CANDIDATE GRIGSBY
SETS FORTH VIEWS
MESSAGE TO VOTERS:
The message of George B. Grigs- (
by, candidate for Delegate to Con- j
gress, subject to the primary elec-,
tion, April 26, is set forth clearly'
in the following statement:
“As a candidate for the Demo- ,
cratic nomination for Delegate to
Congress at the coming primary
election, I herewith make a brief
statement of the principles for
which I stand.
"I am i nfavor of the direct pri- j
mary law and absolutely opposed
to its repeal.
“I consider the future adminis
tration of the fisheries of lAaska
as the big issue of this campaign.
Am utterly opposed to the present
bureaucratic control
“I am in favor of the abolition of
fish traps, and as the most effect
ive means to this end, will, if elect
ed, work for the transfer of all fed- ;
eral control of the fisheries to the j
Alaska Territorial Legislature. I
believe this can be accomplished j
with the advent of the Democratic j
administration, which is assured.
“I will do my utmost to put the j
Bureau of Fisheries out of busi
ness in the Territory of Alaska, ex
cept for the purposes of scientific
research.
"I am opposed to all forms of;
bureaucratic government. No fed- |
eral bureau should have any power ;
to legislate whatsoever.
“It will be my endeavor, if elect- |
ed, to open the public domain of j
Alaska to settlement and develop- j
ment under the same liberal laws
under which other Territories were j
developed- This includes timber ;
lands, oil and coal lands. I am op
posed to the leasing system.
“I am opposed to the Pinchot
system of conservation as applied j
to Alaska, believing that nature
and economic conditions present
sufficient barriers to the develop
ment of the Territory, without ad
ditional man-made restrictions. '
“The Alaska Legislature should
have complete control of the game
and fur-bearing animals.
“The Democratic doctrine of
states rights, advocated for the
past one hundred years, is particu- j
larly apolicable to this Territory.'
We should be accorded home rule
in the Territory on all subjects of
legislation not purely federal.
“I have not recently adopted the!
above platform but have cam
paigned on the same platform for
three successive campaigns, each
time gaining more votes, and in j
the last election was beaten by my,
Republican opponent by only 296
votes. I believe those who vote in
the Democratic primary all desire
to nominate a candidate who has
the best chance of success at the
election this coming November. I
will not in this message, or else- !
where, reflect on the merits of the
opposing candidates for the Demo- I
cratic nomination. However, the
friends who have urged me to
again become a candidate, and I
myself, believe, that my past re
cord in office, as United States at
torney, as Attorney-General, and ;
Delegate to Congress; the wide ac-!
quaintance obtained by my sue-'
cessive campaigns, the increasing'
number of votes gained in each of
them, all indicate that I am the
logical candidate and deserving of
the nomination in the April pri
mary. GEORGE GRIGSBY.
(Paid Advt.)
FOSTER. CANDIDATE
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
OPPOSED FEDERALS
BELIEVES CONSERVATION IN
TERRITORY BEEN GREATLY
OVERWORKED
The following is a copy of Frank
H. Foster’s platform. He is a
candidate for the office of Attor
ney General of Alaska:
Juneau, Alaska,
March 26, 1932.
“I am a candidate for the office
of Attorney General of the Terri
tory of Alaska, subject to the will
of the voters as expressed at the
Primary Election, April 26, 1932,
and as such, respectfully solicit
your support.
“i have been a resident of the
Territory of Alaska for 21 years,
am married and have five children,
all raised in Alaska. Whatever I
have of the world’s gear, which
isn’t much, is invested in this Ter
ritory. I have been a practicing
attorney for 26 years, have held
the office of United States District
Attorney and during three sessions
have been a member of the Terri
torial Legislature. I expect to re
main here for the rest of my days,
and to do my utmost in the future
as I have in the past, for the up
building of the Territory.
“I am utterly opposed to Federal
or any interference in Territorial
affairs. I believe that the conser
vation principle has been over
worked in Alaska to the extent that
most of our Territorial resources
have become the playthings of
Federal bureaucrats. I believe that
there will be no lasting prosperity
for the Territory until the chains \
binding us to the Federal bureaus
are severed. I am utterly opposed
to the brand of conservation which
was foisted upon us by Gifford Pin
chot and others of his ilk.
“I favor the encouragement of
Alaska labor, the employment of
Alaskans and citizens of the Unit
ed States in all public and private
works. I believe that all Alaska
appointees should be chosen from
bona fide resident Alaskans.
“I believe in the equality of priv
ilege and opportunity for all Al
askans whether white or native.
“It is my opinion that the game,
fish and fur-bearers of this Terri
tory are the heritage of the people
resident herein and should be so
administered as to give resident Al
askans first opportunity to put
same to beneficial use- I am op
posed to game laws or regulations
which deny to our people the right
to take a reasonable toll of such
resources.
