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HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Published Ever" Wednesday.
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aska, as secoira .ass matter, un^^r the Act of March 8, j
1879._' ___,
ChasT F. Sandford..:. Editor.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Th he tame of the yeai
wh. n . . overcoat is an over
coat and thickness takes prec
edent over style.
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N' doubt a good many auto
mo I- accidents occur ,frorn
not c< rt‘ng in time to get
lu. . a safe rate of speea.
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won’t go to
ehm *>?cau-,e there are too
man hypocrites in the churcn.
That may be all right, but
our idea of the thing is that a
f« How who can hide in the
shad jw of a hypocrite is bound
*o oo mailer than the hypo
cn'e.
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Everyone can help build a,
town by boosting every enter
prise in the town. Every citi
zen and every business and
every profession practiced bj.
our ctfi :ens constitute a pan
of the town. When you knock
any ’’ d v'dual or any business,
or any enterprise you arc
knocking just a part of your
town. Tt is a good habit to ac
quire to think well of people
and th y in turn will think in
like charty to you.
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The u°e of the radio for so
many things other than those
of diro-t benefit in advancing
civilization is decried, but as
with most inventions there
mu~‘ ’ e some play to keep the
w •r1'' from becoming dull. It
w'll be put to a greater work
as time passes. Like the auto
mobile the radio will always
have its dangers as well as us
power for good.
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Fol’owing the lead of Repre
sentative Free of California,
who has done Alaska incalcu
able damage by advocat
ing tearing up the Alaska rail
road and substituting a wagon
road, Representative Allan T.
Treadway, of Massachusetts,
has now joined the ranks of
tho'e who at intervals seek to
a hieve a place in the spotlight
by attacking the Territory on
one pretext or another. In a
recent outburst in the House,
: the Massachusetts represent
; ative bitterly denounced the
government’s Alaska policy,
I declaring it to be “extravagani
j and without adequate return”
and also ventured the opinion
J tha t the population of the Ter
ritory will not increase so long
as men are able to make a liv
ing in the States. Verbally
lawing'the truth to tatters iii
his tirade, Treadway declareo
hat the government is spend
ng $11,000,000 annually on
20.000 whites; that when one
i roes to the “villages courteous
, y called cities,” 19 out of ev
ery 20 persons one mefets are
on the government payroll;
that the construction of the
\laska railroad was a “stu- i
oendous mistake,” and that he
could not see the great future j
for Alaska we are always hear
ng about.” Further bolstering
jp his palpable effort to dis
arage the Territory by any
•loans, however small oi
heap, Treadway asserted that,
“the interior of Alaska is |
largely populated with mos
[uitoes so bad that one must !
wear heagear for protection.”
■ n fact about all Alaska is
rood for in the eyes of this
opinionated gentleman is strav
I gic purposes. This much he
vas willing to concede. Evi
lently not wishing to borrow j
the thunder of his publicity
seeking fellow congressman
Representative Free, Congress
I mann Treadway said he would
lot advocate abandonment of
I the government railway but
| hoped it would be“less expen
live and a way to maintain it
, could be found.” For which
! concession we can be dui> (
thankful in view of the fact
hat it is granted to a land
that is only “valuable strat
egically,” according to the :
gentleman from Massacttu-!
setts.
The outstanding feature of |
Mr. Treadway’s attack is the j
; paucity of accurate knowledge I!
! displayed therein. Like Con- •'
| gressman Free, he bellows'
| loudly of something he is but i
slightly cognizant of. In hi
most every instance his denim
ciations' disclosed woeful lacl
af accurate knowledge con
zcrning the Territory and it:
affairs. Had he taken tne
trouble to leam what everj
Alaskan is aware of he woulc
have known, for instance, thai
a large part of the $11,000,001
spent annually on Alaska Dj
the government is expended
not on the 20,000 whites, bui
an the government’s native
wards; also that the percent
ige of government job holders
is more nearly 1 in 20 than ll
aut of every 20. Also he woulc
have known that Alaska, fai
from being “the greatest ex
ample of paternalism” Mr
Treadway ever knew of, mon
than pays its way by produc
ng five or six dollars for eveo
foliar spent on it by the gov
jrnment.
