WHY
Electric Current Makes Way
Along Wire
How does a current of electricity
flow along a wire?
The answer to tills question which
has long baffled scientists, has been
found after nine years of Intensive
work by Prof. John McLennan, director
of the physics laboratory of the Uni
versity of Toronto.
It is predicted the Professor Mc
I.ennan's discovery will lend to the
making of wire, which are perfect con
ductois of electricity, ns those used at
present are not perfect nnd big losses
of energy take place In them.
The following explanation is given
of the reasons why electricity Hows
along a wire:
An electric current consists of a
stream of electrons, particles of elec
tricity so tiny that billions of them
could find ample room upon the point
of the sharpest needle.
When an electron enters a wire It
charges into an atom, drives out one
of Its electrons, and takes the latter’s
place. Tlie expelled electron joslies
another atom in the same way, with
the result that when one electron en
ters a wire one electron, but not the
same one, goes out at the other end.—
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Why Cinnabar Deposits
Are Lost to the World
Zulu superstition holds inviolate the
secret of the location in Natal of rich
deposits of cinnabar, the ore from
which mercury is extracted. The earth
lias a brilliant red color. Ernest King,
a well-known prospector, heard a leg
end that it was once used exclusively
by the wives of one of the Zulu kings,
to color their hair. After a time their
hair all fell out, due to action of the
mercury, and the unused cinnabar was
replaced and the hole fdled in and de
crees given that no oue was to touch
it again. King discovered that the se
cret of tlie location was kept by the
headman in the district, who refused
to tell and warned him that serious
consequences would follow if tlie
earth were found.
Why Lake* Are Salt
Why should an inland lake be sail ?
Great Salt lake in Utah Is tlie one we
hear most about. A salt lake has no
outlet. It must be large enough so
that the constant evaporation of wa
ter equals the amount which constant
ly seeps Into it from small streams nnd
springs. This water brings with It
common salts from the rocks it flows
through. Salt does not evapornte with
the water and the older tlie Inclosed
lake the more salt it possesses. The
Dead sea and our own great Sail lake
contain so much salt that no fish can
live in them.
Why Storki Migrated
Scientists, who spent several years
studying the disappearance of the
storks which once grneed the Alsace
landscape, have decided that they left
because of the abundance of fond in
North Africa. Formerly the African
native scratched the soli with a point
ed piece of wood. Now they plow
deep with steel pointed plows and the
birds find plenty to eat.
Why Known a* Rubric*
Rubric is from a Latin word mean
ing red. Formerly items which it was
specifically desired to stress were writ
ten or later printed in red Ink. The
early missals had the commandments,
the beatitudes, matins, lauds in red,
and In the liturgy the directions for
the performance of the service were
also red.
Why Election* on Sunday
Germany, Peru, and many other
countries hold their national elections
on Sunday for reasons of convenience
and industrial economy. Having a na
tional election on that day enables the
largest number of voters to take part
with the least interruption of business.
Why Snow 1* White
Snow is white because the crystals
are so minute that each cell of the
retina receives a general Impression
produced by the combination of dif
ferent wave lengths reflected from in
numerable minute facets.
Why Bushmaater I* Feared
The bushmaster Is said to be the
most dangerous of South American
snakes. Its venom Is less deadly than
some, but it is able to Inject a larger
amount of the poison into its victim
than other poisonous snakes.
Why Creoaote Form*
The creosote that runs from the
chimney is precipitated out of wood
smoke which has been cooled to a cer
tain temperature. This happens when
wood is burned with an Insufficient
Quantity of air.
Why “Caucasians”
Johann Blumenbach, n German an
thropologist, gave the name “Cau
casian” to the white race because the
finest sluill in the collection wus found
In the Caucasus.
Why Poison Doas Not Act
Game birds can eat with impunity
grain poisoned with strychnine, not be
cause they are Immune to the poison
but because it does not pass through
the walls of the intestine.
