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Hyder weekly herald., 1930-07-12
MOVEMENT FOR
 REMUNERATION !.
 SILVER GROWING

The movement for the remon- itization of silver, launched re- gently in the United States, is gaining new friends daily and promises to become virtually a world issue in course of time.
 Canadian mining and finan- cial men and writers now dis play keen interest in the silver question and Hon. H. H. Stew ems, noted Canadian legislat- or, recently brought the silver problem before the Dominion legislature in the following trenchant address:
 Consider the question of sill yer. I could take an hour to dis cuss this question, but l am just going to say this:
 'I believe at the next imper- ial conference Canada ougth to bring the attention of the em- pire to the great question of silver, silver coinage and the remonitizationof silver.
 Il am not going into the intri- cate and complex question of the remonitization of silver, but it's history is a tragedy. There is no doubt of this in my mind. In 1878 one billion peo- pie in the orient, in China, ill India, in the Malay States and in Mexico, were deprived of two-thirds of their purchasing power by the action of the na- tions of that day.
 There is one reason for the agricultural and commercial depression which exists today all over the world. One-half of the human race is living be- low the margin of decent liv- ing. In fact millions in China, during the past year, have died largely because of the made quacy of their purchasing pow CT.
 "To my mind, MT. Speaker, this matter of silver is the big gest subject before the world today. I call attention to it be- cause we are a big producer of silver. Great Britain is large importer, having imported, during 1927, 55,000,O00 ounc- es of silver. During the same period India imported 116,- 000,000 ounces, and nothing would help Canada, Mexico and the United States so much as the solution of this complex silver question. Mining Re- view.
Hyder weekly herald., 1930-07-12

Born Tuesday in Stewart hos pital, to the wife of James Thomas, a son.
 MT Thomas is well known Stewart taxi man.
Hyder weekly herald., 1930-07-12


 eating road in case present road destroyed, savings 30,000 Shifting of Salmon River to south side of valley will relieve river action at dock and elimi- nate necessity for repairs, ex- tension, or dredging, estimated value 30,000 Total s1oo,ooo Or annually for 20 years 5000 (To be concluded next week.
Hyder weekly herald., 1930-07-12

John Hovland, managing di- rector of the Unicorn Mines company, came down last week for the 4th and reported that summer development activities are now we'll under way on the Unicorn property, adjoining the Big Missouri.
Hyder weekly herald., 1930-07-12
Cemetery Association Revived

The Riverview Cemetery As sociation was revived and re- organized Friday, with Ofen F. Hill as president. The associa- tion plans extensive improve ment in the handling of ceme- tery affairs, details of which will be giyep next week.
Hyder weekly herald., 1930-07-12

Mrs. N. M. Traversy left Mon- day enroute to eastern Canada, where a sister is reported ser iously ill. Mrs. Traversy will probably remain in the east un- til October.
Hyder weekly herald., 1930-07-12
LAND OFFICE RULES
 AGAINST SURVEY AS
 ASSESSMENT WORK

That the act of the Alaska Legislature providing that the cost of an official survey of a mining claim may be credited as annual assessment work up- on the property attempts to grant more favorable terms than the Federal statute gov erning performance of annual assessment work and to that extent is considered without force and effect and cannot, therefore, be credited as annu- al assessment or expenditure required as a prerequisite to patent, is the substance of re- cent decision by the U. s. Land Office.
 The decision in effect means that, for the present at least, the Land Office will not recog- nize such application of survey costs as performance of an- nual assessment work within the meaning of the Federal act requiring $500 worth of work on each claim for which pat ent is sought.
 In rendering this opinion, the Land Office refers to the re- cent decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals in the well known case of Wiegand vs Byrne at Fairbanks, in which the court, although pointing out that the act of the Alaska Legislature is unconstitutional, nevertheless upheld the appli- cation of official survey costs on assessment work in connect ion with that action.
 The department contends that in view of the territorial act attempting to grant more favorable terms than the Fed eral act, it does not feel con- strained to follow the ruling of the court in the Wiegand case and until the court ruling is upheld by more persuasive opinion or by the United States Supreme Court, will not credit surveys costs on assessment performance i Il connection with patents.
 The department, to obviate misunderstanding, calls atten- aion to the fact that it has nothing to do with the question of annual labor upon mining locations on mineral lands which continue to be subject to location, entry and purchase under the mining lows, but con- tends it has the right to deter mine the question when such lands are presented for patent.
 However, it appears that the decision will have the effect of rendering somewhat hazard ous the future application of urvey costs to annual assess ment work in the Territory un- til such time as the question is definitely settled by the courts.
Hyder weekly herald., 1930-07-12
Midnight Sun Highway
 To Pt. Barrow Proposed

