HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second Avenue, Hyder, Alaska.
Telephone No. 82
Chas. F. Sandford. Owner and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Hyder,
Alaska, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Tnis newspaper is not connect ed in any manner with any
stock brokerage firm or other establishment associated in or
interested in the sale of mining shares and publishes no in
rormation relative to local mining development that is not be
lieved to be in full accord with fact.
Beaucracy Gone Mad
A most striking example of
a government body gone mad
through lust for power is seen
in the Federal Trade Commis
sion.
The idea which inspired the
Commission’s creation by Con
gress in 1914 was probably
sound. That idea was to pre
vent “unfair methods of com
petition in commerce.” Some
of the earlier activities of the
Commission in pursuance of
that idea may have been of
benefit to the public, but in
recent years the power confer
red has been grossly abused.
Of late the Commission has
interested itself in a censorship
of advertising, and has thereby
placed an undue burden upon
publishers. It seems that ac
cording to the Commission’s
view, a publisher is under the
necessity of establishing that
each and every advertisement
published by him is absolutely
true in every respect. The most
trivial discrepancies in this re
spect have been seized upon by
the Commission as a pretext to
harass newspapers and their
advertisers.
Some of the complaints and
orders of the Commission have
been based upon such flimsy
grounds that the courts have
rejected them as entirely un
warranted. An action brought
against advertising agencies,
for example, was abandoned
by the Commission itself after
five years of futile proceed
ings which cost the taxpayers
and the advertising agencies
very large sums.
In the light of its activities
in this and other respects, it
appears that the Federal
Trade Commission has so far
departed from the idea which
inspired its creation as to be
come a rather expensive pub
lic nuisance.
Death of Thomas A. Edison
With the death this week of
Thomas A. Edison, there pass
ed from human view one who
was unquestionably entitled to
be considered one of the great
est figures in all human his
tory, as well as one of the
world’s greatest benefactors.
Of all his numerous invent
ions, every one of which were
of distinct benefit and advan
tage to mankind, the electric
light stands as the greatest
monument to his inventive ge
nius. By that one invention
alone, he won not only a pre
eminent place among human
immortals, but also gave to
! humanity one of the great
est benefactions it has ever re
|ceived.
; Only those whose memories
can turn back to the days of
candles and coil-oil lamps can
really appreciate what influ
ence the incandescent lamp
has played in the advancement
of human progress, enlighten
[ ment and culture. We can
i think of no single invention
which has been of such dis
tinct benefit to the human
I race.
In developing the phono
! graph he also gave to the
world an invention which has
been a most potent factor in
human affairs as well as one
i that has probably given to
human-kind more pleasure
than anything produced since
the invention of printing.
Likewise his third great
achievement, the motion pic
ture, is entitled to be classed
as one of the greatest invent
ions of all time. With the pos
sible exception of the printing
press, there has been no in
vention which has contribut
ed as much to human educat
ion, as well as to its pleasure.
In addition to these great
benefactions, Edison also gave
to the world numerous other
electrical inventions, every one
of which have been of distinct
advantage to the race, as well
as contributing to its advance
ment and culture.
Considering all his marvelous
achievements together, it ap
pears not inept to say that no
human being who ever lived
upon this earth, with the pos
sible exception of Jesus Christ,
accomplished as much for the
welfare and pleasure of hu
manity as Thomas A. Edison.
Just for Fun
-o
Cicero the Cynic Says: “Many
a bachelorship has been wreck
ed on a permanent wave. Mar
riage isn’t a lottery. If you
draw a blank you just drop it.”
First Resident: “How do you
like your new neighbors?”
Second Same: “Great! They’
re the most unfriendly people
you ever saw.”
Bookkeeper: “What is the
boss’ college son so swelled up
about?”
Stenographer: “ A life insur
ance doctor just examined him
and found him O. K.”
Bookkeeper: “What of it?”
Stenograper: “It’s the only
examination he ever passed.”
“Well, Mose, I can give you
this divorce, but it will cost you
$3.”
“Three dollars, boss?”
“That’s the fee.”
