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MCGRATH, ALASKA. JULY 19, 1922
Ford Shoals Offer
Hit in Senate Probe
Washington.—Government retention
of the nitrate and power projects at
Muscle Shoals, rather than their lease
or sale to private interests, was urged
by ,1. H. LeveriDg, a civil engineer of
Los Angeles, in testifying before the
Senate agricultural committee in sup
port of Chairman Norris’ bill proposing
a Government-owned corporation for
development of the territory.
Lovering declared that the commit
tee should never accept a private oiler
until one had been drafted on a sound
business basis.
“The Wilson dam and the nitrate
plants,” he said, “were built with
sacred money given by the people dur
ing the war. Some of it now is blood
stained. All of it is sweatstained bv
those of us who worked to win the war,
and the projects that money made pos
sible ought to be retained bv the Gov
ernment, never to enter the possession
of somebody who is a slacker, or whose
family is.”
Senator Norbeck, republican, South
Dakota, asked if Mr. Levering thought
Henry Ford, who has submitted an
offer, was embarking upon “another
peace ship” expedition.
“That’s just what 1 mean,” the wit
ness replied, adding that he doubted if
M r. Ford hail a process by which the
manufacture of fertilizers could be re
duced by one-half their present market
prices.
Senator Heflin, democrat, Alabama,
sook issue with the witness, declaring
that interests would keep “anybody
from developing Muscle Shoals unless
he is like Ford and has his own
money.”
“Well,” replied Levering, “if we
have to go to one man for everything
in this country, we ought to make him
king.”
He said much of the support' given
Mr. Ford’s offer came from “sucker
money,” explaining that speculators
were already selling “lots at Muscle
Shoals, next to Mr. Ford’s factory.”
Get Jewels on ‘Busiest Corner.’
Chicago.—Chicago calls the intersec
tion of State and Madison streets-“the
busiest corner in the world.” But no
body saw the robbers who broke a jew
elry store window on that corner early
Friday morning with a padded brick
and escaped with watches and rings
valued at $2,000.
PROFESSIONAL
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Elliott 1042.
Alaska News Notes
The Crow Creek Mines Company,
operatin'? near Girdwood, is preparing
to work a large crew of men.
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
has received a petition from the resi
dents of Seldovia for th<^ establishment
of a road from some point on Katche
mak bay to the town of Kenai.
Owners of much Alaska oil land, es
peeially in the Cold Hay district, are
said to have pooled their inierests, and
the Associated Oil Company, of Cali
fornia, will develop the land.
On the last trip of the steamer Starr
were a'number of persons who went to
the Cold Bay oil fields to engage in
business in anticipation of a flourishing
town starting up there iu the near fu
ture.
Robert Stangland. 73 years of age,
aDd a resident of Juneau since 1887,
died at the Dawes hospital in that city
recently. He was a native of Norway
and came to the United States when he
was 22 years of age.
R. B. Bell, who has been connected
with Alaska canneries since he erected
the lirst cannery at Wrangell 35 years
ago, has returned to that city and will
be associated with the Alaska Sanitary
Packing Company.
A fire in the machine shop of Elmer!
Games on the ocean dock at Cordova, i
recently, damaged the plant to the ex j
tent of about $1,000. A considerable i
quantity of gasoline in the building;
was prevented from taking fire by the
speedy work of the Cordova tire depart
ment.
Billy and Jack Lee, both old-time i
residents of Valdez, have leased their
oil property in the Cold Bay oil fields
to the Associated Oil Company of San
Francisco. The company will begin
operations this summer, and two rigs
will be placed on the property within
the next few weeks.
D. J. Argali, formerly superintend
ent of the Perseverance mine, is ex
pected to arrive at Hyder from the
States soon to superintend the develop
ment work on the property of the Fish
Creek Mining Company at that place,
which was recently taken over by Bart
Thane and George T. Jackson.
Frank Young, who returned to An
chorage recently from an extended
visit to the States, states that he has
interested Columbus, Ohio, capitalists
in a group of 48 claims on Cache creek,
owned by Mr. Young and associates,
and that work on the property will un
doubtedly be started this summer.
William H. Deneke, one of the fore
men for the Yukon Gold Company at
Keno Hill, died recently at McQuesten
while on his way from Keno Hill to
Dawson The Dawson News says he
was one of the most popular and best
known mining men of the Yukon coun
try, where he had been since 1901. He
came north from Nevada county, Cali
fornia, and had been in the employ of
the Yukon Gold Company many years.
It is not very often that deer are
seen on the mainland, and it is very
seldom indeed that they are seen in the
environs of Juneau, but recently a large
buck stood on a small hill near the
Mendenhall road, a short distance be
yond the cemetery, and watched the
automobiles go by. He showed no fear
of pedestrians, and it was not until an
Airedale caught his scent and made it
known in the usual Airedale manner
that he bounded away into the woods
at the foot of Mount Juneau.
When the home of Joe Bozich, at
Douglas, was raided a short time ago
several hundred gallons of wine and
other and more potent liquors were
found. These were stored in the com
missioner’s office, where they were
supposedly safe, but a few days later it
was discovered that some enterprising
person with a thirst had bored a num
: ber of holes through the floor of the
office, prospecting for the boor.e, and
had succeeded in locating several bar
rels of the wine, the contents of which
were gone, but the “hard stuff” had
not been struck.
W. C. McMavburn and J. W. Kirk
land, former prohibition enforcement
officers at Juneau, were arraigned, in
the district court at that place recently
on the charge of perjury in connection j
with false statements alleged to have j
been made bv them before ihe grand
jury. Uunng the arraignment Me-;
JVlavburn collapsed from a sharp attack 1
of heart trouble. Hail was fixed in the !
sura of $2,500 in each ease. Both men
were dismissed by the federal prohibi
tion officer some time ago, it having
been alleged that they accepted a
bribe from a bootlegger whom they
had captured.
Twentv oil leasing and prospecting
permits have been granted recently by
the Department of the Interior, cover
ing a total of 51,200 acres, located in
different localities. Twelve of the per
mits are for claims at Yakataga beach.
They were granted to W. A. Borland,
Aaron E. Miller, Beulah Billet, Minnie
Wain, J. C. Parr. B. M. Brennan, A. J.
Adams, A. F. Wain, A. F. Zipf, R. E.
McDonald. John L. Grover, and Harry
<W. Achison. Four were for claims in
the-Iliarnna field, and were issued to C.
A. Benson, Henry Richard, C. A. Teck
lenberg, and Ralph Reed. Others re
ceiving permits were: Mabel E. Maas
and W„ E. Mass, one each at Cold Bay;
J. R. Wells. Anchorage; A Baumber
ger, Susitna. Each permit is for 2,560
acres.
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McGrath, Alaska
John E. Baker
Independent Candidate
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Territorial Representative
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