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Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

That IerfltOrlal Attorney ! General John Rustgard IS de- termined on making a desper- ate fight against the present in- hibitive transportation condit- ions and that he is not in the least intimidated by the fact that he is opposing the most powerful influence in territor- ial affairs, is we'll indicated by the following direct-from-the shoulder statement made by him to the Seattle Star of Oct ober IS.
 "A new fight for cheaper transportation to and from AL aska is certain to be made in the next Congress. This is the word brought to Seattle by John Rustgard, attorney gen. eral of the Territory, who is on his way to Washington.
 "Rustgard says that Dan Sutherland, Territorial Dele gate, will seek to have the Jones law, which discriminates against Alaska, amended. Rust gard makes sensational char ges of unjustly high rates and lunduly big profits on the part of the steamship companies.
 Also he accuses the Wash ington state delegation in Con- gress of opposing the best in- terests of Alaska, and the Seat Itle Chamber of Commerce ot assisting and indorsing both the high rates and the legal discrimination against the ter ritory.
 " Under one section of the Jones law, freight from Alas ka points cannot be shipped in a Canadian steamer to a British Columbia port and thence oil a Canadian railway to Amer ican cities. This, in spite of the | fact that the Pacific Coast states can, and often do, route freight in an exactly similar way.
 For instance, Rustgard says, nearly all the automobiles that come to Seattle from the East are routed over the Canadian lines and are brought down from Vancouver, B. C., by Can adian boats. Alaska is specific ally excepted, under the Jones law, from enjoying such a priv ilege. This discrimination hurts the Territory, Rustgard says, especially in the fresh fish trade. The numerous fishing ports of Southeastern Alaska would naturally send thelr halibut and other catches to Prince Rupert, less than 400 miles from Juneau, thence over the Canadian National to Chi cago and other American cities.
 This would save heavy icing
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

Purchase of the Tolovana tram road by the Territory iol $6,5O0 has been recommended by the Alaska Road Commis- sion. The purchase of the tram road was authorized by the Territorial Legislature in 8 special act passed last spring, which carried a special appro- priation for the purpose. The tramway is 13 miles long, eA- tending from a point known a. Trapper's Cabin to the mining camp of Livengood.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

Five white checked Canadian geese from Alaska will be don iciled in the wild bird sectio of the National Geologic; Park at Washington, D. C., tii first of the species that in3ti.u5 ion ever had. The birds are be ing sent to the park by E. r Walker, the Alaska agent 0 the U. s. Geological Survey.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

Commenting on the shooting of a moose with antlers having twenty eight points and Q spread of fifty five and one fourth inches in the Cassia'
 country recently, the Fairbanks News-Miner says Dr. Elting killed one on the Richardson Highway last month that had antlers with fifty four points,
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

Iditarod City has the d..stinct- ion of being a city without ta,- es. The city has S3,5G0 in it's treasury and as there is more than enough money received from federal license taxes t5 keep the city running, there Il 10 need to levy taxes.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

A recent report from Tunnel. a staTon on the Alaska rail road, states that from 40 to A. inches of rain fell there during the recent severe storm along the lower Alaska coast last month. It was said that for tWc days an inch of rain fell every five minutes.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

By a premature explosion O. dynamite, Hjalmar J. Ander- son, an employee of Seims ana Carlson, had his left hano blown entirely off and the right hand badly mutilated, the thumb and forefinger be- ing entirely gone.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

Late reports from the Cold Bay oil field are to the effect that everyone in Kanatak, in cluding the crew and officials Of the Standard Oil Company, believe that the company is going to strike oil. The hole is now down 600 feet and good progress is being made.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

