Grigsby Is To Appear
Before Canvass Board
(From Juneau Empire )
Contests for at least a part of
the seats from this Division in the
Alaska Legislature were foreshad
owed at the opening of the biennial
session of the Territorial Canvass
ing Board this morning. Appearing
before the Board, before it formally
began its work, S. Hellenthai, of
the law firm of Hellenthai & Hel
lenthal, requested for George B.
Grigsby, former Attorney General
and Delegate to Congress, that the
Board defer its canvass of the vote
of the First Division until last in
order to allow Mr. Grigsby time to
get here.
This request was granted, all
members of the Board, consisting of
Gov. Scott C. Bone, Secretary Karl
St
Thiele, and Asst. Collector of Cus
toms, M. S. Whittier, consenting to
the procedure. Attorney General
John Rustgard was also present
when the Board convened.
Since the final outcome of the
election was definitely known, in
fact before that time when reports
were current of alleged irregulari
ties at certain precincts and of
widespread illegal voting, rumors
have been prevalent that some of
the seats won, on the face of the
returns, by the Hunt-Paul combina
tion which captured the Republican
nomination last April, would be
contested. The fact that Mr. Grigs
by will appear before the Board
and be present during the canvass
of the vote of this Division appar
ently makes it certain that the
contests will be staged.
How many of the seats will be
contested has not been indicated.
Three members of the House and
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the Senator receiving votes suffi
cient to elect if all of them were
legally cast were members of the
so-called Hunt-Paul combination re
garded as strongly anti-administra
tion. Forest J. Hunt of Ketchi
kan, received 269 votes more than
N. R. Walker, Democrat, also of
Ketchikan. W. D. Grant, of Wran
gell, on the Hunt-Paul ticket was
high man in the House race receiv
ing 2,384, or 1,040 more than Jas.
McCloskey, low man on the Demo
cratic ticket.
It is virtually certain that a con
test will be made agaiinst seatng
W. L. Paul, J. J. Connors, being
the contestant. The latter was bui
29 votes behind Paul on the com
plete unofficial returns. Chris Chris
tensen, of Petersburg, who received
1966 votes, was but 132 votes be
hind Paul and 207 lower than C. B.
Ferguson, the other member of the
Paul combination. It is possible that
the contests filed will include Fer
guson’s seat and that of Mr. Hunt in
the Senate.
N. O. Hardy, the only successful
Democratic candidate on the returns
prior to the cavass, won out over
Perry M. Hern, of Skagway, by 41
votes. There were some reports cir
culated at one time that the latter
might also file a contest but there
was nothing to indicate such action
at the opening session of the Board
today.
Steamship Starr In
Port from Westward
The steamship Starr arrived in port
this morning, having made good time
on the trip from Unalaska, despite
the cold weather. Capt. Johansen
and crew report no undue incidents
on the voyage. Passengers arriving
on the Starr were:
C. W. Overturf, from Seldovia, with
six companions.
Max Peyser, and family, who have
sold out their business in Selodvia,
and are on their way back to An
chorage.
H. Norgard and Geo. Christensen.
P. J. Lynch and Annabelle Com
sotck from Kodiak.
John C. McEachern, from Kanatak.
Capt. H. Anderson, of Los Angeles
and Unalaska, who is homeward
bound, after a tour of the Aleutian
islands in the interest of the codfish
industry. He expects to return early
in the spring on a combined business
and honeymoon trip.
J. Callias, from Portlock.
C. A. Ristine, from Pearl Island.
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Heinie Berger and his partner are
expected to arrive in port from Nuka
Bay, some time today or tomorrow.
Jos. Shulte will return with them, hav
ing recovered from his recent burns,
the result of a gasoline explosion.
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RETURNED TO PRISON
(By Associated Press)
ATLANTA, Ga„ Jan. 24.—Gerald
Chapman, notorious criminal, who es
caped from the Atlanta penitentiary
in March, 1922, was returned to the
prison yesterday morning by Feder
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ANCHORAGE BUSINESS MAN
RETURNS; FRUITFUL TRIP
Returning yesterday on the Alaska
from a business trip to Pacific coast
markets with the vim of selling Al
aska coal, Mr. Oscar Anderson, of
the Evan Jones Company, of Anchor
age, with mines at Jonesville, pass
ed the day in Sevrard.
In an interview with a representa
tive of The Gateway, Mr. Anderson
said that no order were obtainable
in Frisco and other California
cities visited, but succeeded in plac
ing a 200 ton contract with the
Copper River & Northwestern Rail
road. The latter negotiations were
closed in Seattle by Mr Anderson
with E. T. Stannard, held of the Al- >
aska Steamship Company and also
in charge in the Kennecot and Cop
per River holdings.
While on his wray up the Alaska
Coast, Mr. Anderson placed orders
in Ketchikan for his coal. Business
conditions are on an upward trend,
along the Southeastern Alaska coast.
Mr. Anderson holds very high hopes
for this section of the country, es
pousing as usual, his optimistic views.
While in Cordova, on his way up,
Oscar received the news by wire, in
forming him of the late suicide of his
valued employe, Cassidy Kassuth, and *
is at a loss regard the motive of his
employe.
Mr. Anderson leaves for his home
town on Monday’s train.
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