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Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21
Pioneers to Give Recognition
 To A l a k a Youths

Formation of an affiliated association for Alaska-born sons and daughter of pioneers will be a chief order of busi- ness before the Grand Igloo Pioneers of Alaska when it holds it's annual session in Jun eau next week, according to .he Juneau Empire.
 Young men and young wom- en born in the Territory sub- 3equent to 1905 are ineligible to admittance into the Pioneers of Alaska and there is no af- filiated association for them. Yet the wife of any members of the pioneers organization may become a member of it's auxiliary, even if she has been in the Territory only a day.
 The meeting will convene February 25 and will last about four days. Delegates are expected from every Igloo in Alaska.
 According to the pioneers constitution, no person arriv- ing in the Territory since 1905 is eligible to membership. Throughout Alaska there are numerous young men and women born in the Territory since then who are anxious, and some have asked, to be members of the old timers organization.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21
Chinese See Possibilities for Industrial Independence
 1 n s iver Situation

That the fall in the value of Mexican silver dollar in China to the lowest figure on record has almost paralyZed foreign business but that some Chinese prefers to see in the situation the possibility of quick indust- rial independence for that country, is the substance ot recent press dispatches from Shanghai.
 With the silver dollar worth only 2212 cents gold, Chinese importers have been forced to decline the acceptance of con- tracted goods and virtually stop all foreign buying, declar- ing that their customers could not pay four silver dollars for goods worth but one dollar in gold.
 Domestic trade as we'll as import and export trade has suffered, the reports said. Banks, piled high with silver dollars, reported transactions near stagnation, no one being willing to risk buying or selling with the fluctuating and de- clining currency, and few buy CTS possessed enough silver to meet prices on a gold basis.
 Some local industries, how ever, have been benefited, as accumulated silver dollars were poured into them rather than into foreign products. Real estate has increased in value and building and loan development has been much accelerated.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21
War Veterans to Meet

A meeting of war veterans has been called for Tuesday even- ing, February 24th, at Cha n, Der of Commerce Hall for the purpose of considering local disqualification and other ben- efits for veterans. The meeting is not an American Legion meeting in any degree and all veterans are requested to at tend and bring their Army, Navy or Marine Corps dis charge with them.
 The meeting will start at 8:30 P. M. and is to be held in connection with proposals for local medical care and hos pitalization for veterans sub- mitted to the Stewart Hospital by the U. s. Veterans Bureau. For complete details see N. M Traversy.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21
No Legislation on
 Assessment W IT k

There will be no legislation by congress this session re- lleVlng owners of mining claims from doing assessment work on their claims either for this year or last, says Harry J. Brown in the Boise Statesman.
 The senate committee on mining, after discussing the bill which would waive this requirement, decided to side track the bill and the house committee, which had before it similar bill has been inn portuned to take no action. The interior department is OF record as opposing this legis. latlon. That is another factor which insures no action by congress.
 The house Wednesday pass ed the Smith bill permitting an exchange of 32O acres Of privately owned land near Craters of the Moon national monument for other public land, so as to give the govern ment title to lands to be tra versed by pipe line to convey water to the craters.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21
Mrs. E. E. Hall Passes Away

Mrs. Ella Hall, wife of MT E. E. Hall, prominent Van couver financier and vice president of the Bank of Fly der, passed away in Vancouver Wednesday last week accord ing to advices received by MT. J. A. Hall and family.
 Mrs. Halls death culminat- ed from long illness due to kidney trouble.
 The funeral services were held February 13, after which the remains of the deceased were shipped to Winnipeg, the former home of the family, to be inferred in the family bur ial plot. In addition to her husband, the deceased is sur vived by two sons, Carl I. and Frank E. Hall, and a daughter Mrs. Aileen Treadwell. MT. Carl Hall is a resident of Van couver, and his brother and sister reside in the East.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21

A number of volunteer snow shovelers performed an excel lent public service in the upper townsite by clearing the snow from the sidewalk along Pre- mier Avenue. The clearing work was started by Chas. Fehring and is much appreci- ated by dwellers in the upper end of town.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21
s h O 0 l Nomination
 M e ct ing Saturday

