THE NENANA DAIL Y NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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GAUSTAD ASSERTS
SUTHERLAND SAFE
i
Mr. O. P. Gaustad. of Fairbanks1
and Brooks, is in town for a few j
days, shaking bands with old friends:
and incidentally boosting- for the j
Republican ticket. Mr. Gaustad i
keeps in close touch with the po-1
litical situation throughout the Ter-'
ritory and is confident of a sweep-1
ing victory for Dan Sutherland as
well as the entire Republican ticket.
In commenting on campaign mat
ters in general, Mr. Gaustad says:
■“I am very much pleased at the
outlook for the election of my
friend Dan Sutherland in particular, i
and the whole Republican bunch in j
general. It does not seem to me !
that any votes were changed in ;
Grigsby’s favor by his recent visit :
here. I am not in the least sur- i
prised at this, however, as the in- i
sincerity of his pledges and the un-!
truthfulness of his statements were j
too apparent to fool an electorate.
possessing the high degree of intelli
gence manifested by our people in i
their choice of public servants.
“Grigsby’s claims in both Nenana,
-and Fairbanks, that he was not'
aware of the low standard of wages!
paid by the Alaskan engineering
commission, are too manifestly un
true to need any comment, as he
has been repeatedly apprised of the
wage conditions existing here, by
individuals as well as organizations.
Being the representative of the Ter
ritory at Washington, it is -his busi
ness to be informed on all matters
pertaining to public works, especial-j
i.v when it entails the expenditure
of millions of dollars, and it is iust
as criminal not to know as it is to
ignore tne mTormauon concerning:
the conditions, and not seek to1
lighten the burden caused by them. ;
“Another glaring falsehood is
Grigsby's claim set forth in his lit
erature that he collected several
hundred thousand dollars in back
taxes from the fish corporations
while he was attorney-general. I,
was a member of the territorial sen- j
ate in 1915 and 1917, and served
during the latter term as chairman!
•of the finance committee, having •
special jurisdiction over financial*
legislation, and have first-hand
knowledge of the actual facts con- ]
cerning the collection of these backj
taxes, which are as follows: The'
fishing and mining corporations re- !
fused to pay the territorial taxes
levied by the legislature of 1913. j
Pursuant to an opinion rendered to
the legislature of 1915 by J. S.
Jury, of the University of Wash
ington, obtained through the efforts
of Senator Millard, the legislature
•of 1915 authorized the governor to
employ legal counsel for the en-:
foreement of the payment of all de
linquent taxes. Governor Strong
appointed for such position John
Cobb, who started suits and got:
judgments in the circuit court of j
California in the summer of 1916,1
■a.nd the taxes, amounting to some i
5300,000, were paid into the terri
torial treasury in accordance with
the findings of said court, which
•settled for all time the right of the
Territory to levy taxes. George
Grigsby did not take his oath of
office until in January, 1917, and
performed r.o legal work for the
Territory, except giving advice to
the officials and rendering special
opinions to the canvassing board
that counted Wickersham out of the
1916 election.
“During his first year as attorney
general, Grigsby directed his efforts
principally toward feathering his
own nest. One of the first bills in
troduced in the house in 1917 was
one written by Grigsby for Scotty j
Allen, providing for an increase in!
the salary of the attorney-general j
from $5,000 per annum to $7,000. j
When the bill arrived in the senate, •
after having passed the house, the I
senate finance committee amended j
the same so as to take effect in i
1920, after the first term of Attor- j
ney-General Grigsby had expired.'