A bill providing for an inves- tigation of the feasibility of a Midnight s u n Highway" from Fairbanks to Point Bar row or some other point in northern Alaska where the midnight sun is visible, was re- ported favorably to the Senate from the Agriculture Commit ee, according to press report from the national capital a few days ago. The measure, at tributed to Senator McNeary, would amend another author izing the president to appoint a commission to study the feas- ibility of a highway connecting the United States, British Col umbia, Yukon Territory and Alaska, the report said.
Hyder weekly herald., 1930-07-12
FLOOD CONTROL
 PLANS OUTLINED
Report and recommendations of Board of Engineers, U. s. War Department, for control of Salmon River Floods.
(Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
 Although this solution will involve carrying floods along the face of the entire structure with attendant destructi V c erosion, it is believed that a structure of heavy rock or brush and rock can be de- signed to successfully combat this action as is the case with many such structures built by the Alaska Road Commission and are now giving good serv- ice on similar streams else where in Alaska.
 It would appear advisable to locate this structure along the crest and to clear flood ways in addition, rather than to To- cate it close to town on the low side of the valley and carry all flood waters over the present open bar (north half) without clearing flood ways because for the recommended location there would be a tendency for the waters to be drawn away from the levee rather than to flow toward the levee as would be the case for the location closer to town.
 Also for the location recom- mended the higher elevation of the center of the bar would ne- cessitate lower structure throughout. The lower struct- ure would require less mainte- nance and would be safer and more reliable during flood stages, as we'll as cheaper to construct. Furthermore, by throwing flood waters to the south side of the crest of the bar, less length of levee would be required as the natural ten dency of the waters would be to flow away from town as soon as they had been guided over the crest, hence from this point downstream there. would probably be no necessity for levee construction. No other auxiliary works would be re- quired nor could any develop ments of power or irrigation be economically combined with this flood-control work.
 Estimated cost (to protect against 15-year floods):
 Repairs to dike No. 2 and ex- tension ....... $15, 1000 5000 feet levee at $15
 per foot .....,............ 45,O00 Clearing flood way,
 40 acres, at $500 per
 acre ........................ 12,Ooo Engineering and con-
 tingencies ..-................ 5000 Total ........-.,,..,..,,.. 80,000 Annual maintenance. 1,00( Interest at 4 per cent. .3,20t Amortization (20-year
 life) -..-...-.-.. 4,000 Total annual charges -. 8,200 Estimated annual sav-
 ings due to protection : 5000 Cost per acre protected 267 Value of property pro-
 tected ................ 750,000
 The United States has the fol- lowing tangible interests to consider:
 Value of government property within path of floods to be pro- tected, less road. $40, ,000
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15
WEST FINDERS TO MEET

The West-End Citizens Asso-
citation win hold It's regular meet
ms Monday night in the hall Of
the Oldest Inhabitants Associa-
ton, Nineteenth and H Streets
Northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15
FAVORABLE Action on Retirement Bill Expected Soon
UTILITIES GET
NEW HEARING
ON TUESDAY

Public utilities companies Of the
city will be given an opportunity
further to voice their opposition
to proposed changes in court pro-
cedure in utility cases before the
Senate District Committee next
Tuesday at 3 o'clock. i,
Senator Arthur Capper Of Kan
Sas, chairman of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, today issued a
call for the committee to meet at
that time to hear representatives
Of the companies.
Unites Opposition
The utility corporations are pre-
senting a united front in oppoSi-
ton to the bill sponsored by the
Public Utilities Commission, which
would curtail the power of the
courts in acting upon decisions
and orders of the commission.
The question was discussed
oOAAAS OAAAC 0SOp az q PuUAAC 1AChE-
ing by the committee on the
resolution providing for q merger
of street railway companies. Since
that time, however, the court pro-
cedure provisions have been sepa-
rated from the merger resolution
and introduced by Senator Cap
per as Sc parate measure.
Asks for Hearing
Immediately after their intro
duction in this form, Dozier A..
De Vane, counsel for the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Company,
acting on behalf of attorneys for
all of the utility companies, re-
quested that an additional hear
ing be held on the court bill.
1t was in compliance with this
request that Senator Capper to-
day issued his call for Tuesdays
meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15
POWER FAILURE
DELAYS CARS

