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HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18,192 i
FIFTY CENTS A KCNTH
GEO. A. PARKS NAMED
BY PRESIDENT FOR
ALASKA GOVERNOR
Press dispatches of the 14th
inst. announced the nominat
ion by President Coolidge of
George A. Parks, of Anchor
age, Chief of Field Division of
the General Land Office, for
governorship of Alaska, to suc
ceed Scott C. Bone, present in
cumbent.
Mr. Parks’ nomination was
totally unexpected by all save
a few of his close friends, as
his name has never at any time
been connected with the gub
ernatorial office.
Although not in conformity to
the wishes of the people as ex
pressed at the polls last Nov
ember, the selection of Mr.
Parks for the governorship
is nevertheless a concession to
Alaska sentiment, as he is an
Alaskan in every sense, and
will probably meet the approv
al of a majority of Alaskans,
most of whom know him either
personally or by reputation.
Mr. Parks has been for years
in charge of the field work of
the General Land Office and
has displayed marked exec
utive ability in the conduct of
the large and difficult business
of that department. At various
times in his career he has visit
ed practically every section of
Alaska, in connection with his
duties and there is probably no
man alive who possesses a
broader knowledge of the Ter
ritory as a whole than he.
He is a young man of splendid
character, a hard worker, a
clear thinker and possessing in
admiral degree the quali
fications necessary to the ad
ministration of the high office
of governor. Mr. Parks is not a
politician and his appointment
may be considered as made in
the interest of careful and ef
ficient government rather than
in response to political exigen
cies. In naming him for govern
orship, the President has chos
en wisely and we doubt if there
is a man in the Territory whose
elevation to high positiorf
would meet with wider approv
al from the rank and file of
Alaskans.
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America’s farthest north
newspaper, at Teller, Alaska,
the Pioneer Scout, suspended
publication recently when it3
publisher, editor, composing
room force, pressman advertis
ing and circulaton manager
and reporter left for Seattle to
complete a high school educat
ion. Walter J. Marx, 17, held
all these positions. The paper
was started four years ago and
was issued weekly. It had sixty
subscribers.
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MOOSEHEART
ENDOWMENT DANCE
P. C. Lodge No. 1218, L. O. O.
M. Will Hold a “Hard Times”
dance at the Stewart Hotel
February 27th, 1925. Come as
YpU Lika, If You Can Afford
to Drees Up, You Can Afford
to Pay a Fine at this Door.
..Admission $1,50, including
supper.
L & L PREPARING TO
SHIP HIGH GRADE
J. Frank Breeze, manager of
! the L & L operations on Glac
ier Creek in the Bear River
section, left for Vancouver
Monday on a business trip.
On coming down from the
mine last week Mr. Breeze re
ported that the raise recently,
started from No. 2 tunnel to
connect the latter with the next
highest level has reached its
objective and will soon be com
pleted. The upraise starts at a
point about 175 feet from the
portal of the lower tunnel and
raises 70 feet., following the
main vein throughout its entire
length. A large percentage of
the ore is of shipping grade, as
says showing values of $200
and over per ton. It is the in
tention to commence shipments
of the high grade as soon as
trail conditions are favorable.
The crew is now blocking out
: the ore in readiness for the
! anticipated shipments
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Diamond drilling operations
on the Indian properties were
suspended Saturday with the
completion of the contract let
some weeks ago. The drill crew
came down from the mine Sat
urday evening. The results of
the drilling work are not avail
able but are reported to have
been entirely satisfactory to
the management. It is also re
ported that the drills disclosed
some new ore bodies carrying
good values.
J. Fred Ritchie, general man
ager of the company, came I
down from the mine Friday
and will go south on the first
boat. I
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Stockholders of the B. C. Sil- j
ver have received the follow-!
ing letter from C. A. Banks,
administrative head of the
company:
“I have to inform you that
diamond drilling from our No.
3 level has just intersected a
very important ore body. The
drill passed through 58 feet of
ore, which, allowing for the
depth of the vein, indicates an
ore body of 45 feet in width.
Ten feet of the drill core aver
aged $22.80, thirteen feet av
eraged $30, and nine feet aver
aged $40 per ton. The whole
ore body is of commercial
grade.
Further drilling is being
pushed ahead to determine the
extant of this ore body and
shareholders will be duly ad
vised.”
The statement of Mr. Banks
confirms the recent circulated
reports that a large body of
ore had been found on the
property as a result of diamond
drilling operations. According
to the best information obtain
able, the ore body is believed
to be anextemjion of the Pre
mier high grade* ore zone,
which was missed in the earl
ier operations of the B. C. Com
pany, owing to its lying west
ward of where it was former
ly supposed to be.
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An epidemic of distemper is
giving Fairbanks dog owners
much annoyance. Several val
uable animals have had to be
killed recently.