“I do not believe in the leasing i
system as applied to coal, oil or
fur farming lands. It is my opin
ion that the Homestead laws should
not be hampered by the red tape
ol' forestry regulations. I know that
if Alaska were placed under the
same conditions as existed at the
time of the opening up of the
Great West, we, too, would develop
and prosper in the same manner
as the States have.
“If chosen Attorney General, I
pledge myself to administer that
office fairly and impartially, giving
to all the same degree of justice
and honest dealing without dis
crimination as to race or condition.
“If these principles appeal to
you, please place a cross before my
name at the Primary Election.
“Yours very truly,
“FRANK H. FOSTER.”
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' These items are taken from var
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* * * *
With its fleet of dredges running
earlier than ever before, the Fair
banks Exploration Company plan
ed to open its camps at Cleary and
Fox early this week. Work is to be
begun on the upper end of the
Davidson ditch at once and prob
ably two camps will be open there. 1
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A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson of Takotna recently.
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The packing of clams by the
Pioneer Packing Company near
Cordova began last Monday and
will extend until well into the sal
mon season. The probability that
there will be plenty of clams dug
for packing this season is seen in
reports that already there are
nearly 300 diggers out on the
beaches ready for the opening of
the canneries.
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Word reached Fairbanks of the
marriage of Miss Evelyn Greenway
to Sam L. Godfrey. They were
married in a small town near Seat
tle about March 20 and are now
living in Seattle. Mr. and Mrs.
Godfrey plan to return to Fair
banks soon. Mrs. Godfrey left
Fairbanks a few months ago for
the States. She has been in the
Interior for several years, first at
the Rapids roadhouse and more re
cently at Livengood. Mr. Godfrey
is one of the best known mining
operators in the country.
* * * *
Officers of the Tanana Valley
Agricultural Association were elect
ed in Fairbanks last week. G. W.
Gasser was reelected president.
Ross L. Sheely was elected vice
president, and Mrs. John A. Ham
ilton was named secretary-treas
urer. Elected to the executive
board were H. M- Badger, A. Holt
man. James McGrath, James M.!
Pearl and Hampton E. Ballaine.
* * * *
The annual installation cere-,
mony for the new officers of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks of Cordova was held x’ecently.
The newly-elected exalted ruler is
LeRoy Badden. The other officers
installed were: Esteemed Leading
Knight Roy J. De Leo, Esteemed
Loyal Knight John Rosswog. Es
teemed Lecturing Knight Clyde R.
Ellis. Tyler Howard Schussler. Es
quire Robert Korn, Chaplain Rev.
B. J. Bingle, Inner Guard William
Date. Organist A. H. Pinkus, Secre
tary I. D. Bogart, Delegate to the
Grand Lodge F. A. Hansen, Treas
urer William Urquhart, Trustee
Fred Frederickson.
* * * *
Word was received at Cordova
that Miss Jane Birgfeld, niece of
Mr. and Mrs. Jules Olsen, and
graduate of the Cordova High
School, was married in Portland,
Ore., on March 26 to Harvey Hall,
manager of the Western States
Grovery Company.
* * * *
Officers of Fairbanks Lodge No.
1551, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, were installed last
week. They were: Herb Fink, ex
alted ruler; Art Brown, esteemed
leading knight; Charles O. Fowler,
esteemed loyal knight; Ralph Nor
ris, esteemed lecturing knight; Da
vid Adler, secretary; Rev. Fr. S. A.
Eline, chaplain; Harry J. Grub,
esquire; John M. Cunningham, ty
ler; Arthur F. Daily, inner guard;
Pat O’Connor, delegate to the na
tional convention; Frank Mapleton,
trustee. E. H. Stroecker will be in
stalled as treasurer upon his re
turn from the States.
George S. Dyer, mining engineer,
returned to Fairbanks recently af
ter an absence of seven years. He
will manage the Fairbanks Gold
Dredging Company, under lease to
J. R. Murphy, operating two
dredges on Fairbanks Creek. It is
Mr. Dyers’ understanding that E. A
Austin, who has been in charge at
Fairbanks Creek, will manage the
Fish Creek and American Creek
derdges this summer.
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Dorothy Ann Rex became the
bride of Jack Mutcheler at Fair
banks recently, the wedding occur
ring soon after the arrival of the
train. This is the first time she
had been in Fairbanks. Mr. Mutch
ler is one of the best known old
timers in the country. He came to
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PLENTY OF BEAVER
Annually, for years past, it has
been necessary to blast beaver dams
from certain areas by the Moose
Pass road because of waters back
ing up and flooding the highway.
This year the same procedure will
be followed for local arrivals report
beaver are more plentiful than
ever; they seem to be everywhere
from one end of the region to the
other.