The entire Capital Traction
Company system was at a stand
still for 80 minutes today when
a feed water line at the p3wer
plant, Wisconsin Ave. and K St.
N. w., broke.
Thousands Of Government work
ers, hurying to their offices, were
stranded in outlying sections.
More fortunate workers, owning
their own automobiles, brought
hundreds of the downtown work
ers into the city, but other thou
sands were late for work.
Shut Off DynamOs
The tie-up began at 1852
o'clock this morning, the COM
pany reported, when fires in the
boilers were dumped and the
emergency feed water system was
placed in operation. This neces-
STATED shutting off the dynamos.
When water had been pumped
into the boilers, the fires had to
be rebuilt and it took consider
able time to get up steam, the
company officials said. Service
was resumed at $3.50 q. m.
First Breakdown
The breakdown today was the
first of its kind since the COM
pany began operations here,
many years ago. The exact
cause of the feed lines failure
has not been determined, it was
said.
Cars were left stranded all over
the city when the power was shut
off. Residents Of the outlying
sections served by the company
were particularly hard hit. be-
cause the tie-up came at the
height Of the rush hour in those
sections. ..
COmpIicate Schedule
Once service had been resumed,
company officials said, the big
fight was to get the cars running
on schedule again. The situation
was complicated by the scores OF
T'tripper" cars which are placed
on runs only to handle the morn
ing rush.
inspectors at various switching
points rerouted cars in order to
get somewhere near normal sched-
ules. It was said that once the
''tripper" cars we're off the street
little difficulty would be encoun-
tered in resuming normal sched-
uleS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15
.HURT,1 BADLY,
IN ACCIDENTS

In a series Of unusual industrial
and domestic accidents yesterday,
four persons were injured, one
probably fatally, while two Others
were listed as serious at hospitals.
George Legones, colored, 40, Of
Silver Springs, Nd, was said to
be critically hurt after the crank
Of his automobile slipped and
struck him on the head.
A fall down an elevator shaft
resulted in serious injuries to.
George Goodenough. 20. a plas-
terer, of the 400 block E st. s. w.
The accident occurred in the
-Four Wall Paper Co., in the 100
black Seventh st. N. W., where
the youth was employed.
Hit on the head by tile which
fell seven stories from a building
under construction at Fifteenth
and N Streets Northwest, Oscar
Springfield, n, colored, laborer,
got a fracture Of the skull. He
lives in the 1900 block Fourth
st. N. w.
Policeman H. B. Thompson, of
the Fourth precinct, was treated
at the police clinic at George
Washington University Hospital
for injuries to his eye, sustained
when a nail which he was pull.
ing out Of the floor in his home
i'll the 1000 block B st. s. W.,
flew out and struck him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15
KEECH ACTION
IS SPEEDED

Efforts are being made to ex-
pedite confirmation of the nomi-
nation Of Richmond B. Keech to
be peoples counsel.
Sen. Arthur Capper of Kansas,
chairman of the Senate District
Committee to which the nomina-
ton was referred will have the
nomination considered by the
committee next. Tuesday. He
hopes to have the formal ratifica-
ton of the Senate follow action
by the COMMITTEES within a day or
two.
Those concerned with local
utility problems have called the
attention of the Senator to the
desirability of speedy action on
Speed Urged
the Keech nomination, and the
Senator has yielded to the urg-
ings to the extent Of doing every
thing possible to obtain prompt
action.
The committee plans to meet
in night session to consider the
Cramton Park and Playground
bill, and Senator Capper is hope
full that he win be able to obtain
consideration of the Keech nomi.
nation at that time. No opposi-
ton has developed. He has been
an assistant corporation counsel
for several years.
Those urging prompt action
point out that there are several
important utility matters now in
litigation. They refer particularly
to the railroad fare increase, the
submetering of electric current.
and the new taxicab control rules
Delay Dangerous
Each day Of delay in confirm
ing Keech will make his task
more difficult when his name is
finally approved, and the public
Is deprived of it's legal safe.
guards in utilities matters, while
the office Of peoples counsel re-
mains vacant, according to those
urging prompt action.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15
AUTHOR CH|DES
CRITICS Of
MEASURE