When this amendment reached the
house, Grigsby asked his Democratic
friends to vote against it, which
they did, and, the senate finance j
committee standing pat, the measure :
was finally defeated, and the salary:
remained at $5,000 His next re-.
quest for funds was a bill providing j
that the Territory purchase a law I
library for $2,500, which his politi- j
cal ally—Holzheimer, who is now •
judge of the Second division—had
left with him and offered for sale!
for $900. Having failed in his ef- ■
forts to squander money up to the!
close of the session, in the final j
estimates for expenditures of terri-;
torial officials, Grigsby’s request was '
$4,100 more than that of the trea
surer (who does ten times as much;
work), almost $9,000 higher than
that of the secretary, $5,000 higher!
than the mining inspector’s. In fact,!
had Grigsby’s requests been granted,!
he would have cost the Territory I
nearly as much as all the other of
ficials in Juneau combined. And this!
after John Cobb had performed all i
the work pertaining to the attorney- ’
general’s office for approximately I
$250 per month, without extra clerk!
hire or office expenses. As chairman '
of the finance committee of the '
senate, my experience with Urigsby!
during his first three months as.
attorney-general convinced me tha::
his lust for public funds is insatia-!
ble, and his recklessness in the ex
penditure of same borders on pro- j
fligaey. These traits have undoubt
edly been developed during his long
office-holding career since his ar
rival in Alaska, he having held of
fice as Republican or Democrat al
most continually during his entire j
residence here.
‘‘As you remember, when Senator!
Sutherland was here he never as
much as mentioned Grigsby’s name i
or said anything of a personal na-1
ture, and had our present fluke j
delegate and' his political sponsors—
Riggs and Troy—abstained from per- j
sonalities, no criticism of Grigsby’s j
official career would have been made |
by us. And this was not because j
we did not have the goods, but we
considered it better politics to let'
the voters size up the candidatesj
from their own personal observa
tion. I
“In my humble opinion, contrary j
to the extravagant claims of won- j
derful achievements, Alaska has nev-1
er had a delegate at Washington i
who has so feebly represented the ]
Territory, or so completely aban- i
doned its citizens and industries to :
their natural enemies, the shipping:
and fish trusts. He claims he has j
started several important measures,
and begs to be given an opportunity j
to finish them. All real Alaskans'
and friends of Alaska pray to God i
that such a calamity does not befall j
us. Are we not having a hard
enough time of it as it is? i
“I believe that our intelligent vot- i
ers have made up their minds that,
it is safer to have a man in Con-j
gress to represent who DOES know,
all about the wages and general con-;
ditions surrounding the average cit- j
izen of Alaska, and whom we can
trust to do his utmost, without urg
ing, to improve these conditions.
VOTE FOR jj
GEORGE B. GRIGSBY 1
Democratic Candidate for j
Delegate to Congress 1;
Such a man has Dan Sutherland
ever proven himself to be during his
entire public career in Alaska. Let
the performance of the past be the
guarantee of the future.
‘‘In reviewing the political situa
tion we must not overlook the fact
that it is important to elect our ter
ritorial legislative candidates. The
governor is a Democrat and all the
holdover senators are members of
the same party. We must elect all
our candidates in the four divisions
in order to have an even break. It
would -certainly be unfortunate
should we be burdened with an
other bunch of subordinates to the
governor. We have the pernicious
road law and shipping bills to re
peal. and in order to accomplish
this we must have at least an even
break in the senate. Mr. Collins is
an experienced man in the legis
lature, and has always voted right
on matters concerning this division.
He is entitled to the full support of
every Republican. In fact, the whole
Republican legislative ticket is com
posed of men of the highest char
acter and there is every reason why
you should vote the ticket straight.
“ ‘Teddy’ Kettleson, of Brooks, is
the least known man on the ticket,
and perhaps will need a little spe
cial boosting. He is the only can
didate who is a bona fide wage
earner and prospector. He does
not boast of any business qualifica
tions, but he claims that he knows
what the ‘roughneck' needs, and has
several common-sense ideas of how
his needs may be attained. Know
ing him intimately, I would unquali
fiedly recommend him for the posi
tion he seeks.'
“In a mining way, Brooks is go
ing to be quiet this winter, as most
of the gold produced by the limited
water supply of the past season
froze up in the sluice boxes. A
number of promising discoveries
were made durin- ’ summer on
Livengood and tributaries, and the
Brooksites look for a very busy and
prosperous season next year.”
