WHY====
Special Weave of Blanket
Makes for Warmth
Blankets, contrary to a popular be
lief, are not heat-p.oducing like a hot
water bottle. No b.anket ever created
heat. It can meteiy hold in body
warmth, and Its heat-retaining quall
lles are brought about by napping.
The warmth value of a blanket, as
explained in Dupont’s Magazine, de
pends more upon its construction than
upon the materials from which it Is
made. Some people believe they would
freeze if they used a cotton blanket
in the winter time. But a double-wov
en cotton blanket cnn be superior to a
poorly napped wool blanket in retain
ing heat.
For example, take nature's method
of covering an animal during winter.
As cold weather approaches, a thick
underrating of fur—called pelage—
grows close to the animal's body. Mil
lions of air spaces between the tine
hairs in this undercoating hold in the
natural body heat and keep out cold
air. Extra napping on blankets In
sures extra layers of air spaces similar
to those in animals’ fur.
Napping means simply this: After
a blanket has been woven, the fibers of
tlie yarn are pricked up by wire
brushes, so that millions of tiny air
spaces or air cells are produced. The
dead air trapped in those spaces pre
vents the conduction of beat from the
body. The thicker and loftier the nap,
the "warmer” the blanket—Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Why Dahlias Were First
Imported Into America
Unusual questions are common
place in the mail of the United States
Department of Agriculture. Often the
answers provided by the specialists in
the various bureaus of the depart
ment bring to light facts of a sort
not anticipated in the request for in
formation.
An interesting example occurred re
cently. Tlie editor of an agricultural
paper in the South could not answer
when a subscriber Inquired whether
dahlia roots could be used for hog
feed. He passed the question along
to the press service of the depart
ment. Tlie press service could not
answer. A specialist in the feeding
of swine had never heard of dahlia
roots as n part of a menu for porkers.
Rut .Mr. David Griffiths, bulb cul
ture specialist, was aide to answer
tlie question. Dahlia roots have some
nutritive value and would not he poi
sonous to swine. He added that the
original importations of dahlias into
this country were made with the in
tention of using tlie roots for human
food, a bit of information of interest
to dahlia fanciers.
Why Gold li Weighed
In the cuse of a small deposit a bank
probably would accept, for Instance a
$10 or $20 deposit In gold coin on the
basis of the sum stamped on its face.
In any considerable sum, however, the
bank would weigh the gold coins. Gold
wears off easily. If a $100 deposit in
gold coin weighed a little light, credit
on the hank hook would be given for
only $0S or $07. or whatever the suiv
traction through wear might show.
This is not necessary In accepting de
posits of silver or paper, because the
government guarantees the value of
these. Gold must stand on its own
weight and fineness and, therefore, Is
the standard.
Why Known as Indians
Indian is an adjective originally de
rived from India and was properly ap
plied to the people of that country.
It was transferred to the native peo
ples of America through a geographi
cal and historical mistake. When
Christopher Columbus began his first
Journey of exploration in 1402 his pur
pose was to sail to India. When two
months later he sighted land he be
lieved he had reached that country,
and as a natural consequence he re
ferred to the natives as Indians. Since
Mint time the misnomer has been ap
plied to the races of the New world,
with the exception of the Eskimos.
Why Coin It “Dime"
“Dime” is derived from the I.atin
"decern” meaning 10. or “decimns,” one
tenth. In the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
centuries “dime” was applied In Eng
land to the tithe or tenth part of
one’s income paid to the church.
According to the King James version
of the Hihle, the last part of Genesis
34:20 reads. “He gave him tithes of
all.” John W.vclif translated tills pas
sage, “He gave him d.vmes of alle
thingis.” Tlie American 10-cent piece
was called a dime because if repre
sents the tenth part of a dollar, the
national monetary unit.
Why Teeth Decay
Calcium, in combination with phos
phorus and oxygen, is an important
constituent of the bones and teeth.