HYDER ATTRACTING
INTEREST OUTSIDE
Edgar Provinse, proprietor of
the big Provinse store, is back
from an extended business trip
to Seattle and other southern
points. He states that Hyder is
attracting much attention on
the outside and there is every
indication that the coming
season will winess a wide in
crease in local development as
a result. The efforts made by
the Chamber of Commerce to
secure direct railroad connect
ions for Alaska through the ex
tension of one of the Canadian
railroads to Stewart and thence
to Hyder is also attracting
marked attention among those
who are interested in the Terr
itory’s development.
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The Standard Oil tanker El
Segundo arrived Saturday with
175,000 gallons of crude oil
for the Premier. The shipment
represents practically a three
months supply of fuel for the
big mine. The oil was deposit
ed in the big tank on the hill
overlooking the Stewart wharf.
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Alex. Fraser is back from a
brief visit in Prince Rupert.
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Diamond drilling is in active
progress on the Glacier Creek
properties, adjoining the Dun
well. At last reports one hole
had been drilled to something
over 350 feet.
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Wm. McGrew is on a visit to
the states.
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Wm. Sloan, manager of the
Daly Alaska, left on the Car
dena for Victoria.
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A. A. P. McDowell of Vic
toria has joined the staff of the
Portland Canal News, Stew-1
art’s bright and enterprising
news journal. His advent is oc
casioned by the departure of
news editor Rube Hull on a va
cation trip to the south. Mr.
McDowell, who is an old-timer
in the newspaper and printing
game, will assume his duties.
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H. A. Heywood, who until his
recent resignation, was in
charge of the development ac
tivities on the Terminus prop
erties, left for the south last
Monday.
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A report from Circle says
that Adolph Beiterman, mail
contractor between Circle and
Eagle, met with a serious ac-!
cident recently. The ice on one ,
of the bars on the Yukon flats
broke, precipitating the ( mail
into the water. In his efforts to
save the mail Beiterman froze
both his feet, besides sustain
ing other injuries. Beiterman
could have reached safety, but
his sense of duty kept him in
the icy water until the mail
was rescued.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan, a pio
neer of the Fairbanks district,
died • at Fairbanks recently
from cancer of the stomach.
She was 73 years of age.
NOME SITUATION BETTER
The latest reports from Nome
indicate that the di ptheria sit
uation. although still serious
enough to require tih$ utmost
vigilance to prevent a fresh
outbreak of the epidemic is
! much improved. A dditional
supplies of serum arriving by
dog team since last week
have greatly relieved the dis
tressing lack of curative agen
cies.
-4 large crowd of dance de
votees attended the “Kid
I Dance” held in Pioneer Hall
Saturday evening under the
auspices of the Hyder School
Board. With few exceptions
all attending were clad in the
habiliments of childhood and
knee “panties” and pinafores
were much in evidence. And
everyone appeared to greatly
enjoy the experience of being
ia kid again. Music was provid
ed,by the Ridley orchestra. A
tasty fruit punch was served
throughout the evening, with |
Bruce Thomas as dispenser of
cheer, while a roulette raffle
oi quantities ox nome-maaei
candies, with little “Buddie”
Thurman a3 dealer, provided
additional amusement. A de
licious. luncheon, comprising
several kinds of sandwiches,
coffee, cake and relishes, was
served during the supper hour
and greatly enjoyed by the
temporary juveniles. The
luncheon and also the candy
was donated by the ladies of
the town and was a splendid
testimonial to their culinary
abilities. Everyone had a rol
licking good‘time until the!
frolic ended about 2 A. M.
Sunday morning.
The proceeds, amounting to
a goodly sum, will go to meet
the maintenance expenses of ;
the public school.
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Noel Traversy, who is assoc-!
iated with Attorney Ernest;
Blue in the Glacier Creek pow- j
erslte, now the center of much l
discussion owing to the pros-!
poet that it may become theh
source of power supply for the ;
entire district, left for Glacier i
Creek Tuesday, accompanied ;
by P. R. Backus, George Bunn,
Jack Davis and Lome Jameie- >
son. i
The party will make an ex- '
tensive survey of the site with ;
a view to obtaining additional
data regarding the powei
available under extreme win- !
ter conditions such as have do- *
veloped during the present ’
season. Measurements taken !
of the water supply during 1
previous winters have indicat- I
ed an ample flow of water to (
supply all possible local de- J
mands, even in severely cold
weather.
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The Seward Gateway says }
that a spirited nag belonging j
to Wm. Patterson, of the City t
Express, ran away recently 1
and crashed into a light post, 1
bending it over at an angle of ‘
45 degrees. Later the wind l
blew the post back to an up- <
right position. 't
: PREMIER OFFICIALS
VISIT POWER SITE
■ | General manager Dale L. Pitt,
i Jof the Premier accompanied by
Bert Smith, assistant manager,
and George Gilchrist. M. E.,
went down the canal last week
to look over the prospective
power plant site on Glacier
Creek, held by Messrs Ernest
Blue and Noel M. Traversy,
which is said to form the basis
for the big power development
| proposal recently outlined by
Mr. N. F. Helmer, represent
af:ve of Seims, Helmers and
‘Schaffner, Inc., a big St. Paul
; hydro-electric engineering and
contracting firm.
