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VOLUME NO. 9, NUMBER 5.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1932.
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DEMOCRATS ACHIEVE
TREMENDOUS VICTORY
Franklin Delano Roosevelt,;
governor of New York, will be i
be the next president of the
United States and both houses
of Congress will be under dem
ocratic control in the corning
new session as a result of the
nation’s great battle of ballots
last Tuesday. In addition to
winning an overwhelming vic
tory in the presidential contest
the democrats also achieved
distinct victories in all but a
relatively small percentage of
the state, county and munici
pal elections throughout the
country.
I)i the presidential contest,
according to radio reports,
President Herbert Hoover car
ried only six states, Connecti
cut, Delaware, Maine, New
Hampshire Vermont and Penn
sylvania, all the others going to
Roosevelt and giving him a to
tal of 472 votes in the electoral
college against 59 for his re
publican opponent. Roosevelt
captured New York, with its 17
electoral votes by a plurality of
over a million, receiving ovet
800,00 in New York City alone.
Never before in the history
of the Republic has there oc
curred a more decisive repudi
ation of a presidential candi
date for reelection than that
which swept Herbert Hoover
out of office and ushered in a
democratic regime with Frank
lin D. Roosevelt as its leader
The country also went unmis
takably for modification of |
prohibition, either by referen
dum or support of wet candi
dates.
The latent reports indicate
that the democrats will prob
ably have control of the Sen
ate by approximately 20 votes
and will have at least two
thirds of the House member
ship when the new congress
convenes. As a result of the
Congressional changes, many
of the familiar figures will lie
missing. These wjll include
Senator James Watson of Indi
ana, who has served for 50
years, Senator Moses of New
Hampshire and Reed Smoot o*'
Utah, ranking member of the
present senate, who began his
present service in 1903.
Huge democratic majorities
in state, county and city elect
ions throughout the country
are reported. California, Mr.
Hoover’s home state, went al
most solidly democratic in all
elections, the reports indicate,
and William G. McAdoo was j
elected to the Senate by a large
plurality. I n Washington !
state Homer T. Bone, demo
crat, ousted Senator Wesley L.
Jones in the senatorial contest
GOLD ORE SHIPMENTS
START FROM DUNWELL
The first of an expected ser
ies of steady shipments of gold
oie from the Jaekson-Sved
borg lease on the gold veins of
the Ben Ali claim o/f the Dun
well group was brought to the
Stewart dock last week by Ren
nie and Young, packers.
The shipment consisted of
eight tons of ore and is said to
carry values which will yield
a good profit over the costs of
extraction, transportation and
reduction.
Messrs C. G. Jackson and
Pete Svedborg, holders of the
lease, are confident that they
will be able to continue ship
ments throughout the winter
season, as their explorations in
dicate an assured supply of the
ore, although they have been
working only a short time.
This is the third operation
of small type launched in the
district this year, the others be
ing those of Messrs. Younkin
and McFadden on the silver
gold veins of the Sunbeam
claim of the Dunwell and of
John Haahti and associates on
Lhe silver veins of the Silver
ado property, both of which
are operating under leases.
i no success ui lire iwo msc
mentioned and the probable
success of the Ben Ali operat
ion confirms the view ex
pressed by this paper in eavher
pexiods that individuals associ
ated in small groups and doing
.heir own work can make wag
es or better in mining the eas
ily accessible ores found at
numerous points in the district.
In many instances ores ur
rying values ranging from if50
io upward of $100 per ton can
be mined by such partnerships
with very little expense and
will yield at least a wage prof
it even under the present de
pressed condition of the metal
market. There are literally
dozens of such deposits which
could be mined during the
summer season by open cut
methods and without the heavy
expense of underground work,
as has been proven in more
than a few instances, notably
on the Riverside, Cantu, Silver
ado and at least one Texas
creek property.
From what we have been
able to learn of this class of op
erations, only a very small
amount of capital is necessary,
the primary essential being a
fair knowledge of mining and
willingness to work on the pa*:
of the operators.
and Clarence D. Martin, so
called “millionaire banker,”
defeated John A. Gelletly for
the governorship.
DEMOCRTS CARRY
LOCAL ELECTION
With Hyder voters polling 97
| out of a possible 106 votes, the
I Territorial election held here
j Tuesday followed closely the
! trend of the national elections
by going strongly democratic.
In not one instance was a re
publican candidate given pref
erence and in a majority of
cases the democratic candi
dates achieved a two to one
majority over their republican
j opponents. The only close con
| test developing was between
[John Rustgard, republican in
jcumbent, and James S. Truitt,
i democratic contender, for Terr
itorial Attorney General, Mr.
Truitt leading his opponent by
only one vote. Reports from
other sections of the division
and territory indicate, howev
er, that Mr. Rustgard and the
rest of the republican candi
dates in this division were de
cisively beaten. In most in
stances the democratic candi
dates received two to one ma
jorities.
