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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 11.
IIYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1933
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WHEELER CLAIMS CAN
WIN SILVER FIGHT
That a victorious end for the
long battle for silver remoneti
zation can be won in the com
ing session of Congress ifwest
ern senators will stand up and
fight was claimed by Senator
Burton K. Wheeler of Montana
in a recent statement.
“I can win at the next session
if senators from the west, the
senators' who' should by all rea
sons be for my measure, will
stand up and fight,” Senator
Wheeler said.
Continuing, the Montana
silver champion, who came
within six votes of having his
16 to 1 silver remonetization
measure adopted in the last
.session, declared that the in
evitable result of the adoption
of hisi silver remonetization
plan would be to double the
primary money of the world
and this in turn would double
the business of the world and
also double the credits that
can be issued
‘‘It seems evident chat the in
crease of currency by the re
monetization of silver would
quadruple the purchasing pow
wer of the silver using count
ries, and that would put mil
lions of people at work in the
United States,” the Senator
said.
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School Children Give
Fine Entertainment
One of the cleverest juvenile
entertainments ever witnessed
in Hyder was presented Wed
nesday afternoon in the school
house by the pupils of the Hy
der public school under the
direction of Mrs. Charlotte
Whitford, teacher in charge.
The program included a
Pageant of Nations, several
playlets, recitatons, songs and
gymnastic exercises, in which
the young actors and actresses
acquitted themselves most ad
mirably, and in most instances
with the aplomb of veteran
thespians.
The performence was keenly
enjoyed by a considerable
gathering of citizens who are
unreserved in their praise of
the youthful entertainers.
Moose Initiate Class of Three
A class of three neophytes
was initiated into the mysteries
of the Moose order at the last
meeting of Portland Canal
Moose Lodge, held in Stewart
last week. The initiates were
W. J. Asseltine, Alex. Widden
and Ralph Bezanson. The
initiation ceremonies were fol
lowed by a social session and
luncheon, which was greatly
enjoyed by tho'se attending
Annual Library Election Held
The annual general meeting
of the Hyder Public Library
Incorporation was held Friday
evening in Chamber of Com
merce hall. The meeting im
eluded election of officers for
the enduing year and the fol
lowing directors were named:
Chas. F. Sandford, Clyde B.
Hager, B. B. Smith, Mrs.
Jeanne Traversy, Mrs. H. W.
Thomas, Frank Reichenbach
and Arthur Hall. With the
exception of Mrs. Traversy
and Arthur Hall, the new dir
ectors were members of the re
tiring board and all elections
were unopposed.
Repor)l=i of Treasurer T. H.
Evans and Librarian B. B.
Smith showed the affairs of
the library in excellent shape
and a substantial balance in
the treasury. Mr. Smith re
ported that the library is well
patronized, mainly by Stewart
people, and commended ithe
ing Committee in the selection
and purchase of new literary
works; of which a substantial
number has been added to the
library list during the year.
The Book Purchasing commit
tee, consisting of Mesdames
J. A. Hall, H. W. Thomas and
•J. L. Campbell, were reap
pointed and E. D. Haddon, B.
B. Smith and Mrs. Holger
Johnson were named as an au
diting committee. An approp
riation of $25 was made for the
purchase of new books during
the coming quarterly period.
Following the general meet
ing, the new board of directors
convened and elected the fol
lowing administrative officers:
Chas. F. Sandford, president;
Frank Reichenbach, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. E. L. Dale, secert-i
ary; T. II. Evans, treasurer;
B. B. Smith, librarian; Mrs.
Jeanne Traversy and Clyde
Hager, assistant libraria/ns.
The first quarterly meeting of
the new board will be held on
January 5, at 7 p. m. at the
library.
activities of the Book Purchas
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Premier Employee
Dies Suddenly
Nick Vidalis, an employee
of the Premier Gold Mining
Company, was found dead in
bed at Premier about 8 o’clock
Friday morning. Death was
apparently due to- heart fail
ure.
The deceased was a native
i of Greece and aged 57 years.
He had been in the employ of
the company in various capac
ities since 1920, and in recent
years was gardener and gen
eral utility man. So far as
known he had no relatives.
WOULD GIVE FIRST
DIVISION TO CANADA
I If Congress will not give
them what they consider “fair
fisheries laws,” the Indians of
Southeastern Alaska stand for
giving the Southeast Alaska
[district to Canada. This is the
declaration of a resolution
adopted at the annual conven
of the Alaska Native Brother
hood, held in Juneau a few
days ago, according to the
Juneau Empire.
