HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second Avenue,Hyder, Alaska.
Telephone No. 82
Chas. F. Sandford . Owner and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Hyder,
Alaska, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Tnis newspaper is not connect ed in any manner with any
stock brokerage firm cr oilier establishment associated in or
interested in the sale of mining shares and publishes no in
lormatioR relative to local min ing development that is not be
lieved to be in full accord with fact.
Relief and Politic3
Every right thinking psrao:
has profound sympathy for all
who through no fault of their
own find themselves unable to
obtain the necessities of life.
Measures for relief in such cas
es have asstrong appeal, and it
is to the credit of human nat
ure that this is so.
But, unfortunately, certain
politicians are apt to play up
on the generous impulses ot
the public by seeking approval
of ill-advised and unsound
schemes which are advanced
in the ho'pe of making political
capital for their promoters. It
is perfectly easy for a Senator
or other legislator to gain a
certain amount of publicity
and applause through intro
ducing a bill for raiding the
treasury under the guise of af
fording relief for the destitute.
To carry out their plans, they
would not hesitate to hampei
the recovery of business and
industry by imposing oppress
ive public burdens which
would counteract the con
structive efforts now being
made to put more men on the
payrolls. And right now bigger
payrolls would afford the most
effective and permanent means
of relief.
These same politicians have
not hesitated to reflect upo>.
the Red Cross Society, the most
capable and effective agency
in the world in matters of per
sonal relief. Red Cross offic
ials declare that their efforts
have been hindered by these
attacks of politicians who want
ci edit for themselves, which
they seek to obtain by propos
ing vast government appropri
ations to be expended under
the direction of other political
ly minded agents.
President Hoover very
aptly characterized such tac
tics as “playing politics at the
expense of human misery.”
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Ground-hog Day
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Of all weather superstitions,
perhaps none has been more
widespread than that associat
ed with Ground-hog Day, Feb
ruary 2. According to a be
lief held by many, the ground
hog emerges from his winter
hibernation on that day, and
if he sees his shadow he goes
back into his hole for anotliei
six weeks, during which a con
tinuance of winter weather
may be expected.
If on the other hand, Feb-j
ruary 2 is cloudy, the animal'
! will remain outside, which is a j
sign of an early spring.
Just how the ground-hog i
keeps track of the date, in
: eluding the extra day in leap j
years, is dot explained, but j
many actually believe he does !
t.
i Other animals than ground
hogs are supposed to behave
similarly. In Germany it is the
badger; in England the hedge
hog; in France the marmot.
I and among the Scandinavian
1 nations the bear.
February 2 is also known as '
i Candlemas Day in the church j
calendar, commemorating the
presentation of Christ in the!
temple and among its observ
ances is the blessing of candles
for sacred use. It is also asso
ciated with weather signs iden
tical with those attributed to
the ground-hog. There are
- several old rhymes similar to
this.
“If Candlemas be bright and
dear
We’ll have two winters in
the year.”
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The Australian Gold Bonus
Advises from Perth state
that the Austalian gold bonus,
sanctioned by the Common
wealth Government, will be i
paid at the rate of £1 per oz.
fine gold on surplus gold pro
duced for the next ten years,
taking the average on the out
puts for the three years 1928,
1929 and 1930 instead of 1929
and 1930 as previously stated.
It is also provided that the
full benefit of the exchange
premium is retained by the
mines, less 1 *4 per cent, to
cover charge of freight and
interest.—The Mining and En
jgineej'ing Record (London,).
Just for Fun
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When a man hasn’t enough
worry, he should marry.
Bye and Bye- In the pedes
jtrian heaven, (he streets have
only one side.
Cicerc, the Cynic, Say3:
“When love grows cold even a
fur coat will not keep it warm.
Optimism should revive with
Mhe advent of the new spring
13eed catalog.
An encouraging market trend
l’s seen in the high price of
I New York judgeships.
Anyway, the Farm Board
i has discovered that if farmers
I raised less it would bring
more.