A public meeting will be held in the school house next Saturday evening for the pur- pose of nominating candidates for the office of school direct DTS in preparation for the an nual school election in March.
 Owing to the resignation of two members of the last elect ed board, a similar number of vacancies are to be filled at the election, which will be held March IA.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21
B. C SILVER ORE
 BODIES SHOWING
 GOOD AVERAGE [

Continued success in the de. velopment of the new ore bod ies recently opened up on the B. c. Silver property is reveal ed in the December official progress report issued January 29 by the London offices of the Selukwe Gold Mining and Finance Co.
 A copy of the report re- ceived by mail this week is as follows:
 All work was confined to No. 3 level, No. 5 sub-level and No. 6 level.
 No. 6 level-651 raise in the main ore-body southwest of No. ? shaft is now GA fec above the floor of 636 drift. All of this raise was in the silicified and mineralized zone. The average of all the face samples taken over distance of 56.5 it. is $28.06, with an average sampling width of 5.3 fit. Test holes into both the foot and hanging walls have shown commercial ore to ba considerably greater in width than is shown by the results of the face sampling of the raise.
 No. 5 sub-level-5 sub-level was opened up from the north east end of 651 raise at point about 53 it. above the floor of 636 drift, and was ad- vanced about 32.5 it. This drift follows the zone towards the northeast, and shows marked improvement in the naturalization. The best 5 it. face sample assayed S21.24 and the best back sample ran $25.09 over a width of 5 fl. Test holes toward the south west have shown the conner cial ore to be several feet wider at this horizon than the width of ore exposed by the drift.
 No. 3 level-The two raises 353 and 354 were advanced 27.5 it. and 28.5 it respect ively. Both of these raises have been in favourable ground. 353 raise is now in a we'll mineral ized area, and the work on No. 8 level will be concen- trated there.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21

News of the death of his mother, Mrs. Alec. Crawford, in Vancouver Sunday, was re- ceived Monday by w. J. Craw- ford, Stewart transfer mag nate. The deceased lady was aged 75 years and her demise was due to an apoplectic stroke. MT. Crawford and brother, Jack, left for Van couver Monday evening to at tend the obsequious.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21
Banded Mountain Trail
 Construction to Start

Assurances that construction
 work on the Banded Mountain
 trail construction project will
 be started as soon as funds are
 available, were given by R. A,
 Zeller, Forest Supervisor of the Tongass National Forest, in a
 letter to the Hyder Chamber
 of Commerce last week.
 In an effort to acertain the contemplations of the For est Service regarding this high ly important project, the Chamber of Commerce for Warded a letter to MT. Teller on January IT, asking what action was to be taken toward constructing the trail this spring.
 The reply states that Band ed Mountain trail has been ap- proved by the Supervisors of- flee and as soon as funds are available preparations will be made to start the project.
 We have some hopes," the message continues, "of obtain ing the allotment in time t, start work as soon as snow conditions at the glacier will permit activities of this nat ure."
 Chamber of Commerce mem bels are unit in the view that the trail to Banded Mount ain should be pushed through at the earliest moment to fac ilitate mining operations in that now somewhat inaccess- ible district. Under present conditions supplies can be transported there only in limit ed quantities and at consider able effort and expense ow- ing to the difficulties in tra- yersing the Chickamin Glacier. An added incentive for early completion of the trai, is that one of the districts most D 'on- ising gold properties, the Met calf and Fendley group. is To- cated in the Banded Mountain area and is expected to become the scene of large scale de- velopment activities by Seattle interests as soon as better transportation facilities are provided.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21
EXPORTS SHOW GOOD
 GAIN IN JANUARY

Shipments of Alaska mer- chandise to the United States in January possessed a total value of $1,024,335, according to the monthly statement Of Collector of Customs J. o. Mcbride.
 This was slight gain over the preceding month, when similar shipments totaled $855,642 in value. Shipments of fish and fish products led the list of exports as usual, with a total value of S609,479. Copper and lead were second with shipments valued at $208, ,481. This was big ,le cline as compared to the pre- cedlng month, when similar shipments totaled S444,392 and was due to a reduction in copper shipments from $685. 981 pounds in December to L. 674,O91 pounds in January.
 Exports of furs and fur skins amounted to total of $780, 730, an increase of more than SPA, 1000 over December. Ship ments of miscellaneous pro ducts totaled $6,599, and live animals contributed $6,275.
 Gold shipments for the month were nearly 100 per cent greater than for the same month last year, with a total of S544,386, as compared to ! S286,98 for January, 1880. The Complete. iot of =ezrported | commodities and their respect ! i've values follows.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21
ALASKA COMMERCE
 OVER 90 MILLION N