A lack of this element in the diet, par
ticularly of the growing child, should
be avoided. There are of course vari
ous reasons for tooth decay, apart
from wrong diet.
Why Spoke* in Flywheel
Weight In a flywneel Is most effec
tive in the rim, and the metal Is placed
where It will do the most good. Like
wise, a solid wheel, unless it were a
very small one, would be difficult to
cast.
Why Mirage I* See*
A mirage is due to the unequal heat
ing of the different parts of the at
mosphere, which bends the light rays
and so produces distorted lmaggs,
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Alas, No More
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By RUBY DOUGLAS
(© by McClurn Newspaper Syndicate.)
IWNU Service)
fT HAPPENED thm after receiving
* an Invitation to lie best man for his
last bachelor friend, Clark Darlington
came upon a relic of his college days
In the form of nu old photograph
fra me.
He sat before the fireplace In bis
comfortable room and held the old
frame before him so that the light
from the fire shone on the faded pho
tographs of six girls. It had once
been the fashion for college boys to
frame theirs various loves thus: “My
witty girl, my pretty girl, the girl that
I adore; m.v winter girl, my summer
girl, my girl alas—no more.”
lie studied each face, successively.
“Yes; Jane wus iny witty girl. She
always had a merry quip to greet you
with or a joke or a story,” he solilo
quized. •
The next face was beautifully carved
out as a cameo. “And Bertha was the
prettiest girl I knew. No doubt of her
rignt to that title In the frame. And
perhaps I did ndore Clara.” Ue had
passed to studying the third face.
“Babs was a peach of a winter girl.
Berh was a light and.frilly summer
girl and—”
He had reached the last face In the
frame—"my girl alas—no more.” A
shadow had crossed his eyes. This,
then, was the girl. Constance Hoyt,
was. alas, his girl no more, and yet he
had never fotind one to take her place.
The cause of their quarrel had been
trivial enough—her annoyance at his
behavior at Ids senior dance. And he
had defied her right to criticize him
and had gone on tossing wild oats
here and there until the girl would
have nothing to do with him.
He had r.ot heard of her for years.
Probably she was married; possibly
she was gone.
When he retired that night he had
not put the picture frame hack in ttie
drawer with the relics of his past. He
had slipped it along the mantleplece
so that tlie photograph of his girl,
“alas—no more,” was in ttie center
where lie could see tier face at all
times.
For tile next few days he was busy
attending to last-minute duties of a
well-informed best man. Therefore,
lie had had little time to think of the
former love whose face had recalled
such tender memories of a lost ro
mance.
It tiappened that the name of the
little girl who was to carry the ring
up the aisle on n satin pillow was
Constance. She was a pretty tot and
Clark quite fell In love with her at the
rehearsal of the ceremony the night
before tlie wedding.
“Isn't she a doll?” asked the bride
to-be.
“She’s ail of that. Where did you
pluck her?”
“Oh—site’s the daughter of one of
my old school friends. She’s married
since and—this is tier wee daughter.
Don't forget anything, Clark. Tom is
so ilighty these last few days.”
The best nmn was the least nervous
of the whole wedding party when the
organist began to play the wedding
march that should usher them into the
church.
All eyes were on the lovely little
girl who carried the ring. She stepped
gracefully along the aisle to the strains
of Lohengrin's march. Clark watched
As the child passed one of the low
er pews he saw her turn her little
face up and smile. Clark looked at the
face of the woman whom she had
Creeled and there, almost obscured
from his vision by a cluster of Ameri
can Beauty roses, was Constance—his
girl—alas, no more!
From that moment on he had no In
terest in Tom and his wedding. Here
—entirely out of his reach and more
beautiful than ever he had fancied her
—was the only girl he had ever loved.
After ttie ceremony things moved
so uuickly that he lost sight of Con
stance. But he realized that site
would be at the breakfast and that no
doubt he should have an opportunity
to speak with her. He wondered
whether he dared to trust himself.
