LIQUOR AND GOLD TAXATION
ATTRACTED MOST ATTENTION
OF LAWMAKERS AND PUBLIC
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(Fairbanks News-Miner
Liquor and the gold tax were
among the most important sub
jects considered by the legisla
ture, and they attracted the most
public attention, lawmakers who
luave returned to Fairbanks de
clare.
Other matters of interest, some
of them especially to the Fourth
Division, related to the staking
of mining claims, road appropria
lions, allowances for the Univer
^ sity of Alaska and interest rates.
“The ‘cocktail bill’ is merely a
euphonious designation for the
saloon measure,” Representative
Jesse D. Lander said. “The bill
was enacted. It provides that
spiritous liquor, beer and wine
may be sold over the bar just
as in the old saloon days.
SI000 and S500 Licenses
“The saloon license is $1000 a
year in communities having a
population of 1,500 or more and
$500 in communities of fewer
than 1,500.
“The liquor question will be
put to the people at the general
election in 1940. The legislature
passed a bill providing that at
the next general election the el
igible voters shall ballot for or
against the proposal that the
Territory take over the liquor
business; that is, assume the ex
clusive ownership and operation
of liquor stores.
In Nature of Trial
“The manner in which saloons
are conducted in the next two
years is likely to be a factor in
influencing voters in the casting
of their ballots two years hence.
“A measure providing that the
Territory should engage in the
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| wholesale liquor business was
; passed by the House, which fixed
,the administrator's annual salary
at $4,800. The bill was amended
in the Senate to make the admin
istrator’s salary $10,000. That kill
ed the bill.
“T.he only change made to the
gold tax law by the legislature
was to increase the tax exemp
tion output from $10,000 to $20,
000.
Staking of Claims
“A change, I believe benefic
ial, was made in the law relating
to the staking of mining claims.
Under the law as changed a per
son may stake two claims for
himself and two under power of
attorney in any month. Under the
old law a person could stake two
for himself and 16 under power
of attorney in any month.
“Roads got an appropriation of
$800,000, each of the four divi
sions being allotted $200,000. Un
der an amendment, that I pro
posed and that was passed, $5000
of the $200,000 allotted the
Fourth Division will be used for
survey work in connection with
that part of the International
Highway between the Alaska Yu
kon boundary and Fairbanks.
Appropriations for University
“Altogether $292,400 was appro
priated for the University of Al
aska, namely $169,400 for ad
ministration and maintenance for
| the next two years; $6,000 for
Territorial scholarships; $10,000
| for agricultural experiment sta
tions; $17,000 for Extension; $20,
! 000 for mining extension and $70
j 000 for building. Dr. Charles E.
Bunnell’s presence in Juneau
| helped greatly in legislation for
the university. He explained to
members from Divisions other
than the Fourth the needs of the
institution.
Legislation regulating interest
rates fixes the legal rate at 6
per cent in the absence of an ag
reement for a higher rate and j
makes illegal any rate, even by
contract, higher than 8 per cent.
Under the old law the 8 per cent
was the legal rate in the absence
of a contract, and the contract
rate could be as high as 10 per
cent.”
COLLECTOR OF NUTS AND
BOLTS FINALLY NABBED
MILWAUKEE—For weeks po
lice received complaints from the
aters and such that seats were
collapsing under pained and in
dignant customers. Plainclothes
men were planted for a week,
but still the seats collapsed.
Then in the Princess Theater,
there was a squeek as a rusty
bolt was turned. The law rushed
in and got its man. In his resi
dence they found a bushel of
nuts, bolts, screws and washers.
He had a mania for them, the
man said. Puzzled police bolted
him behind the bars.
What Price Breathlets
—
Fish Dealer — Fresh, Lady?
Why, this fish breathed its last
just as you came in the door.
Customer (sniffing) — And
what a breath it had!