Why Red Ships' Trimmings
Admiral Nelson is said to have had
British battleships painted In bright
red trimmings, so that the sailors
would he less demoralized at the sight
of blood.
Chamber
oi
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
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ALASKA INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
By Will. A. Steel
Washington, D. C,
June 6, 1932.
The nomination of Charles A.
Sheldon as postmaster at Sew
ard for another term of four
years was confirmed by the
senate on June 1.
Three of Delegate Wicker
sham’s bills that have passed
the House have been favorably
reported by the Senate commit
tee on territories and are now
on the Senate calendar, with
the expectation that they will
pass before Congress adjourns
These bills concern bond is
i sues in the towns of Petersburg
and Juneau and provide that
the War Department shall sub
mit estimates to Congress for
the maintenance of the govern
ment wharf at Juneau.
Dr. Paul W. Gordon, who
was recently appointed by the
department of the interior to be
Director of Education for Alas
! ka, is now at his headquarters
in Juneau. Under the commis
sioner of Indian Affars, he will
have the supervision and di
rection of the educational work
for the natives of Alaska,
which includes 105 schools, 6
district superintendents and
219 teachers.
A correspondent of one of
the Washington newspapers
! declares that “Somethng must
be done to save the bears of
Alaska before it is too late.”
He further adds that ‘‘The
grizzly bears of Alaska are
Do You Buy From
Home Town
Merchants?
HELP STIMULATE PROGRESS
In legal parlance there is a term, “caveat cmptor,” which means “let
the buyer beware.” And that does not single out any class of buyers.
There are people in Hyder who buy everything at home and from
home-town merchants. And then again there are people is this commun
ity who buy very little at home, thoughtlessly spending their money out ol
town where it is lost to the community. Those who buy at home benefit
their community by keeping the money at home and reap the rewards of
buying from business enterprises that depend for their very existence upon
their reputation for fair dealing.
The home-town merchant gives his patrons and his community the
fruits of his industry and his community’s patronage.
There never has been a time in the history of this comunity when
patronage of the local merchants and other business institutions was
as vitally necessary to community welfare and prosperity than at present.
With business at the lowest ebb in our history, the local dealer stands in
imperative need of all the patronage the camp can provide in order to re
main in business.
The same principle which urges people to patronize the local merch
ant who has his money invested where it serves them most should also urge
the merchant to advertise in the community newspaper. This paper is
the camp’s best advertisement and its principal means of letting the world
know why and for what Hyder is in existence. Day in and day out it is
working for the community's progress and prosperity. It is a fixture with
a heavy investment and like the merchant is dependent for its existence
as a booster upon the patronage of the community.
Merchants advertise in newspapers primarily to increase their busi
ness. Consumers read newspaper advertisements that they may buy with
the least expense of time a/id effort and to the best advantage with re
spect to price and quality. Both advertiser and buyer often forget that
this advertising makes possible the newspaper that brings them the news
of the day and provides one of the chief stimulants to community growth
and betterment.
The Hyder Weekly Herald
threatened with extermination
There are a few thousand griz
zly bears left on the islands of
Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof
and Kodiak, but what is need
ed to protect them is a bear
sanctuary.”
The nomination of Judge
Cecil If. Clegg to the judge
ship of the Third Alaska divis
ion, and of Lester O. Gore to
the judgeship of the Second
Alaska division, were referred
to a sub-committee consisting
of Senators Herbert and Dill.
They state that both nominat
ions will be favorably reported
today to the Senate Judiciary
Committee, with confirmation
to follow in a couple of days.
It is contemplated that Judges
Clegg and Hill will make their
exchange of divisions on July 1.
Ralph Boyer, chairman of the
National Committee for Ameri
can High School Students,
called upon the Delegate the
other day to see if an arrange
ment could not be made to se
cure some representation from
Alaska at the first annual con
vention of High School Stud
ents to be held in Washington
June 22, 23 and 24. He was
advised to take the matter up
with Commissoner of Educat
ion Keller.
