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continents because civilization #
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parts where they are separated *
by large bodies of water. The *
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the other from Asia Minor to jjj
all Asia. The Ural river, for the *
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which is derived from Igitln *
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ue, has no very clearly defined jjj
meaning when applied to a land #
mass. In a general sense It jjj
means a very large continuous *
body of land, differing from an j;j
island or peninsula not merely &
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now regarded us continents— *
Europe, Asia, Africa, Soutli *
America, North America, Aus- *
tralia and Antarctica. Green- jjj
land, being much smaller than *
the otlieis, is frequently re- jjj
ferred to a» an island-continent. *
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tute a single land mass many =:<
physical geographers classify J
them as one continent—Eurasia. *
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How French Architect
Views Homes of Future
An entirely new plan for construct
ing houses cheaply and rapidly has
been evolved by Mr. Henri Sauvnge
who ranks as one of the most original
of modern French architects.
Realizing that the tube is one of
the strongest, most enduring and eco
nomical forms that any material can
take, Mr. Sauvnge proposes to build
dwellings with tubes which are made
of a mixture of asbestos and cement.
Around the foundations of the house
are arranged a number of plugs placed
close together. Over each Is fitted
one of the verticnl tubes and an injec
tion of cement Joins the two together.
These buildings are fireproof and,
it is claimed, have the advantage of
being cool in summer and warm in
winter, owing to the “overcoat” of
Hir within tlie tubes which surrounds
them. ,
Mr. Sauvuge found that a hundred
weight of any material, when made
into a rod and a tube hot It of t lie
same length, the tube will support by
far ttie greater weight without dis
tress.—Philadelphia Record.
How ‘‘Gold Standard” Cam*
Reading nations of the world
adopted gold as the basis of their
monetary systems beginning in the
1870s because of its greater stability
of value and of the difficulty of main
taining a bimetallic system in fact.
The price of silver was subject to such
violent fluctuation because of increas
ing supply that it could not lie kept
at a fixed ratio with gold.
When the World war came all lead
ing nations participating in it were
forced off the gold standard, that is,
to inconverjible paper. They began
returning to gold in 1925 for the
same reason that the gold standard
was adopted in the first instance, be
cause gold is the most stable mone
tary material known. The trouble in
China and India is due not to the
scramble of other nations to get on
a gold standard, hut to the sharp de
preciation In the price of silver.
How Humidity I* Measured
The measure of humidity is taken
with a hygrometer consisting of two
similar thermometers mounted upon
a hoard. -The bull) of one is kept wet
by being covered with a lampwlck
which dips into a cup of pure water.
The evaporation of the water cools the
mercury and makes it stand lower
than in the dry thermometer. If the
air is dry, evaporation is rapid, and
the difference between the two ther
mometers may tie 15 per cent or 20
per cent. If tile air is damp, evapora
tion is slow and the difference is
small.
How Pioneers Cot Salt
In Colonial days in this country salt
was secured by allowing sea water to
evaporate In open pans. The product
was not pure, hut it was Hie best ob
tainable. The first salt works for pro
ducing I his crude nrticle was operated
In Virginia about 1020.
How Chandelier Cam*
During the reign of William and
Mary, lasting from 16S2 until 1702,
there were many innovations In Fng
lislt homes of Dutch origin, due, most
likely, to the fact that the king
brought Dutch craftsmen over with
him.
How Florin Got Nam*
Florin, the official name for the Eng
lish two-shilling piece, is a corruption
of Florence, where coins of about the
jmme value were first niaije.
WHY
Autumn Brings Distinctive
Coloring to Leaves
The chlorophyll which Imports the
green color to nonpnrnsltic vegetation
is constantly produced tinder the ln
tllienee or light. In autumn, when the
tree's work of the year Is tlone, Its
vitality decreases regardless of weath
er, nod less chlorophyll Is produced.
Xanthophyll, which turns foliage yel
low instead of green, Is then produced
In excess, for it is believed to he a
decomposition preduct of chlorophyll.
