Measure Suspending Assessment
Work Claims Before Congress
Recognizing the urgent need for such legislation,
Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond has introduced
the bill, H. R. 6381, “Providing for the suspension of
annual assessment work on mining claims held by lo
cation in the United States and Alaska,” reading as
follows: “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That the provision of section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States,
which requires on each mining claim located, and until
a patent has been issued therefor, not less than $100
worth of labor to be performed or improvements ag
gregating such amount to be made each year, be. nd
the same is hereby, suspended as to all mining claims
in the United States, including Alaska, during the
year beginning at 12 o’clock meridian July 1, 1041.
and ending at 12 o’clock meridian July 1, 1942: Pro
vided, That every claimant of any such mining claim,
in order to obtain the benefits of this Act, shall file,
or cause to be filed, in the office where the location no
tice or certificate is recorded, on or before 12 o’clock
meridian, July 1, 1942. a notice of his desire to hold
said mining claim under this Act.”
Representative James G. Scrugham of Nevada had
previously introduced a somewhat similar measure in
the House, H. R. 6295, to suspend the requirements
for assessment work as to all mining claims “which
are situated within the exterior limits of any area
withdrawn by Executive Order for purposes of nation
al defense." However, this bill is of value to few. if
any, people in Alaska.
Government Mav S'e Urged
To Take Over Alaska Shins
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SEATTLE, Feb. 13 — Alaska’s
Attorney General Henry R>d n
threatened to petition the gov« in
ment to operate ships to Alaska
if the new 45 percent surcharge
on passengers and freight con
tinues. Roden appeared before
the concluding session of the
Maritime Commission henrng
over the recently approved rate
increases.
Because the higher rates are
attributed to war conditions, Ro
den argued, the burden should
be borne by the nation as a
whole and not by the residents
of Alaska. Roden claimed that
the new rates threaten seriously
to dep p: 11 ate Alaska.
Albert E. Stevens, specie' coun
sel of the steamship company, ar
gucd that the carriers were en
titled to the increased revenue
because of the rising cost.- incur
red by war-risk insurance, crew
bonuses and the unpred ct^ble
year ahead.
However, Stephens said, "any
methods formulated that will ab
sorb the additional costs will be
acceptable to us.”
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SMALL, BUT STILL BIG ENOUGH
Perhaps the smallest man in the U. S. Army, Private
Willie Dockray (eft), 23-year-old cowboy from Cap-j
itan, N. M., is convinced he’s big enough to beat the j
Japs. Dockray, nicknamed “Almost” mustered some
help here to make his 4 feet 11 inches, stand even
with Corp. Durrel Davis at Camp Callan near ^San
Diego, Calif. Too short to qualify for the draft, Willie,
got recruiting officers to accept him bv argumg.
“Those Japs aren’t any bigger than I!’
DIIWOND ASKS FOIt
LIBERA LI ZEI) ALASKA
GAME L AVS
Washington. Feb. 23 (AP)
— Re-enactment of the Al
aska Game Luvs, liberaliz
eel to permit soldiers and
sailors t-> hunt in the T rri
tory with resident licenses
after one year residence,
was asked by Delegate Di
mond who introduced a
bill prepared by the Alaska
Gem Commission and ap
proved by 1 he* Interior
Deph Comm ssion which
met here early in January.
Under the measure, m "in
kers cf tbp armed forces
are entitled to the same
T’wnql hunt’ng licenses as
a resident of the territory
-t’+'-r ‘hree years. The resi
dent license cosfs a doba**
an * *he non-resident. 1*150
License to hunt birds csts
residents a dollar, non-rosi
dent S10.
The me-arsn
the Game Commission to
make regulations o" hunt
ing of game and fishin '. Di
nr md e,dd it undnub4edlv
will restrict hunJmg and
ronfiri" it to ccftom -rens
because of the influx of
population.
BAKER TESTIFIES
AS TO SHIP RATES
PRATTLE. Feb. 17 — The Al
a-ika Steamship Company's gen
eral manager. L. W. Baker testi
fied at the .ship rate hearing i"
Seattle that the eon'pany hoped
that operation economies would
enable :t to reduce surcharge by
July. He a Vo said the company’s
plans on el m nation of many o!
’he present delays, which in
crease the expenses.
On cross-examination of James
Curtin, representative of the Of
fice of the Price Ad m'nstration
the company's alt mey gained
the admission that Curtin's fieur
os derived “without sufifl-icn*
time for consideration of distune
es an i other factors entering in*->
operating costs."
Curtin test-fled last week that
die company's revenues were gde
quite without increase in rate .
Maritime cemmissoner > x >in
er rejected, i-owi v r, a mo!;-m
by the company's attorney •
strike Curin'- figures froa i
record.
FORMER FRENCH LUXURY LI NER BLAZE AT N. Y IMER
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Smokq, shrouds Manhattan’s skyscrapers as fire ravages the former Fr nch liner Normandie at her Hudson
river pier in New Rork, where she was being re-equipped for use as an auxiliary naval craft. At least 170
persons were hospitalized. There were 2,200 persons aboard when fire broke out. Naval authorities sai</ the
fire was touched off by a workman’s acetylene torch.
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TULA—WHERE GERMANS MET UP WITH WINTER
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Germans prisoners of war trudg through the snows near Tula, headed for a pri
son camp. It was he e that the Germans met the full blast of winter and Russia
points to Tula as the turning point of the invasion tide.
AFTER JAP RAID ON SINGAPORE
S'neaporc natives with wicker baskets c .- 1 nwV--r ; a < -i.. ate;
1h first a:r raid by the Japanese on the ” '. ’’ r Ha e 1 strep