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TAKOTtfA, ALASKA, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 193*
PRICE, 25 CENTS
Regulations Relating to
Sale and Export of Gold
WASHINGTON, D. C., Shirtl S'.
RefutationsPrescribed Undn tRe Ex
ecutive Order of August 29, 1933.
Renting to the Sale and" Export of;
Gold Recovered*, from.' Natural De
pofito;
(Executive Order< of August 29,’ J933?
By virtue of the authority vested
iff. me by Section 5(b) of the Act of
October 6,. 1917, as amended, by Sec
tion 2 j)f the Act of March 9,. 1923,.
entitled “An Act to Provide Relief in
the Existing National Emergency in
Banking, and for Other Purposes”, I,
Franklin D, Roosevelt. President of
the United States of Ameica, da. de
clare that a period of national emer
gency exists, and by: virtue of said
authority and. of. all other authority
vested in me, do hereby issue the fol
lowing executive -order;
The Setrestary of the Treasury is
hereby authorized to receive on. con
signment for sale, subject to such
rules and regulations and upon.euch
conditions as he shall prescribe, gold
recovered from natural deposits in
the' United States or any place sub-j
ject to the jurisdiction, .thereof* S&lex!
may be made:
(a) To persons. licensed to acquire
gold for: use in the 'arts*, indus
tries or professions,, or
(b) By export to* foreign*.- pur
chasers.
Such sales shall be made at a price
which the Secretary shall determine
to be equal to . the best price, obtain-,
able in the. free gold markes of the
world after taking into consideration
any incidental expenses, such as ship
ping costs and insurance.
Stich'sales may be made through
the Federal reserve banks or suchJ
othar r agents; as the Secretary may!
from time tojtime designate and shall
be subjects to such charges as the
Secretary may from time to. time ha
his judgment.determine.
Every person depositing gold for
sale as. provided herein shall be'
' deemed to haVe agreed to accept as;
conclusive without any right of re
course or review, the determination,
of the Secretary or his duly author
ized agent as to the amount due such
person as a result of any sale.
Consignments shall be sold as near
ly as may. be in the order of their re
ceipt.
Article 29. Gold Received’on Con
signment for Sale. The Secretary of
the Treasury under ’ the conditions
specified in this and the following Ar
ticles of these Regulations^ and sub
ject to the appropriate regulations
the Mints and Assay Offices, will re*
ceiva at any United States Mint or
Assay Office on consignment for sale
under the profisions of. the Executive
:• Order of August 29', 1933, gold recov
| ered from natural deposits in the
United States or any place subject to
the jurisdiction thereof, unless such
gold was held prior to August 29,
1933, in noncompliance with the
terms of the Executive Order of April
5, 1933, and-or the Regulations issued
therennder, or was held after August
28, 1933, in noncompliance with the
Executive Order .of of Agdst 28.1933,
(Continued on Page 3.>
THE MUKLUK TRAIL
By Bob Bartlett.
WASHINGTON,. D. C., Aug.2«!—
Many queries have come to the Dele
gate’s office ahout public buildings
and rivers and harbors projects.
Army engineers have approved a
sizeable* list- of rivers and ' harbors
projects in Alaska, but.no funds have
been allotted by the Public Works
Administration for any such -projects
anywhere within the United States. *
Almost .the same holds rue with
reference to buildings. Approval has
been given for construction* of very,
few public buildings^.
Ah invitation, to visit Alaska was
extended .to Will Rogers, the sage of
Beverly l^ills, by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Wade, last night. They , had a con
versation, with Will during thfe course
o£ his. visit to Washington to size up
things in ;the city of “coditis,” aa he
terms it. ; Rogers expressed a desire
to.go North and told- Mr. and Mis.
Wade he had gone so far last spring
asjto make inquiries- as to whether he
•odd travel directly from Seattle by
airplane. His informant told him
there was. no regular service, so he
postponed ,the journey, , but told Mr.
and Mrs. Wade he would.make it.be
fore long., i
The Delegate's office has been del
uged with i questions from’ Alaska
about the new Treasury regulations
regarding the exportation of gold.
Last week the Treasury announced
that unsmelted ore,, concentrates, pre
cipitates and unretorted amalgam
might be exported!.
lt.was said in thi&cedumn last week
that? no definitiona l these terms
have been made, and it was very diffi
eultim tell just how far the new ml- •
ling goes. TKat statement still holds
j good.
No exact information is obtainable
from the Treasury. It has been hint
ed here that the courts may possibly
be called upon to establish definitions.
It may belaid'that several of the
larger mining companies have asked
the Treasuy to make the situation
clearer. These companies, with rep
resentatives in direct contact with
Washington officialdom, are apparent*
ly in the dark no less than the isolate
ed Alaska miner.
If definitions commonly employed
in the mining industry were ‘ussd, it
would seem that about the only gold
not exportable would be that obtained
from smelting processes. However,
the question is whether such defini
tions axe to be made.