Almost before he had decided, lie
found himself beside her with her lit
tle girl.
“Clark—Clark Darlington.” she was
saying, “I—1 thought It must he you.”
“I had seen your little daughter,”
Clark said, awkwnrdly. “And—I have
an old photograph of yon in my room.
Strangely enough, I was looking al It
not a week ago."
“I’m sure it’s lovely," laughed Con
stance.
‘Your—husband? Is he here?”
asked Clark. “You must remember
that I do not even know your name—
now.”
Constance did not answer at once.
Clark waited.
‘‘Poor old Don is ‘Somewhere In
France.’ Didn’t you know? He and
I were married only six weeks when
he was called to his regiment.”
“Oh—” Clark Darlington hud never
felt so awkward.
But litter he recovered and lost no
rime In finding out all he could of
Constance. She seemed as glad to
have found him as he was to have dis
covered her again.
It was an intensive wooing and
when at last Clark had promised
little Constance he would he a good
tladtly to her, he felt that Tom’s wed
ding had been the happiest day of tiie
best man’s life.
“My girl—forever more,” was what
he wrote beneath the old photograph
of Constance who objected to the
“alas—no more.” , _ _
ALASKA INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
By Will. A. Steel
Washington,, D. C.,
March 21, 1922.
It has been reported that a
German training ship will visit
certain Alaskan waters during
the coming summer. The Sew
ard Chamber of Commerce has
extended an invitation, through
the Consulate of Germany, for
the ship to make a call at that
port.
Secretary of the Interior Wil
bur has submitted to the chair
man of the Appropriations
committee that economies in
federal administration can be
brought about by the placing
of health, education and con
servation under assistant secre
taries. In this connection he
submitted a chart showing the
complicated federal adminis
tration in Alaska. It was point
ed out that unification of con
trol, and especially a single all
embracing budget, would ef
fect great economy in the Terr
itory.
Secretary Wilbur has mads
and adverse report to the Terr
itories committee on the bill in
troduced by Delegate Wicker
sham to grant to the Territorial
Legislature power to manage
the fisheries, the game, fur
bearing and other wild ani
mals. The secretary wrote as
follows: “I transmit here
with a copy of a letter from the
Hon. George A. Parks, Govern
or of the Territory of Alaska,
to whom the bill was referred
by me for report as to the ne
cessity for, as well as the advis
ability of, the enactment of the
legislation contemplated in the
bill. It will be seen therefrom
that he regards the present pol
icy of the Government in the
controlling of the fisheries and
wild life as adequate and satis
factory, and that the Territory
is not financially able to as
sume the burden which would
be imposed on it under the bill.
Chamber
ol
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
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I concur with the conclusions
of the Governor in this matter,
and recommend that the bill be
not given favorable consider
ation.”
In his conclusions the Gov
ernor states that “under the
policies that are in effect the
fisheries are being protected
and the depleted areas restored
to normal production.” to do
this work the appropriations
made and expended by the
government during the past
three years have been as fol
lows: 1929, .$418,456; 1930,
$414,061; 1931, $457,868. The
j governor adds that the average
(yearly revenue derived by the
Territory from all sources over
the past five years averages
about $1,000,000 yearly, and
| then states: “Revenues are de
! creasing instead of increasing
and there must be an increase
in taxes next year to meet es
sential demands. During 1929
and 1930 fisheries produced
76.93 per cent of the revenue,
and obviously it is impossible
to further burden them to pro
vide the sum necessary to main
tain an organization such as is
now administering the fishei
ies. Obviously the Territory
is not financially able to as
sume the burden imposed 'by
the bill. The situation with re
gard to the game is much the
same. Approximately $100,000
is expended each year by the
Biological Survey for warden
service and predatory animal
control. The combined service
is now costing approximately
$550,000 per year, and even
though it could be had for half
the sum, the Territory could
not finance the organization.”
