HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second Avenue,Hyder, Alaska.
Telephone No. S2
Chas. F. Sand ford . 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 min ing development that is not be-'
lieved to be in full accord with fact.
Fake Prize Schemes
A rather ancient scheme for
separating the unwary from
their money is being worked
again, both in the United
States and Canada, according
to a leading business men’s
magazine.
The plan is to insert an ad
vertisement containing a per
fectly simple puzzle which
any one can easily solve, and
offer prizes for correct solu
tions. A favorite prize is a
“building lot.”
Of course, anyone who sends
in a solution of the puzzle,
wins a lot, but he is informed
that he will be expected to re
mit a small sum—in one case
$7.75 —for the deed and other
incidental expenses connected
with the transfer of the prop
erty. The “lot” is very small
and the $7.75 fees alone would ;
net the seller around $230 an
acre for some worthless land.
So, if the “winner swallows
the bait he is out just $7.75
for the priviledge of working
the puzzle, while his name is ;
passed along to other swind- >
lers as that of an easy mark. I
There are many perfectly
legitimate prize offers adver
tised in various periodicals, i
but those which require a'
payment of cash before the
prize is delivered are generally
fiaudulent and should be shun
ned.'
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Laws and Corruption
Remarking upon the ten
dency toward the regulation of
every phase of human conduct
by law, a recent speaker quot
ed Cicero: “In the most cor
laws.”
There probably has never
been in all history a people
burdened with so many laws:
as exist in United States to-1
lay. Whether we have the i
most corrupt nation is a mat-1
ire of opinion, but heaven
k*ows it is bad enough.
But stilt the reformers are'
ciamoring f • • v more laws.
Where it will all end no man
can foretell. Every new law
for the regulation of this and i
that adds to the battalions of
office holders already feeding
at the public crib.
Thoughtful men are begin-1
mug to realize the seriousness
of the situation. Only by an j
aioused public sentiment can
we hope to stop the orgy of
lawmaking and lawbreaking
which threatens our social
tiucture and makes liberty a
mockery.
“GOLD BOOM” ERA
CONFRONTS WORLD
(Business Chronicle, Seattle)
Revival of gold mining is un
der way. That it should come!
is inevitable under present j t
monetary and economic condi-1
tion. Some authorities predict n
that revived interest in gold j
is the precusor of revival for
the entire metal mining in
dustry.
“ ‘Back to the mines’ is not 1
an idle slogan today; it is a i
sign-post pointing the way to
individual security and pros
perity,” comments Mining ■
Truth, Spokane, Leon Star
mont managing editor. “Gold i
will come first, and gold prop- (
erties naturally will be the first
to be financed; but all other
metals will follow.”
These and other more en- j
thusiastic statements about re-1 ■
vived interest in the yellow
metal and beneficent results
to follow from increased pro
duction of it are contained in
a lengthy editorial. Zeal for ,
the cause of mining perhaps
leads to over-statement of facts \
but that detracts not at all <
• i
from the major point of the
editorial, proclaiming the im
minent “gold boom.”
This is a matter of particu
lar importance in Pacific
Northwest, where gold is pro
duced. It is cited here for pur
poses of information and en
lightenment.
The public must not grow
over-enthusiastic about gold
production; it must not dip in
to its pockets recklessly to fi
nance mining promotions. To
be well-informed it needs to
know that an era of very ac
tive mining for gold is at hand,
for there are various means
by which some parts of our
citizenry may profit from this
fore-sighted information.
Just for Fun
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An old darky got up one
night at a revival meeting and
said: “Brudders an’ sisters,
you knows an’ I knows dat I
ain’t been what I oughter
been. I’se robbed hen roosts
and stole hogs, an’ I lied, an’
I got drunk, an’ slashed folks
wi’ mah razor, an’ shot craps,
an’ cussed, an’ swore, but I
thank de Lord der’s one thing
I ain’t nebber done: I ain’t
nebber lost my religion.
We read that a comedian
fainted when lie faced the mi
crophone for the first time.