Superintendent Ebbing, of the B. '
of P. R. activities in Moose Pass,
has purchased the George Sever
son home on which construction ,
will soon be completed when the
Ebbing family will move in.
It is estimated 1,200 passengers •
were carried by autos over the 1
Richardson wagon road last sum- •
mer. A thousand less rode over .
the Alaska Railroad. ;
Skagway as a boy in ’98, went Out- ;
side for a short time and resided 1
in the Interior nearly continuously
from 1902 until four years ago,
when he went to Seattle. He re- J
turned to Fairbanks last year. <
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The new industrial school plant j
under construction for the Office (
of Indian Affairs |at Shoemaker ^
Bay, near Wrangell, has been of- ]
ficially designated as the “Wran
gell Institute.”
* * * *
Practically all Cordova workers
are now either working or prepar- 1
ing for work, indicating that there ?
will be little unemployment among <
the permanent residents of that ]
section this year. The clam can- <
neries are starting in on their first 1
boxes of clams for the season and <
the crab cannery has added to its <
payroll again in order to keep its 1
output up to the demand.
* * * * ;
! i
A wire to the Fairbanks mar- j (
shal’s office from Circle reported! (
the finding on Eagle Creek of the |
body of Otto Myers. Mr. Myers was j
one of the real pioneers of the |.
country. He was in the Arctic is- ' 1
lands beyond the Alaska coast be- |,
fore Dawson was struck and went (
to that camp with the stampeders. j,
He came to Fairbanks and has been ; ’
in that region since the early days.;
He owned the Chena Hot Springs. I
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.
That another Alaska high school j
graduate is “heading the list” in
university, is the good word from
Palo Alto. Marian Foster, a grad
uate of the Cordova High School, .
and now a student at Stanford
University, has just been granted ;
a scholarship, consisting of board,j
room and tuition at that institu- j
tion. This scholarship is granted j
in recognition of the excellent;
work she has been doing since her
entrance to the university. Marian
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.;
H. Foster, formerly of Cordova,
but now located in Juneau.
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[ doubt if you have a more apprec
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the Golden North’ reaches,” write
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Victor H. Elfendahl, who was for
several years president of the As
sociation of Pacific Fisheries, and
vho is vice president of the Sunny
Point Packing Company that op- !
crates several large canneries in]
Southeastern Alaska, was a visitor
n Washington a couple days re
cently and looked with interest on
she proceedings of Congress. Mr.
Slfendahl predicts that the num
)er of salmon canneries operating
n Alaska this season will be con
siderably reduced because of the j
slump in the price of the product j
ind the large quantities held over
■rom previous seasons. He depart
ed for Chicago and Seattle.
* * * *
Recently Delegate Wickersham
las been asked by Alaska inter
ests to endeavor to have certain
government lands turned over to
nunicipalities or individuals. The
atest case involved a small piece
>f ground which had been reserved
or Naval use and in taking the
natter up with the Navy Depart
nent, the Secretary, Charles F.
Vdams, clearly set forth the law,
is follows:
“The Constitution, Article 4, sec
ion 3, clause 2, gives to the Con
gress the power to dispose of prop
erty belonging to the United States,
't follows therefore that property j
mce acquired by the government
nay not be sold, or title otherwise
lisposed of, except under authority
)f the Congress, and in a manner
jrovided by law, and this prohibi
tion extends to any attempt to
ilienate a part of the property, or
n general, in any manner to limit
)r restrain the full and exclusive
)wnership of the United States
herein.”
The city of Nome wishes to use
aart of the site whereon stands
he old court house which is under
;he jurisdiction of the Department
)f Justice and if the Territory con
structs new buildings for the Pio
2-room apt. for rent. J. L. Graef.
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site of the old structures, it will
be necessary to have Congress deed
this property to the Territory.
# * # *
Various citizens of Nome have
made complaint to the Delegate
about the business methods pur
sued at that city by officers of the *
Alaska Road Commission. The
president of the commission, Major
Malcolm Elliott, promised to insti
tute an investigation of the charg
es made. This he did, and referr
ing to the result writes, among
other things: “Mr. Bauer has been i
guilty of nothing more than cer
tain irregularities which, while re
gretted, do not reflect in any way
on his honesty or integrity. The
irregularities referred to are not
approved of by this office, how
ever, and Mr. Bauer has been strict
ly admonished against permitting
a recurrence thereof. Nothing has
been found to reflect in any way *
upon the integrity of Mr. Kinney,
while the irregularities that were
uncovered in the investigation re
sulted in no personal profit to ei
ther Kinney or Bauer. It might
also be proper to mention that the
detailed list of all employees in the
Nome district .during the past sea
son shows that the great majority
of them were bona fide residents
of Alaska.”
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