The Hyder Weekly Herald
Established 1924
Published Saturday at the Her
ald Building in Hyder, Alaska.
Chas. F. Sandford
Owner and Publisher
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at the postoffice at Hyder,
Alaska, under the act of March
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Awful Possibilities
Horrible as were some of the
engines of death employed in
the World War, they were
probably far less destructive
than those which will be
brought into play in a future
death struggle of nations.
Prof. Leonard Hill, in his ad
dress as president before a Lon
don sanitary association, re
cently cited one possibility
which is terrifying in its impli
cations. He declared that a
certain kind of germ which
can be easily cultivated is so
deadly that a spoonful suitably
distributed could kill a mill
ion persons.
This is not the first time such
measures for the extermination
of troops and non-combatants
alike in the event of another
great war have been hinted at.
And there is ltitle use to argue
that such diabolical means, if
developed, would not be used.
Poison gas in warfare was
condemned and agreements to
avoid its employment were
made long before the World
War, but it was used with tell
ing effect by both sides after
the Germans resorted to irt at
Ypres in April, 1915.
Our own experts declare that
chemical warfare will play a
far more important role in any
future war. And there is not
the least doubt that disease
germ's would be likewise em
ployed if a practical method of
doing so were developed.
With al! these added horrors
in prospect, it is little wonder
that thoughtful persons every
where are seeking to prevent
another world tragedy, which
might easily wipe out entire
populations. Civilization must
preserve peace, or perish by
the instruments of destruction
which it has created.
Selling Bad Stocks
With utter disregard for blue
sky laws, one citizen of New
York is selling worthless stocks
with impunity, and has made a
fortune doing it.
But this vendor of had secur
ities is different from many j
others. He guarantees that j
the stocks he sells are absolute
ly without value, after buying
them wi.h the 'same under
standing.
This odd stockbroker, R. M.
Smythe, now 72 years old, has
long been an authority on
stocks, and has the history ot
about 300,000 dead corporat
ions. For 45 years he has been
consulted by person's holding
securities and when he convin-1
ces them that their handsome
stock certificates have no val
ue, he sometimes buys them at
a nominal figure.
Then he sells them to bank
ers for window displays, to col
leges for study, or to faddists
who use them to paper their
rooms. But always he gives
his guarantee that they are no
good from a financial stand
point.
Just for Fun
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Hitler’s rise to a dictatorship
again illustrates just how safe
the world has been made for
democracy.
Farmers know crop acreage
hould be 1 educed, but most of
them expect their neighbors to
do the reducing.
There is an overproduction of i
gossip, too. but it never seems i
to exceed the demand.
A physical director has dis- \
covered that the daily dozen
before breakfast is unnecess
ary. But we beat him to it
years ago.
Beautiful girls are more
plentiful than intellectual ones,
and a grouchy friends remarks
that this is in keeping with the
demand.
A Danish critic declares that
movies are only fit for the en
tertainment of nit-wits. Either
the movies or the critics are
rotten in Denmark.
INTERESTING NOTES
A compressed air machine1
has been invented by a Caiifor- |
nia man to apply plaster to 1
walls.
A famous motion picture star
has devi-ed a wooden form
that resembles a rubber stamp
to apply rouge to die lips accu
rately.
A mate*1 capable of being lit j
fiOO times has been invented by i
Dr. Ferdinand Ringer, of Vien
na, Austria.
An X-ray tube which shoots'
its rays with the accuracy of a
rifle instead of spreading them
■over a large area is a new in
vention.
Three-fourths of the world’s
licensed motor vehicles are op
erated in the United States.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder, Alaska, Miner
February 14, 1923
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The north wind blew a lot of
ice onto the flats in front of the
Miner office. Anyone can have
this who wants it. Quick act
ion is necessary, as it is on the
reserved strip, and the Dist
rict Attorney will probably or
der its removal.
Active development work on
the Tide Lake group very soon,
according to a telegram from
R. W. Martin, received by Dr.
C. D. Carter. A number of Hy
der business men are interested
in the group with Mr. Martin.
H. C. Magee has made a deal
in Vancouver on the Montana
group on the south fork of Mar
mot river. Angus McLeod, fore
man of the Fish Creek mine, is
his partner in the ownership of
the property, which is one of
the oldest locations in the Mar
mot section.
Dr. C. D. Caiter arrived from !
Seattle, accompanied by his!
bride cf a few weeks, and will
open dental parlors here. He \
has purchased the cosy cottage
of A. A. Fraser on Internation-;
al Avenue and will make his j
home there.
Joe Green has started the |
construction of a pole line
along Main Street and Volun
teer Drive, and will put in an
independent electric light sys
tem for the Green theatre and
his other buildings.
A number of stope contract- i
ors came down from the Pre
mier this week, being dissatis
fied with the settlement ac- i
corded them. Very few of the
English speaking race are now
employed at the Premier, the
crew being competed of south
ern Europeans almost exclu
sively.
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Traversy Brothers have start
ed the construction of a two
story building cn their lot next
to the Salmon River Store
building. The lower floor will
house the Hyder Paint Shop,
while the upper will be fitted
out for living quarters and an
office.
Under the terms of a new
agreement between the owners
of the Prince John and Red I
Bluff groups of claims and C.
A. Mackenzie, the former will i
receive all cash for the proper- j
ty on or before March 31.
Capt. Mackenzie bonded the
properties last summer and
this winter made a deal for
them with the Exploration Co.
of New York. The sum in
volved in the new cash deal is
said to be $40,000. The Prince
John group contains 9 claims
and is owned by Andy Archie
and James Nesbitt. Wm. Irwin
owns a third interest in the ad-!
joining Red Bluff group of two 1
claims.
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
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Hyder
Methodist Episcopal
Church
* Rev. F. Bushfield, Pastor.
* Hyder Methodist Episcopal Church
* Sunday School at 10:30 a. in.
* Evening Service at 7:30 p. m.
" Everyone is cordially invited to
* the services.
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