ALASKA INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
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i'\ that Mrs. Biddle has taken with her
\two guns, a sleeping bag and two
teuit cases, with cameras, and photo
raphic equipment. When she reaches
%e interior, of Alaska she will don a
horded fur jacket, known as a parka,
troupers and mukluks.
* AlaskaV, so as to do away with one set
*of judicial officials. It seems that this
i matter i» now to be brought to a head
u through the preparation by the De
>• preparation by the Department of a
.. bill for introduction in Congress by
the judicially committee, which is
l brief but provides:
“That onland after July 1, 1932,
\ there shall b\e only one district judge,
i one clerk of Vcourt, one district attor
ney and one yUnited States marshal
in and for thejthe Second and Fourth
divisions of tike District of Alaska;
provided, That! the term of office of
the above namW officias now serving
in said district* shall continue until
12 o’clock midnught( June 30, 1932,
or until their successors are appoint
ed and qualify.”
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ling to Nenana,
where Bishop BentleyVwill continue
in charge of the Episcopal mission for
the natives. )
At various times durialg the past
fifteen years there has b/een an inti
mation that the Department of Jus
tice favored the combining of the Sec
ond and Fourth judicial ^divisions of
The other day in Washington a
rummage sale was being Aield for the
benefit of the Ketchikan niospita. It
drew a large feminine cro\ vd, as well
as Representative Vincent Carter, of
Wyoming. The latter, wit! l his great
politeness, doffed his new fedora and
placed it on one of the corn iters as he
wandered about the room. When his
curiosity was satisfied thet congress
man sought his hat, which! had been
sold, but he good-naturedlyN left the
storeroom bareheaded, declaring that
a man must make sacrifices! in these
days of depression. /
A bill that had the endorsement of
many members of Congress, from the
states of New York and Pennsylvania
particularly was introduced in the
last Congress but failed ofi considera
tion. It authorized the Secretary of
the Treasury to erect a monument
and historical museum at Seward, as
a memorial to William H. Seward for
his distinguished service , in acquiring
the Territory of Alaska from Russia.
On the assurance of conaiderabe sup
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Robdri H. Romig
'AGENT
Anchorage, Alaska
port Delegate Wlckersham has again
introduced the bill.
The suggestion has come from Ket
chikan that if there is to be a restric
tion next year in the time for shoot
ing migratory birds that the northern
half of Southeastern Alaska should
have the month of October in which
oo do their shooting, and the other
one-half the month of November. The
question of altered seasons had pre
vlodsly been taken up witt Paul G.
Redington, chief of the Bureau of Bi
ological Survey, and he assured Dele
gate Wickersham that before another
executive order was issued on the
subject the desires of the sportsmen
of Alaska would be considered. At a
meeting of the American Game As
sociation held in New York a week
ago and attended by four hundred of
ficials of various game organizations,
it was urged that there be a one-year
closed season on duck shooting, as a
means of conserving the wild fowl.
This meeting was attended by C. A.
Hayden, president of the Canadian
Fish and Game Protective Associa
tion, who stated that while Canada
breeds most of the continent’s water
fowl more than 75 per cent of the
birds killed are shot in the United
States. He urged a conservation pro
gram in which both countries should
share equally, and Mr. Redington,
| who was present, agreed with him.
The Delegate had been requested
by certain Alaskans to endeavor to
secure an “executive order” prohibit
ing the employment of married wo
men in government places where their
husbands were holding office and
drawing salaries. The Department of
Justice states that the President had
issued no such order as affecting any
part of the United States and did not
think that he would make an excep
tion in Alaska.
From letters received by Delegate
Wickersham it appears that some
representative people of Seattle
have gotten the impression that
there is to be further delay in award
ing the contract for the Federal!
building at Fairbanks, for which
$450,000 has been appropriated. They
say that there is in contemplation a
change in the plans so as to eliminate
much of the ornate finishings of the
building, because the cost of trans
portation of structural material is
too high, particularly over the Alas
ka Railroad. A visit to the office of
the supervising architect again
brings out the fact that the plans of
the building were completed and ap
proved some months ago and that the
specifications are practically ready to
submit to bidders, after advertising
to be done in January.
Oscar Breedman, president of the
Richardson Highway Transportation
I oCmpany, and also prorprietor of
, hotes at Cordova and Chitina, is a
visitor in Washington who is inter
ested in Congressional proceedings.
Jack Feay, of Cordova, was an ar
rival yesterday, having driven here
in an automobile from Seattle. He
will spend a few days in the Capital
City.
The Washington Post editorially
says:
“The scenic marvels of Alaska and
the" excellent fishing and hunting at
tract more and more tourists every
year. World travelers travelers find
new thrills amid the rugged wonders
of this picturesque northern country.
Governor Parks reports an increas
ing number of pleasure craft in
Alaskan waters each summer and
every effort is being made to encour
age this travel. The Alaska Road
Commission has prepared a ten-year
program of highway improvements
; that will give impetus to the tourist
traffic.”
According to a pan of the American
Red Cross organization, every im
portant highway in the United States
j will soon be equipped with emergency
l first-aid stations.
