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VOLUME NO. 8, NO. 42.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1932.
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SAYS SILVER PLANK
VICTORY FOR WEST
Declaring that the silver
plank in the democratic party
platform is a “victory for the
western states,” Senator Key
Pittman, of Nevada, in a recent
press statement, said the silver
situation now looks “more en
couraging” to him than it ever
has in the 19 years he has been
in the senate.
Pointing to the provisions of
the silver plank that “We ad
vocate a sound currency to
be preserved at all hazards;
and an international monetary
conference called on the invi
tation of our government to
consider the rehabilitation of
silver and related questions,”
Senator Pittman said that the
democratic plank satisfies all
sections of the country and
those democrats who had an
abiding fear that the efforts to
ward rehabilitation of silver
meant some form of attack of a
destructive nature upon the
present monetary system.
‘Again, the senator said, “it
is emphatic in its promise that
ous government, under a demo
cratic administration, will iss
ue the invitation for an inter
national conference, not alone
“to consider the position of sil
ver,” as stated in the republic
an platform, but for “the re
habilitation of silver,” as stat
ed in the democratic platform.
The plank assures that a con
ference will be held, and also
insures that the representatives
of our government at such con
ference will be in sympathy
with the purpose proposed to
be obtained, and will include
representatives who are not on
ly in sympathy with the pur
pose of bringing about the re
habilitation of silver, but who
also understand the subject, he
said.
Senator Pittman recalled
that an amendment to the sec
ond deficiency bill provided
$40,000 to defray the expen
ses of our government in such
a conference and said this will
make it possible for the presi
dent to appoint members of
the senate and house and econ
omists in civil life as members
of such a conference, in addit
ion to representatives of the
executive department. This is
of great importance, he de
clared, as the financial and ec
onomic advisors of the present
administration “have disclosed
that they are not in sympathy
with any effort for the rehabil
itation of silver.”
“It is to be hoped that the !
strong pronouncement in the j
democratic plank will convince
President Hoover of the exped
iency, if not of the wisdom, of
issuing the invitation for such
a conference. Every member
of the senate, as far as I know,
is in favor of calling such a
conference by our govern
ment,” he said.
Imported Labor on Road
Contracts Is Protested
Protesting against the em
ployment of non-resident lab
.or on government road work
in that section this summer, the
Ketchikan Chamber of Com
merce recently wired to Gov.
ernor Paiks, C. H. Flory, ex
officio commissioner for the de
partment of commerce, and M.
D. Williams, district commiss
ioner for the bureau of public
roads, requesting them to take
action to prevent the work be
ing given to outside jobbites.
It was learned, however, that
there is no legal method by
which the employment of lab
on government contracts can
be restricted to local residents.
According to a statement or.
the subject by Mr. Williams,
the hands of the bureau of pub
lic roads officials are tied in
such matters. The successful
bidder, if he meets the specifi
cations for the project, can hire
his labor to suit his own con
venience and there is nothing
that can be done to require
preference be given to local
people.
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Cutter Bear Again in Service
Once more the valiant old
| Cutter Bear, noted for many
j Arctic adventures, is to spread
her sails and nose her way
through polar ice floes, accord
| ing to press reports. The his
| toric craft has been bought by
Rear Admiral Richard E. By
| id, who plans to sail in her
; next fall to the Antarctic. The
| city of Oakland, Calif., was
j preserving the vessel for a ma
J t ine museum, but decided to
j give it to Byrd. A law prevent
| ed the gift, so an auction was
held and the Bear passed to
j the explorer on his SI,000 bid.
I A shipwrecker who made a
higher bid was prevailed upon
to withdraw his offer.
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Mrs. Blue’s Brother Passes
Edwin C. Brown, brother of
Mrs. Ernest Blue of Hyder,
passed away in Minneapolis!
Friday night after an illness of
many months, according to ad
vices received by Mr. Blue
from his wife, who left Hyder;
last week to attend her brother
in his final hours.
Deceased was aged about 40 i
years and was born in Minne-1
apolis. He was a prominent at
torney of that city. He is sur-1
ren, in addition to other rela- j
tives.
It has not been decided
as yet whether Mrs. Blue will
return to Hyder or remain in
Minneapolis until spring.
