RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
Sunday, September 24.
7:15 Lee Sisters.
7:30 Pioneers. „
7:45 LEE Sisters.
8:00 Standard on Parade.
9:00 Sussman Wormser Co.
9:15 Lundquist-Lilly Program
9:30 Greater Washington.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Varieties.
10:30 Viennese Vagabonds.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, September 25.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Arkansas Travelers.
7:30 Demi Tasse Revue.
8:00 Ben Tipp Program.
8:15 Dollars and Cents.
8:30 Stars of the West.
9:00 Fisher Musical Program.
9:30 Artistic Ensemble .
9:45 Rhythmeers.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:16 Club New Yorker Orch.
11:00 Silent.
Tuesday, September 26.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Memory Lane, NBC.
7:45 Adventures in Health.
8 :00 Blue Ribbon Orchestra.
8:30 Montag Fireside Hour.
9:00 Fisher Mills Program.
9:30 Concert Ensemble.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Club New Yorker Orch.
11 :Q0 Silent.
Wednesday, September 27
7:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Tess Wilson.
7:80 Eddie Peabody, NBC.
8:00 Gold Shield Orchestra.
8:80 Orchestral Music.
9:00 One Man’s Family, NBC.
9 :30 Artistic Ensemble.
9:45 Viennese Vagabonds.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Club New Yorker Orch.
11:00 Silent.
Thursday, September 28.
7 :00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Sussman Wormser Co.
7:30 Death Valley Days.
8:00 Standard Symphony.
9:00 Capt. Henry’s Show Boat
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Club New Yorker Orch.
11:00 Silent.
Friday, September 29.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Crazy Crystals Quartet.
7:30 Best Foods Revue, NBC.
8:00 Ben Tipp Program.
8:15 Gilmore Circus, NBC.
9:15 The Armour Hour.
9:45 Safeway Stores porgram.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Club New Yorker Orch.
11:00 Silent.
Saturday, September 30.
7 :00 Pastel Harmonies.
7:30 Montclair Orchestra.
8:00 Caswell Coffee Concert.
8:15 Lee Sisters.
8:80 Fisher’s Half Hour.
'9:00 Totem Broadcasters.
9:30 Nocturne.
10:00 Club New Yorker Orch.
11:00 Silent.
Chamber
oi
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
Hyder
Chamber of Commerce
, Incorporated
Regular Meeting Second
Wednesday of the Month
THE BARGAIN COUNTER
If you wish to sell some useful sec
ond hand commodity or wish to buy
something, we will list your wants in
this classified colum at the low rate
of 10 cents per line. Watch this col
umn for bargains.
1 Baby Ben Alarm Clock .$1.00
1 Large Butcher knife, new .60
1 3-blade Remington pocket knife .50
1 14 lb. sledge hammer .1.50
2 hand axes, each ...75
1 Iron Cot and Spring, only $4.00
2 dozen steel mink traps, only 2.50
Salmon trolling spoons, each .i»u
1 Dlston Hand Saw, cutoff only $1
10 gal. gas. pressure tank.
Large Fyre-Fytor fire ■ extinguisher.
Small cook stove
Iron heating stove.
Hand force pump
Iron laundry stove
Full bed and spring.
3-4 bed and spring.
2 3-4 bed mattresses.
1 wood door •
Large electric lamps—100-150 watt.
Fairbanks-Morse 1-2 h. p. motor and
J. K. force pump, heavy duty, slightly
used-bargain.
Also several plain chairs, shovels,
saws, axes, tools, cooking and tabls
utensils, straight razors, scissors, and
numerous other good and useful art
icles at give-away prices. No matter
what you want, see us, we may have
it or can get it for you.
Cardboards, in varied grades
and colors at the Herald office,
Phone 82.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
Subscriptions to The Herald are PAY
ABLE IN ADVANCE. Thia is the com
mon practice of newspapers through
out the world. The rates charged are
the lowest asked for a newspaper
anywhere in the North and are not
yond the means of anyone. The profit
at present prices is too small to per
mit us to carry the burden of delin
quent subscriptions. ..Per this reason
we ask that you keep your subscript
ion PAID UP, or we will be compelled
to discontinue delivery of the paper
when your paid subscription expires.
