TE: ^ WORKINGS
OF THE FEDERAL
SECURITY LAW
(Continued from last wck)
QUESTION: Eow does that af
fect vfce community as a whole?
AI.SU EE: the fact that shops
markets and factories are kept open
is cei .aialy of a benefit to a commun
ity. The fact vbat unemployed men
do r.t have to apply for public relief
or pr cate charity is certainly of ben
-_.lt to the community. But beyond
tit.to economic effects lies the great
er psychological value, the effect on
u.- ... aie of unemployed men and
-i.-.ir i -Eti.ias. Cne thousand men in
a c-ot.-raunity, out of work and re
. . g no employment benefits, may
.c. in wi.h.n them the germ of ais
n for the community; one
t: ' sand r..en in a community, out
<.. rk, but receiving unemployment
be::.tits, contain within them the im
p.tcs to recovery.
Qii.Si iCN: The claim is made
frequently that unemployment com
pensation will encourere shiftless
ncs_ tmoag workers, that men will
pref r to remain idle and drr w ben
efits lather than make an effort to
find a job. Is there any truth in
this?
a.-SVIR: The assertion is ridi
culous in the face of all American
e. pt:itn... The American worker is
/lot a shiitless individual. American
standards of living, which have been
the h host of any civilized nation,
were built up by the American work
er. lie and his family want the
things the full pay envelope brings—
a good home, g'-od fcod, a radio, an
automobile new electrical gadgets
ler his home and elothes that are in
fashion. He is not go :ng to give
these things up for the pleasure of
leafing.
Nor should it be foreotten that
simplicity in the idea of unemploy
ment compensation is the fact of ern
pi. yment. V. erkers qualify for un
employment benefits only after a
considerable period of employment,
ana the du-at.on of unemployment
benefits depnds on a man's record
01 previous employment.
QUESTION: Is the claim made
that unemployment compensation is
a solution to'the problems of unem
ployment?
ANSWER: No. The only solution
is in employment at full time and at
full pay envelope, industry prefers to
keep its machinery going at full
speed. Unemployment compensation
Jias never considered a cure for un
jjkc'.pioyment even by its most ardent
Advocates. It is, however, important
as- the first line of defense against
unemployment. It is applied to
sound theory, “That half wages are
better than no wages.”
NENANA ICE MOVED
1917— April 30, at 11:30 a. m.
1918— May 11, 9:33 a. m.
1919— May 3, 2:33 p. m.
lz-j-—May 11, 10:46 a. m.
1921—May 11, 6:42 a. m.
1923—May 12 at 1:20 p. m.
1923— May 9, 2 p. m.
1924— May 11 at 3:10 p. m.
1925— May 7, 6:3* p. m.
1926— April 26, 4:03 p. m.
1927— May 13, 5:42 a. m.
1928— May 6, 4:24 p. m.
1929— May 5, 3:41 p. m.
1930— May 8, 7:03 p. m.
1:31—May 10, 9:23 a. m.
1932— May 1, 10:15 a. m.
1933— May 8, 7:20 p. m.
1934— April 30, at 2:07 p. no.
1935— May 15, at 1:32 p.m.
1936— April 30, 12:58 p.m.
1937— ? T ? ? 7
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Veteran Alaska
Marshall Passes
At Anchorage
Frank Hoffman, 66, one of the best
known men in Alaska, and an out
standing peace officer of the Terri
tory for nearly 30 years, died at his
home in Anchorage shortly before 2
a.m. last Saturday.
Death, which came quietly and
peacefully to the sourdough, says
' the Anchorage Times, was the result
of a heart ailment. He had been ill
1 tor several weeks. Mr. Hoffman’s
widow, was at the bedside, in addi
! ton to a doctor and nurse.
A sourdough of more than 35
: years in Alaska. Mr. Hoffman came
to the Territory in the gold rush of
1898, locating at Valdez. Prospect
‘ ing, freighting, teamster, cowpunch
er and other activities were included
in his varied life, as well as his
‘ nearly 30 years spent as peace of
} fleer.
