HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second A venue, Hyder, Alaska.
Telephone No. 32
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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Why Wait On Europe?
It is no doubt true that *he
economic situation in Europe
has an important effect on con
ditions in the United States,
but the idea that this country
can not get back to something
approaching normal prosper
ity until Europe is rehabilitat
ed seems to us like putting the
cart before the horse.
It has been generally agreed
that only about 10 per cent of
our products are ordinarily
sold in the world markets. Sup
pose all of that 10 per cent of
foreign trade were cut off. We
would have a demand for 90
per cent of our output—and
even 90 per cent prosperity
would be very welcome right
now.
We have not that 90 per
cent demand at present, be
cause we have been worrying
so much about Europe that it
seems we are afraid to go for
ward ourselves, as we might
do if the element of fear were
eliminated.
If every American factory
could command the capital to
go to work on even a 75 per
cent basis immediately, the
wages thereby earned by those
at present unemployed would
greatly add to the nation’s
buying power, and the stim
ulating effect of this would
extend to every element of our
national life.
The new reconstruction fi
nance corporation to be or
ganized with government sup
port may aid in starting busi
ness and industry on the up
grade again. But it will also
take a greater confidence and
courage on the part of the
people at large to place us on
the high road to economic re
covery. And it would be just
as well, in the meantime, to
think more about America and
less about Europe.
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Speaking Of Silver
Here is an extract from an
article applicable or intended
to be applicable, to times such
as ours:
Who will be victorious? The
verdict lies in the hands of
tens of millions of laborers,
»
producers and handlers who
bring the vast material pro
duction of the world to the
market place. Shall it there be
priced at the bankrupt gold
standard figures of today, or
will these overwhelming mil
lions, stripped of their wealth,
establish by their ballots a ra
tional standard of value that
will bring them hope and com
fort by advancing the price of
all commodities, real estate
and merchandise to the level
of high prosperity? The slow
ed-up wheels of industry, the
idle millions, the vanished sol
id wealth of ihe world is ab
solute proof that mankind has
been “crucified on a cross ol
gold.”
Be not deceived; this is not
a part of the outgivings of the
campaign of 1896. It is a por
tion of an article in Commerce
and Finance in the issue of De
cember, 23 1931, and it is
talking about conditions in
1931. It frankly says that
“the commercial vision of the
world is turning toward silver
as the only sure way of rein
ytating the relation between
debtor and creditor to a nor
mal ratio.” When debtor na
tions begin to talk about not
paying at all and feel no slur
upon their pledged honor, we
may expect individual debtors
o begin to look upon the
luestio.n of remittance in a
new light, too.
But when Commerce and Fi
nance begins to print articles
i about the silver standard, it
; does startle us a bit. The
i chances are that the spirits of
Harvey and Bryan will haunt
as yet.—Dallas News.
S’Funny
i
Isn’t it funny
That some business men
Will get up in the morning
Shave with an advertised
razor
And advertised soap
Put on advertised underwear
Seat themselves at the table
' And eat advertised break
fast food
Drink advertised coffee or
substitutes
i Put on an advertised hat
i Light an advertised cigar
| Go to their places of busi
ness in an advertised car
And turn down an advertis
ing proposition.
On the ground that
Advertising doesn’t pay?
Isn’t it funny—Exchange.
Just for Fun
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It would be fine if school
| teachers could collect in cash
like bootleggers do.
“Legs” Diamond never had
a chance. They shot him with
bullets that had been soaked
! in garlic.
( Chicago man had his wife
arrested for pointing a re
volver at him. Next time she
will probably pull the trigger'.
I
i “1 say, old mail, what is your idoa
in leaving tlie seashore for the muuii
j tains?"
•'It's my wife’s idea. She says the
! people here have seen all her new
sowns.”
—
It is said that only 10 out of
2,500 applicants pass the testa
for radio announcer. Wouldn’t
you hate to have to listen to
the other 2,490?
Eight tons of peanuts have
been stolen from a Georgia
warehouse. It may be only a
; coincidence that peanut pol
iticians are becoming more
active.
An astrologer predicted that
a United States Senator will
lose his mental balance during
1932. Which is our idea of a
prophet playing safe.
HEARTRENDING
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Suliburlts—It is simply great to
: wake up in tin* morning ami hear the
leaves whispering outside of your win
dow.
Citymnn—It Is nil rigid to hear the
leaves whisper, but I never eould stand
hearing the grass mown.
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Bessie had a new dime to in
, vest in an ice cream soda.
