The Hyder Weekly Herald
Established 1924
Published Saturday at the Her
ald Building in Hyder, Alaska.
Chas. F. Sand ford
Owner and Publisher
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Alaska, under the act of March
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Clever Political Diplomacy •
One of the most remarkable
features of President Franklin
D. Roosevelt’s masterly admin
istration is the cleverness he
displays in overcoming and re
conciling divergent Congress
ional views on national quest
ions. Outstanding examples of
this capacity are shown in his
handling of the farm loan and
inflation questions, in both of
which he overcame a wide di
versity of Congressional opin
ions and displayed a masterly
political strategy by gathering
the varying views and propos
als of Congress into measures
granting to himself authority
to employ any or all of them as
he might see fit, thereby cut
ting off both controver-y and
apposition.
In each instance it was as.
though he said to Congress:
“Now, boys, there is not much
chance of reconciling all your
differing views and in the
meantime we should be doing
something. Why not just put
all your ideas into a measure
and give me the authority to
use them in whatever way 1
may find best to meet our
problems?”
In this manner he not only
uiauc avauauic iiiiiistriL an
the various proposals over
which Congress might have
battled futilely for months if
left to its own devices but also
averted every prospect of
questionable legislation being
enacted.
This was assuredly a display
of political diplomacy and j
leadership seldom if ever dup
licated in the nation’s history.
It is regrettable that nothing of
the kind was ever attempted j
during the period of lofty j
statesmanship incident to the
long and disastrous period of j
“best mind’’ government. '
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Chips From the Editorial
Work Bench
It would be highly gratifying i
if European statesmen would
accept fewer peace plans “in
principle” and accept just one ’
in fact.
Those who think the world
t
'isn't potting better may reflect
that Al. Capone has now been
in prison more than a year.
Trying to figure out what
all these new laws mean is
giving a lot of people an acute
headache.
Just for Fun
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We hope to see no more bank
holidays except on days when
our notes are due.
If the new farm relief bill
really helps the farmer it wall
have a unique distinction.
Chancellor Chamberlain says
Britain’s credit is now so good
as to be “almost embarrass
ing.’’ Well, the way some of
us used our credit in the past
is embarrassing us now.
Hitler’s rise to a dictator
ship again illustrates just how
safe the world has been made
for democracy.
As usually happens, prices of
cotton and wheat go up just af
ter the farmers are sold out.
It looks as if those bartend
ers who have kept up their
union dues all along may have
the last laugh yet.
Any legislative prograim
which did not include in
creased taxes would be incred
ible on its face.
We read that about 5,000
stars are visible on a clear,
dark night. And if you don’t
believe it, count ’em.
From what we read in the
papers it appears that manj
motorists seem to think that
warning’ signs at railroad
crossings are intended for the
locomotive engineer.
A Kentuckian shot another i
who called him a common liar.
Naturally no one likes to be
called common.
From the standpoint of de
serving Democrats what this |
country needs is a more liber
al distribution of political pie.
An Illinois mayor and chief
of police charge each other
with being in league with crim
inals. And the word of such
high authorities is entitled to
respect.
Perhaps it will be hard for
folks to get intoxicated on 3.2
per cent beer after what they
have been used to all the glo
rious years of prohibition.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder, Alaska, Miner
March 7, 1923.
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Early in the week there was
four feet of water on the Sal
mon valley road at Seven-mile
bar, and all stages and freight
teams were held up for a day
or two.
The Mineral Basin group of <
six claims lying between the In
dian and Northern Light '
groups, was this week bonded
to Wm. A. Noble by Wm. Mc
Grew, Ed. Bronson and W. L.
Duff, the consideration being
given as $50,000, and duration
of bond 18 months.
P. S. Jack of Stewart was
elected Dictator of the Port
land Canal Moose lodge at the
weekly meeting held in Stew
art last Monday. Other offi
of Hyder, vice-dictator; F. E. ■
Reddick, Hyder, prelate; W.
H. Watson, Stewart, treasurer;
Dr. W. D’Arcy Chace, Hyder,
trustee. The hold-over officers
are W. S. Orr, Hyder, secre
tary; W. R. Tooth, Hyder, B.
C., and J. Grey, Stewart, trust
ees.
“On the Streets,” the com
edy-drama staged by local tal
ent for the benefit of the M. E.
Church library, gave enjoy- -
ment to 125 residents of Hy
der and Stewart in Pioneer
Hall Friday evening. The play
was replete with dramatic situ
ations, with a fine seasoning of
humor and gave good scope for
displaying the talents of the
various performers, all of
whom carried out their parts
with a confidence and finish
that would have done credit to
professionals. It was the first j
amateur play produced in Hy
der and residents are hoping I
there will be more of them.
INTERESTING NOTES
Miss Jessie Purvis of Des
Plaines, 111., is the first wo
man’s national ping- pong
champion.
An alarm clock of British in
vention that makes tea before
rousing its possessor is now on
the market.
The German government has
set aside about $23,800,000
for remodeling or recondition
ing homes.
A large theater, the Palace
of Silence, is being built in
Moscow, Russia, for its deaf
and dumb inhabitants.
The hazard of ocean liners
colliding at night is reduced by i
a new funnel rising 68 feet |
above the top deck and bijight- i
ly flood-lighted.
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
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.
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
D. J. McLean, Dictator
P. S. Jack, Secretary
Meets Second and Fourth Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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