The Hyder Weekly Herald
HOW- -
TREES DRAW TUB MOISTURE
TO THE TOPMOST LEAVES.—
It is a long Journey from the root
of a forest tree to Its topmost, out
ermost leaves.
And for years, observes a writer
in the Boston Herald, scientists
were baffled by the mystery of how
water was pumped or pulled up
the long stretch Inside the trees, and
they ventured all sorts of explana
tions.
The roots pump it, said some. And
the leaves pull It, said others. And
still different explanations were
made by still thers. But none of
these things could account for the
long uphill journey of the water,
and even all of them together did
not explain. The scientists agree
thnt they've found a more convinc
ing explanation, but they can't be
absolutely sure that they are right.
Still, this is the modern idcti of
the thing:
Bits of water in a narrow stream
stick closely together, and if the
little stream is narrow enough (us
it must be Inside the trunk and
brnnches of a tree) the stream can
be pulled along like a wire, not
breuking, because each little parti
cle of water clutches its neighbor
for dear life, rather than give way
and be separated.
Scientists believe that the wiry
thread of water is pulled upward
within the tree by the evaporation
which is using up the water at the
top of the column. The moisture in
the leaves is perpetually evaporat
ing Into the air, and consequently
the leaves constantly pull upward
on the wiry thread of water within
the trunk and branches. The thread
stream is tough—and though the
evaporation from the lenves pulls It
steadily upward—it doesn’t break.
How and When the Term
Horse Power Originated
The term “horse power” was originated
by James Watt and Matthew Boulton,
the British mechanicians who im
proved the steam engine, took It out of
the chemical laboratory and put It to
practical use. Watt's first work with
the steam engine was done In 1705 and
his partnership with Boulton was from
1774 to 1800.
As soon as they placed their en
gine on the market there arose a need
for some means of gauging and com
paring Its strength. The horse became
their comparison, although the term
horse power had no precise meaning
at first. But the inventors made prac
tical tests and found that the average
London dray horse could work stead
ily for eight hours at the rate of 33,
000 pounds an hour.
I.ater experimenters got results dif
fering considerably from that of Watt
and Boulton, and 22,000 foot pounds
per minute is more nearly the aver
age to be expected of the horse, but
33,000 pounds has been adopted ns the
unit and lias become a universal stand
ard.
How “O. K.” Got Started
There is a fanciful story ascribing
the first use of “O. K.” to the igno
rance of Andrew .Jackson, who Indorsed
his papers with these letters under the
impression that it was the abbrevia
tion of "All Correct,” which he, ac
cording to the story, always spelled
"Oil Korrect." I.ater the same story
was told of John Jacob Astor, Wil
liam Henry Harrison nnd others. But
the origin of this mark of approval is
not definitely known. Webster's New
International Dictionary ascribes it
to the corruption of a Choctaw Indian
word, “okeh,” which is said to mean
‘it Is so and in no other way." Presi
dent Wilson approved this theory nnd
used “okeh" in approving state papers.
How Coral Reefs Vary
Of the three types of coral reefs,
fringing reefs, which are connected
with the shores upon which they are
built, vary from one-fourth to one
hnlf mile in width and an indetermin
ate length. Barrier reefs may be of
extreme length and of varying dis
tances from the coast. For example,
the great barrier reef of northeastern
Australia is over 000 nautical miles
In length, and the lagoon which sepa
rates it from the coast varies in width
from 20 to 70 miles. The third type
of coral reefs, atolls, or coral islands,
mnv be anywhere from less than «
LONG LOST GOLD SHIP
ISLANDER BEING RAISED
The Islander, famous gold
ship, is expected to come to
the surface soon after 32 years
on the floor of the sea off the
end of Douglas Island,
Curtis-Wiles Marine Salvors,
Inc., which has spent thou
sands of dollars equipping an
outfit which is now at work on
the sunken vessel, expects to
raise the 300-foot Canadian
Pacific boat from the ocean
floor within a few weeks.
