HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second Avenue,Hyder, Alaska.
. Teleplioue No. 82
Clias. F. Sandford . Owner and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Ilyder,
Alaska, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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lieved to be in full accord with fact.
Unexpected Harmony
With the general election on
ly two weeks or so away, we
are forced to wonder at the ab
sence of political mud-slinging
which usually characterizes
political campaigns in the Terr
itory.
Of course we are off in the
woods a bit and do not hear a
great deal of what is going on
in the more effete centers; also
we may be a bit too previous j
in our wonder. But the fact re- j
mains that so far we have—
and thankfully so—escaped i
hearing a single violent note in j
the campaign babbling that
has diifted dou'n to us from
the district’s chief politieat
centers. The old “bunk” i: !
is being handed out as of yore;
“I pledge myself to—” come. ,
down the wind with the same
old ring, but nothing else. Noi I
a single note of viliification,
not a single ugly word hurled,
not a single filthy innuendo has I
appeared to disgrace the bien
nial scramble for jobs. So far
it appears that there is noth- i
ing but harmony and good fel-i
lowship and good feeling in
the hearts and minds of our j
political clap-traps. And it isj
so remarkably unusual and so ;
gratifying to the cars and nos
trils and stomach that we can
hardly believe it. and cannot
help wondering what it means.
But, again, maybe we are j
speaking too soon.
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Without A President
It may not be generally!
known that every four yeai?
the United States is without a 1
President for several hours j
but such is the fact. The term
of the outgoing President ex
pires at midnight on March 8
and the new President is usual
ly sworn in about noon on the
following day. Puring the in
i
tervening hours the country is I
without a chief executive.
The question of whether a
vacancy existed during this in- j
terval was discussed early in
the history of the country. In
response to an inquiry, Chief
Justice Marshall wrote on
February 2.1, 1S21:
“There has been uniformly !
and voluntarily an interval of ;
12 hours during which the ex-!
ecutive power could not be ex
ercised.”
If an emergency demanded,!
the new President could be
worn in immediately after his
predecessor's term expired at
midnight on March 3 but no
situation has ever existed to ;
make this necessary.
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Should Stick To Fact3
Consideiable comment has
been made on a recent speech
by Ambassador Sackett in
which he stated that there was
oo great a .difference between
he Gost of generating electric
current and its selling price. It
has been sought to convey the
impression, that this difference
represented profit.
This is not the case, because
the cost of generating the cur
rent itself is but a very small
part of the expense involved
in getting it to the consumer’s
meter. The expense of man
agement, the cost of con
structing and maintaining
transmission lines, the pay of
office personnel and other em
ployees and many more items
must he taken care, of before
profit can he computed.
The principle is similarto that
of a water system. One may
take a bucket to a river or oth
er source of supply and obtain
water free. But when pumped,
purified and piped to the con
nimer’s spigot it becomes a
commodity of value. Electric
ity rates, like water rates, de
pend largely upon the condit
ions which surround its distri
bution. Whether rates in any
given case are fair or not is a
matter for determination ac
cording to these conditions,
In any great industry it is in
evitable that abuses may crop
out here and there, and these
should be pointed out with a
view to their remedy. But this
should be done in a spirit ot
fairness, and without twisting
the facts to produce a wrong
impression in the public mind
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Frenzied Retailing
The wide variety of commod
ities handled by drug siores
has long been a subject of jest,
but the worst—or best— is yet
to come, according to a recent
review of the retailing situ
ation. More than 5,000 drug
stores have added a 10-cent de
paitment, carrying a large as.
sortment of articles commonly
found in the 5-and-10-cent
stores. Several lines usually
found only in department or
clothing stores are also being
introduced.
But the druggists are not the
only ones who are branching
out. Filling stations are ad
ding tires, tobacco and cigar
ettes, sandwiches, and even
books. Tobacco stores are
handling some general merch
andise, besides installing soda
fountains and luncheonettes.
Cliain food stores are said to
be planning to add proprietory
medicines, lunches and drinks.