Indications today were that be-
fore the end Of another week the
House Civil Service Committee,
which will open hearings next
Tuesday, will report favorably the
revised and more liberal civil ser.
vice retirement bill offered by its
chairman, Representative Fred
erick LehIbach of New Jersey.
The revised bill. which Lehl-
bach says is not opposed by the
President, would Supplant the
Dale bill as it recently passed the
Senate.
Although there is some di.
vision among Government en-
ployes regarding the wisdom of
redrafting the Dale measure. this
being based on apprehension that
it might be better to "let well
enough alone" Representative
Lehlbach indicated in correspond
ence yesterday that he wants to
make one job Of civil service re-
tirement legislation.
Writing to a retirement bene-
ficiary and indirectly answering
also the criticisms of The ''joint
conference" as transmitted by
Robert Alcorn. chairman, Rep
reSentative Lehlbach said he was
disappointed and disguesred at
the Short-sightedneSs and lack Of
understanding displayed by GER
tain spokesman Of groups of Fed.
eral employees
He asserted that he was in
touch with administrative and
legislative leaders and that adj
vice from outsiders against his
bill was rather incongruous and
that he knew which measures
had a better chance Of passage.
All features Of the new Lehl-
bach retirement bill for Govern.
ment employees last night met
with the favor of the board Of
managers Of Local No. 2, Ma
tional Federation Of Federal En-
ployeS.
A list Of speakers headed by
Luther c. Steward, president of
the national federation, outlined
the advantages possessed by the
new bill in contrast to the Dale
Lehlbach measure, which has
been passed by the Senate.
r. II. PoSey. president Of the
local. analysed the new bill, while
U. j. Biller. Of the Bureau of
Pensions, presented a table show
ing the difference between the
annuities in both bills. The rails.
ing Of the minimum annuity to
$3.50 was stressed by Steward.
It appeared certain he would ap-
pear before the House committee
hearings Tuesday with support
Of the federation in his demand
for the passage of the new bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15

Ratings made by children in in
telligence tests in schools are not
regarded as indicating the chill
dren's brain power, Milton Fair
child, of the Character Education
Institution, told the character
education committee Of the pub
lie schools, meeting at the Frank
lin Administration Building.
Parents often become indignant
because of the use of such tests,
Fairchild said, and added that
intelligence should really be
called mental characteristic
tests"
They help discover mental
characteristics, so that the teach
ing can be adjusted to the child'S
needs" he continued. "a child
having a slowly acting mind needs
different teaching from one who
absorbS quickly and appreciates
all that is told him, but the slow
thinker may be the creative and
true thinker"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15
Barefoot Boy Found
Roaming in Capital

Barefooted and coatless, al
though he had plenty of money
in his pockets, a young Philadel-
phian, John Ozaniam was sent
to Gallinger Hospital after he
had been picked up by Policeman
T. D. Bailey, of the Fifth precinct.
The boy, who said his father is
a delicatessen proprietor in the
Pennsylvania city, was wandering
in the vicinity of Fifteenth Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue North
east, last night when his Scant
attire attracted the polceman's
notice. He said he arrived here
Thursday night with a tree to
plant on the Capitol Grounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15

