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VOLUME 9, NUMBER 24.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1933.
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TROY NOMINATED FOR
GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
John W. Troy, veteran Alas
ka newspaper man, was nomi
nated for Governor of Alaska
by President Roosevelt Thurs
day, according to advices re
ceived in Juneau.
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Former Local Residents
Held On Booze Charges
Juneau, Alaska, March 24
(Special to the Herald) Holly
Evans, Bill McGrew and Nick
Kane were arrested in Juneau
Monday far violation of the
National Prohibition Act, with
a 65-gallon still and 75 gallons
of moonshine. The accused
men waived preliminary hear
ing on the charge and all are
out on $1,000 bail.
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Cole Sues Rustgard
Over Alleged Libel
Cash Cole, former Territorial
Auditor, has filed a suit in the
district court at Juneau against
former Attorney General John
‘ Rustgard, in which he charges
that Rustgard broadcasted by
radio and published and article
of libelous character directed
at Cole, who asks damages in
the sum of $10,000. William L.
Paul, Ketchikan attorney, ap
peared in the action as Mr.
Cole’s attorney.
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Wheeler Thanks Chamber
For Silver Support
Senator Burton K. Wheeler,
of Montana, in a letter to the
Hyder Chamber of Commerce,
extends his thanks for the
Chamber’s recent endorsemnt
of the Wheeler silver remone
tization bill.
“Y ou may feel assured that 1
shall do everything I can to
further its enactment,” he
said.
Local Repreaentative On
Important Committees
J. K. Green, local represent
ative in the Territorial Legis
lature, was named in the per
sonnel cf six of the more im
portant committees of the low
er house, according to Juneau j
advices this week.
Representative Green is chair
man of the Committee on Mines !
and Manufacturing, in addition ;
to holding membership in the
Roads and Highways commit
tee, Labor, Capital and Immi
gration committee; Fisheries,]
Fish, Game and Agriculture
committee; Election, Election,
Election Laws and Mileage
committee, and the Engrossing
and Enrolling committee.
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
ALASKA LEGISLATURE
New bills introduced:
House bills by Bragaw, Cor
dova, include measure asking
$30,000 for construction of air
port at Cordova; another to
amend Chapter 53, Session
Law's of 1931, relating to issu
ance of bad checks; a third to
impose license taxes on non
resident fishermen and combin
ing all former acts in one. The
latter bill is evidently designed
to replace the present fisher
men’s license law, which was
declared invalid by the Circuit
Court of Appeals.
House bill by Nordale, Fair
banks, extends provisions of
present school tax law to all
persons over 18 years -of age,
except soldiers, sailors, paup
ers, insane persons and Terri
toral charges.
House bill by Green, Hyder,
asks repeal of Chapter 19, Ses
sion Laws of 1931, allowing at
torney’s fees in civil actions in
Justice courts.
House Memorial by McCutch
eon. Anchorage, asks Congress
ional extension o f Federal
Highway Act to Alaska.
House bill by Patterson, Val
dez, seeks $2,000 for mainte
nance of Mineral Creek road
near Valdez.
Senate bill by Lomen, Nome,
creates office of Marriage
Commissioner, to act in ab
sence of other qualified offi
cers in performing marriages.
Senator Lomen also intro
duced a bill designed to secure
Territorial funds deposited in
banks and another relating to
banking corporations.
riouce Memorial by Green,
Hyder, seeks Congressional re
peal of Section 27 of the Mer
chant Marine Act, the so-called
Jonc'j law, prohibiting trans
port of American merchandise
,o Alaska in foreign vessels.
The resolution declares the
provision is “discriminating
against the best interest of
Alaska by delaying delivery of
goods and' by increasing costs
of transportation.”
House bill by Blake, Nome,
advances date of general elect
ions in Alaska to second Tues
day in September. A second
measure by Blake proposes the
opening of the Legislative ses
sions on the second Monday in
January.
Senate bill by Bragaw, An
chorage, reduces to one year
the period of residence re
quired to obtain Mothers’ Pen
sions. Present law requires
two years residence.
Senate Resolution by Bragaw
authorizes expenditure of not
over $3,500 for Alaska exhibit
at Chicago Exposition next
year.
The House has passed defic
PARKS SIGNS BONE DRY
LAW REPEAL BILL
Juneau, Alaska, March 24
(Special to the Herald) Gov
ernor George A. Parks signed
Thursday the bill passed by the
Alaska Legislature repealing
the Alaska Bone Dry Law.
(Editorial note: As the Bone
Dry Law is a Congressional en
actment, there is some uncer
tainty regarding the power of
if he Legislature to repeal the
act without Congressional
sanction. It is understood in
Juneau that a test case may be
instituted to determine the mat
ter in the courts.
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New Beer Bill Provides
For Thirsty Alaskans
The new beer bill passed by
Congress makes adequate pro
visions for thirsty Alaskans by
providing that beer may be
3old in the Territory, accord
ing to Washington reports.