! The governor further adds
i
; that “ It is not advisable to
! place the burden on the Terri
I
itory until such time as it is
shown that it is financially able
to provide adequate s a f e
guards to replace those now
functioning.”
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ALASKA NOTES
Culled From the Newspaper*
Of the Territory.
Fred Buckmaster won the an
nual John Borden Cup dog race
at Nome on March 21 in 2
hours and 7 minutes. Harold
Iutok, a native, was second, 12
minutes behind Buckmaster,
and Fred Rohn was third.
Charles Kaviolok, Ku.sk o
kwim native, pleaded guilty to
second degree murder in the
district court at Fairbanks re
cently, after confessing that he
drowned the new born infant
of his step-daughter. Sentence
has not been imposed. The pen
alty is from 15 years to life.
Pay is reported to have been
struck by Patrick O’Coonor
and Sam. Drakula on their
placer ground in Livengood
district. Six pans are said to
have yielded $4.50.
At the mouth of the Tar.ana
the ice is said to ibe 3'/> feet
thick and the snow 5 feet deep.
The ice on the Yukon at Tan
ana is about 40 inches thick.
The present winter, we be
lieve, is one of the worst ever
experienced in Valdez and may
overshadow those of the fabu
lous days of ’98, declares the
Valdez Miner.
Digging into the frozen
ground of Cook Inlet recently,
a woman archeologost found
the first mirrors ever discov
ered in a prehistoric Eskimo
settlement. These aids to beau
ty were made of slate and in
order to reflect the features
had to be first dampened. The
territory around Cook Inlet is
now regarded as the southern
point of the early Eskimo trek
into Alaska. In shell heaps
sometimes 14 feet high, the ex
pedition found prehistoric orn
aments such as beads, lip
plugs, an ivor y pendant,
carved ivory head, a nose pin,
lamp, needle case and bone
needles.
Do You Buy From
Home Town
Merchants?
HELP STIMULATE PROGRESS
In legal parlance there is a term, “caveat emptor,” which means “le'
the buyer beware." And that does not single out any class of buyers.
There are people in Hyder who buy everything at home and frorr
home-town merchants. And then again there are people is this commur
ity who buy very little at home, thoughtlessly spending their money out o
town where it is lost to the community. Those who buy at home benefi
their community by keeping the money at home and reap the rewards o
buying from business enterprises that depend for their very existence upoi
their reputation for fair dealing.
The home-town merchant gives his patrons and his community th<
fruits of his industry and His community's patronage.
There never has been a time in the history of this ccmunity wher
patronage of the local merchants and other pusiness institutions wa‘
as vitally necessary to community welfare and prosperity than at present
With business at the lowest ebb in our history, the local dealer stands it
imperative need of all the patronage the camp can provide in order to re
main in business.
The same principle which urges people to patronize the local merch
int who has his money invested where it serves them most should also urgt
he merchant to advertise in the community newspaper. This paper it
he camp's best advertisement and its principal means of letting the work
enow why and for what Hyder is in existence. Day in and day out it is
A/orking for the community's progress and prosperity. It is a fixture with
a heavy investment and like the merchant is dependent for its existence
as a booster upon the patronage of the community.
Merchants advertise in newspapers primarily to increase their busi
ness. Consumers read newspaper advertisements that they may buy with
the least expense of time and effort and to the best advantage with re
apect to price and quality. Both advertiser and buyer often forget that
this advertising makes possible the newspaper that brings them the new;
of the day and provides one of the chief stimulants to community growth
and betterment.
The Hyder Weekly Herald
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RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
FISHERS BLEND STATION, INC.
Metropolitan Center, Seattle Wn.
(Owing to poor reception (luring the
earlier part of th“ day in Hyder, the
programs printed below will include
only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p. m. daily.)
Sunday, April 10.
5:00 Enna Jettick Melodies, NY
5:15 Collier's Radio ilour, NBC-NY
5:15 American Album of Music. NY
6:45 P. S. P. & L. Co. Musical.
7:15 Barbasol Co.; NBC-NY.