Thereby setting a fine exam
ple.
Tribesmen high in the Him
alayas are said to live to be
100 years old. But we can’t
understand why they would
want to.
Cain might have turned out
better if his mother had been
up in child psychology, or if
[here had been a Boy Scout
loop in Eden.
More rigid examinations are I
ueing prescribed for pharma
cists. We imagine they must
ue qualified to concoct a nif
y nut sundae.
“Will you be my wife?
“Yes I know it sounds ridicu-1
ous.”
“Yes, I know itsounds ridic- :
llous; but I’m not so particu-1
ar as some men are.
INTERESTING NOTES
Work has been started on
he world’s largest ship, the
HJ.OOO-ton Cunard liner at
Ulyde, Scotland.
A factory without windows
s soon to be built in Fitch- j
>urg, Mass., and is expected
hat effeciency will be increas
'd about 80 per cent.
The hottest country in the
vorld is the Arab kingdom of !
femen, where the tempera
ure sometimes reaches 160
legrees Fahrenheit.
The production of silk co
oons in Japan is largely a
lousehold industry, furnish
ng partial employment to
nore than 2,000,000 families.
A monument honoring car
ter pigeons that served in the
Vorld Was is soon to be erect
'd in Paris, as a gesture to the
housands of birds killed while
arrying army message?.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder Alaska Miner
June 7, 1921
The Board of Trade excur- ■
lionists from Vancouver and
other British Columbia towns |
have come and gone, leaving
pleasant memories and bear
ing with them the good will
of the entire populace. They
divided their time between
Uewart and Hyder, this being
he only town visited outside j
jf the province, and were!
royally entertained in each
place, the Citizen’s Association
making the arrangements in
otewart and the Pioneers of
Alaska, taking the initiative
| here. The visitors numbered
j ibout 200.
Mrs. Sullivan turned her
canary bird out so it could ex
ercise its little wings. It exer
cised them all right. Another
j case of “gone but not forgot
ten.”
I
Two caterpillar trailers ar-1
rived on the Prince George for
the Premier. This looks like
che wagon road would be used
some, even after the tram is
finished.
Homer Fieklin has a logging
contract for Lawrence and
Workman on the Marmot.
Mrs. Ed Fernald returned
Thursday from Portland,
where she spent the winter.
She brought in about 100
chickens, white leghorns and ;
barred x’ocks.
Three cows in town. Watch
your step.
Paddy McDonnell has open
ed his road house at Ameri
can Creek. '
Harry Tanner arrived from
Seattle Tuesday to commence
development for the season on
the Fish Creek group owned
by the Fish Creek Mining!
Company, and will have at
least 6 or 8 men employed all
summer. The property, of j
which W. R. Tonkin of Se- 1
attle is president and J. A. j
Hall of Hyder is secretary, is
considered one of the best
showings on Fish Creek.
Mrs. J. A. Hall and daughters
Irene and Helen, went up to
Bear Lake Saturday to spend
four or five days with a party
of Stewart campers.
Members of the Vancouver
Board of Trade excursion re
ported an amusing incident at
Alert Bay, where resides the
most uncivilized tribe of In
dians left in the west. The old
chief of the tribe made an im
passioned speech to the visit
ors, who applauded vocifer
ously and sang; “For He’s a
Jolly Good Fellow.” Then the
interpreter told them what the :
chief said, which was in effect
that before the excursion came i
the weather had been good;
that ever since, they landed it
had rained, and he wished the
damned white folks would go
to hell out of there so the sky
would clear again. !
Historical Dates Next Week
June 7 Independence
Resolution.
8 Andrew Jackson
son Born.
9 J. Howard Payne
Born.
10 Lindbergh Re
turns to U. S.
11 Great Detroit
Fire.
12 Greece King
Abdicates.
18 II. Beecher Stowe
Born.
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1845
1791
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1927
1805
1917
1812a
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^Ernest |SUnt
.Attorney at ^fat»
JIgher, Alaska
C. H. SUNDMACHER
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