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Show ALASKA CLAIMANTS SHOWN CONSIDERATION WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. Alaskan coal claimant: arc not required to pay the purchase price of their claims until after the termination of any protests or adverse ad-verse proceedings aealnst them, according- to an opinion by Attorney General Wlckersham. mnde public today by tho department of the Interior -As a large number of Alaskan coal claims were susponded bocaupo protests were tiled against them by tho Interior department the question aroso wheth'er the claimants should pay the purchase price of their claims whllo proceedliiKB were pending against them. In an exhaustive review of iho subject tho attorney sencral decided that under the Alaskan coal land law and under the regulations approved In JPfM Hnd J907 payment Is not required until after the termination of such proceedliiKs. |