7:45 Sunday at Seth Parkers, NBC-SF
8:15 Baldy Homespun Melodies.
8:30 Carnation Contented Hour, SF.
0:00 Chase and Sanborn Program,
9:30 Texaco Half Hour, NBC-LA.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes; LA.
10:15 University of Washington Edu
cational Hour.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, April 11.
5:00 Fisher Mills String Quartet, NBC
5:30 Pacific Coast Borax Co., NBC-NY
6:00 Maytag Orcli., NBC-Chicago.
6:30 General Motors Program; NY
7:00 National Radio Forum, NBC-NY
7:30 M.J. B. Demi Tasse Revue.
8:00 Amos and Andy
S:15 Spralt's Dog Story.
8:30 Voice of Firestone, NBC-NY.
9:00 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
9:30 Best Foods Inc., Program,
9:45 Fisher Mills Vocal Ensemble.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes
10:15 Gold Shield Symphony Hour.
11:15 Globe Trotter.
11:30 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fox Fifth Avenue Organ
12:30 Silent
Tuesday, April 12.
5:00 Fisher Concert orch. <& Vocalists.
5:30 Heel Hugger Harmonies, NBC.
5:45 U. S. Rubber Co., Just Willie.
6:00 McKesson Musical Magazine, NY
6:30 Natl Oratirio Society, NBC.
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch, NY.
S:00 Arnos and Andy.
8:15 Gen. Pet. Corp. Memory Lane.
8:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
9:00 Caswell Coffe Concert NBC-SF
9:15 Oldsmobile Melody Speedway.
9:30 Best Foods Inc. Program
9:45 Fisher Mills Vocal Recital.
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Greater Washington Hour.
11:15 Globe Trotter.
11:25 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
Wednesday, April 13.
5:00 American Taxpayer's League.
5:15 Willis Overland Program, NBC
5:30 P. S. P. & L. Co. Program
6:00 Goodyear Rubbe rCo., NBC.
6:30 Mobiloil Program, NBC-NY.
7:00 Coco Cola Program, NBC-NY.
7:30 Fisher Mills Program.
7:45 Phoenix Hosiery Co. Program.
8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 P. S. P. & L. Co. Vocal Recital.
8:30 Wesson Oil Snowdrift Sales Co.
9:00 Baldy Homespun Melodies
9:15 Schwabacher Bros. Quartet.
9:30 Best Foods Inc. Program
9:45 P. S. P. & L. Co. Vocal Ensemble
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Fisher's B'.end Hour.
11:15 Globe Trotters
11:30 Hotel Olympic Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
12:30 Silent.
Thursday, April 14.
5:00 Fleischmann Sunshine Hour
6:00 The Big Six of the Air. Chevrolet
6:30 Maxwell House Melodies, NY -
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch. NY
S:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Standard Symphony Hour, SF
9:15 Sperry Smiles. NBS-SF.
9:30 Best Foods, Inc. Program.
9:45 United Drug Co. Program.
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Mozart Hour.
11:15 Globe Trotter.
11:30 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Friday, April 15.
5 00 Fisher Mills Orch. and Vocalists
5:30 P. S. P. & L. Co. Orch & Vocalists
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 Quaker State Oil Co. Program.
8:30 MJB Demi-Tasse Revue, NBC-SF
9:00 llnon Oil Co. NBC-SF.
9:30 Best Foods, Inc. Program. NBC.
9:45 Fisher Mills Vocal Ensemble.
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 P. S. P. & L. Co., The Coquettes
10:30 Globe Trotter.
10:40 Fox Theatre Friday Frolic.
11:10 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Saturday, April 16.
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 Nighter.
i 7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch. NY
I 8:00 Amos and Andy.
'8:15 P. S. P. & L. Co. Concert Trio.
8:45 F. S. Lang Male Quartet.
9:00 Rainbow Harmonies; Fisher Cc.
9:15 Santiseptic Program.
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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