Two Kinds of Claims
I _ It is very important to distin
guish between a lode and a pla
cer deposit... If a deposit is lode,
it should be staked as a lode
claim; If it is placer, it should be
staked as a placer claim... If both
a lode and a placer deposit are
found in the same area, it should
be located as both a placer and
a lode claim.
| ARE THESE NEXT ON HITLER'S LIST?
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THE FREEDOM OF FREE CITY DANZIG, which was created by Versailles
treaty to give Poland a seaport on the Baltic, gives concern to statesmen watching Hitler's empire
making sweep eastward. Here is a view of Danzig harbor. With a dominantly German population, Dan
zig could breed trouble. To Its east is East Prussia; to its west is the Polish Corridor.
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FATE OF MEMEL, t small Baltic sea patch of onee>German territory put under Lithuanian
mandate by Versailles treaty, was cloaked in uncertainty after Hitler absorbed Czecho-Slovakia. The
growing Nazification of Memel was in evidence at December, 1938, election when this and similar
banners appeared, reading: “Bight must be right even when Germans are concerned.”
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“COCKTAIL BILL*’ WHICH
RESTORES SALOON DOES NOT
ALLOW WOMEN BARTENDERS
Und *r provisions of the “Cock
tail Bill,” which restores the old
time saloon, enacted at the recent
session of the legislature, permit
ting the sale of beer, wine and
hard liquors for consumption on
the premises where sales are
made, a limit is put on the
amount of wine that can be sold
to one person in one day, and
only male persons can serve
drinks.
The full text of the law, which
will become effective 90 days af
ter it was signed, or about June
10, is as follows:
“For an Act entitled: 'A Bill
for an Act to amend Chapter 78.
Session Laws of Alaska, 1937, de
fining the sale of intoxicating
liquor in beverage dispensaries.
“Be it enacted by the legisla
ture of the Territory of Alaska:
“That Section 13, sub-section
A of Chapter 78, Session Laws of
Alaska. 1937, be amended to read
as follows:
“(A) Beverage Dispensary Li
censes: A Beverage Dispensary
license shall give to the holder
thereof the right ito sell or serve
on the premises beer (and) wine
and hard liquors for consumption
on the premises only. Provided,
however, that the premises for
which such license is issued shall
not be connected by doors or
otherwise with premises covered
by any other license issued un
der these regulations; and provid
ed further, that the sales under
Beverage Dispensary Licenses
are limited to less than five wine
gallons to any one person .in any
one day.
“A Beverage Dispensary Lic
ense fee shall be $500 in a 1
towns, villages, settlements and
places of population not exceed
ing 1,500 persons and $1000 in all
towns, villages and incorporated
cities having the population in
excess of 1,500 persons and all ap
lieants desiring a Beverage Dis
pensary License, at the time of
filing with the District Court, the
applicant for such license shall
also file a bond, either in cash or
a surety company bond, the con
dition of such bond or undertak
ing shall be, that the licensee
or licensees are .the sole owners
and that no cither persons are fin
ancially interested either directly
or indirectly and will conduct
said business in accordance w.th
the existing laws pertaining to
the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquor in A’ziska. Such
bond shall be in penal sum of
$2,500. Upon conviction for vio
lation of the laws of Alaska per
taining to the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquor or up
on revocation of a license, said
bond shall be forfeited and cov
ered into the Territorial Treas
ury.
“The Judge of the District
Court for the Territory of Alas
ka is hereby empowered and au
thorized to revoke any license
hereafter granted, as well as
those now issued. Complaints for
revocation of licenses under this
Act shall be filed by the U. S. At
torney, his assistants or any Fed
eral or amy Territorial Enforce
ment Officer. Such complaints
shall be filed with the Clerk of
the U. S. District Court. Upon
such complaint being filed, duly
verified, the U. S. District Judge
shall issue an order to show
cause ggainst the licensee and up
on hearing the same, or upon de
fault of the license, the said
Judge shall issue his judgement
and order in the matter.
“The holder of any license
which has been revoked as here
in provided shall not be entitled
to apply for and receive another
license under this act for a per
iod of five years from the date of
the Order of Revocation.