The badly decomposed re- mains of c. F. Miller, alias c. F. Kelly, were found recent ly on the outskirts of Seward by two hunters, who saw the white skull through the bush es and took it for a rabbit.
 From papers found with the body it was learned that Miller had been working under the name of Kelly at the Alaska Sulphur Company mines at Lost Harbor, before coming to Seward last spring. Shortly a1- ter arrival, he disappeared and is believed to have walked out to the place where his body was found and after pillng his papers and SIPS on a near by stump, had laid down Oil his back and slashed the tug ular vein, watching himselr al his grisly task by means OL a small hand mirror. A coroner s jury returned a verdict of ln- tentional suicide.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

A movement has been stat l ty Rev. Kashevaroff, of Jun- eau, to build aGreek church T the Eyak Russian reserva ,a, .on the shore of Eyek lake, near Cordova.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

To exist in a small town like Hyder, a newspaper must have the fullest support of everyone. Are you doing your bit to keep lit going? Why not?
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

Just arrived--a new assort- ment of solid white gold wrist watches in the latest styles, at the RYDER DRUG COMP ANY, "The Postoffice Store" :"
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

The Hammon Company, ot Nome, expects to continue the operation of it's dredges until January 1 or later, owing to the mildness of the weather in that section, says an early Novem- Der dispatch from Nome. The weather conditions are describ- ed as remarkable, the dispatch stating that it had been like summer" up to November Z, when a heavy rain storm occur ed.
 The mining season was one of the most prosperous in years.
 $1,123,000 in gold bullion was shipped to the States dur ing the season.
 The last steamer of the season left Dawson for down river points on October 10, one of the latest departures of recent years. Ice was reportedfloatlng iii the river but it was not frog en LID at any point.
 The tourist season was the best Dawson has ever known, the Dawson paper claiming that 30,000 people visited the city during the summer.
 Grubstake Gulch, a tributary i of Willow Creek, is paying FL der and Thorpe $50 day, in a reported new strike of gold, according to apparently au- Ithentic reports,
 1 The gold, which is described as being decomposed quartz, is being extracted by rocking. Further development will be necessary to establish whether the veinpis Assure or pocket.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

Smoking Sets, Ash Trsv., lifts that please, at the Y. DER DRUG COMPANY, "The Postoffice Store."
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03
FAMOUS GOLD CAMP
 COMING BACK TC LIFE

VVLWA1VU OrAOA AO A1A E Nome, famous bonanza camp of the early days, which in late years seemed on the verge of falling into that state of decay which has overtaken so many of the early day camps, is now on the threshold of new stage of development and bids far to again become a great gold producer, according to James P. Daly, Nome agent of the AL aska Steamship Company, in a statement to the Seattle press. Nome's prospective comeback is to be the result of the advent of the Hammon Dredge Comp any's entry into the dredging field last year. The company has already installed two man. moth dredges on ground on the famous third beach" formerly owned by the Pioneer Mining Company and is preparing to add four more to the fleet dur ing the next two years. The program outlined contemplates an expenditure of close to four million dollars during that per iod. Daily predicted that the gold production, of the camp would be close to a million dol lars this year.
 J. N. IokeT, rancher, who op- crates a farm a short distance from Palmer, on the govern ment railroad, boasts of having raised a cabbage this past sum- mer, which weighed 29 pounds. Shooting at a distance or sev- eral hundred yards, Mrs. Park Reed, of Valdez, killed three caribou recently in the Cant we'll district. The three caribou were close together when Mrs. Reed came upon them and be- fore she could get within close range they caught her scent and started off at a headiong pace. Following as fast as pos sible, Mrs. Reed finally got g good sight of them and picked them off one after another.
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 Twenty Indian houses at the Bella Bella, B. C., cannery o1 the Gosse- Willard Packing Co.,, Ltd, were burned SeptemDer 27 with a loss of five lives, ac- cording to the Pacific Fisher man. The death list was made up of Indian children. The cause of the fire is unknown, The cannery itself was no: damaged by the blaze. The ln- dian houses destroyed Were among the best on the coas- and source of great pride to the company, which has taken measures for the assistance oi the former occupants who were burned out.
 Bella Bella is located on the Inside Passage on Canadian waters.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

