Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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H, V. HOBEN and E. F. JESSEN, Proprietors
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WHEN IS ATTORNEY GENERAL CORRECT?
. . . A federal official cannot lawfully be appointed
to any territorial office, and the membership on the Ter
ritorial Road Commission is surely an ‘office under the
government of the Territory/ to use the expression of
the Organic Act,”
This opinion was handed down by Attorney General1
John Rustgard on April 15, f927.
If this is a fair interpretation of the powers allowed
or mandatory under the Constitution of Alaska, then
why does the Attorney General at this time support a fed
eral appointee—the Governor—in his stand in opposing
the Auditor in the performance of duties accorded under
the Organic Act when the Board of Control was created
by the Legislature?
If Mr. Rustgard is correct in his interpretation of the
intent and purpose of the Organic Act, and the opinion
delivered on the question of the Territorial Road Com
missioners is to be taken as definitely the powers of Ter-;
ritorial offices, it nullifies every power of the Governor in ;
relation to Legislative enactments and disbursements j
with the exception of the veto.
In supporting the Governor in Ills obstructive tac
tics, Mr. Rustgard apparently has changed h i s opinion
on the Road Commission question. By his present course I
of reasoning the Governor has the power to take from;
the Board of Control the powers granted it under his
interpretation of the Organic Act and substitute therefor j
a sort of dictatorship, which may even nullify legislative;
acts if so employed.
Somebody has betrayed the voters of the Territory.
This betrayal lies between the Governor, the Attorney!
General and the Legislature.
Possibly a good dictatorship would be of more value
than the Legislature, if it is to be composed of men who ■
delegate back to the federal officials powers belonging
to the people.
Scanning the record of the Governor it is impossible
to discover any progressive act. Rather the office has been
expressive of the most irritating element of Bureaucracy,
in which an adamant attitude has been maintained t o-1
ward the wishes of the voters of the Territory.
GATEWAY TO RETRENCH
'Strollers’ Weekly>
Editor E. F. Jesscn, of the Seward Daily Gateway, has announced 1
in a recent edition of his paper that owing to lack of support he will
retrench by making the paper four pages instead of eight, and possibly ;
publishing twice a week. The Gateway announces that that will mean
letting three employees loose with the wolf on their backs, and the con
sequent reducing of Associated Press service.
We believe that Editor Jessen has at last applied the knife to the j
sore spot, and will speedily get into the ranks of the multimillionaires.
Seward has never been a town which ranked a daily. A town with 750
population attempting to support a daily paper for any length of time,
is an impossibility as the expenses of a daily will run well over the !
thousand dollar mark each month and oftener close to two thousand.
Fewr towns in Alaska are capable of supporting a daily paper. That
is, a real daily, as a daily and not in the form of a weekly. On the Out- I
side, a town of 5,000 is considered too small for a daily paper, but the
owners of weeklies in those towns are making money.
;Get in Stroller’s class, Ernie, and while you may not make any
money you will have a lot of satisfaction in watching the dailies lose
their shirts attempting the impossible.
What a gesture of President Hoover; he plans to
voluntarily reduce his salary IF other Federal officials
do likewise. His term practically over, election is nigh
and he is a millionaire. Whut a gesture!
Judged by the state of the Territorial treasury, if an
extra session of the Legislature is called the members!
will be compelled to use dog sleds and take along their I
sourdough cans. j
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OFFICIAL VISITOR TO
ALASKA LAST SEASOH
IIS CLEAN-UP TASK
Lnst ;{ear he shot big Alaska
bear. This year, according to a
press report, General Seth Richard
son, assistant attorney general, will
go to Hawaii to shoot holes in the
islands’ lawlessness.
Seth is well known in Seward,
having played golf here for a week
last summer. It is vividly recalled
how he punctured the air on the
golf course with not only long
drives but also, when missing the
ball a few times, with his “driver”
which often was hurled for consid
erable yardage.
Senator Hale, who was also a vis
itor here at that time and who had
a tricky little cub which he cared
for like a babe, took several pho
tos of the general in action. If the
general slams the lawless element
of Hawaii like he does a golf ball,
there will be little trouble on the
islands in the future.
BALTIC' SMUGGLERS
USING POISON GAS
HELSINGFORS, Finland, Jan. 22.
(fP)—The Baltic smuggling armada,
having found its small guns inef
fective since the new patrol vessels
are better equipped, have intro
duced the use of a mysterious pois
onous gas which is being anolyzed.
at the Estonian Army laboratory.
Complete apparatus for produc
ing the gas was discovered on a
ship flying a Greek flag which
sought shelter on the Estonian
coast.
It is reported the gas already has
been employed against patrol ves
sels, badly affecting the respiratory
organs of the crews, igniting their
clothes and preventing pursuit.
COMMUNITY CHURCH
10 a. m. Sunday School.
11a. m. Morning Service. Theme:
‘The Wise and the Foolish Build
ers.”
6:30 p. m. Epworth League.
7:30 p. m. Evening Service. Sub
ject: “The Good Shepherd.” illus
trated.
WINS CASE
NEW YORK. Jan. 22. (/Pj—Fran
cis Z. McQuade, former New' York
Giants treasurer, •won a case against
Charles Stoneham and John Mc
Graw, president and vice president
of the club, when the New York
Supreme Court ordered the two of
ficials to pay McQuade a back sal
ary at the rate of $10,000 a year
since May. 1923.
Mrs. Edward Biddle, of Philadel
phia, left Nenana on January 12.
for the Kantishna country.
NOTICE
Masons and Eastern Stars and |
families are invited to a farewell j
party given for Mr. and Mrs. James
Campbell at the Masonic Temple j
it 8 p. m., Saturday.
1-21,22,23. H. SOGN, Secy, j
Powers
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Always fresh— because he
keeps his tnoutk fresh with
Wriglev's.
WRIGLEY’S is recommended
by doctors and dentists. It aids
digestion ... cleanses the teeth.
A simple rule of health, of
mouth hygiene, of efficiency.
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