The total commerce of Alas
 ka for 1930 amounted to $90,-
 232, ,413, according to statistics
 compiled by the United States
 Customs Service and Depart
 ment of Commerce and pre-
 sented In the annual Customs Service report.
 Of this total amount of trade, $57,187,146 represents
 merchandise, gold and silver shipped from Alaska, while $33,045,267 represents the val ue of like commodities shipped to Alaska during the same per iod, the statement says.
 The balance of trade in fav- or of Alaska for the year amounts to $24,141,879.
 An increase of $403,548 in shipments of gold and silver is noted for the year. The Fourth Division, with mining activities centered around Fairbanks, showed the greatest increase in gold production, having a total of S3,234,786, or an in- crease of $1,334,274 over 1929. The other three divisions showed a slight decline from 1929. The total domestic gold and silver shipments from all divisions amounted to S7,842,- 493 for the year.
 Copper shipments for 1880 amounted to 37 TIA 969 pounds and S5,341,035 in val ue. This represents a-deereaee of 6,123,787 pounds and $3,- 356,940 in value. The decline in production of minerals other than gold during the year is we'll explained in a statement issued by the U. s. Geological Surveyy, which states that general industrial conditions similar to those of the United States and practi- cally all other countries, pre- vailed in Alaska during 1880 and were reflected in the de- creased value of the mineral output. The prices paid for mineral commodities other than gold were so abnormally low as compared with 1929 that more than two million dollars of the decrease was due to this cause alone. The low prices, however, had perhaps an even greater effect in de- terring development of mines whose ores carry principally base metals, so that their out put was either curtailed or al- together stopped.
 Total shipments of fish and fish products in 1880 amount ed to $36,719,429. This was a decrease of $9,933,356 from 1929.
 This also was due largely to abnormal conditions, the de- cline both in pounds and val ue being attributed to the al- most complete failure of tue run of red fish in Bristol Bay, together with adverse market conditions which affected the price of fish.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21
ACCIDENT VICTIMS IMPROVING

It is reported from Prince Rupert that Jimmie Knight, who sustained a fractured skull in a runaway bucket ac- cident on the Premier tram December 2, is making splend- id progress toward complete recovery and is able to be out a bit. Dimitri Roslaef, who sus- tained a broken back in the same accident, is still in cast in the Rupert Hospital but has a very good chance of pulling through, the reports say.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21

Angus McDougall, former local resident who has been in Victoria and Vancouver for some time, returned Monday evening.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21

Teddy Knox, lately employ ed at the Big Missouri, left Monday evening for Alert Bay, where he expects to re- main some time.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21

Frank Hipp, who has been employed for some time by the Premier, severed his connect ion with the company last week and left Monday for Alert Bay.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21

Floyd Snyder, local transfer man, who has been in the south for several months re- turned Thursday.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-02-21

Total value of products of Alaska -,---,-,-,--,-,- 961,564 Products of the Unit
 ed States returned :. 62,771 Total value of shipments of merchandise ......-. 1,024,335
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-25
Veterans Fund
Bill Defeated

SACRAMENTO, March 25. (Up)--
War veterans of California lost a
battle with public utilities in the
state legislature today.
The dispute was over the proposed
creation OF a state veterans fund
from unclaimed meter deposits held
by electric. power, gas and other
utility concerns.
Philip O. Solon, Oakland, chair
man of the American Legion legis-
lative committee, estimated there is
1864 900 in such deposits now held
by California utilities.
This money would permit the
state to launch a building program
at Yountville providing facilities for
the case Of 2100 veterans" Colon
said
The bill would permit transfer
to the state of these funds after a
three year period The money rep
resents a trust fund to which the
corporations have not just claim
ana the proposed use is laudable
Cne"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-25
ADVISORY BOARD
SELECTED TO AID
LAND VALUATION
Fifteen Chosen To Assist
District In Arriving At
Proper Figures

