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MINERALS OF ALASKA
$2457693. 1934 appropriation, $340,
000.
• Public schools, Alaska fun
1935 . s:in. te, '5,0- 0; 1934 appropria
tion, $50,000.
14. Expenses, Public Survey work.
1935 1 stimate, $11,000; 1034 appropri
ation, $_0,000.
15. Relief of indigents Alaska ‘
fund. 1935 estimate, $15,000; 1834
appiopriaton, $52,000.
1G Reindeer investigations, octc.
1935 estimate, 30,52,'j 1834 appropr.
aiio $32,100.
17. Repairs and maintenance of
road , ti ^1.1 ways, ferries, bridges and
trail;. 1935 estimate, $452,..’00; 1934
app, opr ation, $460,300.
16. Sulir.cs of Go. error and Sec
retary of Alaska. 1935 estimate,
$14,040. 1934 appropriation, $14,140.
19. Star route mail service. 1935 J
estimate, $135,000. 1934 appropria
tion, $135,
20. Suppression of traffic in intox- j
icati g liquors among natives;; items,
that do not appear in 1935 budget, j
1934 appropriation, $11,370.
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Some time ago, at the request of j
Delegate Dimond and national officers j
of- several railroad brotherhoods,
Secretary of the Interior Ickes asked
Comptroller General McCarl for a
ruling upon tha contention advaanced
hy by the Delegate and brotherhood
officers that operating employes of
he Alaska Railroad were performing
s their duties as he result of contracts
'entered into with the government
were, not federal employes in the es
tablished meaning of. that term and ;
..accordingly should not be subject to
salary reduction. Mr. McGarl subse
quent ruled that “any contract or
employment by the agency of tthe
federal government is subject to any
change or condition which Congress
may s ee fit to make applicable there
to. The employes of the Alaska
Railroad are rendering service in or
under a branch of the federala gov
ernment and are„ herefore, subject to
the percentage reductions required
by the economy act.”
With that ruling before him Mr.
Dimond has concluded that the oper
ating employes of tha railToad are to
be classified with other. federal em
ployes they ought to be entitled to
all thq rights of the latter group. He
has, with that object in view, aken
up with Secretary Ickes the matter
of propore classification and in a let
ter addressed to- the Secretary says
in part: "Does it not logically follow
that since the t ransportation em
ployes of the .Alaska Railroad are
employes of the United Sates within
the ordinary ^meaning of that term
(and that seems to he the meaning
adopted by thel.Comptroller General
in construing the economy act of
1933), they are entitled to the benefits
heretofore conferred by law upon
* I ' v of the United States within
iira y meaning of t hat term.
' t Ht seems to be the meaning
• ed by the Comptroller General
. con.-.ruing the economy act for
1933), they are entitled to the bene
fits heretofore conferred by law upon
employes of the United States with
respect to sick leave, annual leave
with pay, and reirement insurance?
All of these special benefits for Unit
ed States employ S3 have heretofore
been denied transportation employes
in service of the Alaska Railroad.
In view of the late decision by the
Comptroller General with regard to
the employes in question, I respect
tu'.y request that proper and ade
quate steps be taken so that trans
i.ortation employes in the service of
the Alaska Railroad may at least in
the future receive sick leave, annual
li ave with pay, and retirement in
surance in the same manner and at
the same rate as other employes of
the United States.
Delegate Dimond has beep woik
ing in conjunction with the States de
partment and Russian officials to pro
mote rade relations between United
States and Siberia. Before .sever
ance of relations between the United
States and the Russian government
there was considerable commerce car
ried on between, the northwestern
coast of Alaska and Siberia. The
Delegate has been in communication
recently with Peter A. Bogvanov,
chairman of the board of directors
of the..Antorg Trading Corporation in
New York. Mr. Bogdanov has assured
the Delegate he will take up the
matter with Troyanovsky,,the Rus
sian ambassador.
Nearly half a million, dollars—
$407,770 to be exact, was asked to
day of the Public Works Admin
tooday of the Public Works Admin
istration by Delegate in Congress An
thony J. Dimond, on behalf of the
Bureau of Indian Affars, to finance a
hospital building program.
The location and costs of the pro
posed msttutions follow:
Seward, $104,800;
Bethel, $118,620;
White Mounain, $2,800;
Kozebue, $58,600;
Kanakanak $57,750;
Ketchikan, $111,200;
Too Puny for Words. .
Rastus—Mah girl’", divine.
Ephraim—Youah gal may be divine,
but mah gal do berries.—Pathfinder.
Sarcasm
“Genuine goldfish?”
“Sure. Do you think they’re plat
edd—Courier-Journal (Louisville.)
