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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 12.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1933.
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BORAH BATTLING
FOR SILVER USE
Declaring that “no sound
and efficient monetary system
should leave salver out of the
picture,” Senator William E.
Borah, whose earlier attitude
on the silver question was
more academic than active, is
now backing silver remoneti
zation with the full weight of
his vigorous and forceful per
sonality.
Borah’s declaration tv as
made in reply do a proposal by
James P. Warburg, former
economic adviser to the admin
istration, to revaluate the U.
S. dollar in terms of a modern
ized gold standard. Warburg,
who was at one time financial
advisor to1 the Bank of England
resigned recently because of
his opposition to President
Roosevelt’s financial policy.
Contending that Warburg’s
plan possessed “many elements
of uncertainty” in that it
would have toi be undertaken
in conjunction with Great Brit
ain and the entire “sterling
bloc” and could be made ef
fectual only after a long period
■of trial and error. Borah de
clared, “no monetary" system
can in the future be considered
sound and efficient which does
not restore to millions of people
the money which they have
used for 3000 years, which
they desire to use and which
they will use, if permitted to
do so.”
Borah s vigorous stand for
recognition of cilver a? a mon
ey medium will be hailed with
rejoicing by silver exponents,
as the silver cause could hardly
have acquired a more weighty
champion than the distinguish
ed Idahoan, whose words and
opinions on public question?
probably command wider pub
lic interest and attention than
do those of any other Ameri
can political figure aside from
President Roosevelt.
Another interesting develop
ment1 bearing on the silver
question appeared this week in
reports from the Pan-American
Conference of 21 North and
South American nations, now
in session in Montevideo, stat
ing that the Mexican delega
tion hos offered a proposal for
the establishment of a central
banking system for United
States, Central, and South
America, and the setting up of
a new Pan-American currency
backed at least in part by sil
ver. If adopted this would be
a first step toward “internat
ional currency,” or world
money.
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D. L. Pitt, Premier manager,
returned Thursday from a visit
in the south.
SPECIAL NRA PLAN
FOR ALASKA APPROVED
A special NRA plan designed
to meet the unusuaT conditions
prevailing in Alaska ha3 been
given final approval by the
National Recovery Adminis
tration and will be placed in ef
fect in the immediate future,
according t O' reports from
Washington, D. C.
Hugh J. Wade, who has been
associated with the NRA in
Washington and who spent
.ome time in Alaska a> an ag
ent of the Department of Just
ice several years ago, has been
appointed deputy administrat
or for the Territory. Other of
ficials of the board are to be
James J. Connors, collector of
customs for Alaska, and David
Housel, Juneau hotel man.
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Boost McIntosh For Marshal?
Senator Norman R. Walker
and Attorney A. H. Zeig'ler,
leading Democrats of Ketchi
kan, are reported by the Oor
dotva Times as making an act
ive fight to secure the appoint
ment of Lonnie McIntosh as
successor of United States Mar
shal Albert White of the First
Judicial Division.
The report, if true, discloses
a decided lack of unanimity on
the part of Democratic leaders
over the endorsement of Will
iam Mahoney, of Ketchikan, by
the Democratic divisional com
mittee. Also, if true, it may
provide a hint as to why the
present Republican incumbent
has been permitted to hold the
office so long while deserving
Democratic candidates sigh for
a seat at the federal pie count
er. Anyway it’s an old Alas
kan custom, whether the re
port is true or not.
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Snipe Season Ends 15th
The annual open season for
taking jack-,s!nipe and Wilson
snipe, commencing September
1, will close next Friday, Dec.
13th, at midnight; after which
time it will be unlawful to take
the birds, in any manner, un
less imperatively necessary to
sustain life.
The recently authorized spec
ial open season for taking bea
ver in the First Division will
commence tomorrow, Decem
ber 10th, and will continue un
til January 20. Ten beaver
may be taken during the open
season. So far as can be ascer
tained, the beaver colony on
the A. J. Mayer ranch on Texas
Creek is the only one in the vi
cinity of Hyder likely to yield
pcdts under the new ruling, al
though there are probably oth
ers farther down the canal.
ALASKA TO RECEIVE
SHARE CWA. FUNDS
Alaska will receive its pro
portionate share of the funds
to be released by the Civil
Works Administration to de
crease unemployment, it was
announced recently following a
conference held in Washington
by Delegate 'Dimond and Gov
ernor Troy with Harry L. Hop
kins, head iof the Civil Works
Administration.
The amount to be made avail
able to the Territory will prob
ably be between $150,000 and
$200,000. This sum is expect
ed to provide around 1,500
jobs.
As it is requisite that the
money be spent between De
cember 1 and February 15, lly
der and interior Alaska will
probably derive no benefit
therefrom, as the official dict
um is that most of the work
will be done in the coastal sect
ions “where climatic condit
ions permit of the carrying out
of constructive projects.’’
