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OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND
Delegate from Alaska
Legislative Battle to Protect Al
aska Fisheries lt-om Japanese
Again Started by Delegate
Dimond
Among the bills introduced by,
the D' egatp on January th:rd
wes one similar to the one he
sponsored last year to prohibit
fishing for sa'mon by foreign na
tionals in the waters of Alaska.
This proposed legislation de
clares that the salmon spawned
and hatched in the waters of Al
aska are the property of the Unit
ed States and would make it il
legal to take such salmon except
under regulations prescribed by
the Secretary of Commerce. The
bill then authorizes the Presi
CAZINvj ON THE GAVELS, Architect David Lynn
watches E. S. Kenyon, eapitol machinist, turn out gavels for Vice
President Garner. House Speaker Bankhead, and committee ch >
men A boom in gavels is one sure sign that congress session r
INTEREST IN MAGIC prompted Carl YV. Jones,
(above). Minneapolis publisher, to issue magic book being ex- !
amined by Mrs. Beatrice Houdini, widow of the magician. Jones
finished the book on which J. Northern Hilliard and Howard
Thurston once worked.
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SMton might be thinking, M be starts ride in gas-proof "pram."
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dent to declare waters adjacent
to any part of the coast of Al
aska where vessels are hovering
for the purpose of taking Alaska
salmon to be a “salmon fishery
law enforcement area,” thereby
making the area subject to en
forcement of the fishery laws.
Such salmon fishery law enforce
ment area may be declared in
any of the waters of Alaska east
of the international boundary be
tween the United States and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Repub
lics in the Bering Sea where the
; water is less than 100 fathoms
deep. Enforcement would be t’hru
officers of the Bureau of Fisher
ies, the Coast Guard, ustoms, or
United State marshals or their
deputies. Penalties for violations
.provide seizure of ships and their
packs and fines up to $5,000 to
gether with imprisonment. Hear
ings were held on the similar bill
last year, but final action was not
had by Congress.
Legislation Proposed For
Fishery Research Vessel
A bill introduced by Delegate
Dimond on January 3 would au
thorize the ’Secretary of Commer
ce to undertake construction of a
vessel for use in fishery research
in the Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea
and the waters of Alaska and
Hawaii. Authority is contained
in the bill for an appropiation
og $500,000 for designing, con
structing, and equipping the ves
sel for this specialized work.
Airplane Landing Fields As
Mill-Site Claims Proposed
A bill to amend the Mining
Act of May 10, 1872, so as to
authorize the location of landing
folds and airports as will-site
claims, not to exceed 40 acres,
on which patent may issue on
payments of $5 per acre, was in
troduced by the Delegate on Jan.
fifth.
To Reserve Land for Support
of University of Alaska
Sections numbered 33 in each
township in the Territory of Al
aska w 1 be reserved from sale
or settlement for the support of
the University of Alaska if a bill
introduced by Delegate Dimond
on January 5th is enacted into
law. Under this measure the pro
ceeds or income derived from
sections 33 in each township
would be refercd by the United
Slates to the Territorial treasury
for investment for the benefit of
the University.
To Extend Benefits of 40-IIour
Week to Employees of the Al
aska Railroad
On January fifth the Delegate
introduced a bill in the House
to extend the provisions of the
40 H ur Week Act to employees
of the Alaska Railroad in the
several trades and occupations,
j including trainmen, maintenance
1 of-way employees, mechanical
and shop forces, and cooks ar.d
waiters. The bill is designed to
overcome a decision of the Comp
'.roller General of the United
States in which he held that the
i 40-Hour Week Law did not ap
j ply to them.
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I Young Lady— I have broken
my glasses. Will I have to be
examined all over again?
Oculist’s Assistant — Oh, no,
lady. Only your eyes.
United States
Civil Service Examinations
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The United States Civil Serv
ice Commission announces the
following open competitive exam
nations for filling vacancies in
the Custodial Service, Post Of
fice Department, Nome, Alaska:
CLASSIFIED LABORER,
$1,140 a year
(For filling .the position of la
borer).