It was learned today that the Cana
dian Cabinet can be expected to issue
an order within the next day or so al
lowing importation of gold ores, etc-,
mined in the United States, 4 which
means American miners will be able
to obtain the going world' price ffer
their products. Of course, if that rul
ing is made American producers can
ship ore to Canada for smeltinfc. Tins
would seem to be diseramfnatory
against American smelters? add sub
ject to correction.
As the situation now -rwtands,. ft
would \appear that a .dredge vperator
who puts the mereary, sand and gold
through a retorting -process totredde
the gold to a more or losscpura state
could not then export' tt becanse%ft
would be a retorte damalgam: ..
But tth eindividual or compsqynp
erating a quartz nriaeiwhwh' fiMliate
was free milling could'ship' out the
concentrates for export withodt qaes
tion.
JCimtunMd.oa Page
Mrs: K J. Boyd,'a former :- wall"
l known oldtimer. a pioneer school’
; teacher, who for several years past
has made her residence on the Out
side, is scheduled to arrive at Mc
Grath early in the week to Join her
foster daughter. Miss Bezrae Boyd.
Conrad Olson, well known oldtimer
of Alaska, but who for the past sea
son has Been with the crew employed
.by Dave Strandberfpdniithd Cripple
section, was a recent arrival here,,
and is. scheduled, to leave soowii for
Fairbanks.
Arvid Larson and Swan Anderson
were early-in-the-week .arrivals from
the Little creek dredge, and left a
couple of days ago by airplane far
Anchorage, headed for their former
home in Sweden for a winter's vaca*.
tion_
Fred Ji Spach, superintendent1: in
charge of A. R. C. matters in this,
district, returned a few days ago
from a visit to Medfra, and again
left immediately for Flat to give at
tention to road matters in .that sec
tion.
Archie Higgins^ after nrriwhMse
a few days ago, left immediately for
Yankee creeks He returned here Frir-’
day, following discontinuance uof the
season’s operations on>> tha, ' Yankee
| dredge.
Miss Ellen Reidy, of Sah Francisco,
after having made a stop>;of »a. faws
days at McGrath,.arrived her* early
in the week for a short1 visit, for the
purpose of giving attention :td.< .busi
ness matters.
Mrs. Louise Augusta LnwAhran
was a recent arrival^ from. Ofdpa, and
will take passage on. an. oarlyi airplane
for Anchorage, aiu route to- the..Out4
side for a brief visit.
* ’ Hans Erickson, Ganea: creek,., was
a town visitor for several days* during
the week, during whifch Itime 'be was
the house guest aof Oapfc.1 J- Mc
Lean.
* Chester Brink; Eng" Hfefeg.?«aai
* George W. Clyde were Thursday ar
! Rivals from Yankee creek, following
1 the discontinuance of dredging cgera
1 lions there.
1 1 A. HUTwiteheHleft a fewrdsys ago
* for. Ms reindeer headquarters, over in
■ the Ditha sections to remain, until
after the freeze-up.
[. ji -
Lee Lamprecht, associated' during
1 the past season with Joe Blanehell on
^Yankee creek, returned to town early
i. in the week.
The steamer Tana, Captain Frank
Hurray, arrived at McGrath on the
, iWM, bringing up freight from Bethel
totaling about 400' tons.
' ' Carl Thiele, fro mLittle creek, was
' among the week’s -visitors for a day
’ dr twoe
Mrs. Chester Brink and her sister.
Miss Emma Liskey, arrived early in
the week ftom Yankee creek.
Axel Petenan, suffering with x
rather lame arm, was a recent arrival
' from Little creek dredge..
M. Z. Bondixen, far the past season
associated with Ed- Noliette on Yan
kee eroak, was a yesterday arrival.
ingfro mand returning toJOphir with
P. ML Carlson.
Ben Devens arrived.'a fees days ago
from the Little erode dredge.
Ernie Gove, after a season at Yan
kee repair, returned to town Friday
Items of Importance
In Recent News Events
NEW YORK.—A quarter of a mil-j
lion men. and.'women waved the sym-i
Ibolic. Rlile Eagle - banners of the new .
economic era as they<marched to stir- |
•ring music up Fifth avenue between j
thousands of cheering spectators in a
demonstration.. unrivaled since war
time.
Thousands-.: ifuit their work to show j
their enthusiasm over higher wages j
and shorter working hours and recog-j
nitiaauofL the right of collective bar-1
gaining.
Forr more than eight, hours they
marched past General Hugh S. John
son’s repiewrrng stand, under a swirl
ing blizzard of:' ticker tape.
Soldiers and sailors formed the first
contingent. Then, came the workers,
passing.attie rate of 40,000 per hour,
Including.men, women and children.
* Thfeochherss abated once, when stock
exchange workers, passing- the re
viewing stand, booed Mayor John
O’Brien, who had been, advocating a
^ax program, whichi Richard Whitney,
stock exchkmge president, said would
drive- brokers out of Wall Street.