FIRE INSURANCE—MUTUALS.
Indemnity for losses caused by fire
may be had under the following vari
ous methods: Lioyd3; Reciprocal^;
M..tuals; Self-Insurance; Stock Com
panies.
Under the plan of mutual fire in
surance each member of the company
ob igated to bear his proportionate
si.are of ail losses, his own as well-as
wel as that of all other members.
Various ways and combination, of
ways are used as to the collection of
premiums. Some companies collect a
small cash premium in advance, with
the understanding that if the pre
miumium paid proved to be .inade
quate an assessment will be made;
others charge a cash premium and in
addition take a note collectible only
and oniy so far as may be necessary
to meet a deficit.
Local mutuals are those operating
in a restricted territory, where each
member is apt to be more or less ac
quainted w;„h every other member,
and where the governing committee
has a general knowledge of al prop
erty offered for insurance. These
companies are sometimes successfu,
but more often than not a series of
fires cause excessive assessments
which are not paid, prove to be not
collectible, and the company is wiped
out.
State mutuals are those operating
over a wide territory, have none of
the advantages of a local mutual; the
members are not known one to the
other, nor can the governing commit
tee have any certain knowledge of
the property offered for insurance.
These mutuals have even a more pre
carious tenure of life than do the
local mutuals.
So-called factory mutuals operate
in a wide geographical territory, but
restricted strictly to a single class of
risk, and no members is admitted ex
cept one who can compy with the
verly rigid specifications set up by
the governing committee. Some of
these .companie sare successfu, large
ly through the fact of rigid specifica
tions, unremitting inspection, and the
compulsory use of every known fire
preventive.
Certain of the “state” mutuals
issue policies containing the provision
“The liability of the assured under
this policy is limited to the amount of
premium charged herein.”
But this provision is a delusion and
a snare; the courts have invariably
held that no member (and any one
who accepts a policy thereby becomes
a member) can be excused from his
liability for his share of the losses.
In the case of a receiver being ap
pointed for one of these companies,
assessments can be, and are, made
under the order of the court, and if
the first assessment proves through
uncollectibility to be insufficient re
peated assessments may be levied.
Conceivaby it might happen that a
solvent member would be railed upon
to bear a loss sufficient to render the
member insolvent. There is no legal
way (except to have nothing) by
which liability under a mutual fire
insurance policy may be avoided.
Mutual fire insurance, generally
speaking, is a thing to be avoided.
All things considered, the safest,
the best, and in tfce long run the
cheapest fire insurance is that writ
ten by standard stock companies.
Washington, D. C., has more phy
sicians in proportion to its area and
population than any other American
city.
Nearly 2,000,000 American cigar
ettes were smoked in Hungary last
year.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office
Fairbanks, Alaska,
September 17, 1931.
Notice is hereby given that final
proof testimony in homestead entry
No. 02047 for the land embraced in
U. S. Survey No. 1962 situate on the
left bank of Kuskokwira River about
hi mile S. W. from the town of Mc
Grath, Alaska, in latitude 62° 57' 32"
N., longitude 155° 37' W., whence U.
S. L. M. No. 1961 bears N. 43“ 32' E.
16.84 chains, has been given by
Daniel Wiley Sprague, entryman, and
his witnesses, Richard Joseph Mc
Arthur and William Nicholas Stan
ton, all of McGrath, Alaska, and is in
the files of the local land office at
Fairbanks, Alaska. All persons hav
ing adverse claims against this entry
are required to file the same with the
Register of the United States Land
Office at Fairbanks, Alaska, within
the period of publication or 30 days
thereafter or they will be barred by
the provisions of the statutes.
ROUT. W. TAYLOR,
Ex-officio Register.
i First publication, November 14, 1931.
Last publication, January 16, 1932.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office
Fairbanks, Alaska,
September 17, 1931.
Notice is hereby given that final
proof testimony in homestead entry
No. 02048 for the land embraced in
U. S. Survey No. 1963 situate on the
Takotna-Ophir road about 1 mile W.
from the town of Takotna, Alaska, in
latitude 63° 00' N., longitude 166° 06'
W., whence U. S. L. M. No. 1963
bears S. 88° 17' E. 37.17 chains, has
been given by Gustav Anton Chris
tianson, entryman, and his witnesses,
John Griffin and Chris Petersen, all
Completely furnished. A
good place for man and
wife. Reasonable terms to
rigqhfc party.
Write or wire to
>' P. W. CARLSON,
Ophir, Alaska.
FOR SALE
Roadhouse
of Takotna, Alaska, and io In the £i*
of the local land office, at Fairbanks,
Alaska. All persons having adverse
claims against this entry are re
quired to file the same With the Reg
ister of the United States Land Office
at Fairbanks, Alaska, within the
period of publication or 30 days
thereafter or they will be barred hy
the proviaions of the statutes.
ROBT. W. TAYLOR,
Ex-officio Register.
First publication, November 14, 198L
Last publication,-January 16, 1932.
Frank J. Guskey
Notary Public
Takotna, Alaska
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