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New School Tax Collector
Mrs Ray Snyder has been ap
pointed School Tax Collector
for the Hyder precinct by the i
Territorial school authorities
and took up the duties of her!
office this week. J
CHAMBER SECURES
i GOVERNMENT FLOUR
As a result of efforts initiated
i by the Hyder Chamber ofCom
merce, assisted by Postmaster
Oren F. Hill and U. S. Com
missioner VV. C. Arnold, of
Ketchikan, Hyder has been in
cluded in the list of Alaska
towns receiving an apportion
ment of flour made from wheat
given recently by the govern
ment to the American Red
Cross for relief purposes.
A consignment of 40 sacks
of the flour arrived Wednes
day evening from Ketchikan
on the Bureau of Fisherfes
motorship Murre. The ship
ment was consigned to Mr.
Hill, who has been designated
as local receiving agent by the
Red Cross officials at Ketchi
kan. The sacks are of stand
a r d size, containing 24
pounds each, making the total
weight of the shipment nearly
1,000 pounds. The shipment
was brought over by the Mur
re without charge, thereby
sparing the Chamber of Com
merce payment of freight
charges.
The flour is to be distributed
by a special committee of the
Chamber of Commerce under
regulations laid down by the
Red Cross and will be appor
tioned only to individuals who
j are in actual need of food The
j distributing commttee iid '^MI
[ the Red Cross receiving agent,
j Mr. Hill, Holger Johnson, N.
M. Traversy and Chas. F.
jSandford, president of the
! Chamber’s board of directors.
Each application for flour
submitted to the committee
| will be closely investigated
* and apportionments will be
made *only on the basis of act
ual requirements; as it is es
sential that the flour be made
to go as far as possible in ord
er that all who may need it
I will be able to secure a supply
when it is required.
Although the question has
not been definitely determined
as yet, Chamber of Commerce
officials hope to receive not
only additional flour supplies
but also other food supplies
which it is understood are be
ing distributed through the
Red Cross. It is reported that
supplies of sugar have been
distributed at some points, in
addition to certain varieties of
canned goods, and efforts will
be made to secure local appor
tionments if possible.
In view of the situation creat
ed by the almost complete ab
sence of local employment this
summer, the judicious and
careful distribution of flour;
and such other food supplies as
may be secured by the Cham
ber will help greatly in pre
venting possible distress
during the coming winter. Al
though there is no actual want
here at present, a survey by
Chamber of Commerce offic
ials indicates that there may be
TROLLER TAX HELD
VALID BY HARDING
One of the most important
cases to come before an Alas
kan court in years was decided
last week, when federal judge
Justin W. Harding ruled that
the non-resident troller’s tax
of $250 imposed by the Alaska
legislature is not excessive.
The case was brought before
ithe court on an injunction by
Wood Freeman, of the Boat
Owners Association of Tacoma,
wherein he sought to enjoin
the Territory from collecting
the tax on the ground that it is
excessive and confiscatory.
In his opinion Judge Harding
said that inasmuch as the
plaintiff had failed to prove
the tax prohibitive he would
find for the Territory.
The case has been through
the court of appeals once and
was returned to Alaska for re
trial.
The decision means that lo
cal trollers will be protected
from outside trollers coming
into Alaskan waters with their
fshing outfits and returning to
the States with their earnings
at the close of the season.
Local Boy Wins High
Scholastic Honors
U!\‘ie ^.Fisher, who for the
past three years was a student
in the pharmaceutical depart
ment of the State College of
Washington and who recently
graduated with high honors,
also won the additional dis*
tinction of being selected for
the All-College Honor Roll for
the second semester of the
year 1931-32, according to a
letter from E. O. Holland, pres
ident of the college, received
this week by Leonard’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Fisher.
This is the second time that
Leonard has achieved this sig
nal honor, which can be won
only by a student who has
maintained a high scholastic
standard and been a thought
ful and earnest student. Com
menting on Leonard’s achieve
ment, president Holland said:
“You have every right to be
pioud of the record your son
has made during the past se
mester, and this is to express
my hope that he will continue
to do as well in anything he
undertakes.”
a considerable number who
will need assistance during the
coming months. It is for this
reason that the available sup-i
plies can be apportioned to in- j
dividuals only after rigid in
vestigation of their circum
stances and requirements. In
this way all who may may
find themselves in need of
food will be protected as far
as is possible.