Examples showing how wronj
is the Treadway estimate oi
things Alaskan could be multi
olied by the dozens; but wha
is the use. To men like Tread
way, Free and others of the
same ilk who rise at. interval!
to attack |.he Territory, fact!
are not essential to the task o
condemning and denouncing
The important thing to most o:
hem is to gain .a little cheai
advertising by posing before
the public as watch dogs of tht
National Treasury. That kinc
of publicity takes well will
the voters back home anc
doen’t cost anything. Alaska
thank heaven, has little to feaj
from the attacks of this gent
i-y. Their very ignorance of th<
Territory and its possibilities
is the surest warrant tha
their gratuitous knocking wil
have little weight with peoph
who ascertain the facts V o:
things before arriving at con
elusions. As was made plainly
evident in the case of the pro
posal to “tear up the rails” o:
the government railroad, those
who have the task of shaping
che government’s policy paj
scant attention to the knock
ers who present no more thai
ill founded theories and un
warranted assumptions as just
fication for their attacks. Tht
fact, remains however, thai
heir knocks harm the Terri
tory incalcuably, not in Con
?ress nor yet in administrative
circles, but in the country ai
large. The natural tendency oi
mch attacks is to make capi
;al chary of investment and tc
keep potential settlers away
;Hereby hindering and delay
ng development. This is where
he harm comes in. Give Alas
kans full control of the count
ry’s resources and the Terri
tory can get along withoui
governmental assistance in anj
form, bu,t settlers and capita
ire essential to its future de
/elopment.
Just For Fun
The wild ass is hunted in
some countries, but in America
;hey don’t even take his driv
es license away from him.
We read the other evening
hat “man’s capacity for pain
ncreases with his capacity foi
mjoyment.”
In other words, the more
noonshine the bigger the
■! headache.
Cider is much like people. It
has a hilarious period, and
i then„it sours and is considered
virtuous.
i T^e best way to guage relig
j ion is to observe how men live
who haven’t any.
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The age of the sun is put at
five million years, and the
reason for its longevity is said
to be because it goes to bed
early every night.
It must be amusing to the
; gods to hear the arguments
j that the Filipino will be fit for
self-government when they be
come like us.
A lot of fat women are not
going to be pleased with Heav
en if they are forced to weai
the long flowing robes that
are supposed to be the style
there.
The Blueberry Kid says Fame
is largely an accident: notorie
ty may be gained by wearing
i a bathing suit to church.
Pointed sayings: A porcupine
is an animal with many good
noints.
The war in China isn’t halt
as bad as the World Wai.
! There aren’t any four minute
i speakers.
Man (on train): Toughest
luck! I’ve lost my handbag.
' • Second Man: Boy, you’re
lucky. My wife is up in the
’ smoker with a traveling man,
one of my kids just jumped
1 out of the window; the othe*
; one swallowed my ticket, and
I’m on the wrong train.
A stranger entering the out
er offica of a pretentious suite
and inquired: "Is the boss in?”
HYDER M. E. CHURCH
Services Every Sunday
at 8 p. m.
Sunday School at 11 a. m.
Everyone Welcome
Rev. C. T. Hatten, Pastor
il
Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
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Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
! “I will see, sir,” said a court,- <
ecus clerk.
Returning he reported: “Yes, :
I the boss is in about $40. If you
■ will give me your card I think
i he would welcome the chanct
to leave the game.”
When you drop a dollar lots
of people will help you Iook ,
for it, but nobody will help {
you work for another one.
Be up to date. Some New
England cotton mills are clos
ed because the men who own
them don’t know the Ameri
can girl is wearing silk stock
ings.
The only day that one should
not start a savings account at
the bank is tomorrow.
Corset companies are always
getting out form-letters.
He (romantically): How can
I live without you?
She: l)Iore cheaply.
If oil is ever discovered in
the Philippines in addition to
rubber just found, those is
lands will never get their in
dependence.
The woodpecker wept in deep
Job Printing Neatly Done At
Hie Herald Job Shop.
lismay
As the shades of evening
itole,
For he had been pecking ail
;he day
On an iron telegraph pole.
One reason why so few
•ecognize Opportunity is be
:ause it is invariably disguised
is a hard job.
“It is my turn now,” said the
nan as he darted into the re
volving doors.
John Hovlaad
Assay Office
Hyder, Alaska
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
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