jCh
annei vvork
Scheduled Sooi;
Army engineers are expected
o begin dredging opeiation.
i gon designed to deepen and
| jden the channel adjacent to
be Er.skine dock so it may ac
jmmodate larger vessels of the
(|a-ka fleet. Large vesstls of the
ibska steamship company do
jqJdock at Erskine’s, as under
(trilime law captains may not
S squired to take their ships
trough water ways considered
po hazardous for safe navigation
id the waterway to Erskine’s is
oconsidered, officials say.
Until a navigable channel is
mnpleted, officials declare
[odiak will have to depend on
irvices of two. vessels, the Cor
ova and the Lakina.
The Lakina is now undergoing
inual overhaul in Seattle Based
ipast performances, the Cor
ks can be expected to touch
at about 3-week intervals
turn of the Lakina should in
service to twice monthly.
lews Highlights
(continued from page 2)
that it may be $1. per $1000.
the value of the property in
red.
Facilities will probably be ar
nged through commercial in
Rnce companies to write the
(damage insurance as a part
ordinary insurance policies, or
irately, and the loss will
k ®bably be adjusted through
I tch private insurance com
twcs However, if the property
Hiei does not take out the
% and pay the premium
f to the date fixed by the Sec
I toy of Commerce he will not
’digible to receive any com
isation far property destroyed
*ar hazards. The date after
premiums must be paid
tegiven plenty of publicity
ers Persons can act according
tnder this bill, as finally
tod, it is provided that the
a 0fancfi premiums shall be
form, which means that pro
a particularly exposed
for example property
Rumors Denied |
Governor Out
Washington (.P)— Official j
Washington failed tonight to
yield any information to substan i
tiate the Anchorage Times story |
that Governor < liuening is to 1 e
replaced. Delegate Dimond in
vestigated similar reports two
weeks ago and found them with
out substantiation and said he
doubted them because Gruening’s
appointment was a personal one
of the President
Gruenii g declined to comment
but said he would leave Wash
ington next week after several
weeks work on mining and fre
ight rate matters. ‘‘We fear be
fore long gold mining will be sus
pended largely We hope to tra
nsfer operations to obtaining
strategic minerals.” Both Gruen
ing and Dim< nd are seeking to
obtain prior ities for the placer
mining industry.
Washington (/P)— Secretary
Ickes said that reports circulated
here and in Alaska that G'uening
is to be replaced as governor are
without foundation He said that
Gruening, who has been appear
ing before congressional commit
tees as usual each year will de
part this week to resume his post
at Juneau.
in Hawaii or on the coasts of the
country, will not bear any higher
premium than property situated
in a iess hazardous location.
Under this bill real and per
sonal propei ty may be insured
against war loss as to property
“situated in the United States
(including the several states and
the District of Columbia), the
Philippine Islands, the Canal
Zone and the territories and
possessions.
A little over 2900 natives have
registered for military service,
according to figures of the Select
ive Service.
Births, deaths and marriages
in Alaska were first required to
be registered by law after 1913.
There are 14 territorial and 4
national banks doing business in
the territory,
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