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MCGRATH, ALASKA. JULY 1C. 1921
WOULD GRAB
ALASKA
Seattle Commercial In
terests at Back of
Curry Bill.
Washington — “Please hand over
Alaska to us. We can exploit it as
well as anybody.”
The above is a substantial summing
■up of a bill introduced by Representa
tive Charles F. Curry and supported by
representatives of Seattle commercial
interests.
The “us” of the request would be a
■“board,” presumably selected by these
interests and appointed bv the Presi
dent. This board would displace the
Federal Government, and all bureaus,
■departments and officials of the Federal
Government >n the disposition of all
■the resources of Alaska embraced in
its forests, fisheries, public lands,
birds, game, furs and water powers.
Only the coal, oil* and minerals are
modestly omitted.
The board would assume in full the
functions and responsibilities of the
Departments of Agriculture, Interior
and Commerce, the Federal Water
Power Commission, the General Land
Office and the departments which en
force the migratory bird treaty act.
The board would be located in the
Department of Interior, but would be
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entirely independent of that depart
ment, in all matters touching the dis
posal of these resources.
Under the bill any decision giving
away the national resources would be
tinal, but if the board refused any ap
plication for loot the applicant could
appeal. The text reads:
‘‘Any tinal determination of tie
board canceling or revoking or refus
ing to grant or renew any application,
I entry, patent, lease, permit, license or
other privilege, shall be final and con
clusive unless within 60 days thereafter
the person or holder so refused appeals
therefrom to the Secretary of the In
terior in such manner as the Secretary
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shall by regulation prescribe.”
This is interpreted bv an official of,
the Interior Department who has!
looked over the bill as follows:
‘‘As I understand that measure, if a
syndicate should apply to the board to
purchase all the timber in Alaska at 10 j
cents a thousand and the board should
reject its application, the concern
would have the right to appeal to the
Secretary of the Interior. If, however,
the board should decide to approve the
syndicate's application, the Secretary
of the Interior would be without au
thority to review the decision, even
though appealed to in the name of the
commonwealth by all tfie public-spirit
ed citizens of the Territory.
“Even the President of the United
States could not interfere with the pro
posed board and could nqt remove them
except for proved neglect of duty or
malfeasance in office.
“Congress would be powerless over
these dispensers of : Alaska’s resources,
except to curb their salary and admin
istrattve appropriations, and if the
board could get enough subsidv from
the beneficiaries of its generosity, e*en
congressional largesse could be dis
pensed with.
“The Alaska board would become a
branch Federal Government, making
reports from time to time of its doings
and recommending such legislation as
it may deem advisable—a function
which the constitution confers on the
President.
“The proposal is so monumental in
its oovetousoess that it is hard for offi
cials to regard it as serious.”
Six Months in Jail for
Head of Kansas Miners
Columbus.—Alexander Howat, head
of the Kansas miners, was today sen
tenced to six months in ^jail for -cd’Ting
a strike of the miners’ organization in
violation of a court order.
Permanent Tariff Bill.
Washington.—President Harding is
celebrating the thirtieth anniversary
of his marriage today by urging House
leaders to speedily pass the permanent
tariff bill.
In the Probate Court for the In
noko Precinct, Fourth Judicial
Division, Territory of Alaska.
Estate of William Christie.
Evan L. Jones, Administrator, hav
ing applied for permission to sell .the
real property of said estate, all persons
interested in said estate are notified to
appear in my office at Ophir, Alaska,
Saturday, July 30, 1921, at 4 p. m., to
show cause why such permission should
not be given.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 20th day of June, 1921.
B. B. Smith,
U. S. Commissioner. Acting as Pro
bate Judge, Innoko Precinct.
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ber of All Kinds
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Why Carry Your Outfit a Long Distance?
We Can Supply Everything You Need.
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GEO.HOFFMAN - NAPAMUTE
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim
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Who Said Freighting
That’s our business and that’s where we shine;
in other words where satisfactory service is al- >
ways given. Freighting between all points—
-McGrath, Tacotna, Ophir, Iditarod, Cripple,
. even as far as.Ruby.
W. H. Jones ~ Freighter
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On .the Kuskokwim.
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