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
Taxpayers of Nenana are hereby
notified that the Detailed Tax Lists,
which have been mailed to all prop
erty owners by the Nenana School
Board, must be made out and re
turned to Assessor Carl Schmidt
before the first of November.
EIGHT MORE LOCATORS
FILE FOR OIL PERMITS
Winding up what has probably
been one of the most active months
in the staking of oil claims and
filing applications for leasing and
prospecting permits, eight new ap
plications for permits were received
at the U. S. land office at Juneau on
a recent mail, according to a state
ment made by Register Frank A.
Boyle. These applications cover a
total of 40,480 acres.
Those filing are: L. E. Grammer,
of Seward, 2,560 acres in Cold Bay;
R. H. Elder, Archie Lewis, William
C. Hunt and Warren Palmer, of
Anchorage, 2,560 acres each, in the
Iliamna district; John B. Lydick, of
Cordova, 2^560 acres in the Yaka
taga field; Charles A. Benson, of
CABINS MUDDED by Oliver Lee.,,
j Leave orders at Johnson’s Store, i,
j NOTICE.—Holders of tickets for1^
raffle of McLean house please call1
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at The Portland, where tickets i
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will be redeemed. kXlj(
if taken immediately. Inquire at M
; News office. i
FOR SALE—Carlson’s Summit road-1
house. Complete establishment. j.
On Broad Pass trail. Inquire on
premises, or can phone. ; \'
| FOUND—Black and white mala- ’,
mute dog. Owner can recover by ;
! paying charges for board and ail- j <
j vertising. Oscar Oswald, at Cooney j
I hotel.
| BARN FOR RENT—Second and E. I
Three double stalls. Pump in j
barn. Inquire at News. i
•BUNCH OF SEVEN KEYS found. I
Owner can recover by calling at1
News office and paying for adv. !
FOR SALE or rent—Pianos
| and sewing machines. Sim
son’s.
For Rent—The Arctic Room
ing house, bathhouse and
‘laundry, altogether or separ
ate. Wonderful opportunity
| for right party. Apply Sim
i son’s Store.
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Seward, 2,560 acres in the Cold Bay ,
1 district, and another for 2,560 acres
' located near the town of Seward.
Some man in Nushagak, who used
to raise hogs in Iowa, has figured
it out that the raw material for
, fish meal wasted in Alaska each |
year will produce the same number!
■ of pounds of fat on the hog that
! 7,146,985 bushels of corn will pro
duce, and yet, points out the editor
of the Valdez Miner, there are peo
ple in Alaska who say that we can’t
raise corn here! If we can raise
something /‘just as good as corn,”
what do we want with the corn ? j.
Old Man Seward had a “folly like a j •
fox.” !
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o withstand cold weather.
I'our old fur cap. coat or
’obe, if mended or relined,
vould be like new, and lots
:heaper. S,u its pressed
;coured or cleansed. Macki
taws and underwear mend
id. Ring up
D’Orsay’s Tailor Shop
CABBAGE 10 cents per
jound. large solid heads,
lohn Scharle, Fairbanks.
Calling Cards printed to order on
ho-t notice at the News Office.
Rust House
CLEAN AND
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WEEK OR MONTH
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Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only tbe most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
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NEW
CENTRAL CAFE
FIRST CLASS
Every Respect
in
PRIVATE BOXES
JOHN KETOOROKY
Proprietor.
' THE old curiosity shop
May have what you are looking for
SECOND-HAND GOODS BOUGHT
AND SOLD.
NORTH OF NENANA HOUSE.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nasb,
Secretary. President.
Department of tke Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains.
I Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is in
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
|at North Nenana.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Mondays,
.Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 a.
;m- The Wednesday train put up over
! night at Healy, returning Thursday
at 1 p. m.
The following schedule between
| North Nenana and Fairbanks, sub
ject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 12:30 p. m.
Leave North Nenana, 2:00 p. m.;
arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
Until further notice, no passen
gers will be carried, nor freight
handled, across the Tanana river.
Passengers and shippers should make
their own arrangements for service
between Nenana and North Nenana.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Fourth Monday of Month
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.