“Why don’t you give youi
i dime to the missions?” asked
J the minister who was calling
“I thought about that.” said
Bessie, “but I think I’ll buy
| the ice cream soda and let the
druggist give it to the mis
i sions.”
“Mama, I have the stomach
ache,” said Peggy, aged 5.
“That’s because you haven’t
had any lunch yet,” answered
Peggy’s mother; “your stom
ach is empty. You would feel
better if you had something in
it.”
That afternoon the ministei
called and in the course of con
versation remarked that ht
had been suffering all day
with a severe headache.
“That’s because it’s empty,’
said Peggy. “You’d feel bettei
if you had something in it.”
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder Alaska Miner
January 18, 1922
The 1 ioneers are preparing
to hold a smoker and concert
on the night of Bobby Burns’
birthday anniversary, Jan. 25.
A tentative program for
road work announced by Chas.
II. Flory, district forester for
Alaska, includes plans for the
expenditure of $36,000 on the
Salmon River road, including
| the projected approach to the
Hyder dock and for a Fish
Creek road connecting with
the Salmon River road, $52,
000. Among other road pro
j jects in this district that will
j be considered in 1923 are four
i miles of road up Texas Creek.
The difficulty between W.
L. Duff and the Premier man
agement has been adjusted
and everything is lovely. Duff,
it will be remembered, was
tried before Commissioner
Reed on a charge of malicious
destruction of property, for
having interfered with the
construction of a tram tower
on a claim of which he is part
owner. Right to cross the
claim was given by his t\vo
j partners, but Duff did not sign
.he agreement and, in view of
i the fact that owners of other
j claims had been reimbursed,
| he also wanted a cash settle
i ment.
A baby boy arrived at the
home of John Hovland Mon
day morning. Dr. Chase re
ports that mother and child
are doing fine.
Fred Dory, Sam Fry and W.
j L. Balch took a run down to
J Rivers Point Monday to see
j how Hank Hucke is getting
along on his job of getting out
.piling for Hyder’s new yharf.
The Crawford Transfer has
1 put on a regular stage between
, Hyder and Stewart with Jack
: Gray as master of ceremonies.
Satisfied with results of the
development he has carried
j out on the New Alaska this
fall, Pat Daly will leave in a
few days for New York City
to secure the capital necessary
to place the property on a
permanent working basis, a
! mission on which he antici
| pates no difficulty.
VV. II. Tolin, proprietor of
j the King Edward Hotel in
i Stewart, has installed a new
piano and Saturday night the
Hyder musical artists, George
Powers, the triple-tongued
piano wizard, George Cornyn,
the saxaphone scientist, and
Miss Olga Colwell, who desert
I ed the Orpheum circuit to ob
j tain a well-earned rest in Alas
ka, went over and initiated the
chechacho music box, much to
the delight of our Canadian
cousins.
The painting raffled by the
Commercial Association at the
movies Saturday was won by
Marko Savovich, one of the
Golden Gate Hotel proprietors.
J. P. Scarlett, provincial con
stable at Stewart, returned
Friday from a trip south with
an insane patient.
The Bank of Montreal in
Stewart is to have a new home
of its own. Lawrence and
Workman are erecting the
building opposite the Newell
Hotel.
What’s New?
) A German inventor has made
a metal frame which can be
operated for hours to restore
breathing after drowning.
An Oregon man has intro
duced an attachment for dial
telephones to register the num
bers dialed to show a user if
he has made any mistakes.
INTERESTING NOTES
The cost of each soldier’s
ration has been found nine
cents under the 1930 figure.
The Union of South Africa
was the world’s largest pro
ducer of gold in 1930, with
Canada in second place.
In normal times about three
and one-quarter billion dollars
is the amount spent on pub
lic works in the United States
exclusive of federal operations.
A library of more than 3,000
manuscripts has been unearth
ed by Dr. Sven Hedin’s ex
pedition in ruins in the Gobi
Desert.
Nearly 2,000,000 tons of
tomatoes are grown annually
in the United States with an
estimated farm value of $40,
000,000.
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Screen grid, new 2 volt tubes, push
pull output, uses new cell “A” bat
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to charge—$49.50 complete, less bat
teries.
The Crosley Play Boy—Right tube
superhetrodyne pentode, screen grid,
moving coil dynamic speaker—com
plete $52.25.
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CHAS ,F, SANDFORD
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Howard Campbell, Dictator
P. S. Jack, Secretary
Meets Second and Fourth Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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* Hyder Methodist Episcopal Church *
* Rev. H. R. Cross, Pastor •
* Sunday School at 10:30 a. m. *
* Evening Service at 7:30 p. m. •
* Everyone is cordially invited lo •
* the services. •
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