During the 32 years since
the ship sunk after striking
the rocks various -outfits have
attempted to salvage several
millions of dollars in Klondike
gold dust said to have been on
the vessel when she met disas
ter. All failed, however, ow
ing to the great depth at which
the vessel lies, muddy water,
rough seas and inefficient
equipment, although various
articles from the wreck have
been retrieved.
ihe present salvage concern
has a crew of 32 men working
over the spot on the 288-foot
barge Griffson. Forty winches
are on the barge, which is an
chored by strong cables direct
ly over the spot where the Is
lander lies. Twenty cables will
be used on each side of the
ship and four of the two-inch
strands already encircle the
hull of the vessel, according to
jCapt. Charles Hayes, who does
all the diving 350 feet below
the Griffson. With the re
mainder of the cables in place,
the forty winches on the barge,
each capable of lifting 100
tons, will be set in motion and
are expected to raise the
Islander from the bottom. A
sister barge of the same size as
the Griffson will then be called
to the scene and the portside
cables from the Griffson will
be transferred to the second
ship, thus forming a cradle be
tween the two in which the Is
lander will hang suspended.
The wreck will then be raised
to the surface. Upon the arriv
rurre to 4U mues in ammeter.
How Mercury la Cleaned
Tlie bureau of standards says that
a simple way to remove dirt from mer
cury is to shake the mercury vigorous
ly with some cane sugar, after which
the metal is tlltered off through a pin
hole in the bottom of a paper cone.
The whole operation may be repeated
If necessary. Instead of filtering
through a pinhole the mercury may
he squeezed through several thick
nesses of cloth.
How Lenin Wat Embalmed
Probably no one outside of ltussla
really knows how the body of Lenin
was actually embalmed. It Is believed
that the body was embalmed with Rus
sian turpentine In which 10 per cent
of othophenylphenol had been dis
solved. Since orthophenylphenol Is 45
times as powerful as pure carbolic
acid, it would doubtless be effective In
producing the sterilization.
How Cigaratte Got Nama
The word Is French, being the di
minutive of cigare. The latter Is de
rived from the Spanish. Portuguese
and Italian clgarro, which was orig
inally the name of a kind of tobacco
grown in Cuba.
al of a high tide this fall the
great barges cradling the gold
ship will will steam lor the
beach and run the long lost
treasure ship aground. With
the coming of low tide the Is
lander will be high and dry
and open for inspection. The
trong room believed to contain
the gold, will then be opened.
Capt. Hayes has found that
the hull and keel of the ves
sel are in good condition de
spite their long immersion and
is confident that the ship will
not collapse when lifted by the
.mprovised cradle. Some of
:he upper works may fall into
the bilge, he said, but none of
the cargo or equipment would
be lost. However the work
must !be completed before the
winter Taku winds start, as the
;alvage work is being done di
rectly in the path of the blasts
from a nearby glacier and
which make the the strait
where the Islander lies one of
the most dangerous stretches
of water known.
ALASKA NOTES
-
Surveys of public lands in
Alaska and in eleven states
will be continued under an al
lotment of one million dollars
;o the General Land office by
Secretary Ickis.
- MiiHiiMHilu
Mrs. Allan, wife of A. A.
‘Scotty” Allan, famous Alaska
i'ogteam driver, died last week
n Berkley, Cal., as a result of
acute indigestion.
- w %ps
H. I. Lucas, of Juneau; O. S.
Weaver, of Nome, and J. G.
Johnson, of Flat, have been ap
pointed by Governor Troy as
Territorial Bank Examiners for
their respective districts.
The canned salmon pack of
Alaska up to September 2 ag
gregated 5,068,497 cases and
represented virtually the com
plete pack for the year, accord
ing to an announcement by L.
G. Wingard, resident agent of
the bureau of fisheries. Pinks
led the pack with 2,168,778
cases, although the pack of
that variety was somewhat be
low average. The red pack
was placed at 2,140,025 cases.
Clyde C. (Slim) Williams,
Copper Center, Alaska, dog
musher, who started for the
Chicago fair overland in No
vember, 1932, with 9 dogs and
250 pounds of grub, arrived at
his destination on September
16. Slim had his: sled on
wheels during the latter stages
of his trip. After visiting the
fair, Williams plans to continue
on to Washington to urge Pres
ident Rosevelt to boost for the
proposed International High
way to Alaska.