Election of c. Q. Hoober CT Cali
patria as temporary chairman
marked the opening session of the
valuation advisory body at Imperial
Irrigation district headquarters this
morning and consummated morn
ing OF prolonged discussion of Just
what is expected of the group.
District directors who met in con-
junction with the Is representatives
of valley communities were ques-
toned concerning the proposed du-
ties OF the advisory body.
In explanation, w. F.. Beal, who
advocated the plan, stated that the
body was expected to act in an ad-
visory capacity and assist in the es-
tablishment of "yardstick" to
measure land values.
THE reason for the summcning
of so large group" said Beal, was
that the work will not require so
much of an individual members time
but can be completed in few days
One member cannot be expected to
devote months time but undoubt-
edly will be able to function with
the body for a few days"
The body adjourned at noon tc
be luncheon guests of the district
at the Barbara Worth hotel. AT
l 80 o'clock the members of the new
group met for discussion among
themselves to determine whether it
would be wise to continue along the
lines expected or whether it would
be impossible.
Personnel Chosen
The personnel of the body was
obtained by requesting the farm bu-
reau, the chambers OF commerce in
each district and the district board
to name one man each to serve.
Those appointed by the district
are: l, Jim Brock; 2, w. H. Brooks;
3, D. w. West: 4, William H. Low
ther; 5, Dave Vencill
Representing the farm bureau are:
l, Scott e. Foulds; 2, Earl North
rup; 3, G. o. Hoober; 4, w. A. Nc
Fadden; 5, Joe Enz.
Chambers of commerce named: l.,
Gene Anderson; 2, ". S. Fawcett;
3, mot named); 4, Ralph Buffers;
5, w. j. Gregg.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-25
NO RELEASE OF
WHEATPLANNED
BY GOVERNMENT
BY PAUL K. MALLON
jnited Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March 25. 1I.P)-
The federal farm board is prepared
to hold indefinitely its pile o. more
than 200,000,0O0 bushels Of wheat,
an administration spokesman re-
vealed here today.
There is no intention of Unload
ing the cache in any spot which
would depress existing prices, this
authority declared
If it can be marketed irum time
to time without adversely affecting
prices, the administration Will per-
nit such action, i is said. But there
is no foundation for the fears among
traders, bankers or farmers that
The huge supply the government OBJ
tanned in last years market will be
permitted to affect the existing
market, according 10 those in a po-
sition to know.
The administration feels SO
strongly on this point that it is pre-
pared to charge the whole amount
up to experience, if need be. it is
said. The closest advisers of Presi-
dent Hoover believe that the amount
of upwards of 100000 900 involved
is not too costly if it will prove the
futility of attempting to interfere
with the law of supply and de-
mand."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-25
AMERICAN HELD
IN FRANCE FOR
INSANE ATTACK

CH.AMBERY, France, March 25,
UP)-An American identifying him
self as Louis J. Clarke. 81 of Los
Angeles, an employee of tic Stand
ard Oil company, was being held
today following a hammer attack
on an elderly woman and man.
Both victims of the strange at
tacks were reported in critical con-
dition.
Authorities told the United Press
that Clarke, who said he was ON
his way to Italy suddenly went
crazy" seized a hammer lying on
barrell outside a wine merchants
shop and struck Mile. SuZannet Bo-
get. 68, on the head.
Several men chased Clarke, who
hid in q cellar Later. police re-
ported, he emerged and struck AL
bert Morel. an architect, with the
same hammer. He was found hiding
in a cellar and surrendered without
a struggle.
Clarke was held in jail pendinc
the outcome of Mile Boget's fight
for life. Hospital attendants held
little hope for her recovery. Morel
was improving and was con5idered
out of danger.
Police said that Clarke was tenn
porarily insane pointing out that the
did not touch Mile. Boget's nindbag
after he attacked her, although he
was pennileSS. Clarke kept repeat
ing, My heart told me to strike. I
saw the hammer and obeyed my
heart to hit whenever my heart told
me I had the right victim"
During normal moments, Clarke
said that he came to Europe on a
vacation. and spent all his money,
$500, in Paris. He said that he was
born in Los Angeles, November s,
1897
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-25
M& R14~.
q 1859 MsNausAs syedieats. la
PERU QUICKLY
SQUELChES NEW
ARMY OUTBREAK
BY GESFORD F. FINE

