Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established Aupsust 19, 1904
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WHAT IS THE CASH BALANCE?
The opening gun of what promises to be quite a bat
tle, looms at Territorial headquarters, Juneau, where the
Examining Board, created by the last Legislature and
composed of the “Three Horsemen” — Governor George
A. Parks, chairman; W. G. Smith, treasurer, and Attorney
General John Rustgard, secretary — is aligned against
Auditor Cash Cole.
War clouds have been gathering in the Panhandle
area for some weeks, the first rumblings reverberating
here just recently. Both sides appear to be firmly en
trenched, the first gas bombs being tossed into Cole’s
dugout last week when the Board reversed Cole over 11
claims.
Eight of the claims originated with the Territorial1
Board of Road Commissioners, two in the office of Edu
cation, and one from the Territorial Legislature. The sum
involved was small, $1,974.00.
All the opinions were written by the Attorney Gen-:
eral.
Rustgard, The Gateway is informed, contends that the
Auditor’s office has no right or authority to review any
action of any Territorial agency under whose supervision
money is expended.
The Auditor’s law has this to say: “The Auditor shall
audit and allow all claims or demands which are just and
true and a legal charge against the Territory and for
the payment of which appropriation has been made by
the Legislature.”
Auditor Cole believes if any Territorial agency is
spending money in an unbusinesslike manner his office
has the right to provide or promulgate such rules and
regulations as will permit a right determination as toj
whether or not the claims are just demands against the j
Territory.
Cole’s contention seems to be that the opposition is
attempting to bolster up the Territorial Treasury cash
balance by delaying the payment of legitimate claims j
while secondary claims are passed for payment contin-:
uously. He intends to follow the literal meaning of the
wording in the Appropriation Bill in expenditures. The
Auditor feels, owing to the condition of the Treasury, that
primary expenditures, which include school and pension
funds, are imperiled.
However, the Juneau Empire, in its opening para
graph reporting the Board’s findings, says: “. . . . that
no shortage of Territorial funds is imminent, and that the
Territorial Auditor has no authority to ‘sit in review on
any decision within the proper functions delegated to
other officials or boards,’. ..”
There is no question as to fraud or deceit entering
the picture, from Cole’s standpoint; only that of proper
procedure and protection of the Territory’s funds.
_ . Viewing the situation from a distance, it seems that
Cole is far from being satisfied with the idea of giving
an impersonation of Rameses II in a mummv costume at
a fancy-dress ball. The controversey is not settled to his
satisfaction and if the matter is carried to the courts he
feels that every Alaskan taxpayer and person who has a
child m school, as well as every pioneer, will be vitallv
interested. J
. Sny cafe' *s ^be Territorial Treasury cash
balance We haven’t seen it published or heard anythin#
about this important item for months.
Maybe Cole is right!
Whuff! _ the Oldtimer grunted, as he recapped tli
botue, preparing to continue his “mush.” “Das war guti
An engine must have lubrication to travel.”
Maybe what the world needs is armaments to keep
disaimament advocates and others from disturbing the
peace. &
0o Hour Christmas Shopping lEarly
i The Seward High School boys’
basketball team has received a
! favorable offer from the Fairbanks
High School to play a series of 4
games in that city on December
17, 18, 19 and the afternoon of the
120th.
' Under the present plans the lo
1 cal team would play the Fairbanks
high squad on Thursday, Decem
ber 17 and Friday, the 18th. The
; third game would be played with
the Alaska College five, and the
i fourth game with the Fairbanks
town team. However, should the
first two games with the school
team result in a tie it is stipulated
that the play-off between the 2
high school squads shall be on
Sunday afternoon and would, of
course, take the place of the game
with the town team.
The Seward “Ponies” has ample
material for a good team but it
appears that due to disciplinary
reasons the team at present is not
in a' very cohesive state. However, j
all difficulties are expected to be j
“ironed” out and that the “Ponies” j
will challenge the Alumnae and j
the City teams within a few days
in order to get a couple of victor
ies under their belt before pro
ceeding into the Interior country j
and do some cleaning up.
The Seward basketball team was
to wire their acceptance to Harry
E. Moore, coach of the Fairbanks
High School team, not later than
today, Monday.
BE PREPARED
On Wednesday a committee from
the Seward Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, consisting of Earl Mount and
Charles Sheldon, will call on the
business men of the city soliciting
prizes for the annual New Year’s
Eve Masquerade Ball in Dreamland
Hall. The committee will appre
ciate their anticipated arrival Wed
nesday so that all prizes may be
secured on that day.
(.1II HOTELS
VAN GILDER—Warren Oaks, R.
R. Estes, Joe Crosson.
SEWARD —Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Wingfield, R. O. Albritton, F. R.
Lounsbury, Mrs W. W. Flynn, L.
McGee, Frank Clark, H. Chester
man.
Many of the children at the Jesse
Lee Home are said to be sick with
current winter ills. It was believed
that the school out there would be
closed down for this week.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Wm. Macpherson will ar-j
rive from Anchorage Tuesday eve
ning for his regular services at the
Episcopal Church. Bishop Bentley,
who will arrive on the SS Victoria,
will conduct the services at 8 o'clock
Tuesday evening.
L. McGee, of the flight team of
Barnhill and McGee, who are to
be stationed in Seward, arrived in
Seward on last night’s train from
the Interior.
PIONEER NOTICE
Friday evening at 8 o’clock. Elec
tion of officers and other import
ant business. Remember Friday,
December 11, at Ogle’s Garage.
R. R. Estes, of Mile 29, Moose
Pass, is a guest at the Van Gilder
Hotel, having arrived on last night’s
mixed train. He will remain in
Seward to greet his mother, Mrs.
E. Roycroft, who is coming in on
the SS Victoria from a visit to the
States.
GENTLEMEN AND LADIES!
Why not solve that Christmas
Gift problem by giving that par
ticular friend a permanent wave
Certificate, a Gift she would long
appreciate. Besides we will give
a shampoo and finger wave free
with all permanents given between
December 10 and Hie 20. Securable
only at the Seward Beauty Shop.
Phone Adams 90.
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