“All employees serving intox
icating liquor in a Beverage D’s
pensary shall be male citizens of
the United States, over the age
of 21 years and of good moral
character. Any such employee of
such place violating the provis
ions of this Act shall be equally
guilty with the holder of the lic
ense and shall be punished ac
cordingly. The Treasurer of Al
aska is empowered and directed,
with respect to existing licenses,
to make any and all adjustments
necessary by extending credit on
new' licenses or making refunds
to the licensees for the unused
portion of the licenses heretofore
issued at the option of the licen
see.
“Provided that such beverage
dispensary licensee shall be per
mitted to continue in operation
during the period for which his
present license is effective, if he
shall so elect. Provided, however,
such license shall not be extend
ed to include intoxicating liquor
other than beer or wine unless
he first obtain a new license and
post bond as provided hereinbe
fore.
Everybody is Guessing
Guessing on the date of the
Nenana ice breakup is gaining
daily as the time draws near for
all guesses to be registered. The
closing date is at midnight, April
12th, and the Board of Trade,
the Nevada and Arctic Beer Par!
lor reports that they are kept;
busy now'-a-days filing guesses
on the breakup. Aviators and
others say it looks liek an early
breakup.
ICE DATES
Ice Moved at Nenana
1917— April 30 .11:30 AM
1918— May 11 .9:33 AM
1919— May 3.2:33 PM
1920— May 11 10:46 AM
1921— May 11 . 6:42 AM
1922— May 12 . 1.20 PM
1923— May 9 . 2:00 PM
1924— May 11 . 3:10 PM
1925— May 7 6:32 PM
1926— April 26 . 4:03 PM
1927— May 13 . 5:42 AM
1928— May 6 . 4:25 PM
1929— May 5 . 3:41 PM
1930— May 8 . 7:03 PM
1931— May 10 . 9:23 AM
1932— May 1 . 10:15 AM
1933— May 8 . 7:30 PM
1934— April 30 . 2:07 PM
1935— May 15 . 1:32 PM
1936— April 30 . 12:58 PM
1937— May 12.8:04 PM
1938— May 6. 8:14 PM
1939— ?? ?? ??
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Chairman Of
Tuberculosis Assn.
Makes Appeal
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JUNEAU, ALASKA. April —
An appeal for cooperation to
leaders in the Territory, was
I made today by Mns. Wm. Paul,
who has accepted the chairman
ship of the general committee of
the Early Diagnosis Campaign of
the Alaska Tuberculosis Assoc
iation, which got under way
; April 1 and continue throughout
’ the month. Mrs. Paul has asked
the chairman of all of the Tuber
culosis Committees in the Terri
tory to appoint local Early Diag
nosis Campaign chairmen and
concrete plans for the Associa
tions program will be completed
shortly.
“Tuberculosis continues to be
a serious menace to public health
in spite of the substantial gains
made in its conquest,” said Mrs.
Paul. “Eight out of every ten
persons admitted to sanatoria to
day are in advanced stages of the
disease. Because of the high in
cidence of tuberculosis and the
lack of sanatoria for its care in.
Alaska, the problem here is part
icularly acute.”
“Early tuberculosis is easy to
cure, cases discovered in th
very early stages can often, wit!,
proper mediical care and by fo!
lowing the advice of the physio
ian, be safely treated in th
home. Our tuberculosis organiza
tion is urging us to unearth with
in our communities those casa
of tuberculosis which otherwise
might not come to light until the
cure is more difficult. This our
leaders can do by suggesting a
physical examination to those
whom we may suspect of harbor
ing this disease, and who thereby
become h source of contagion not
only to their families but to the
community as a whole.”
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IN A SPECIAL CHAIR made especially for him, Robert
Wadlow sits in a St. Joseph, Mo., courtroom, where his $100,000
libel suit against Dr. .Charles Humberd of Bernard, Mo., is being
beard. The Alton, 111., giant, who is 8 feet 8*4 inches tall and 21
gear* old. is talking with one of his lawyers, M. E, Newell. Con
trasty the difference In their sizes.