lCultcu TTCSS otdIl SOIiCSpOhoNi-t
LIMA, Peru, March 25. U.P)-The
military junta governing Peru acted
swiftly today to punish mutinous
troops who flared into revolt Mon
day night only to be subdued after
four hours of bitter fighting which
resulted in at least 40 deaths.
A decree was issued directing that
all of the mutineers be brought be-
fore a summary courtmartial with
in the next "a hours and all found
guilty will be executed forthwith
The rebels were described in the de-
cree as "LeguistaS and Commu-
niStS."
The latest revolt broke out among
troops of the fifth regiment of the
Lima garrison. The rebels seized
their officers and started a marcn
from the Santa Catalina barracks
on the government palace.
Hastily, the junta mobilized Its
loyal troops stationed here and de-
ployed them along the line of the
rebel advance. The mutineers were
halted temporarily at plazas and
street corners by the fire of the 10y
alists. The decisive battle took
place on the Plaza de Armas, at the
rear of the government palace.
The loyal troops sprayed the ranks
of their recalcitrant brothers with
machine gun fire, forcing them to
retire to their barracks. Colonel
Gustavo Jiminez, minister of war,
gave them 10 minutes to surrender.
No answer was Forthcoming, and Ji-
minez directed heavy machine gun
and artillery fire on the barracks.
Twenty-Five minutes later, when the
mutineers had stopped firing, the
attacking troops entered through a
door which had been wrecked by
shell fire.
The first loyalist troops to enter
were fired upon point blank. but
they succeeded in overwhelming the
surviving mutineers.
The revolt of the fifth regiment
revived the political turmoil that
gave Peru four administrations III
little more than a week recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-25
AUSTIN WILL
OPPOSE CLARK
AT SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 25. Up
From a field of AZ candidates 10
were selected by San Diego voters
to contest for five city posts at the
April 7 general election.
Walter w Austin and Mayor
Harry c. Clark are run-off candi-
dates in the mayorality fight. Aus
tin missed election at the primary
by only a few hundred votes. There
were six other candidates.
f. H. Dowell, incumbent; Joseph
Russo. Leroy Goodbody and Alfred
Stahel, Jr, will campaign for two
council posts to be filled next
month and Mrs. Vesta Muehleisen.
and Orton Darnall, incumbent
members of the board of education
will face opposition from Charles
Quitman and Chester Webber.
Mrs. Muehleisen. the only woman
candidate to survive the primaries.
polled the largest individual vote
of the AZ candidates.
The voters approved charter
amendment which gives the city
council power to contract with the
government for Boulder dam cleo
trical power.
Failure Of police TO solve the vir-
ginia Brooks murder mystery was
used as campaign material against
Mayor Clark who Is head Qf tnt Do
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-25
Youth COnfesses
Criminal Career

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, March %. (U.P)
"A 16-year- old boys confession TO
a criminal career which astounded
authorities was under investigation
here today
The boy, Michael Burke, son OF
an attorney, made a statement to
officers late yesterday admitting he
had killed two men, executed numer-
Gus holdups. robbed about 100 homes
and stolen several automobiles.
Prosecutor Frank C. Kirtley said
last night warrant would be is
sued charging young Burke with
first degree murder.
Authorities said Burke confessed
killing John Brown, former con-
stable, last December %, and John
Fisher, packing house employee, on
the night Of January II. Both were
slain during holdups.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-25
WEALTHY INDIAN
SIREN LOSES In
DAMAGE ACTION

MUSKOGEE, Okla, March 25.
UP)-EXie Fife, wealthy Creek In
dian woman, must pay $4,000 to
the wife of a former patrolman
here, district court jury decreed
here last night.
Charging alienation of affections,
the third time such a charge had
been lodged against the Indian
woman in 10 years, Mrs. Jesse
Adair had asked damaged of $685.
600.
The jury ruled. however, that the
penalty Exile Fife must pay for en-
ticing the patrolman from his beat"
and his home with gifts of money,
fine motor cars and drinking
parties should be $4,000 punitive
damages and $4,000 exemplary dam
ages.
Exile Fife, whose estate has DROP
ped from the million dollar class to
only Sl80,000 in recent years, mere
ly smiled when the verdict was re-
turned. She had charged Mrs
Adair with conspiring with another
family to defraud her.