A manuscript report on the
geology and mineral resources
of the Moose Pass-Hope dist
rict, by Ralph Tuck, has been
completed and issued by the U.
S. Geological Survey. The
Moose Pass-Hope district lies
in the Chugach Mountains, in
the northern part of the Kenai
Peninsula, directly adjacent to
the Alaska Rtilroad and to
Turnagain Arm.
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Invoice forms for Exporters
(new type) at the Herald
office.
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* Hyder Methodist Episcopal Church
* Rev. H. R. Cross, Pastor
* Sunday School at 10:30 a. in.
* Evening Service at 7:30 p. m.
* Everyone is cordially invited to
* the services.
ALASKA NOTES
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Fisheries regulations closing
the season for razor clams 20
days ahead of the schedule
was announced at Cordova a
few days ago, affecting 400
clam diggers and 500 cannery
workers in that district. The
season now closes June 25 and
reopens September 1.
The body of Wallace D.
Wheeler, aged rancher of the
Tanana valley, who has been
missing since last fall, was
i found recently on the bank of
I the Chena river, where it lay
' under several feet of snow dur
ing the past winter.
A cash dividend of four per
cent was paid to stockholders
in the Cleary Hills Mines Co.
on June 1, it was announced re
cently by D. R. Gustafson, pres,
ident.
Spokane interests are report
ed negotiating for control of
the Alaska Hills quartz proper
ty in the Nuka Bay section
There are said to be approxi
mately 200 men employed in
quartz development in the Nu
ka Bay district this summer.
The death of Olaf Pearson,
a trapiper in an isolated section
of the Interior 300 miles up
the Novi, was reported recent
ly in Fairbanks. Pearson’s
body was found in his cabin
and it was evident he had been
ill for some time, dying pre
sumably around Christmas.
E. J. Duggan, former mill
superintendent at Kennicott
and at one time mill superin
tendent at Latouche, has been
appointed general superintend
ent for the Kennicott Copper
Corporator
An Associated Press dispatch
reports that George Goshaw, a
fur farmer of the Shismareff
district north of Nome and
widely known throughout the
Territory, is planning to drive
his dog team all the way from
his Shismareff fur farm to the
coming Chicago exposition. Mr.
Goshaw plans to start on hi:
journey in October this year
and expects to be on the trail
six months, traveling from
Cape Prince of Wales to Pt.
Barrow, east to the Mackenzie,
across Canada and south to the
Windy City.
Father Bernard Hubbard,
famous Alaska priest-explorer,
reported recently that he and
several companions had scaled
Mt. Shishaldin in a 21-hour
climb on May 16, making what
is believed to be the first as
cent of the 9,400 foot volcano.
Father Hubbard later landed
in an airplane in the erupting
crater of Mt. Aniakchak. The
plane was piloted by Frank
Dorbrandt, noted northern air
man.
Hyder
Chamber of Commerce
Incorporated
Regular Meeting Second
Wednesday of the Month
RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
FISHERS BLEND STATION, INC.
Metropolitan Center, Seattle Wn.
(Owing to poor reception during the
earlier part of the day in Hyder, the
programs printed below will Include
only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p. m. daily.)
Sunday, June 26.
5:00 Enna Jettick Melodies, NBC.
6:15 Album of Familiar Music, NBC.
5:45 Fisher Mills Program, NBC.
6:15 The Old Singing Master, NBC.
6:45 Sunday at Seth Parker’s, NBC.
7:15 P. S. P. & L. Program, NBC.
7:30 Schwabacher Bros. Program.
8:00 Stoess Orchestra, NBC.
8:30 Carnation Contented Hour, SF.
9:00 Readers Guide, NBC.
9:30 Wings of Music, NBC.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Paul Carson, Organist, NBC.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, June 27.
5:00 Music Doctor, NBC.
5:30 General Motors Program, NBC.