The suggestion made by Mr.
[Helmers to utilize local water
powers for the development
of a great commercial power
[system capable of supplying
| al power demands of the dist
rict for years to come is attract
ing wide interest among mining
: men, who seen therein a sol
juation of what are probably
; greatest needs of the district
| cheap power and transportat
: ion.
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The Pacific Steamship Co
has announced a new schedule
of sailings from Seattle to this
port, commencing March 5th.
The steamship Admiral Wat
son. which has handled the
local traffic since early last
summer, has been withdrawn
and will be succeeded first by
theAdmiral Rodman, which is ;
scheduled to leave Seattle on ;
March 5 for one trip only, fol- i
lowed by the steamship Cur- [
acao, which will leave the
Puget Sound metropolis April
1 and every twenty days there-1
after. Wires to this effect were |
received curing the past week.!
Arrivals from Stewart report
that the heavy snow has great
ly impeded transportation of
the new mine equipment of the"
Lakeview from Stewart to
Glacier Creek. The machinery
arrived two weeks ago but so
far it has been impossible to ,
land it on the ground. At last
reports the big compressor had .
arrived at the base of the slope
below the Lakeview properties ;
and is now being moved up the (
hill, where it will be installed ,
in a newly constructed build- \
ing. Work orf the new tunnel (
extension is proceeding as usu- ]
al. j
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Johnny Ilubbard, a little Ind
ian boy of Douglas, met with a
serious mishap recently. Leav- j
ing school and entering an ;
empty cabin, he found a dyna- \
mite cap, which exploded and .
blew, off a greater part of one '
of his hands. The victim of the j
accident is but nine years old. ,
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The persistent efforts of Prof. <
Clinton Morgan are now culmi- i
sating in success, which is ]
proved by the report that there ,
ire now 25 students enrolled
n the farmers’ short course at ‘
the Alaska Agricultural Col- i
lege and School of Mines at i
Fairbanks. This course is par- i
ocularly popular with the
farmers of the Tanana Valley, 1
ir.d it is expected that further 1
enrollments will take place in 1
he near future. i
PERSONAL INCOME
TAX EXEMPTIONS
The Herald has received many
inquiries regarding the ex
emptions granted by the in
come tax lav/ with respect
to personal incomes. The fol
lowing will serve to enlighten
those who are in d „ubt.
In the first rh:c it should be
understood that 1.he income tax
is imposed on the net income—
that is upon the income re
l ceived over and above the
jexemptions allowed by law.
In the case of an unmarried
person without fam'ly it <s r*
essary to file a return if the
not income amounts to $l,0v>0
or more. As the exemption al
lowed a person of this status
is $1,000, the person whose in
come does not exceed that
amount is not required to pay
a tax. The normal tax on
income in excess of that sum
is two per lent. If the in
come in such case is derived
from wages or salary earned
as an employee, there is de
ductible from the tax imposed
<* r/uiii amounting to Zb per
cent of the amount of the tax
due. Thu?, a s:n~lo per on
whose income is derived scliiy
from wages or salary may
first deduct $1,000 from (he
gross amount received before
computing the amount of the
tax on the sum received ov'r
$1,000. After commuting the
tax on the remainder he may
also credit himself with a sum
equal to 25 per cent of the tax,
if the total income is $5,000
or loss. Additional exempt
ions are also allowed for taxes
paid and certain contributions
which may have been made by
the taxpayer.
However, if the tax payer
is single but the head of a fam
ily, while his exemption is $2,
500, nevertheless being a sin
gle person, he mul file if hav
ng a net income of one thou
*and dollars or over. If the in
iome of such a person is say
pl,500 there is.no tax to pay
jecause of the $2,500 exempt
on but a fine is provided for
'ailure to file as a single per
son.
In the care of a married man
iving with his wife on the last
lay of the year, the personal
■xemption allowed is $2,500,
ogether with such other cx
smptions as are allowed by
aw, such as taxes, cor.tribut
ons, etc.
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Arrivals from the States re
>ort that the General Electric
Hotors Company, holders of
he option on the new type of
lutomobile brake invented by
V. R. McDonnell, of Hyder,
s subjecting the new device to
i series of tests to determine
ts capacities under every con
eivable condition, before tak
ng it over. Up to the time the
ast information was received
he brake had stood all the
ests in good shape and had to
indergo only those which
rould demonstrate its effeet
veness under extremes of tern
lerature. Billy is said to have
eceived an offer of $25,001*
or the invention but believes
t is worth a larger figure.