Lady - Thirty cents for that
coat hanger? Haven’t you
something cheaper?
Peddler- How about a nail
ma’am?
The Most Fcrward Looker of
the Month was the man who
wouldn’t take a chance on an
auto raffle because he had no
garage.
The Height cf Optimism !
Did you hear about the bald- ;
headed man who always used ;
rubber gloves when he applied
his hair restorer for fear he
would grow hair on his hands?
At the Office. “Say, you.” i
'aid the boss, ‘“this is a poor j
looking three, it looks just
like a five.” “It is a five,” said
he bookkeeper. “Rotten five,”
^aid the boss, “I’d swear that
it was a three.”
INTERESTING NOTES
Chicago is to have a new post!
office, which will be the larg
est public building, in the
world.
The bureau of lobor statistics j
says that workingmen’s fam- j
ilies spend an average of $140 j
a year for medical attention, j
The Island of -Java which
has 690 persons per square
mile is the most densely popu
lated land in the world.
The world’s largest ice rink ;
is under construction in St. |
Louis, the arena being 265
feet long and 110 feet wide.
It is estimated that the aver
age woman uses in her life
ime three times her weight in
cosmetics.
During 1929 a total of 1,917
>96 million cubic feet ofliat- j
lral gas-was produced in the
Jnited States. ]
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder Alaska Miner
February 2, 1921
The heavy snow which start
ed Sunday night and has last
ed practically continuously ev
er since, has brought the dist
i riel up to its customary winter
appearance. The big fall held
off so long that residents were
; beginning to think the weather
man had overlooked the camp.
Slides along the Salmon Riv
er road have put the tractors
out of commission for a time
and neccesitated the employ
ment of a large gang of shovel
ers.
Oren F. Hill has the finest
came! a at the Hyder Drug
| Store that ever came to this
camp, being a latest Eastman
with all the fancy trimmings,
lie figures on soon installing
a developing and printing de
partment to give camera en
thusiasts a 24-hour service.
Suit for an accounting of a
quarter interest in the Premier
mine brought against R. K.
Neill by W. M. Bacon was de
cided in favor of the defend
j ant at Spokane in an opinion
filed by . Federal Judge Rud
kin. The suit was brought on
an alleged partnership agree
ment and the quarter interest
:was estimated by the plaintiff
I at $2,500,000 and by the de
jfendant at $250,000.
The Pioneers are making
great preparations for their
“jHard Times” masquerade
ball on the night of St. Valen
tine’s day, February 14. Gold
pieces will be given as prizes,
including $20 for the best sus
tained lady character, $10 for
the best gentlemen character,
$5 to each member of the best
group and $5 for the most
original costume, lady or gen
tlemen.
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weather observer Oren F. Hill
during the week ranged from
a maximum of 40 above to a
minimum of 12 above, with an
average maximum for the
week of 37 degrees above, an
average minimum of 21 de
grees, with a mean range of
16 degrees.
Teams have kept the road
broke from the Premier to '
Nine-mile and both caterpillars
and teams are now pulling ore
down to the wharf. The test j
of the caterpillars has been a
severe one, but they have prov I
ed their adaptability to wintei ;
work here.
Joe Ulmer, newly elected ,
divisional road commissioner
and president of the Pioneers j
of Alaska, was a visitor in
camp. *
Rozenstain was advertising! j
Seven lines announced the ar
rival of a complete new stock
of groceries, gents furnishings,
and Hills coffee.
Yael evidently v^as plunging;
at least he hasn’t been so ex
travagant in that line since.
Historical Dates of the Week
Historical Dates Next Week
Feby. 8-General Sherman
born, 1820
Feby. 9-Roosevelt Memorial
day.
Feby. 10-Spanish-American
Peace. 1890 1
Feby. 11-Thamas A.
Edison born 1847
•i’eby. 12-Abe Lincoln
Born, 18091
Feby. 13-Political Prison
er’s freed, 1923
’’eby. 14-St. Valentine’s Day. ^
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Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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JLgftcr, Alaska
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