The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-23
COURT WILL FORMALLY BE
 ASKED TO REMOVE MOVES
Petition Bearing Names of More Than 100 Deposo of Washington Alaska Bank Asking for New Receiver Now in Hands of
 Judge to be Heard in Open Court

Petitions signed by more than 1Q0 depositors in the defunct Washington Alaska bank. asking for the removal of F. c. Moves, as receiver. and re questing the dismissal of pending litigation agains, directors of the bank, will be filed r record in the federal court within a few weeks, and will be given hearing in open court The petitions were placed iu the hands of Judge Fuller in the early part of the winter. but he declined to act upon them until he, aro made of record.
 The filing Of the petitions has been delayed to await the arrival of Att rney !. l.. McGinn. who will return from the Outside soon. The depositors have not selected an a torney and will not do SO until after a conference is held with MT. Me Ginn.
 The removal f Moves is asked on the ground that he lis not a capable Herson to act as receiver. for tn reason that he is not possessed of he requisite energy. clerical abi'it~ and tact. and that he is unpopuar.' The petitioners request that "a com pe,ent pers who is in all respects qualified to perform the duties O receiver, without clerical or other 2ssis ance. except such as may bo incidental 10 the preservation of the property f said estate.' he appoint = in Moves place.
 It is charged in the petit that the expenses of the receivership as shown by Moves reports. are extra vagant and that "a competent and canable Nerson could have admins .ere4 the said receiyership at one F-'f tho n~csent receivership."
 The other petition asking for tho dismissal of the suits against ,he directors, asks that the "reeeiyershir he terminated. and. the affa' 'rs fh sad bank wound up as eXpeditiousl" or nOsSihe"
 It is also alleged in this reitio hat he success of the suits is doubt ful and that if long drawn ont the" ill mean material loss to the de rcstto"s -~-ing to the expense of the receivership.
 The petition asking for Moves re moval is in full as follows:
 . tlP I1OilpI tp t r | ttltl4 4Nh IT, Fuller, judge of the distric. court .---4'- 'i.'-ton Tovr' or of Alaeha
 "We. the undersigned depositors and creditors of the Washington Alaska bank of Fairbanks. Alaska, fformerlv known Is the Fairbanks Pa0kine comnanv,- hereby resnectful- lv petition the honorable court T the Fourth judicial division of the Terri tory of Alaska. that F. G. Moves, the present receiver of said hank be re moved. and a competent pers n who is in all respects qualified to ner- form the duties Of receiver without c'pr'cal or other assistance. except such as may be incidental to the preservation of the nronerty of sai1 es ate. he app inted in his place and stead and in suWoort of this petition We resnecrfullv reDresent as follows:
 '1. That we feel that all the du- ties of the receiver can be perform ed by one competent man and that F. G. Moves, the present receiver, is not a fit CT capable person t7 act as receiver for the reason that he is not possessed of the re0uisite iuIqment. energy. clerical ability and tact, and that he is unpopular and on that account (among others) cam obtain information as to nronertg owned by the debtors of said bank that could be realized upon, and he d es not devote his time and atten- ton to the duties of his said office, bu. leaves it to others thereby in curing great and unnecessary ex- pense, and particularly do we feel that the said Moves is culpably neg lieent of his duties in leaving Fair