The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-22

minimum wage and those above that wage should be maintained this season.
 :, Limit To IS Years
 A new provision was incorporat-
 ed prohibiting the importation of any labor under the age of 18 years It further provides that none be- tween the age of IS and 21 may be imported unless with the con- sent of the guardian or parents of such employer, or a school princi- pal
 This, he felt, would add to chances for employment of local 1 labor. It would also aid the Ter 1 ritory in collecting the school poll tax. In the past where it was claimed certain employees were 1 under 21 there was no way in which the Territory could check up on that claim. Under this pro- vision, it will be necessary for the canners to produce consent papers for all minors employed.
 Require Monthly Payday
 The original code suggested con- l tained a clause for payment of imported labor at the place of em- ! ployment. Under the San Fran cisco code, monthly payday in Alaska is required, unless a con- tract specifies differently.
 Another new provision limits 1 the advances to be made against unearned wages to 20 per cent. This was put in as a curb on bor- ] roWers.
 Another provision designed to protect Alaska labor was incor- porated that requires the members of the industry, as far as possi- ble, to employ Alaskan labor at all times. It also requires them to be used proportionately with contract labor employed at the same kind of work.
 New Passenger Ship Q The Northland Transportation Company will have a new passen- ger ship on the Establishment run this summer, declared w. J. Man ahan, Asst. General Manager for that line. We are going along cautiously in getting new ships, he said, but we expect to have new passenger vessel this sum- mer." It isn't question of fi- l nances, he added, but of getting a suitable vessel.
 The North Wind, just recondi- tioned, is leaving the shipyards and going into drydock at once. It is expected to be ready for service about April 1. It will be used on I an. intermittent service for a time, but later probably will take the place of the Norco on the Seattle Juneau run.
 We are proceeding slowly We ask you to be patient with us, and we will soon be in position to ten der you excellent service,' he said. Budget is Approved | A tentative budget, submitted by the Board of Directors, calling for the expenditure of $2,762.27 during ! the year, was approved by the ] Chamber today. Principal items are Fourth of July celebration, en- tertainment of visitors, including the submarine squadron, printing and advertising, donations to City Band, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, l salary to secretary. maintenance of information booth and similar ac- tivities.
 The Chamber is in receipt of a request from the Tongass Trading Company, Ketchikan, for infor- nation relative to persons attacked by brown bear. It wants names of victims and cases of attocks. Among A requests for informa- ton received during the past week. was one from an officer aboard one of the vessels to accompany the submarine squadron to Alaska this summer. It said that a number of the wives of the squadron planned to make trips here during the sum- mer and asked for information about accommodations, which was forwarded.
 The annual dinner to the off cers of the Tallapoosa will be held by the Chamber at the first meet ing of the organization following that vessels return from the south