Troops Evict Bonus Army
More than fifty veterans and
others were injured and one
veteran, William Huska, of
Chicago, was killed in clashes
occuring Thursday in Washing
ton after police had attempted
forcible evacuation of the so
called “bonus army” of veter
ans on the outskirts of the city,
according to radio reports.
Cavalry troops and infantry
from Ft. Meyer were reported
to have forced the bonus-seek
ing veterans to abandon their
improvised shelters. The veter
ans were driven forth by tear
gas and torches were applied to
their crude shelters. One vet
eran was reported to have ha 1
an ear cut off by a cavalry sab
re in the hands of a cavalry of
ficer. President Hoover was
said to have called out the
troops on the advice of cabinet
members Hurley and Mills, af
ter clashes had occurred be
tween the veterans and police.
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Georgia Gold Officials Visit.
Wellington Beaton, president
of the Georgia River Gold
Mines, Ltd., arrived from Van
couver today, in company with
F. B. Shearme, another official
of the company, to inspect the
company properties on Georgia
River. Plans to resume oper
ations on the company holdings
have been in progress for some
time and the visit of the two of
ficials is reported in line with
that proposal.
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Protests Suspension Of
Alaska R. R. Service
Protest has been made by the
j Seattle Chamber of Commerce
against a proposal originating
in Washington that operation
of the Alaska Railroad be sus
pended between November 1,
1932, and March 1, 1933. The
protest was addresed to the
Secretary of the Interior and
declared that the closing of the
line would defeat the purpose
for which the railroad was con
structed— to provide trans
portation from the coast to the
interior throughout the year,
in addition to working a great
hardship on the people of ithe
railroad section and interior
Alaska by cutting them off
from transportation, movement
of supplies, and other other
privileges.
Light traffic and expense of
keeping the road in operation
were given as reasons for the
proposed suspension.
Edwin Haynes Recaptured
Edwin Haynes, who escaped
recently from the federal jail
at Petersburg and for whom a
reward of $500 was offered by
the U. S. Marshal’s office, was
recaptured a few days ago in
the vicinity of Ketchikan,
where he was working on a
ranch. He was returned to
Juneau to serve out his sen
tence of 6 months for violating
the Alaska Bone Dry Law.
SNAPPY NOTES FROM
THE OUTSIDE PRESS
George Porter of St. Paul,
Minn., was arrested for steal
ing the suit of clothes in which
he got married.
At 104, Charles Faultley of
St. Louis, who has no set rules
for keeping well, is looking
forward to a “really long life.”
Arrested for breaking a win
dow, Bart Flynn of Chicago ad
mitted that after throwing a
brick through a window he
would hurry to get the job of
putting in a new one.
Dave Gregor of Newark, N.
Y., has been poisoned twice,
struck by a locomotive, shot,
stabbed, dragged by a run
away horse, kicked by a mule
and gored by a bull.
An owl attacked Sidney Sug
den of Wimbledon, Eng., and
flew away with his spectacles.
L. W. Stout of Buffalo is in
Blytheville, Ark., to get a 90
day divorce from his secret
bride of 18 years.
Because her husband spanked
her at a bridge party just be
cause she did not play the way
he desired, Mrs. Harry K. Bal
ly of Los Angeles, got a di
vorce.
Found guilty last September
of operating a still, Homer Dott
of Dover, Ohio, was given time
by the court to paint several
houses under contract to pro
vide funds for his wife and
children. t
For 30 years, F. J. Morris of
Tyler, Tex., has applied lather
to his face with the same shav
ing brush.
An Oakland, Calif., woman
eloped with her husband while
her suit for divorce was still
pending.
Agents who raided a resort
near Auburn, N. Y., reported
they found a liquor cache in a
secret cellar above which a pig
sty containing a pig,, asleep on
the trap door when they ar
rived.
Charles H. Ingersoll, the fam
ous watch manufacturer, still
carries the first watch he made
40 years ago, he revealed on a
recent visit to Portland, Ore.
Thefts reported to the Salt
Lake City police recently in
cluded the stealing of two
grave stones.
At Leicester, England, by
completing 57 days and 12
hours of continuous fast, Har
ry Rennie claims to have brok
en the world’s fasting record
of 57 days and 10 hours.