PIONEER HALL
Saturday Night;
March 17
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FATHER HUBBARD TO MOVE
SUPPLIES BY AIRPLANE
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Father Bernard
Hubbard, whose erplorations in
Alaska have given him the name- of
the “Glacier Priest’ and the “Padre of
the Snows”, will head another expe^
(lition into the Territory this year.
This announcement was made today
by Edward Levin, Jr., who has ac
companied Fr. Hubbard on previous
trips north and who is in charge of j
preparations for he forthcoming
journey. Fr. Levin, who is a student
of the University of Santa Clara,
near San Joose, said that beginning
in May supplies fr the expedition will
be transported by airplane and drop
ped with parachutes in the rugged, j
forbidding regioon in which Father!
Hubbard cntemplates conducting his
Father Hubbaard, who is in .the
faculty of the University of Santa
Clara, and members of his party will
ravel afoot to the locality. The expedi
tion is expected to end its work in
MAN WHO FORGOT REPEAI
DRAWS TERM IN JAIL
BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—Mike
Vicco was arrested here recently be
cause of all things he forgot prohibi
tion had been repealed.
While out celebrating Mike met
two policemen. He oecame nervous;
he forgot that the possession of
liquor is not necessarily an offense
any more; he smashed his bottle on
the sidewalk.
Then the policemen arrested him
for breaking glass on the sidewalk.
In the Probate Court for Otter Pre
cinct, F6urth Division, Territory
of Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate of.
Alex Jerue, deceased.
Notice of Final Hearing.
Notice is: hereby given that the Ad
ministrator of the above entitled es
tate has filed his final report: in the
Probate Court abbve named and that
said report will be heard before the
said Probate Court for Otter Precinct
at Flat, Alaska, on Tuesday, the 10th
day of April, 1934, at 2 o’clock p. nu
of said day, at which time and place
all persons interested may appear
and show cause, if any they have, why
said report should not be approved
and Confirmed.
HARRY DONNELLEY,
Administrator.
First pub. Dec. 29 i
In the Probate Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Fourth division, Mt.
McKinley Precinct.
In the matter of the Estate of F.
C. H. Spencer deceased.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.
Notice is hereby given that Charles
Cowan, Administrator of the Estate
of F .G. Hi 'Spencer deceased, will
sell, subject to confirmation by the
Court, at public auction, to the high
est bidder, at two o’clock p. m., on
the twenty-third day of March, A. D.
one thousand nine hundred thirty
four. at the.front door .of the Takotna
General Store Store, at Takotna,
Alaska or at some other place in Ta
kotna, Alaska, as the case inav be,
all of the real property of said estate
known as the General Store at Ta
kotna, Alaska. The terms of said
sale are cash in lawful money of the
United States of America, at least
ten. per cent of bid to be paid at the
time of sale and the balance on con
firmation of the sale by the Court.
Said Administrator reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated this twenty-third day of
February, A. D. one thousand nine
hundred thirty-four.
CHARLES COWAN,
Administrat of the Estate of
F. C. H. Spencer, deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims against
the estate of John T. Smeaton, de
ceased, are hereby required to present
the same to the undersigned, Nick P.
Melllck, administrator of the said
estate, at the place of business of
deceased, at Bethel, Alaska, or at the
administrator’s place of business at
Sleittmue, Alaska, within six months
from and after the date hereof.
Dated at Bethel, Alaska, November
3d, 1933.
NICK T. MELLICH,
Administrator with the will
annexed.
First pub. Jan. 6, 1933.
Fair Exchange
Son (home for the vacation)—Well, i
Dad, I brought some books on
farming for you to dig into.
Dad—Yes, and I've bought another
eighty acres for you to dig into.
Lucille—L saw Mamie last night
and had the nicest little confidentialj
chat with her.
George—I thhought so; she would I
not speak to m« today.
Norman—Here’s dat two-bite T
been owin’ you for two montths.
Mulins—Keep it; I ain’ goin' t«
change my opinion of you for tw<
bits.—U. S. S. Augusta Crackej-.
“How did you make out with th*
boss about a raise?”
“He took it like a Iamb/
“What did he say?”
“Ba-ah!"Tidbits.
TAKOTNA’S PIONEER SHOP
R_ E. LOWRIE
Blacksmith* Machine and all kinds of Sheet
Metal work. Stoves, Safetys, Tanks.
Drills and Boilers and all kinds of Prospect
ing' Equipment.
4‘tii.p. Gasoline Drills:
AUTOMATIC HAND DRILLS
Light in weight and Hercules in strength. Can be operated by one
' Men, if necessary, and reach bedree Ida shallow ground and
got result*.
SOURDOUGH TRADING POST
McGRATH, ALASKA
Groceries
Clothing
ANYTHING FROM A NEEDLE TO AN ANCHOR
Except a Few Missing Links
Came and Leofe.Things Over.
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