“Well, boss, I jes’ tell ya, I
don’t b’lieve I wants no di
vorce. There ain’t $3 differ
ence ’tween dem two wilu
men.”
“Got a sweetheart yet, Lily?”
“Yes, and he’s a regular gen
tleman.”
“You don’t say so!”
“Yes, he took me to a rest
aurant last night and poured
his tea into a saucer to cool it;
but he didn’t blow it like com
mon people do—he fanned it
with his hat!”
A tramp had been admitted
to the casual ward of a work
house late one evening and the
following morning he duly ap
peared before his master:
“Have you taken a bath this
morning?” was the question
he was asked.
“No, sir,” answered the
tramp in astonishment. “Is
there one missing?”
INTERESTING NOTES
It is estimated that each per
son in the United States eats
on an average 58 oranges, 5
grapefruit and 16 lemons a
year.
What is believed to be the
world’s most accurate clock
has been installed in the na
val observatory at Washing
ton, its pendulum swinging in
a vacuum to eliminate air fric
tion.
A survey by the Cleveland
Public Library reveals that
Ohio has produced 1,384
authors.
A total of 5,419 gold star
mothers visited American
World War cemetaries in
Europe this summer.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder Alaska Minet
October 19, 1921
At special meeting the finance
committee of the Hyder Com
mercial Association reported
that they had succeeded in col
lecting enough money to finish
paying for the chemical fire
engine, which is now on its
way here
Miss Rose Capet, waitress oi
Prince Rupert, and Baglioli
Sylvester, miner, of Swamp
Point, were married by U. S.
Commissioner John T. Reed
last Sunday afternoon. Mr. and
Mrs. Dunn, of Stewart, were
the witnesses. The bride ar
rived on the George Sunday
morning and the groom came
up from Swamp on the launch
Chuqualla. The newly weds
will make their home al
Swamp Point.
The Hyder Lumber Co. is
finishing a large addition to
their mill which will give them
the much needed floor room.
Billy Bunting is building a
| fine residence on the main
street of the Forest Reserve.
Harry Tanner says that any
duch found picking up Salmon
eggs in his front yard is liable
to be peppered with shot. This
applies to lady ducks as well
as gentlemen ducks.
Pat Daly has closed a deal
with Dan Davis, Wm. McGVew
and Chas. Knipple for a work
ing bond on the New Alaska
group at Eleven-mile. Pat has
not yet disclosed his develop
ment plans.
J. S. Pudney will soon open
a men’s store in Hyder. Mr.
Pudney was here a month ago
and liked the looks of things
so well, he said then he intend
ed to go into business here.
Dan Davis has had assays
i from the samples he recently
j brought down from the New
I Alaska and finds much en
couragement for the continu
ation of work.
The assays show the ore
runs $85 per ton, nearly $14
being in gold.
U. S. Marshal Geo. D. Beau
mont has appointed Stanley
Oaksmith, of Ketchikan, to be
deputy marshal at Hyder. Mr.
Oaksmith arrived here Mon
day to take over the reins of
office from deputy J. K.
Green. Mr. Oaksmith is very
welcome to Hyder, where he
has many friends and acquain
tances.
On her trip south Sunday,
the Prince George took out the
second cleanup from the new
Premier cyanide mill, consist
ing of $15,000 in gold and sil
ver bullion.
A log fell on Alex. Gallag
her Sunday while he was help
ing to build a house at Thir
teen-mile,' breaking his right
leg below the knee and two of
his lower ribs on the left side.
Owing to the rough state of
the road it was impossible to
bring him to town by team
and volunteers carried him
the entire distance on an im
provised stretcher, an arduous
I task, as the victim is a heavy
! man. The trip down took all
| day Monday.
Road foreman T. H. Evans
and his crew came in Thurs
day after making a quick job
of repairing the damage done
by the recent flood to the Sal
mon Valley road near Seven
mile. It was necessary to con
struct three quarters of a mile
of new road.
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
1218
i LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Howard Campbell, Dictator
P. S. Jack, Secretary
Meets Second and Fourth Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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