Guarding the life of the President
of the United States was perhaps
the highlight of Mr Hoffman's car
eer as an officer. When President
Harding visited Alaska in 1923,
Frank was named as a special dep
uty from the Third Division to serve
as bodyguard of the nation's chief
executive. He accompanied Presi
dent Harding on a trip to Fairbanks
and was with him during mnch of
the President's stay in Alaska.
Soon after coming to Alaska Mr.
Hoffman began his career as a peace
officer at Valdez, serving several con
secutive terms there as chief of po
lice.
Appointed In 1913
In 1913 he became deputy marshal
and was sent to the Chisana region
at the time of the stampede there.
He served there for a year or two
and later took the post of deputy
marshal at Matanuska, where he
was stationed until 1931. Following
this he took the post of deputy mar
shal at Anchorage.' where he re
mained until his death.
August Frank Hoffman was born
March 24, 1871, at St. Louis, Mo.
He left home when a boy of about
13, and traveled in the Dakotas,
Montana and othor parts of the west
before coming to Alaska as a young
man.
Frank Hoffman attained universal
respect of those with whom he
came in contact. His countless
friends throughout the Territory in
cluded both law-abiding citizens and
those who ran afoul of the law and
were taken into custody by him.
The esteem in which Anchorage
people held the veteran officer was
best in evidence after his last illness
began. His daily condition was a
! subject of conversation and anxious
i concern with men on the street, in
I their homes and wherever persons
1 met who had come to know him.
And when the news of his death
' flashed up and down the streets of
| the city, there were few who heard
i it who did not pause a moment and
i mourn a great Alaskan.
RIVER STILL HOLDING
FIRM DESPITE THAW
Xenana thermometers took a spurt
recently and hailed spring fay soar
ing into the upper realms and refus
ed to sink much below the freezing
point.
The snow is melting fast in town
but the trails are still hard. It will
maketake lots of weather like this
to make much impression oa the ri
ver ice, which is still firm and solid,
Xenana advices said.
Nenana’s sourdough experts, fam
ous for their errors in predicting the
date of the breakup, say the ice will
go out during the last five days of
April or the first five days of May.
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PREDICTS 2,000
WILL WORK IN
NEW GOLD CAMP
A (fold quartz mining plant em
ploying at least 2,000 men was fore
seen for the Good pas ter district if
the American Smelling cm ile.'.n'n ;
Company puts in a mill and beg'ns
operations on a big see!
Jack McCord, noted m'n'ng pro
moter, said in Anchorage roc r.tly,
that this is entirely possible in the
Go< dpaster district, according to the
Anchorage Times.
Mr. McCord was instrumental in
turning over the ground in the Good
paster area to the American Smelt
ing Company, and in getting the lat
ter concern interested in the area.
He said the company has about 17
men working two shifts on a tunnel,
and that the firm has expended
probably $150,000 since taking the
ground over.
The Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields,
a world wide placer dredging outfit,
has also been int rested by McCjrd
in drilling the upper To'ovana River
and will do some work in the Kus
kokwira and still more in Nome.
“This is the first entrance of the
American Smelt eg and Rearing
Company in Alaska, and the fir-t
active entrance of ‘he Yuba firm,”
Mr. McCord said. “Between the two
companies, they have a combined
capital of over 100 trillion dollars
that will now be available for devel
opment of Alaska.
“Alaska is the best prospecting
area of the United States,” Mr. Mc
Cord said “All the big companies
are now looking toward Alaska and
are fast taking up likely dredging
and quartz locations.”
Preston Locke, engineer for the
American Smelting and Refining
Company, and another engineer for
the Yuba dredging concern, will
come to Alaska soon, Mr. McCord
said, to oversee operations of the
two companies already planned and
to look at other properties.
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BUFFALO. X. Y.—Anthony Bar
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consists of being shot out of a can
non inU> a net. was in a hospital
here. He missed the net.
“Bobbie, you seem very fond of
■ he druggist's little boy. Why is it?”
“He can get all the pills he wants
for our air guns."
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