cores % o n d. DONALDSON, JR.
entS, members of Congress and
politicians throughout the cott't-
try. As a sort OF liGison man
betUeen the press, the public
and the candidate, Mr.. Donald
SON trG0eled tDith John W.
DGVis and GoDerpor Al Smith
in the presidential campaigns
of 1924 and 1928. In the 1920
Cor campaign he assisted in
handling the distribution OF
press matter from the Net0
York headquarters OF the Demo
cratic chiettGins.
One of the first men in the
District to issue the dire warn
ing, pull over to the curb"
was CAPT. MAURICE coll
Inns, commander Of Seventh
precinct police.
Captain Collins was for a
time a member of the bicycle
squad back in the days when
a bicycle policeman had no
trouble in overtaking a speed
ing" automobile-and then he
became one of the first motor
cycle policemen in the District.
He was also largely respon-
Sible for the passage Of the law
which requires automobile oper-
ators to have a license, which
was enacted in 1913. and also
took an active part in securing
enactment Of the law requiring
cab drivers to display a photo
graph Of themselves in their
cabs.
Like many other members Of
the Police Department, Captain
Collins served in the Fire De.
partment before becoming a
policeman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15
SLANT ON
CAP
PEOPLE

Although he is still to attain
middle age, WILLIAM J.
DONALDSON, JR., DiH soon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15
Intelligence Test No
Measure of Brains

Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, presi-
dent Of the parentteacher con-
greSs, recently declared that pa
rents want to know about the
tests used in the District Schools.
Miss Jessie LaSalle, assistant
superintendent in charge of re-
search and tests, declared that
she would be glad for parents to
know about the tests, but added
that she feared they would not
understand them any more than
a medical diagnosis. They are
highly technical, she said, but
not mysterious.
SALE TO AID HOSPITAL
A homemade food and candy
sale will be held at Casualty Hos
pital, Eighth st. and MaSsachu.
sets Ave. N. E., today from
II, until S o'clock. Proceeds from
the sale viii be donated to the
hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15

T0 bay, sell, rent or emplOy-Use
Times ana HeVa1a Classified Ada. Ask
for Ad4TakeT at DistFiet SEQ.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15
Taft Much Better,
Physicians RepOr

Decided improvement In the
condition Of William Howard
Taft was observed yesterday by
his physicians.
A bulletin issued through the
White House said the former
Chief Justice had improved to
such . deg-ce that he was able
TO sit up in bed and sign an lin.
portant paper"
The important paper" IL was
learned. was q letter TO Tai
former associates Of the Supreme
Court acknowledging their ex.
pressions Of regret at his illness
an4 SasianAEtnn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15


DEAN GRACE HAYS RILEY
ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S WHITE HOUSE desk
presented to the Washington College of Law the
anniversary of LncOs birthday, by the honorary dean
of the school, Dr. Ellen Spencer Mussey OF solid mahOg
any, the rOOp desk used by Lincoln in the White House
until his death is in good condition. 1t later used
by General Musse husband of the honorary DEAN when
he made military aide to President Johnson who
succeeded Lincoln chief executive. 1t placed in
the office of Dean Grace Hays Riley.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15

cOO ISbC CCCCH
t e e n t h an
nipersGry OF
his deSignG-
ton as Super
intendent of
the H o Sc
Press Gallery.
He succeeded
the late Col.
C. h q RI eS A.
Mann early
in 1918 and
today Donald
son is knotDn
to hundreds
OF newspaper
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-15
HUGENOT BODY To- MEET

The Hugenot Society Of Wash.
ington will hold its fifth meeting
Of the season Friday night in ST.
Johns Hall, Sixteenth and II
Streets Northwest. The principal
speaker will be the Rev. Florian
j. c. Vurpillot.
The Kusko times., 1930-07-19

Gabriel ,Vendetti, resident of Fair banks since the early days of the camp. passed away at that place a few days ago. Death was causeed by pneumonia attended by heart compli- cations.
 Vandetti was born in Italy GA years ago, and spent B years of his
The Kusko times., 1930-07-19

life in Alaska. At one Gtime>1ais hawked produce from house to house and earned the lasting nickname of "two-for-arauart" from offering ap- ples two for ZJ cents with this ex- pression.
 A brother, Felix Vandetti, survives
 in Tacoma,
The Kusko times., 1930-07-19

In 1926, 2.s8 per cent of the na- tional income was spent on public ed- ucation and an additional .51 per cent was spent in this year on private ed- ucation.
The Kusko times., 1930-07-19

and fur warden with the Alaska Game Commission. He will be sta- toned atHoly Cross. His successor as deputy at Nenana has not been announced.