Those who have studied the mys
tery of the life of the leaf say that
the autumn reds are of very different
origin. The er.vthrophyll which causes
the red coloration is not a decompo
sition product of chlorophyll hut Is
present In Ihe leaf all through the
year. Normally, however, Ihe chloro
phyll green is so much more abundant
thnn the erythrophyll red that Ihe red
is practically drowned out. liut when
in autumn the chlorophyll is dimin
ished the erjVhrophyll becomes visible.
Instead of being, like xnnthopyfl, a
product of the autumn it has been In
Ihe leaf all summer waiting for Its
chance to make a showing.
On the basis of this explanation,
which I have taken from a scientific
publication, it is clear that frost or
the absence of frost Is In no measure
responsible for the autumn change.—
“C. T. It." in Cleveland l’laln Dealer.
Why Pumpkins and Nuts
Are Halloween Emblems
Halloween, which is the eve of All
hallows' or All Saints' day, absorbed
some of the customs formerly asso
ciated with the festival of I’omona,
the Itoman harvest feast, which fell
about the first of November. This un
doubtedly accounts for the popular as
sociation of pumpkins, fruits, nuts,
train and other products of the au
tumn with Halloween. Using pump
kin lanterns was probably borrowed
.ron the Celts of Gaul nnd P.ritain
who set aside one night each year
after the harvest for feasting and
making merry. Huge tires were built
nnd the druids, the pagan priests,
drank, ate and danced throughout the
night. They used lanterns made of
gourds and squashes to represent the
various witches nnd hobgoblins asso
ciated with these pagan celebrations.
—Kxchange.
Why Fat Foam* in Frying
When doughnuts are fried In oil or
melted fat of any kind considerable
moisture vapor—that Is, water In va
por form—Is given off. With this wa
ter certain water soluble substances
are carried Into the fat, which makes
the surface of the fat sufticiently vis
cous to form a foam with the water
which has been given off during the
cooking of the doughnuts. The sub
stance in one case may he water solu
ble proteins, such us albumen, which
may come off as a result of the use of
eggs or from the (lour Itself. Any
thing which affects the surface tension
of the fat to a point where It can he
blown into hubbies will cause fat to
foam when the water vapor comes off
during frying or cooking.
Why Called "Warm Snow”
Speaking of snow as. the white frost
flakes that fall In the winter, there
is no such thing as warm snow, for
cold nt or near freezing temperatures
is necessary for it to retain its shape
and color. In some parts of the
world, however, white ashes, usually
of volcanic origin, have been known
to fall ifke snow nnd to accumulate
in drifts which look like snow drifts,
nnd retain this appearnnee until rain
soaked or scattered by the wind. This
is not snow, hut is sometimes cnlled
•‘warm snow" because of its resem
blance to snow.
Why Balloon Rises
A balloon rises because it is pushed
up h.v tlie air, which is denser than
the gas in the balloon. Therefore,
only gases lighter than air can be em
ployed. The higher the temperature
tho less is Its liftipg power, because
density decreases with altitude. When
a balloon iins risen until its total
weight equals that of the air it dis
places It ceases to rise and becomes
a floating body. By diminishing its
weight—throwing out ballast—the bal
loon will go higher.
Why Name Is Not Used
It Is the custom in the British par
liament, ns well ns the United States
congress, and, in fact, in all large
deliberative bodies, to avoid the use
of the personal name In debate or pro
cedure. The original purpose of this
was to avoid any possible breach to
personalities and to prevent an ac
lion for libel being brought by an in
dividual. who might hold that his
name had been slandered.
Why Dickens Was “Boa”
Clinries Dickens first went under the
pseudonym of “Boz.” When nsked
to explain its origin, Dickens replied
that lie had a litie brother who resem
bled so much the “Moses” In the
"Vicar of Wakefield” that he used to
call him Moses. But a younger girl,
who could not then articulate clearly,
was in the habit of calling Moses,
Bozle or Boz.
Why “Potter’s Field”
Potter's field was the name given
to the burial plac_ of strangers in old
Jerusalem. It has come down to mod
ern Hines tc mean the place In ceme
teries where single graves are sold.