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Trapping Regulations Modified
Alaska Game Commission
regulations respecting beaver
and marten have been modified
in the degree that trappers and
fur dealers may possess and
sui>[s ui oxjjbj;
without the necessity of having
ithem tagged, sealed, or mak
ing an affidavit until October
1, 1934. Persons desiring to
hold beaver or marten after
that date must have them
sealed.
It will be unlawful, however,
for any person other than li
censed fur dealers with estab
lished place of business to poss
ess numbers of beaver and mar
ten skins in excess of the seas
onal bag limits unless skins are
sealed.
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Delegate To Talk To
Alaskans Over The Air
Alaskans will soon hear Del
egate Dimond over the air for
the second time since he as
sumed office The address will
be recorded in Washington bv
electrical transcription and
will be broadcasted in Alaska
through the courtesy of radio
broadcasting stations KGBU
and KFQD. In it the Delegate
will tell what he has been do
ing, what he hopes to do in the
future, and also he will make
certain important recommend
ations for the consideration of
the people of the Territory.*
Local residents should be able
to hear the address from sta
tion KGBU at Ketchikan.
ISAYS PREMIER LOOKING
FOR “HANDOUTS”
Commenting on the recent
withdrawal of the Premier
Gold Mining Company from
the Cariboo District, after a
brief period of exploring a
property, Western Canada
Mining News says:
“In one way it is not sur
prising that Premier js leaving
Cariboo District. During the
last five years either the Pre
mier or the Federal Mining
Company, of Idaho, bath
Guggenheim organizations,
have gone into various districts
in British Columbia, worked a
while on mine prospects and
then withdrew. For seven
years it has had an awful time,
according to its own story, of
retaining its hold on its mine
in Portland Canal district.
Every year the annual report
contains the weeping declara
tion that the mine has been
bottomed, yet it keeps wor
rying on, paying dividends
in proportion to metal prices
and always finding more ore.
It has done very well in re
gard to ore in the past year
and recent diamond drilling
from the sixth level disclosed
high grade 200 feet below.
“A couple of years ago when
it made the regular announce
ment that the mine was about
through after paying $16,000
000 dividends, the company
renewed its aerial tram, which
took about 21 miles of steel
cable. Premier went into
Cariboo about the last of all
the big companies and thinks
it got ground without much
mineral. Premier had its pres
ent mine served to it on a sil
ver platter, and has been
looking for the same handout
since. It refused to pay $40
000 for the mine now held by
B. C. Silver, because the values
on the surface were low, a
mine that has developed a
.very large amount of ore.
The Federal took over the
Sally silver mine at Beaverdell
a few years ago, paid $10,000
down, and did mighty well
with what silver was in sight
before relinquishing the prop
erty when another payment be
came due.
“Although the Premier and
the Federal have tried out
properties in different parts of
the province, they will have
great difficulty in locating a
mine in a few minutes that
will pay a million a year from
the start.”
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Dave E. Dunbar, Alaska
manager for the National Gro
| eery Company, died recently
^ in Seattle, aged 66.
DIMOND BILL PROVIDES
FOR EARLIER ELECTION
A bill drawn by Alaska Del
egate Dimond for introduction
at the coming session of cong
ress provide-, for the Territorial
election to take place in Sept
ember and also advances the
date for the convening of the
Alaska legislature from March
to January.
If the measure is .approved
the election will be held cn the
second Tuesday in September,
commencing next year, and the
legislature will convene on the
second Monday in January, ef
fective for the year 1935 and
succeeding sessions.
New Mind Alcove Books
Seven splendid new volumes
for the International Mind Al
cove section have been received
by ithe Hyder Public Library
from the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace.
The list of books includes the
following titles: Soviet Scene,
by Frederick Griffin, a Canad
ian writer, who discusses con
ditions and affairs in Russia
from a somewhat sympathetic
viewpoint and provides a great
deal of interesting information.
The Tragedy of Russia, by
Will Durant, presents the Rus
sian picture from an opposite
viewpoint, for this writer is in
clined to point out the bad feat
ures of the Russian situation,
although he recognizes the oth
er side as well. These two
read together should give a
fairly well balanced picture.
An Indiscreet Itinerary, by
H. W. van Loon, is a casual lit
tle book full of original and de
lightful comments upon the
Dutch and should be popular
with those who enjoy subtile
witticisms.
The Spirit of France, by Paul
Cohen-Portheim, author of The
Spirit of England, provides a
fine foundation upon which to
base our thinking with regard
to France and the French peo>
ple and is extremely interest
ing. Will they pay?, by Dorsey
Richardson, is a fine discussion
cf the war debts question and
presents the complicated sub
ject in entertaining manner.
Dollars and Sense, by Irvi ig
Brant is an excellent present
ation of the complicated quest
ions of finance and is easy to
understand. Our corner store
economists and finance sha’ks
will find it very interesting and
enlightening.
Tschieffely’s Ride, by A. F.
Tschieffely, details the auth
or’s experiences during a ten
thousand mile horseback ride
from Buenos Aires to New
York. Gives pleasing glimpses
of out-of-the-way places in
South America.