William Gates, better known to residents of the north as Swiftwater Bill, who was one of the noted characters of the Klondyke in the early days, and who won and lost several fortunes, passed away in South America recently, according to information received in Se- attle.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

The announcement has been made by the United States Geo. ographic Board that the name of Harding Gateway" has been officially bestowed on an unnamed passage along the south Alaska coast, through which President Harding's ship passed last summer on it's way to Seward.
 This action by the board puts the name on all government maps.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

Fortuna Ledge, the prosper ous little mining camp on the lower Yukon, is to be connect ed with the outside world by a government wireless station.
 Capt L, c. Parsons, officer in charge of the first section of the Washington-Alaska mil jtary cable and telegraph sys- tenn, has received instructions to install a wireless early next spring.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

Two black bears, two sheep and a goat were bagged near Coal Creek in the Chickaloon district by w. R. Mathewson, Tom Haines and A. Corllss, who recently spent a week hunting in that district. The bear were bagged by Mathew son, the sheep by Haines ana the goat by Corliss.
 All efforts to locate Ed. Mll- Ter, an employee of the Grover Cleary fox ranch on Strait lS- land, who is reported to have disappeared September 19., have proved futile. Searching parties sent out from Peters burg have failed to find any trace of the missing man.
 John Carl, a former resident of Nome, whoa recently killed his landlady in Tacoma by beating her over the head with hammer during a quar- rl over rent, was convicted ot first degree murder at Tacoma and was sentenced to life inn prisonment. Carl, a short time before staying the landlaGy, was pardoned for the murder of Harvey Frye, of Nome, some years ago.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

J. N. Loken, rancher, who op- crates a farm a short distance from Palmer, on the govern ment railroad, boasts of having raised a cabbage this past sum- mer, which weighed 29 pounds.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-03

Carl Thiele Ex-officio Secretary of Alaska.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
CONTROL COAL AT THE SOURCE

The federal coal commission an- nounces that it cannot enter into a comprehensive and satisfying survey of the retail coal business of the coun- try with respect to storage, prices and profits of more than 40,000 retailers. It is recognized by the commission that conditions of doing business diff fer among retailers in every locality, and that the expense of survey of the business of all the 10000 dealers would be ,prohibitive. The commission has come to the conclusion that regu- lation of the retail coal industry is more properly matter of municipali- ties and states, because the problem is different one in each. The fed eral commission aims at ascertainment of facts regarding the coal industry at the source, namely, the mine and wholesale distribution. If 1t succeeds in discovering ways and means that will attend to coal at the source, the retail end of it may very soundly be left to the states and the municipali- ties. The coal troubles start at the mine. The big problem of storage rests on the shoulders of the operators and the large consumers. Once the railroads, for instance, keep out of the way with large accumulations amassed in dull seasons there will be little complaint of coal shortage in seasons when the domestic consumer needs and calls for it, and there will be avoided the exorbitant prices which are charged when the railroads and other large consumers are in scram- ble for coal at the same time as the small user is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
ALL.T1ME CAME WARpENs

Among recommendations the recess committee on conservation will make to the legislature soon is that an all- time game warden be appointed for each county in Alabama. The sys- tenn of salaried wardens devoting their whole time to the work has been suc- cessfuI in other states which are do- ing something towards protecting and propagating wild life and fish. Under this plan more convictions for viola tion of conservation laws have been obtained, and there has, consequently, been more money with which to carry on the work, as in most states fines from this source are devoted to the conservation cause. It is proposed that the appointment of these wardens be made by the commissioner of con- servation subject to the governors approval.
 Another recommendation will be that funds obtained from the collec- ton of hunting licenses and fines be used wholly for conservation purposes such as protection and propagation of wild life and fish, and that none of it be diverted into the general fund. By this plan there will be considerable money with which to carry on the work which every sportsman and lover of outdoor life and recreation regards as of far-reaching importance to the state, and something worth while can be accomplished towards building up wild life in Alabama.
 Both recommendations are construc- tive, and should be enacted into law. The more convictions and the wider the publicity in connection with viola tions ofe conservation laws the better for the whole state. For years, game, fish and wild life in Alabama have been neglected and destroyed. There is no reason why Alabama should not be the best hunting and fishing terri. tory in the United States. Every practical effort to this end deserves the sympathy and cooperative support of citizens who realize the great ben efits from such a policy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20