The measure does not repeal
the Alaska Bone Dry Law but
amends it to provide for the
sale of beer. The Alaska Leg
islature is also1 empowered tc
legislate for taxation and regu
lation purposes,
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Many Alaskans Witness
Inaugural Ceremonies
Many Alaskans or former
Alaskans, were in Washington
during Inaugural Week, ac
cording to advices from the
capital city. Among them were
included Bishop Peter Trimble
Rowe, John W. Troy, Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Connors, former Gov
ernor Thos. Riggs, Jr., now of
New York, Capt. A. E. Lathrop,
Harry F. Morton and Miriam
Dickey, of Anchorage, Dedrick
Lane, of Kanatak; James L.
Galen, of Cordova; Carl J. Lo
men, Ralph Lcmen and James
Kelliher, of Nome; Stephen
Casler and John E. Ballaine, of
Seattle; Emil E. Hurja, of New
York; Charles E. Flory, Dr.
Phillip Smith, B. F. Heintzle
man, H. W. Terhune, Walter
Schaffner, former assistant U.
S. attorney in Juneau, now of
Washington, J. J. Underwood,
and P. W. M. Colburn, former
secretary to Governor Bone,
now a resident of Washington,
D. C.
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Grand Igloo Of Pioneers Meets
The Grand Igloo of the Pion
eers of Alaska met in a three-,
day session in Juneau a f Bo
days ago, with grand vice
president Alfred J. Lomen pre
siding. Details of the session
have not been received but are
expected next week. ,
iency appropriation bills carry-1
ing $10,000 for hair-seal boun
ty and $3,000 for eagle bounty, j
GOVERNOR ANSWERS
UNEMPLOYMENT APPEAL
Some hope for Territorial
assistance in providing local
unemployment relief by an ap
piopriation for further flood
protection work on Salmon Riv
er is expressed by Governoi
George A. Parks in a letter to
the Hyder Pioneer Igloo in re
ply to an appeal by that organ
ization for relief employment
funds. The message follows:
“I am in receipt of your let
ter of February 21st in which
you present a petition for fund:
to be expended on the flood
control work in the vicinity of
Hyder. I have talked with Mr.
Green about (this situation and
am thoroughly familiar with
the project.
“I am sure you will appreci
ate the situation in which the
Legislature is placed during
this year. Our revenues for
the past biennium declined ap
proximately 25 per cent and we
have received $525,000 less
than we did the preceding two
years. At the present time
there is every indication that
many of the canneries will not
open during'the present fish
ing season and since we derive
approximately 81 per cent of
our revenues from this source
it is not probable that we will
receive as much as we did dur
ing the past two years. I men
tion these matters so that you
will understand that if the Leg
islature is unable to make any
provisions for the project it is
not because they do not desire
to do so. We feel that we must
provide for old age pensions,
care of dependent children and
our schools. Even these appro
priations have been reduced to
the lowest possible amount.
Perhaps some way may be
found to raise new revenue and
in that event I am sure that
ycur request would receive
most sympathetic consider
ation.
“I regret exceedingly that I
am unable to give you more en
couragement, but I have en
deavored to explain just how
the situation is at the present
time.”
A similar appeal for aid for
the local unemployed ad
diessed by the Igloo to the For
est Service officials elicited the
following reply from M. L.
Merritt, assistant regional for
ester :
“Your letter of February 21,
addressed to Mr. Flory, is re
ceived.
“We appreciate the situation
in which the Hyder community
finds itself and would gladly1
pr^ide some relief if available
funds permitted, but at present
I do not see how we can use
ASSESSMENT QUESTION
IS STILL UNDECIDED
The question of annual ass
essment work suspension is
still undecided, according to
authentic reports from Wash
ington this week stating that
Senator Borah’s bill provid
ing for assessment work sus
pension, was still on tlje calen
dar when the last congressional
session adjourned, but will
doubtless be reintroduced in
.he extra session now in prog
ress As the full attention of
he present Congress will prob
ably be devoted to emergency
matters for some time to come,
it may be some time before the
assessment question is finally
resolved.
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Asks Federal Transport Aid
For Alaska Prospectors
The Washington state Legis
lature passed recently a mem
orial to Congress asking thit<
the Federal government set
aside $1,000,000 a year for an
indefinite period of years to
assist in the development of
Alaska by operating air lines
from Anchorage and Fairbanks
for the purpose of transporting
miners and prospectors with
out charge to and from feasible
places in Alaska for the locat
ion and development of gold
properties.
The measure proposes the
exaction of a 2V& per cent roy
alty on all gold recovered with
in a radius of 20 miles of the
place of a gold discovery by
any person aided by the gov
ernment,as a reimbursement to
the government for such serv
ice.
The memorial was proposed
originally by the Alaska Devel
opment and Prospect i n g
League, a Seattle organization.
any of the limited funds avail
able for the purpose you sug
gest.
“However, I am forwarding
your letter to Mr. Flory, who is
now in Washington, D. C., so
that the matter will come to his
attention and so that he may
take any action which he
thinks will offer relief.
“You will be interested and,
I am sure, disappointed to
know that the last Agricultural
Appropriation Bill did not car
ry the usual appropriation for
Forest Development trails as
heretofore, so that the funds
available for Forest Service
trail construction have been
very sharply curtailed. While
we have a small amount of
money left over-from previous
years, we did not have the usu
al increase.”