If this trend keeps up, we
may soon be buying our period
icals at a filling station and our
automobile tires at a news
stand.
Just for Fun
Photographs seldom' do us
justice, being fortunately tem
pered with mercy.
The average man’s delusion
s the idea that he will some
lay get out of debt.
Americanism: Believing that
ill the campaign liars belong
o the opposing political party.
Ambitious inventors might
ry devising an automatic com
bination contraption for mow
ng lawns in summer and shov-1
ding snow in winter.
Eve probably encouraged the
erpent by remarking that her!
lusband did not understand !
ler.
Sign in a Memphis tailor
hop: “Trousers pressed in
he rear.” Where they need it
east.
A psychologist declares that
vomen are happier than men.
Vt least they seem to enjoy
heir unhappiness more.
Census reports show that 20 '
>er cent of women are between !
he ages of 15 and 25. And the I
•ther 80 per cent dress as if
hey were.
Man is mentioned in the Bib
e 4,332 times; women only
>36. Which is not strange in
iew of the fact that men wrote
t.
If he insists on being called
Bill,”” Bob” or “Jim,” he is
•robably a candidate.
WHAT’S NEW?
Trolley cars capable of ••
speed of 60 miles an hour are
being put in use.
In Germany, a system has
been developed which makes
i brake friction in automobile
| brakes multiply itself by “self
energization.”
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An instrument which regis
• ters off-key notes has been d ■
i veloped to test singers’ voices.
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i Treadmill apparatus has be“n
I invented which studies the act
ion of a^persons feet in wallc
j ing and corrects the defects.
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j An instrument, which rcsem
j bles the microphone used in a
j radio broadcasting station, has
j been developed that will re
spond to the slightest noise and
set off an alarm which is heard
I in all police stations.
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Prof. Herman Oberth of Ber
! lin, Germany, has designed a
I rocket that is to travel 70,000
feet from the earth and return
by parachute.
] Thieves are to be foiled by
! the automatic release of fumes
| from a tear-gas container wh ?.»
a safe is opened.
.
! The aerocartograph machine,
! which is said to be almost six
times as rapid as land survey
ing, produces maps as accurate
as those resulting from actual
i land surveys.
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The latest protection for rail
ways in Germany is a flashing
beam of light reflected to the
locomotive from a mirror.
INTERESTING NOTES
A clock in a Detroit park is
operated by waterpower and :
has run 40 years without re
pairs.
The Gutenburg Bible, which
is 500 years old and is printed
on vellum, is the greatest of
the incunabula in the Vollbehr
collection and has been placed
in the Library of Congress.
Nearly one-eighth of the sur
face of Sweden is covered with
lakes.
Mexico City is undergoing
one of the most important
building expansions in its his
tory.
The new Oriental Institute,
which is connected with the
University of Chicago, will be
the first laboratory in the
world for the study of the orig
in and development of civiliz-'
ation.
Greece, China, Turkey, Sov
iet Russia and Rumania have
adopted the Gregorian calen
dar.
The U. S. Patent Office in
Washington issues an average
of 120 patent sdaily.
In the United States industry i
spends annually about -$200,
000,000 in research work.
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
1218
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Meets Second and Fourth
Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
WATCHES! WATCHES!
Waltham 17 and 23 Jewels
Hamilton 19 and 21 Jewels
Elgin 7 and 15 Jewels
Wrist watches, Waltham, El
gin & Hofes, $12.50 to $25.00
Jewelry made to order, repair
work Anything in jewelry fur
nished on short notice.
Crosley Radios on Hand. Come
In And Look Them Over.
THE NUGGET SHOP
We have temporarily discon
tinued the local manufacture
of rubber stamps, but will re
ceive orders for outside deliv
ery. Phone 82.
PROFESSIONAL
Jivnt&t |§Iuc
(Attorney at ^£atu
^itgtu’r, JUasska
C. H. SUNDMACHER
ATTORNEY- AT LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
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FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
CHAS. F, "ANOFORD
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