SENIOR FIREMAN, LOW
PRESSURE (OIL).
$1,380 a year.
(For filling the position of fire
man, oil).
Applications must be on file
vith he Manager, Eleventh U.
3. Civil Service District, Federal
Office Building, Seattle, Wash
ngton, not later than February
23, 1939.
Full information and applica
tion blanks may be obtained
, from the Postmaster, Nome, Al
aska, cr the Manager, Eleventh
U. S. Civil Service District, Fed
eral Office Building, Seattle,
Washington.
Federal Income
Tax Information
TACOMA, Jan. 5 (Special)
More than 130,000 Federal in
come tax returns for the year
1938, the largest number since
1924, are being mailed to tax
payers in anticipation of the an
nual filing date of March 15th, it
was announced by Thor W. Hen
ricksen, Acting Collector of In
ternal Revenue.
The 1938 forms being mailed
individual taxpayers are similar
to the simplified report adopted;
last year. The Revenue Act of;
1938 now in effect maintains the!
normal rate of four percent for^
individuals and a similar sched-1
ule of surtaxes for persons of
larger incomes. The new forms;
provide for a determination of
net gain or loss from sale or ex
change of capital assets under
the nex percentages adopted un
der the Revenue Act of 1938.
The filing of duplicate forms is
again a requirement under the
law and each taxpayer is furnish
ed the green duplicates necessary
to be filed and retained for his
own purposes.
The individual income tax re
turn, Form 1,040. for net incomes
or more than $5,000.00 from sal
aries, wages, dividends, annuities
and incomes from other sources,
regardless of amounts, will be
folded at the top instead of the
side as in 1937 and previous
years. The Collector stated,
“This change was made as a serj
vice to the taxpaying public in
response to many requests that j
the form be folded in this man-j
ner to facilitate the typing of
figures and the preparation cop-1
kjs.” There is no substantial
change in Form 1040-A designed
for reporting of net incomes of
less than $5,000.00 derived from
salaries, wages, dividends, in
terests and annuities.
The fiduciary and partnership
forms, 1041 and 1065 respective
ly, have undergone extensive re
, vision. These forms printed on
paper of similar color as previous
ly, have been reduced from
large single sheets to four-page
forms similar to the individual
return Form 1040. Two major
changes in contents involve the
capital gain schedule necessitat
! ed by the Revenue Act of 1938,
] and the schedule on both forms
i has been broadened to facilitate
j the computation by the fiduciary
lor partnership of various types
of income flowing to respective
beneficiaries and partnership
; members.
A new form, to be known as
; 1120-A, reduced to four pages,
will generally uo-d i_>y corpor
ations have total receipts during
the taxable period of not more
'.than $250,000.00 and net incomes
of not more than $25,000.00. The
new form adapted to the needs
of all smaller corporations, is
greatly simplified to suit the
needs of corporations doing a
smaller volume of business. The
old Form 1120 provided for the
use of corporations with total re
ceipts of $250,000.00 or more, and
with net incomes of more than
$25,000.00 has been revised in ac
cordance with the provisions of
the Revenue Act of 1938.
The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue has advised the Collect
or that the Superintendent of
Documents of the Government
printing house will not offer 1938
income tax returns for sale as
was the case in 1937, and the Bur
eau of Internal Revenue is with
out authority to sell any of its
forms. Collectors are advised,
however, that they are permitted
to furnish information to tax
practitioners, banks, trust com
panies, and others when forms
are to be used for tax purposes.
The Commissioner has defined
I “tax purposes” to include forms
reasonably required for work
sheets and permanent files.
The Pioneers of Alaska an
nounce their schedule for this
season’s card parties and dances:
Feb. 13 .. Card party
Feb. 27 . Card party
Mar. 4 . Card party & dance
Mar. 13 . Card party
Mar. 27 .-. Card party
April 1 .Card party & dance
All of the above events will
commence at 9:15 pom. sharp. Re
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