A pauper’s grave is one for which the
deceased person’s estate or family
could not pay and the expense was
borne by fhe town.
ALASKA INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
i
By Will. A. Steel
Washington, D. C.
January 7, 1932
j Owing to the death of An
i drew J. Griffin, postmaster at
Richardson, the people of that
' locality seek the appointment
of Fred Wilkins, proprietor of
I the store there, as the new
postmaster.
_
! Secretary of War Hurley has
j transmitted to the House a fa
! vora'ble report from the Chief
' of Engineers on preliminary
i examination and survey of
Wrangell harbor. It recom
mends the dredging of the
harbor to make a basin 400 bv
I
I GOO feet, where small vessels
may lie, and to cost approxi
mately $46,000.
—
Major Malcolm Elliott, pres
I ident of the Alaska Road Com
I mission, who has been in
Washington for several weeks
past on matters pertaining to
his office, will represent Gov
ernor George A. Parks at the
annual convention and road
show of the American Road
Builder’s Association, to bo
held at Detroit, Jan. 11 to 15.
Delegate James Wickersham
has sent his formal declaration
of candidacy for renomination
in the Republican primary on
Tuesday, April 26th, as Dele
gate to Congress, accompanied
by the legal fee of $40, to the
Territorial Auditor. Filings of
all party candidates must be
on or before the first Tuesday
in February, the second. The
general election will be held
on Tuesday. Nov. 8th, the
same date when elections are
held throughout the States.
The House Committee on
Territories, of which Delegate
Wickersham is a member,
held its first meeting on Jan.
5th. A hearing was given to
H. R. bill No. 500, introduced
by the Delegate to authorize
the construction of a coali
bunker as a part of the Alaska j
Raihoad at Seward, and to ap-:
propriate the money therefor.
The purpose of the bill was
briefly discussed and at the
suggestion of the Delegate it
was referred for report to the
Secretary of the Interior. The
bill will be called up again on
Jan. 12th for further consider
ation.
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Chamber
of
Commerce
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Hyder, Alaska
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Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
His many friends in all sec
tions of Alaska will be pleased
to learn that Charles Peck Sis
son, Assistant Attorney Gener
al of the United States, has
just been appointed instructor
in criminal procedure at Na
tional University, Washington,
where he will deliver lectures
on Thursday and Saturday ev
enings. General Sisson has
made two lengthy visits to
Alaska, where he has a large
acquaintance and many good
friends. As his position in the
Department of Justice is Ad
ministrative he has much to do
with the selection of Judicial
officials for Alaska, and ex
pects soon to discuss this sub
ject with Delegate Wicker •
sham.
Delegate Wiekersham on
Jan. 3 received a wire from the
Alaska Territorial Chamber of
Commerce, stating that a ref
erendum submitted to the
Chamber members by wire
had received the strong ap
proval of Ketchikan, Nome,
Fairbanks, Petersburg, An
chorage, Juneau, Sitka, Wran
gell, Skagway and Seward
Chambers. This referendum is
designated as number 4 and
petitions President Hoover,
Congressional heads and Cab
inet officers, through Delegate
Wiekersham, “To adopt as a
national policy, that since
Alaska is a vast territory most
ly owned by the Federal gov
ernment and has great unde
veloped resources, altho
sparsely settled and without
authority or means for raising
additional funds for develop
ment, federal aid without cur
tailment as in the past, must
be continued; that proposed
policy of retrenchment of Fed
eral activities will result in re
tarding development to the
lasting determent of Alaska
and national interests; refer
endum protests present Rail
road rates, selling cable sys
tem, cutting road appropria
tions and proposed elimination
of appropriation for agricul
tural experiment stations. The
unemployment situation de
mands the same Federal con
sideration it is getting in the
states, where activities have
been increased.” The message
further says that “Alaskans
are much alarmed over the re
ported curtailment of various
Territorial appropriations.
This Chamber and member or
ganizations urge you to press
before the President and De
partments the sentiment here
in expressed.” In answer the
Delegate replied that he was
greatly pleased in receiving
the expressed sentiment of so
many of the Alaska Chambers,
which would be properly pre
sented to the intereted De
partments as well as Congres
sional committees, in the ef
fort to secure considerate and
favorable action for Alaska.
