HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second Avenue, Hyder, Alaska.
Telephone No. S2
Chas. F. Sandford. Owner and Publisher *
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Hyder, j
Alaska, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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Tnis newspaper is not connected in any manner with any
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interested in the sale of mining shares and publishes no in- ;
Formation relative to local mining development that is not be
lieved to be in full accord with fact.
The Power Question
Persistent attempts of gov
ernment-operation advocates
to make a great national is
sue out of waterpower seems
to have left the average voter
lukewarm, if not positively
cold. The reason is not far to
seek. Waterpower furnishes
a relatively small percentage
of the total energy used in in
dustry that if the government
owned and operated every
hydro-electrical plant in the
United Statec it would make
little difference in the power
situation.
The fact is that waterpower
furnishes less than one
twelfth of the nation’s power
supply. As the Washington
Post recently pointed out:
Industrial power in the Unit
ed States is derived from five
important sources in approxi
mately the following ratio:
Soft coal, 55 per cent; hard i
coal, 8 percent; petroleum j i
(not including gasoline used I I
in automobiles) 20 percent; j
natural gas, 8 percent; and
waterpower, 8 percent.”
Another point that might
be made is that with the im
proved methods of generating <
electricity by steam which has
been developed in recent years <
only hydro-electric power pro
duced under the most advan- :
tageous conditions can com- s
pete with the output of steam
plants, so far as economy of
generation is concerned. 1
Statistics also indicate that I
in spite of all the hue and cry
raised by certain politicians
with respect to the electrical
industry, the fact remains that
in the purchase of no com-1
modity does the ultimate con !
sumer get more real value in :
convenience and comfort foi
his dollar than when he buys J
electrical energy.
So, it is not surprising that |
the average citizen refuses to
get “het up” over the power
question.
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Government “Efficiency”
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An illuminating, although bv c
no means surprising, instance c
of government “efficiency” f
is seen in what Francis I. Jone9 t
for ten years head of the em
ployment service of the depart
ment of labor, recently said of
conditions in his bureau.
As reported in the Outlook.
Mr. Jones declared that as a
result of recent expansions of
the government employment
3ervice, that activity became a
hodge-podge of “futility, in
experienced men and fantas
.ic methods.”
He said that its futility was
:hown by the fact that it had
placed only 46 men in jobs in
:hree months; also that seven
jf the highest salaried new
nen in the bureau were em
ployed in opening letters,.
vhile a letter opening mach
ne was discarded in order to j
five these men something to
io.
It is only fair to say that Mr.
Fones made these statements ,
ifter his resignation had been
equested, but anyone ac-!
juainted with government
nethods may easily believe I
hat they have a substantial;
jasis of fact.
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A Reminder
With the end of the year I
mly a few days off, this is a
,ood time to remind those of
>ur out-of-town readers who
ire in arrears with their sub
criptions that Old Nick has
pecial reservations for people
vho subscribe for a newspaper i
•nd then do not pay for it or
lave not the decency at least
o send a post card saying that
hey do not want it any more, j
Fortunately we are able to!
ake pride in the attitude of
ur home folks in this respecj.
"■hey have proved their loyal
y to their home town institut
ons averages up considerably
ligher than the standard of
nost towns and we never have i
ailed to secure ^jieir whole
learted cooperation in our
ask of boosting for Hyder. 1
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What Will The Answer Be?
President Hoover’s world
loratorium scheme, his inter- j,
st in disarmanent, peace and i
ther world subjects, have i
aused critics to call him the
airy godfather of the rest of s
he world. American citizens
are asking—and hoping—that
in the legislation of this last
session of Congress before his
four-year period as president
expires, he will prove to be the
fairy godfather of the United
States of America.—Exchange.
Just for Fun
“So your son got his B. A.
and M. A.?”
“Yes, indeed, but PA still
supports him-”
Man at the gate to little boy:
“Is your mother home?”
Little Boy: “Say, you don’t
suppose I’m mowing this lawn
because the grass is long do
you?”
Wc eagerly await a televis
ion apparatus which will en
able a long-winded radio ad
vertising spieler to see us turn
the dial on him.
“Look here, waiter, is this
peach or apple pie?”
“Can’t you tell from the 1
taste?”
“No, I can’t.”
“Well, then, what difference
does it make?”
SURE OF MUSHROOMS
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Hostess—Will you have some fresh
mushrooms?
Guest—Yes, If you’re quite sure
they’re mushrooms and not toadstools.
Hostess—Oh, I’m quite sure, i j
opened the can myself.
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Mussolini says he reviews
his mistakes of the day before
retiring at night. Such a habit !
ivould cause some of us to lose
i lot of sleep.
“Shay, pardon me, offisher,
jut where am I?”
“You’re on the corner of
Broadway and Forty-Second [
Street.”
“Cut out the details. What j
own am I in?”
A grumpy old cynic in church j,
said when the collection was
jassed to him: “Not a cent; 1
lon’t believe in missions.”
“Then,” said the usher, 1
‘won’t you take something '
nit? It’s intended for the,1
leathen.” ;l
MATCHED HER DRESS
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Ilyters Kramp—1 saw Sllss Mill
tuns buying ui.v new book yesterday.
