18 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES, 
canning of fish which in the judgment of its employees should not be 
canned. The superintendent of the plant is ordinarily the responsi- 
ble head of affairs, with absolute control of operations, and is thus 
not definitely bound by the actions, recommendations, or suggestions 
of the inspectors. 
In 1920 this private inspection service was competently conducted 
under the supervision of Dr. E. D. Clark, of Seattle, who for many 
years was identified with the U. S. Bureau of Chemistry. Its per- 
sonnel was made up chiefly of students from the Fisheries College at 
the University of Washington. The Government has no direct con- 
nection with the inspection service thus maintained under the 
auspices of the National Canners’ Association but approves of its 
general purposes and objects. 
VIOLATIONS OF FISHERIES LAWS AND REGULATIONS. 
Fishery work before the courts of Alaska in 1920 involved prosecu- 
tions for failure to close the tunnels and open the heart walls of traps 
during the weekly close season, fishing in streams and lakes closed 
to commercial operations, fishing within 500 yards of the mouths of 
salmon streams, disregard of the lateral distance interval between 
fixed appliances, and the wanton waste of salmon. It also covered 
the completion of prosecutions begun in 1919. In most cases the pen- 
alties imposed were fines, though in one case the sentence was im- 
prisonment for one month. Fines aggregated $6,480.95, of which 
amount $101 was imposed in central Alaska, $158.80 in western 
Alaska, and $6,263.15 in the southeastern district. Costs of prosecu- 
tions, which ordinarily follow the judgments, are included in these 
amounts, as far as they were reported, but the record is incomplete as 
in several instances the costs had not been computed at the time 
reports were made. The total amount of penalties would therefore be 
increased somewhat by including these costs. 
On September 13, 1919, William Strong was indicted at Juneau 
as an alien, having engaged in fishing in Taku River August 3, 
1919. The case came to trial on March 4, 1920, at which time Strong 
pleaded guilty and was fined $100. 
The Alaska Pacific Fisheries was indicted in 1919 for not opening 
the heart walls of two traps on Sunday, August 3, 1919, and tried at 
Ketchikan. The jury failed to agree on a verdict. On April 28, 
1920, the case was again tried in the district court at Ketchikan and 
resulted in an acquittal of the company. 
On July 17 the Alaska Pacific Fisheries was accused in a com- 
plaint filed before the United States commissioner at Juneau of 
failing to close the tunnel of its trap at Neck Point, Chichagof 
Island, during the weekly close period on July 11. The case was 
tried on August 6, but the jury did not agree on a verdict. Subse- 
quently the case was dismissed on motion of the United States 
attorney. 
The case against the Ward’s Cove Packing Co., indicted in the 
fall of 1919 for fishing with two traps on Sunday, August 3, 1919, 
was called for trial at Ketchikan, April 26, 1920. The company 
pleaded guilty and was fined $200 and costs. 
On November 23, 1920, the Ward’s Cove Packing Co. was indicted 
at Ketchikan for illegally fishing with a trap in Clarence Strait 4 
