
 With inconclusive totals Demo- crats also were leading in the race for seats in the Territorial Legislature
 The early returns indicated the Democrats might win back control of the lower House from the Re- publicans.
 The advisory vote was running more than seven to one in favor of abolishing fish traps. The pro- posal in the measure is for liqui- dation of the traps over a l0-year period. Any actual decision on out lawing traps. however. would have to be taken by Congress, which holds full authority over the Terri tory.
 The fish trap vote from 3l pre- cincts, l9 of them in the Juneau vicinity. was 5.225 to abolish them and 697 to continue them. The traps were major issue in one of the. hottest election cam paigns Alaska has had in couple of decades. Voters went to the polls in record numbers. with the vote at Anchorage doubling the l946 total. The total vote cast was 3893
 The early returns did mot cons tasn any from Nome and the ad- jacent thinly populated Second Di- vision territory
 1 Approximately half of the early returns were from the First Divis- ion in Southeast Alaska. ! The fish trap vote was one-sided in favor of abolishing them in all three of the early reporting divisions. The early returns, by Divisions were: First, 2428 to 46O: Third, l128 to 92; Fourth, 1869 to 145.
 The Senatorial race, aside from the first Division. is as follows, ac- cording to early returns:
 Third Division Steve McCutch- con tD) 1882; Huntley CD) lI8i; Morris eR)s 757; Olson (R) 6ss.
 Fourth Butrovich (R), incum- bent, 3l4; Barr CD 236; Lander (D) l83, Wcofter tR) l42.
 House leaders, exclusive of the First Division. are as follows:
 Stanley McCutcheon (DD, 1874: Conright tD), l254; Snider fRp lO96; Pollard tD) ll5o; Keating (D) 1166: Carlson fD) HI; Egan tD) ll09; Owen 6D) 949 Betting CT tR) 916.
 Fourth-- Five to be elected,-- Franklin tDD 276; Dale tD) 255; Angerman tD) PAT: Taylor tD) 237; Calhoun tR, PIT.
 FROM ANCHORAGE
 The Empire, shortly before press time, received the following from Bernard J. Kosinsky, Managing Editor of the Anchorage Times:
 Thirteen of 69 precincts Third Division: 1895 abolish fish traps ITO to continue. Bartlett 1886, Stock IA; Peterson $50, Williams 1852; Goetz 595; Boyle 1891; Mac- Donald 945, Metcalf lll8: Morris 757. Olson 683. Huntley ll8l, Steve McCutcheon 1892, Conright 1254, Egan li09. Heating ll66. Stanley McCutcheon 1874, Meyers 496, O'Harra 373s Olson 757. Osbo 5l1. Owen 949, Pollard ll50, Snider l096. Snodgrass 836. Bettinger 9l6, Carlson HI
 Two main precincts of Anchor age are not expected to be count ed until late this afternoon.
 RETURNS IN JUNEAU
 The heavy vote in Juneau de- layed early count of the returns from the three precincts but partial figures were revealed during the evening to the Empire reporters. kINY set up in the newsroom of the Empire and kept broadcast ing all returns. both local and from points outside as received over the teletype. At 3 o'clock this morning when it was seen local reports would be late, Dick Peter went to the mike, gave the final returns then said good night.
 The first precinct completed the count about 4 am, third precinct at 6.l5 and second precinct at 7:l5.
 CA MAN HERE
 R. K. Morgan, CAA man from Gustavus, is at the Baranof Hotel.