driver in the state, whether in popu- lous or rural districts. The Florence chamber of commerce has drawn a bill which will be introduced in the legislature providing that cut-outs on automobiles be abolished, requiring the use of non-glaring lights, and fixing penalties for violation of such a statute. The law is statewide in its scope.
 Automobiles are rapidly increasing in numbers and use throughout the state. They are not luxuries, but ne- cessities. At best they necessarily create much noise and danger. They should be so regulated under law as to minimize their discomforts and hazards to the public. The cut-Out does not add to the pulling power of the car. Some of the best cars elimi- nate this feature purposely because of it's uselessness and annoyance. In cities and towns it is hard to transact business, to carry on school or church work or to hear ones voice on ones veranda because of these noises, Non-glaring lights for all cars should be required for the public safety. Every reasonable measure for protec- tion in the use of motor-cars is de- sirable.
 While this bill promises benefits, it is well to remember that enactment of additional laws for the public protec- tion need arouse little hopes for re- lief until there is wider observance and enforcement of statutes and or dinances already in existence. It is the enforcement of laws by those who are sworn to do so that counts. One law properly enforced is worth q dozen permitted to go by the board, than their enactment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
THE PRESIDENTS SECRETARY

From the time President Coolidge took the oath of office political writ CTS the country over started volumi- nous discussion as to what manner of man he is. The general verdict seems to have been that he is an eager lis- tener, cautious talker who keeps his counsel to himself until he is ready to act That view has gained strength from the several recent incidents, and notably from the appointment of for mer Congressman c. Bascom Slemp, of Virginia, as his private secretary. It was generally assumed that the president would appoint his former secretary, who served during the vice presidential term. The choice of MT. Slemp, who had not been thought of, much less mentioned, came as a sur prise.
 MT. Slemp is a shrewd and trained politician. He served in the house for some fourteen years, is able, resource ful and wealthy, and has been a life long Republican. He has had wide experience in organization. His cleri- cal assistance to the president will be negligible, while the salary of $7,500 year means nothing to an in- dustrial magnate who pays more than that to some of his employees. MT. Slemp probably knows more about white Republican politics in the South than does any other man. He has made speciality of organization among Southern white Republicans for years. He did lot of that kind of work for President Harding. After March 4, 1921, MT. Slefnp was patron- age arbiter. For long time his off, fees were crowded with men who desired to serve their country at so much per-.
 Naturally under these circumstances there is no little speculation in con nection with the appointment, and con- siderable discussion as to the ap- pointees duties. The private secre- taryship is not clerical, but rather a political advisory job. With his expe- rience in public life, his wide acquaint- ance among Southern Republicans, his genius for organization, ct cetera, the inference is that his work for months will consist mainly of rounding up Re- publican delegates from the South for somebody in the next national conven- tion. Further inference is that Pres ident Coolidge has done considerable thinking, if little talking, about the 1924 convention. At least, such is the political dope that is going the rounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
TO. ABOLISH cUT.oUTs