Clerk—Yes, she said the color ot
he binding Just matched her new
ounging robe.
Flapper: “He said that when
le looked at me he was re
ninded of Raphael’s angel!”
Young Guy: “Yes; Raphael’s
ngel was painted too.”
A minister, learning to play
olf, suddenly remarked: “1
oust give it up! I must give
t up!”
“Give up what?” he was
sked. “Golfing?”
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TEN WORSHIP
From the Hyder Alaska Miner
December 16, 1921
The Premier tram line, sec
ond longest on the American
continent, was ready for oper
ation last week. The cables
have all been strung and ten
sioned and the three angle
stations and two terminal sta
tions are completed. The ore
bunkers at the dock are not
ready but the work to be done
will not interfere with trying
out the cable. The tram is 11 Vo
miles in length and about 4s)
: miles of cable has been used
! in its construction. It is built
I to deliver about 10 tons per
j hour. The 1400 feet elevation
at the upper terminal is not
! sufficient for gravity operation
alone and a 50-horse power en
gine will supplement nature’s
pull. Eleven men will be re
quired in its operation. The
ore bunkers at the landing will
have a capacity of 1500 tons,
with storage room for 1000
i tons of sacked concentrates ad
| ditional.
j Harry Tanner, superintendent
! for the Fish Creek Mining Co.,
came down Friday and report
ed that a continuation of the
crosscut tunnel has proved that
; the vein encountered, as re
ported two weeks ago, is 11
feet wide, with three distinct
shoots of high grade shipping
ore. and the vein filling all
good milling product.
The body of Charles Palm
: er, an oldtimer of the district,
| and one of its most highly es
teemed resdents was found in
bed in his cabin at Stewart on
the morning of the 7th, with
both sides of the throat slash
j ed. A razor, folded but
! covered with blood, lay on the
| bed beside the body, and notes
written several days previous
ly left no doubt that the man
committed suicide. Deceased
had contemplated the deed for
days, as all his effects were
carefully packed and a will
was found made out to his
brother, Col. R. H. Palmer, of
Edmonton.
Joe Grashio has removed
his Malamute cigar store back
to its original location on
i Main Street.
Kenny McKay and Charlie
j Frank have opened a cigar
! store in the Allen building at
the corner of Main and First.
S. P. Fitzgerald and P. C.
Beaudreau have put the tele
phone line to Stewart into
commission. The wire was
down practically the entire
distance from Hyder to the
old wharf as a result of the
recent snowstorm.
Walter Blanton, Fred Dory
and J. K. Green returned from
Ketchikan, where they were
initiated into the Elks lodge.
Frank Nagle is building a
winter residence for T. Lizzie
Nagle, which she will occupy
while Frank is away on a con
templated trip East.
Caught by the big snow,
Louis Legge was forced to stay
up the valley for a week with
his team. He spent the time at
the International roadhouse
and suffered no hardships.
Preparations are in full
swing for the first annual New
Year’s carnival and dance of
the Pioneers of Alaska. All
the stunts famed in verse and
story of pioneer days in Alas
ka and the Yukon are to be
pulled. Gambling will be wide
open, with spurious money, on
the turn of a card or the fall
of the little ivory ball. And the
carnival will be reigned over
by a queen, to be chosen from
the young ladies of Hyder.
Stewart or Premier, the choice
to be made by means of votes
costing one cent each.
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What’s New?
Tennis balls invented in Eng
land are coated with a phos
phorescent substance that
makes them luminous for
games played after dark.
A proces s has been develop
ed in Europe for drying fruits
in such a manner that their
vitamins and essential oils are
retained at full potency.
Wallpaper that is fadeless,
washable, and very lasting,
has been made from glass by
a German inventor.
Two propellers mounted be
neath the wings enable a new
airplane to rise almost verti
cally from the ground.
An English chemist has de
veloped a paint for outdoor
use that is so affected by the
sun’s rays that is appears
black in daytime and white al
night.
OUTSTANDING RADIO VALUES
The New Crosley Battery Show Boy—
Screen grid, new 2-volt tubes, push
pull output, uses new cell "A" bat
tery, no light current, no batteries
to. charge—$49.50 complete, less bat
teries.
The Crosley Play Boy—Eight tube
superhetrodyne pentode, screen grid,
moving coil dynamic speaker—com
plete $52.25.
THE NUGGET SHOP
Jewelry made to order—repair work,
anything in jewelry at short notice.
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PROFESSIONAL
JUrmsit piue
^ttorneg at JHaw
?3g6er, flasks
FRANK A, METCALF
CIVIL t MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
CHAS ,F, SANOF'DRD
NOTARY PUBLIC
HERALD OFFICE
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Howard Campbell, Dictator
P. S. Jack, Secretary
Meets Second and Fourth Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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Hyder Methodist Episcopal Church *
Rev. H. R. Cross, Pastor •
Sunday School at 10:30 a. m. •
Evening Service at 7:30 p. m. *
Everyone is cordially invited to •
the services. •
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