The Empire states that the
resolution was introduced by
Louis F. Paul, one of the or
ganization leaders, and re
cites that for the past 20 years
the natives of Southeastern
Alaska have employed “every
lawful means” to induce the
federal government to pas*
“fair and reasonable fishing
la(ws”; that during this time
the natives have remained
“loyal citizens with a firm
faith in the justice and fair
ness of the government; that
“during all these times the
officials of the United States
have not made one single move
either to give these natives a
fair hearing nor has the gov
ernment changed a single fish
regulation to make the burden
of these natives lighter;” that
“wishing to call stronger at
tention to the virtual starvation
with which these natives are
faced, we. the representatives
of these said natives, prav the
Congress of the United States
either to give these natives
fair fishery laws so that they
can earn their own living or
else that the said government
transfer the so-called Panhand
le of Alaska to the Canadian
government with whose fish
ery laws we are familiar and
wOth which we are satisfied
and which government seems
to be conducted, at least on the
question of fisheries, with a
purpose to benefit its own citi
zens and residents, instead of
the immense corporation.?
which now rule and virtually
own the Panhandle of Alaska.”
In other words, the reso
lution continues, “we, the nat
ives of Alaska, would rather be
ruled by the Canadian govern
ment than by the brutal and
heartless corporations which
now virtually exercise the
power of life and death over us
—our wives and children, and
we maintain that Congress has
no right to neglect means for
our relief or this petition.”
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The mo'torship Fairbanks ar
rived from Ketchikan Thurs
day with the weekly mail from
that port and a small quantity
of merchandise cargo.
Silver Conference Did
Not Favor Remonetization
Details of the silver confer
ence, called by Senator Thom
as and others1 in Washington
November 17, disclose that re
monetization of silver at a
fixed parity with gold had no
part in the discussion* which
was described as “a closed ses
sion” in which Senator Pittman
who advocates only an in
creased price for silver for the
benefit of the silver industry,
and Senators Thomas of Okla
homa, and Smith of South Car
olina, both “greenback infla
tionists,” were the principal
figures.
Owing possibly to the “star
chamber” character of the
meeting, the reports so far re
eived give few details of the
proceeding?. Senator Pittman
apparently dominated the ses
sion and did matt of the talk
ing. Pittman who. appears to
have become a close advisor
of President Roosevelt on silver
matter?, asserted that the pres
ident has under consideration
various plans to accomplish
“price rehabilitation” of the
metal. One plan he had sub
mitted to the president “is the
opening of the mints to the
coinage of the silver produced
in the United State.?,” he said.
The prediction was made that
President Roosevelt will act
for the “restoration of silver,”
and there was also a call for
inflation through the issuance
of paper currency backed by
silver, the latter one of Pitt
man’s “pet” proposals, but
apparently nothing was said
relative to placing silver on a
definite parity with gold.
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New Books For Library
Librarian B. B. Smith reports
the purchase of the following
new book;) for the Hyder Pub
lic Library:
Jade of Destiny, Farnol;
Mr. Reeder Returns, Wallace;
The Ten Commandments,
Deeping; The House Without
a Key, Biggers; Freehaven,
Norris; Robbers Roost, Grey;
The Land That Time Forgot,
Burroughs; The Trembling
Flame, Vance; Penguin Is
land, Anatole France; The
Invasion; Mistress of Mont
erey , Stivers Bartlett; Uncle
Peel, Irving Batcheler. The
last three volumes are recent
and will be available next
week. The others are reprints
of old favorites and are expect
ed shortly. Several new Mind
Alcove volumes are also en
route to the library. Titles
will be announced next week.
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Mrs. Arthur O. Moa returned
Thursday from a visit of sev
eral weeks in Ketchikan.
INDEPENDENCE CO.
TO BE REORGANIZED
Word comes from the south
that the Independence Gold
Mining Company, owner of the
well known Independence
group, a short distance north
of Stewart, is to be reorgan
ized. At a recent directors
meeting in Vancouver it was
decided that a new company
should be formed with a stock
capitalization of 3,000,000
shares of common stock.
Shareholders of the present
Independence company will
be given one share of the new
stock for two shares of the old,
which will absorb 1,200,000
shares of the new company,
leaving 1,800,000 shares in the
treasury for future financing
of development, which it is an
ticipated will be started in the
near future.
The new company will start
free of all indebtedness, and
with every liklihood of success
ful operation, owing to the ex
tensive and highly promising
development already complet
ed.
In a press statement, S. P.
Fitzgerald, president of the In
dependence Gold Mining Com
pany, strongly advises share
holders to hold their stock,
rather than sacrifice it at pre
sent price levels.
Staich Remains Not Located..
Efforts to locate the body
of Rede Staich, Stewart resi
dent, who, was drowned in
Bear River Nov. 16, were un
successful and hope of their
early recovery has now been
virtually abandoned.
It is believed in Stewart that
the high water in Bear River
has carried the remains into
Portland Canal, where the
low temperature of the water
and silt combine to prevent
cadavers rising to the surface
for at least lengthy periods
and generally not at all.
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“Rube” Hull Passes On
William Ruble Hull, veteran
northern newspaper man and
editor of Hyder’s first news
paper publication, The Hyder
Alaska Miner, passed away
last week at the Marpole Home
for Incurables near Vancouver,
according to word received in
Stewart. Mr. Hull’s death
culminated more than three
years of .suffering from the
effects of an apoplectic stroke
sustained three years ago
while he was news editor of
the Stewart News, w’ith which
he had been associated since
1922. He was about 60 years
of age and is survived by a
widow who resides in Van
couver.