Thousands of people all over Ala bama, and more especially in the cities and towns, have suffered for years from excruciating but useless noises caused by that device of torture, the automobile cut-out. Hundreds of ac- cidents have occurred because of fail ure to equip motor-vehicles with non glaring lights. This can be remedied with no hardship upon or inconven- fence to anyone. Non-glaring lights can be provided at small expense and would be beneficial to every auto
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20

bill becomes law, fixes penalties for failures, and prescribes condemnation and forfeiture to the state of the weapons. A fee of twenty-five cents is allowed the sheriffs for each regis tration. The public is not interested in the fee feature, though it is prob able that no one who desires the sup pression of the pistol-toting practice would question such cost for such 8 purpose. The point l. that proper con- trol of firearms under the law is sorely needed as a means of protection to life and to the good name of the state through riddance or substantial reduc- ton of needless and inexcusabls habit.
 There are already laws in Alabama prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons and fixing penalties. Unfor- tunately, they have not been properly enforced. This is a serious situation. While supplementary statutes strength ening existing laws on the subject should, and perhaps will, prove eff fective, it should not be overlooked that the real need lies in the enforce ment of existing laws, rather than in making additional laws. Pistol-toting in Alabama can be suppressed under proper enforcement of the present laws. The need is pressing; the re- suits would be distinctly beneficial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
ONE TRICK A DAY
Is Wnter Wetf


 Throw coin or ring into a basin full of water, and tell your audience that you are going to recover the object with your hand, but that you will not wet your fingers while doing so. In order to accomplish this it will suffice to sprinkle the surface of the liquid with a mysterious powder. It has no attraction for the water and will not adhere to it.
 The powder is called lycopodium, which can be secured at any drug gist. Sprinkle it on the surface of the water, plunge your hand in boldly, recover your prey, and show your spectators that your hand Is as dry as ever. The chem ical forms a veritable glove upon the hand and Wards eff xhe water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT NEAR


 A little firmness is a wonderful thing. By showing only little firm ness in backing up the position of the coal commission President Coolidge has caused an entire reversal of the anthracite miners attitude and in- duced them to agree to further con ference with stipulation that subjects not agreed on in conference shall be submitted, presumably to the coal commission, for arbitration. Today the conferees meet without having as a bar to discussion any ultimatum of the miners as prerequisite to con- ference.
 The anthracite dispute is of general interest, not because the people of this country must have hard coal, but be- cause it serves as a good object les son for the country in handling situa- tions of this nature. It is coming to be generally accepted that strikes are unnecessary in industrial disputes, and that any controversy between capital and labor, no matter what it's nature, can be settled by discussion. They are all settled that way anyhow eventually, and public opinion demands that they be settled that way in the beginning.
 The position of the anthracite peo- pie, employers and employees, is weak, because they cannot hold a hard-coal shortage as 3 club over the nation. Such shortage would be very incon- .venient, but the American people were never known to sacrifice principle merely to avoid inconvenience. The principle in this case is the injustice of making the entire people suffer because of fight between two small groups of the people. The benefit of a peaceful settlement will not only spare the American people, but it will be also of immediate and direct finan- cial advantage to both operators and miners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
JOHN-A-DREAMS
Dreams of Selling Real Estate

OA 1NAAAh5 AACAA ILHNALG
 The business affairs of your husband, your brother, or the man you care most for, as the case may be, are involved in dreams which picture you as selling, or wanting to sell, some real estate. Such a vision is invariably indi- cative of impending prosperity, but this affluence will not come to you and yours through a sudden wind fall, but as a continuation of efforts extended over many years. The particular importance lies in the fact that it should bring consoia- tion and hope into the minds and lives of those whose men folk have tried hard to provide for them In an abundant way but have fre- quently suffered setbacl5s due to adverse business conditions or i'll fortune. This dream. then, tells you that at last the fcad is clear and that the man in whose ma terial welfare you are mostly in- terested. nd whose prosperity will be most advantageous to you, may look forward to th4 realiza- tion of his best plans and to the wishes. It does not matter whether final fulfillment of all 1is business money passes in the course of the real estate deal of which you dream, nor has 1t any particular significance whether tho land in- volved is yours or someone e.se's. In fact, the only thing shat counts in vision IS the sale or attempted sale by you. You need not trouble yourself to write to me when you have sucn vision, as the intcrpre- tation I give you above should cover any possible case fully.