Fairbanks has passed an or
dinance licensing radio sets. It
provides for the appointment
of an inspector by the city to
inspect all sets. The radio club
has agreed to pay his salary.
They take their radio seriously
in Fairbanks.
The Hyder Herald now only 33.CO a
year. Subscribe to it.
Location Notice Forms and
Proof of Annual Labor Blanks
for sale at the Herald office.
Get your Canadian Customs
Invoice forms for Exporters
(new type) at the Herald
office.
ALASKA NOTES
| Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
—
Swan Carlson, fireman on
the Alaska Railroad had a nar
row escape from serious injury
at Curiy recently. He slipped
while boarding the locomotive
and several of his toes were
painfully pinched by a wheel.
Ninety-five per cent of the
i machinery on the Eva Creek
: property has been assembled
j and milling will begin before
| spring. All motors and wiring
| are installed, the diesel motor
is running, and twenty men
are working in two shifts.
Axel Freeburg, old-time res
ident of Dawson, who had been
living' in a cabin behind the
News office, was found dead
recently. Constable Carswell
and Sgt. Cronkhite found the
body lying on the floor be
tween the stove and bed. He
; had apparently been attempt
i ing to make a fire when death
j overtook him.
_
; Ole Eilson, father of the late
Carl Ben Eilson, pioneer Alas
i ka aviator died December 14,
| at Grand Rapids, North Da
j kota. The old gentleman was
(stricken with pneumonia and
| sank so rapidly that it was not
I possible for his daughter, who
| is a teacher at Wenatchee,
Wash., to reach him before
death came.
Capt. Pete Sather arrived in
Seward recently with his gas
| boat from Nuka Bay. He car
i ried eighteen tons of ore from
| the Nuka Bay Mines, 13 tons
jfrom the Babcock and Downey
1 mine and five tons from the
Deegon-Johnson holdings. The
-ore is to be shipped to outside
| smelters.
Wrangell has just completed
a new public school building
at a construction cost of $50,
j 000. The grounds and equip
; meat represent an additional
j expenditure of over $18,000.
i The structure is of water-proof
l stucco and is beautifully lo
cated. It contains. 14 class
rooms and houses both the el
emental y and the high schools.
It is large enough to comfort
ably accomodate a fifty per
cent increase in enrollment.
Profits from its fish canner
ies have enabled the Indian
village of Metlakatla to cele
brate the erection of a $50,
000 town hall, the largest in
Alaska. These profits also en
abled the people to present the
63-piece band with $3,000
worth of new instruments this
I year, marking further im
; provements in the band, which
j has been in existence for 52
I years. Metlakatla has a popu
lation of less than 500, but its
I system of keeping down ad
l ministrative expense of gov
i eminent and its situation of
having little required of the
city government enables it to
devote its cannery money for
civic enterprises.
I
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RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
FISHERS BLEND STATION, INC.
Metropolitan Center, Seattle Wn.
(Owing to poor reception during the
earlier part of the day in Hyder, the
programs printed below will include
j only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p. m. daily.)
Program for week ending Saturday,
January 30, 1932.
Sunday, January 24
5:00 Enna Jettick Melodies, NY
5:15 Collier's Radio Hour, NBC-NY
6:15 American Album of Music. NY
6:45 Buiek Motor Co., NBC-NY
7:15 Barbasol Co.; NBC-NY.
7:45 Sunday at Seth Barkers, NBC-SF
8:15 Seiberling Singers, ET.
S:30 Carnation Contented Hour, SF.
9:00 Chase and Sanborn Program,
9:30 Texaco Half Hour, NBC-LA.
NBC-SF.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes; LA.
10:15 Organ Recital, NBC-SF.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, January 25
5:15 Stock Quotations.
5:30 Pacific Coast Borax Co., NBC-NY
6:00 Maytag Orch., NBC-Chicago.
0:30 General Motors Program; NY
7:00 National Radio Forum, NBC-NY
;7:30 M.J. B. Demi Tasse Revue.