In the local contest Joe Green,
Hyder’s democratic candidate
jfor the Territorial legislature,
led the voting with a total of
86 out of the 97 votes cast. The
last divisional reports indicate
that Mr. Green was leading!
his nearest opponent by a large j
majority and is assured of
election. The local returns
were as follows:
For Delegate to Congress
A. J. Diamond, Dem. 56
James Wickersham, Rep. S3
For Attorney General
James S. Truitt, Dem. 41
John Rustgard, Rep. 'iO
William L. Paul, Ind. 12
For Territorial Auditor
Frank A. Boyle, Dem. 64
Cash Cole, Rep. 31
For Education Commissioner
Anthony E. Karnes, Dem. 63
W. K. Keller, Rep. 31
For Highway Engineer
William A. Hesse, Dem. 76
E. F. Wann, Rep. 17
For Territorial Senator
Norman R. Walker, Dem. 69
J. E. Johnson, Rep. 21
For Terr. Representative
Joe Green, Dem. 86
F. J. Baronovich, Dem. 52
Thomas Judson, Dem. 52
J. W. Kehoe, Dem. 52
Grover C. Winn, Rep. 29
L. H. Kubley, Rep. 21
H. P. Hansen, Rep. 20
R. N. Seruby, Rep. 10
Divisional Road Commissioner
M. D. Williams 1 ,
T. H. Evans 1 ’
Judges of election were C. G.
Skoning, B. F. Doggett and B.
Oien.
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CANADIAN DOLLAR
AGAIN DEPRECIATES
Hopes of local dealers that
the Canadian dollar would con
tinue to maintain its recent po
sition of close parity with the
American dollar were rudely
shattered Monday when Do
minion currency dropped sud
denly to 881/4 cents in New
York following a series of
fractional declines.
Prospects of impending con
trolled inflation of Canadian
currency is ascribed as a fact
or in the decline by Canadian
newspapers. Canada is said to
be contemplating an increase
in her monetary circulation by
$35,000,000 through bank bor
rowing, with a view to lower
ing interest rates, increasing
the quantity of available mon
ey, and stimulating industry.
Stewart Celebrates Armistice
Armistice Day was celebrat
ed with much enthusiasm in
Stewart under the auspices of
the local branch of the Canad
ian Legion.
The program included serv
ices in Legion Hall, followed
by wreath-laying ceremonies
at the cenotaph on the Stewart
Hyder road. The program at
the hall was under the direct
ion of Rev Father LeRay, chap
lain of the Legion post, and in
cluded addresses by Father Le
Ray and Rev. Frank Bushfield,
pastor of the Hyder M. E.
Church, and a scripture read
ing by Rev. G. H. Moody of
Stewart. The celebration was
concluded with a dance in the
North Star hall in the evening.
The dance was a marked suc
cess and was attended by about
30 residents of Hyder and a
laige gathering from Stewart
and Premier.
Sales of poppies for the ben
efit of disabled veterans were
conducted during the day in
Stewart by a committee headed
by Mrs. W. H, Watson and at
Premier by a similar committee
with Mrs. Drysdale as chair
man.
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S. S. Prince Rupert Makes
One Thousandth Trip
The Stewart News reports
that with the arrival of the
Canadian National steamer
Prince Rupert this week the
vessel completed her one-thou
sandth trip to the northern B.
C. and Alaskan coasts, estab
lishing a travel record of 1,
390,000 nautical miles since
her arrival on this coast in the
spring of 1910.
Dave Allen left Thursday on
a vacation trip to the south. j
LOCAL RED CROSS
MEMBERSHIPS ASKED
In connection with the annual
Red Cross Roll Call period, ex
tending from Armistice Day to
Thanksgiving, the Ketchikan
chapter of the American Red
Cross, through its chairman,
Rev. Clyde L. Walker, has re
quested the organization of a
local branch of that chapter to
carry on local relief work and
to secure financial support for
the great humanitarian organ
ization through membership
enrollment.
In a letter to the Chamber of
Commerce enlisting this sup1
port, Rev. Walker says:
“We do not expect great
amounts, considering present
day conditions, but there aie
surely some who will be will
ing to take out a membership
in consideration of the great
service the Red Cross is now
doing.”
Rev. Walker also points out
that by enrolling as members
local residents will be assisting
materially in local unemploy
ment relief work as only 50
cents of a membership fee
or additional amount contrib
uted, goes to the Red Cross or
ganization, the remainder be
| ing held by the local chapter
I for purely local relief. Thus
50 cents of a dollar contribut
ed for an annual membership
by a Hyder resident will be
devoted to relief work in Hy
! der if needed.
IUI lUCIUUCISIUp till
rcllment have been forwarded
to Mrs. 0. F. Hill, who has
been designated to succeed her
late husband as local Red Cross
agent until such time as a local
branch chapter is organized.
Pending such organization,
Mrs. Hill will undertake the
work of securing member
ships and requests the cooper
ation of all who are in a posit
ion to become members.
In view of the fact that the
Ketchikan chapter has already
materially assisted the local
unemployed by a contribution
of Red Cross Hour and is to
supply two additional tons in
a few days, in addition to a
quantity of much needed wear
ing apparel,, it is highly desir
able that the community show
its appieciation by responding
as far as possible to the call for
local members.
Annual memberships are $1,
contributing memberships $5.
sustaining memberships $10,
and supporting memberships
$25. In each case only 50 cents
of the amount contributed goes
to the national and internation
al relief work, the remainder
being held for purely local re
j lief activities.