The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-04-06
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Neil Moore Vindicated

Neil Moore Vindicated
 Up in Fairbanks this week Jack Marler was found not guilty of in come tax evasion, as will be noted elsewhere in this peerless family journal Basis of his defense dates back to the Boston Tea Party - taxation without representation. A jury of 12 good men and true (siX of them were women) agreed he had a point.
 Down in California, where he is now living, Neil Moore, former Au- ditor of Alaska before the days Of Director of Finance and other fancy titles, must be feeling con- siderable inner satisfaction. For 70 years Neil contended the income tax was invalid in Alaska because the Territory had no voting repre- sentation in Congress and therefore it was taxation without representa- tion. He had compiled a sizeable file on the subject. It was a basic part of the defense in the Marler case. Saa2
 WhlCh Band wagon!
 Meanwhile, also in Fairbanks, Territorial Representative Richard Greuel was on the horns of a pol itical dilemma Senator Estes Ke fauver, had written Rep. Greuel, as he had to other prominent Demo- crats in the Territory, that he planned another trip up here be- lore the April A primary and sol iciting little support. Came the Minnesota primary n Rep. Greuel, who is chairman of the Alaska Stevenson Committees" was wondering which band wagon to get aboard.
 Still Hope
 Senator Mark Jensen of Douglas, ill town first of the week to discuss the Employment Security Commls- sion situation at a meeting of the ANB, was optimistic that the $6O0,000 or more being held up following the FidaMgo Island case would ultimately be released into the fund for paying unemployment benefits. Too late, he suspected, to do much good in this jobless win ter The funds involved are i'm pounded as a result of Attorney General J. Gerald Williams asking for a re-hearing after losing the case in district court and later in the circuit court.
 Big drain on the ESC, which pro- bably will be broke before the next legislature convenes, is due to the large number of construction work CTS in the Westward, who become eligible for benefits when defense work shuts dnwn in the fall, the Senator clarified While the last legislature limited the Outside ben eft to $25, the drain, because of the seasonality provision and the large number of workers who come north for construction work, comes from that source. The potent big union leaders want it that way and it may be one of the reasons why Gov HeintZleman has failed to oust two labor representatives from the k.SC board after demanding their re.ignations. It may also be part of the reason why Jerry Williams is holding tough for a re-hearing in the Fidalgo case Lot of votes up to the Westward and Jerry is seeking reelection.
 Senator Jensen, one of Alaska S better known big game guides, will soon be off for a polar bear hunt. While in Wrangeli he was notified that a New York hunting party which had negotiated for his serv- ices. was heading for the Arctic and could he meet them in Kotze- bue? Mark probably will be getting a trophy for his hunters when First Division voters are going to the polls April 24 unless he gets that bear in hurry. Forgot to ask him if he had cast an absentee bal lot for himself. You and he can, now. They are available at the Commissioner office
 S35,710
 That's the sum of money Terri torial Highway Engineer Irving Mex. Reed has advised will be