I 8:00 Amos and Andy
! 8:15 Vermont Lumberjacks, NBC-SF
iS:30 Voice of Firestone, NBC-NY.
| 9:00 Florists Telegraph Del. Assn. ET
9:15 G. Washington Coffee Refining
Co. Sherlock Holmes, NBC-NY
: 9:45 The Stebbins Boys, NBC-Chi.
‘ 10:00 Richfield News Flashes
10:15 Gold Shield Symphony Hour.
i 10:30 Sehwabaeher’s Symphony Orch.
i 11:20 Globe Trotter.
11:20 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
| 12-00 Fox Fifth Avenue Organ
j 12:30 Silent
I uesclay, January 26
i 5:00 Brazilian Coffee Matinee, NY.
I 5:30 Heel Hugger Harmonies, N.
■ 5:45 Stock Quotations,
i G:00 McKesson Musical Magazine, NY
t>:30 Fuller Brush Man, NBC-NY
'7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch, NY.
j S: 00 Amos and Andy.
S:15 Gsn. Pet. Corp. Memory Lane,
is: 45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
0:00 Caswell Coffe Concert NBC-SF
| 9:15 Chevrolet Chronicles,
l 0:45 The Stebbins Boys, NBC-Chi.
i 10:00 Richfield News
j 10:15 Greater Washington Hour.
; 11:15 Globe Trotter.
11:25 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
Wednesday, January 27
! 5:00 American Taxpayer's League.
5:15 Stock Quotations
i 5:30 Goodyear Tire Co. Program.
6: 00 Halslay Stewart Hour NBC-Chi.
: 6:30 Mobiloil Program, NBC-NY.
7:00 Coco Cola Program, NBC-NY.
7:30 Washington Baker's Program.
8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Vermont Lumberjacks, NBC-SF
8:30 Wesson Oil Snowdrift Sales Co.
0:00 Bin Tin Tin Thrillers, NBC-SF
9:15 Montag Fireside Hour,
i 0:45 Seiberiing Singers
10:00 Richfield News
' 10:15 Fisher’s Blend Hour.
11:20 Globe Trotter.
11:30 Hotel Olympic Dance Orch.
i 12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
12:30 Silent.
Thursday, January 28
5:00 Fleischmann Sunshine Hour
G:00 Am. Radiator Corpn. NBC-NY.
G:30 Maxwell House Melodies, NY
; 7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch. NY
! S:00 Amos and Andy.
18:15 Standard Symphony Hour, SF.
i9:15 Sperry Smiles, NBS-SF.
; 9:30 Baldy Homsepun Melodies.
! i*: 45 Tiie Stebbins Boys, NBC-Chi.
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Mozart Hour.
, 10:20 Sehwabacher Mozart Hour.
11:20 Globe Trotter.
11:30 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Friday, January 29
5:00 Cities Service Concert Orch.
6:00 Cheesborough Friendship Town.
6:30 Armour Hour, NBC-Chi.
7:00 Pontiac Automobile Co. NY.
7:30 RKO Hour NBC-NY.
8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Brownbuiit Footlites, NBC-SF
S: 30 MJB Demi-Tasse Revue, NBC-SF
9:00 Unon Oil Co. NBC-SF.
9:30 Fisher Flouring Mills Recital
9:45 The Stebbins Beys, NBC-Chi.
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 The Globe Trotter.
10:25 Moonlight Meditations, NBC-SF
11:00 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Saturday January 30
5:00 Health Products Corporation;
Danger Fighters, NBC-SF.
5:30 Totem Broadcasters, Program
under auspices of National Ad
visory Council on Radio in Ed
ucation. NBC-NY.
6:00 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
6:30 Campana, The First Nigliter.
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch. NY
S:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Gilmore Circus, Gilmore Oil Co.
8:45 F. S. Lang Male Quartet.
9:00 El Sidelo Minstrels, NBC-SF
9:30 Associated Oil Co., Spotlight
Revue, NBC-SF.
11:00 Globe Trotter .
11:10 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
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