I Dress shop workers carried a ban
ner saying, “We will not buy Ford
cars until.he signs the NRA code.”
i WASHINGTON.—President Roose
velt haa-appointed. Joseph^ W.. Kehoe,
tawyer. of; Ketchikan,. to the position
at the Third judwealvdtirimon of Alas
at Valdez-.
Thomas Gaffney, o Nome, was ap
pointed Mayrlial Con the Second divi
sion, with
at Nome.
- SEATTUB.—Customs: inspectors
seized 956 Alastt*. Heaver* siting, val
ued at ahaut £UMMOt, on the- steam
ship WiDiam Tupger. It is said the
skins were peeked I in gunny? sacks and
found among sacks of.'coal
Hugh TerKune,' chairman of the
Alaska. Game Commission, requested
the seizure- txn the grounds that the
pelts were, shipped. from,, the Terri
tory vrithbut complying with the
game laws. Customs officials are
waiting for Terhune to claim the furs.
SEATTLE.—A dispatch from W.
W. Germaine, well known special
press correspondent, says the revival
of the subject of the proposed Inter
national Highway between Alaska
and the States is attracting consider
able attention in the East because of
the favorable report made recently by
the Highway Commission as to its
desirability and feasibility. The sub
mission of the report has again
brought the project prominently be
fore the American pubic.
If the President gives the report;
his approva, it may be the time is not
not far away when negotiations will
be reopened with* Canada, upon
whose attitude everything in connec
tion with the project depends.
The Com mission'^ report to Roose
velt affords a conarete basis upon
which to renew negotiations between
the two countries..
NEW YORK.—Twenty-nine States
have marched into* the repeal column
and i nly seven* mane arc needed to
wipe prohibition*nim the constitution.
Maryland, Minnesota, and Colorado
voted to abolish: the 1? tlr amendment'
from the constitution. Many say "It
wont be long now.” RapoiO, it is de
dare 1, will be ratified on December <1,
the date set lor the 3dth State to
vote.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Alaska can
nery workers swarmed the corridor*
! of the City Hall last night as the
I county grand jury was investigating
1 what Arthur Johnson, State labor
commission attorney, charged was a
“million dollar racket" case against
Samuel Young and Emil Meyer, tail
ors and outfitters.
Thirty cannery workers who ac
cused Young and Mayer of forcing
them to buy misfit clothing at exhorb
itant prices in order to obtain work
j in Alaska appeared before the jury.
Johnsoa said: “The parade has only
I started, as I have 253 affidavits sup
; porting the charges of usury opera
| tions, an employment agency without
i license and other alleged law viola
tions.” He said he would prove the
workers were charged $40 for suits
that were retailing everywhere for
$18 and $20.
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VALDEZ’.—The Cliff mine, which a
number o years ago produced more
than a million dollars’ worth of gold,
' has been optioned by General A. D.
McRae, Canadian financier, and oper
ations will start immediately. The
mine was in litigation for several
■ years.
McRae announces he has also taken
options, on the Ester Dome mine, near
‘ Fairbanks, the Joe Quigley group of
silver-lead and gold properties in the
'j Kantishna district, and a number of
claims in the Chisana avea.
SABT.TA CRUZ, Gallic—Francis Jo
seph Morgan Grace, head of the
i world-wide known Grace Steamship
r Company, was shot and killed last
•! night by a woman whom the police
-I identified as Miss E_ W. Wells, format
■: nurse of the shipping magnate,
i.i The shooting occurred in the gar
| den of Green’s palatial summer home
: [ at Beach Hill. The police say the 60
t>) year-old shipping magnate was sit
rj ting in the garden when Miss Wells,
■ j who- was discharged about a year ago,
: • shot him in the side.
WASHINGTON.—Four new public
works projects in fifteen States and
Alaska were approved by Thomaa
MacDonald, chief of the Bureau of
Pubic Beads, bringing to a total of
181,000,000 the funds already allotted
under the $400,008^000 unemployment
relief appropriation for highways.
The new projects include $120,000
for Alaska.
WASHINGTON.—The U. S. Navy
wrote a new achievement into its
crowded annals by making the long
est nonstop formation flight in his
tory, unchecked by storm and wind,
when six of its planes winged in a
single hop 2,509 miles from Norfolk,
Virginia, to Coco Solo, in the Canal
zone. Five of the planes landed at
8:26 last night, with elapsed time of
24 hours and 65> m motes. The sixth
plane had dropped behind in the af
ternoon, but soon joined the flotilla at
Coco. Eleven officers and 25 enlisted
men made the trip*. They left Nor
folk at 5:30 p. m. Thursday, and
passed over Cuha.
The longest previous masted flight
was made fey Balboa’s planes in their
flight to Brazil, in 1931.
PHILADELIBIA—The University
of PennslvamauKuseum reported an
expedition working near Columbia
glacier in Alaska ofund the early re
mains of a people belonging to-an*