6:00 National Radio Forum. NBC.
6:30 Demi Tasse Review. (M. J. B.)
7:00 Amos 'n Andy. NBC.
| 7:15 Fisher Mills Co. Program.
I 7:30 Voice of Firestone, NBC.
I 8:00 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
8:30 Best Foods Incorporated, NBC.
j 8:45 Gilmore Oil Co., NBC.
9:00 Gold Shield Symphony Hour.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Musical Highlights. NBC.
11:00 Globe Trotter News Flashes.
11:10 Hotel Biltmore Orch., NBC.
12:00 Fox Fifth Avenue Organ
12:30 Silent
Tuesday, June 28.
5:00 Coffee Matinee, NBC.
5:30 Texaco Half Hour, NBC.
6:00 Lucky Strike Dance Hour, NBC.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Memory Lane, NBC.
7:45 Famous Foods Parade, NBC.
8:00 Rainbow Harmonies, NBC.
8:30 The Oleanders. NRC.
9:00 Fishers Blend Hour.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Schwabacher Bros. Program.
10:30 Bluebird Melodies, NBC.
10:50 Globe Trotter News Flashes.
11:00 St. Francis Hotel Orchestra.
11:30 Hotel Biltmore Orch., NBC
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
Wednesday, June 29.
5:00 Fisher Novelty Program.
5:30 Mobiloil Concert, NBC.
6:00 Larus Tobacco Company, NBC.
6:30 Vacation Land Review.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 P. S. P. & L.' Program.
7:30 Wesson Co., Team Mates, NBC.
8:00 Schwabacher Vocal Recital.
8:15 Golden Memories.
8:30 Best Foods Program, NBC.
8:45 Gilmore Oil Co.. NBC.
9:00 Out of the East, NBC.
9:15 Goodyear Program, NBC.
9:45 Fisher Mills Co., Program,NBC.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes, NBC.
10:15 Greater Washington Hour.
11:15 Globe Trotter Program.
11:25 Olympic Hotel Orchestra.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
12:30 Silent.
Thursday, June 30.
5:00 Chevrolet Motor Co. Program.
5:30 General Food Sales Program.
6:00 Lucky Strike Dance Hour, NBC.
7:00 Amos 'n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Caswell Coffee Concert, NBC.
7:30 P. S. P. & L. Program. NBC.
7:45 Durkee Famous Foods Program
8:00 Fisher Mills Program, NBC.
8:15 Standard Symphony Hour, NBC.
9:15 Montag Fireside Melodies.
9:45 Terrace Gardens Oreh., NBC.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Ship of Dreams. NBC.
10:50 Globe Trotter Program.
11:00 Varsity Vagabonds.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Friday, July 1.
5:00 Friendship Town, NBC.
5:30 Armour Hour, NBC.
6:00 Paul Whiteman Orch, NBC.
6:30 Vacation Land Review.
7:00 Ambos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Maxwell House Tune Blenders.
7:30 Evening Reveries, NBC.
8:00 Union Oi Co. Voice of 76. NBC.
8:30 Best Foods Program. NBC.
8:45 Gilmore Oil Co., NBC.
9:00 Mozart Hour.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Fisher Mills Male Quartet.
10:30 Across the Music Counter, NBC.
10:50 Globe Trotter News Flashes.
11:00 St. Francis Hotel Orchestra.
11:30 Hotel Biltmore Orch, NBC.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Saturday, July 2.
5:00 Goldman Band, NBC.
5:30 Campana Corpn. First Nighter.
6:00 Lucky Strike Program, NBC.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Santiseptic Program
7:30 Schwabacher Male Quartet.
7:45 P. S. P. & L. Program.
8:15 Mona Low, NBC.
; 8:30 Associated Spotlight, NBC.
; 10:00 Piano Pictures, NBC.
10:30 Totem Broadcasters, Musical.
10:50 Globe Trotter News.
11:00 Varsity Vagabonds,
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.