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Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
Alaska Cost U. s. Over
 $7,O0O, GOO In 1880

The net cost to the United States for running Alaska dur ing the fiscal year 1880 was $7,485,371, according to a re- cent announcement by the de- partment of the interior. The cost during the preceding year was given as slightly under $6,000,000.
 Total government expendi- lures in the territory in 1880 were placed at $12,321,646. with receipts to the govern ment from territorial sources amounting to $4,846,275.
 The expenditures represent ed include approximately S1,- 000,000 more than the expens- es of the previous year, while receipts were less by about $5OO,OO0.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
American Legion
 Elects Officers

Ralph w. Reeser, of Fair banks, was elected department commander of the Alaska de- partment of the American Le- zion by the convention held at Petersburg a few days ago. Fairbanks was chosen for the next convention.
 Other officers elected by the Legion are as follows:
 Clyde R. Ellis, of Cordova. first vice-commander; Delight A. Chase, of Ketchikan, second vlce-commander; Warren Ty- ner, of Cordova, judge adjut- ant; Claud Helgesen, of Ju- neau, department service of ficer.
 Mrs. Edyth Sheelor, of Ju- 1eau, was elected president of he American Legion Auxil- ary. Mrs. Grace Liebe, of Cor Iowa, was elected first vice. president, Mrs. E. M. Policy, If Juneau, was elected second ice-president and Mrs. J. T.
 etrich, of Juneau, was elect d secretary.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
ALASKA JUNEAU MINE
 BREAKS ALL RECORDS

Production of the Alaska Juneau mine to the end of August broke all former rec ords of that famous property with a net yield of $1,127,4OO, according to press reports.
 The August output was $32O.- 300, a gain of 8 per cent over August, 1880, while the net surplus before deduction for depletion, depreciation and taxes of the company was S144,8OO, an advance of 43.8 per cent over the same month last year. The net so far this year was about equal to the net for the best preceding cal endar year, which was about Sl,1O0,0O0. Even if the next few months does not exceed the average made in the past three years, the net for the current year is considered certain to exceed $1,5OO,OOO, and it will reach $1,7OO,OOO if operations for the closing third of the year continue at the rate set in the first two-thirds.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
SAYS HIGHWAY WILL
 INCREASE MINING

Ernest Walker Sawyer fore casts impressive development of the Alaska mineral wealth with the building of the Pa cific-Alaska highway linking the states with the territory, in an address at the Eighth Annual Pacific Foreign Trade Convention at Oakland, Cal. last week.
 Population and prospecting will follow the motor car," Sawyer said.
 Sawyer declared that the importance of the highway was indicated by figures show ing 70 per cent of the worlds population was within $500 miles of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
Non- Tarnishable Silver
 Is Produced at Last

The International Silver Company of New York has announced the production of "palladin," which, it is claim ed, will successfully resist tar nish under any known condit- ions. The new metal is to be placed on the market shortly, according to press reports, which state that the develop ment of the new silver alloy is hailed by many silver eX- perts as one of the greatest discoveries of the age, and is regarded as development which should do much toward bolstering declining world sill yer values.
 According to experts, every conceivable test has been tried and no substance has yet been found that will stain the bright sheen of palladian.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
Washington Portraits
 For Alaska Schools

The Alaska Delegate is ar ranging to send to every school room in the Territory a beau tiful portrait-poster of George Washington, executed in col ors, and 22x28 inches in size. These posters are being dis tributed in cooperation with the United States George Washington Bicentennial Com mission of Washington, D. C., in order to stimulate interest among the thousands of school children of the district in the coming nine-months celebrat- ion of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of the Father of Our Country.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
Delegate to Ask for
 Alaska Air Mail

Alaska Delegate James Wickersham is interested in establishing a new air mail route between the United States and Asia and will like ly introduce a bill for the es- tablishing of a route to join the two continents.
 A recent issue of a Wash ington, D. C., newspaper de- voted considerable space to the delegates proposals. Delegate Wickersham contends that such an air route seems per- fectly feasible since the Lind berghs and Post and Gatty blaZed the trails in their re- cent flights. The delegate ex- poets to have those celebrated flyers appear before Congress sional committees to outline their experiences in Asiatic flying.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
Granby Cuts Wages

Granby Consolidated Min ing, Smelling and Power Com pany has placed into effect at the Anyox mine and smelter a 10% wage reduction. The en- tire crew of 1000 men is af- fected. Charles Booking, pres ident and general manager, ex- plained that the necessity was regretted, but that the con- tinued low price of copper made the action necessary if the company was to remain in production at Anyox. The Copper Mountain plant of the same company, near Princeton B. C., is closed.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
5. s. Companies Reduce
 Serv ice To Alaska

Steamship service between Seattle and Alaska will be cut down to one boat week dur ing the winter season, as a re- suit of an agreement reached between the Pacific Steamship Company, ''the Admiral line," and the Alaska Steamship Company, according to press reports.
 Under the terms of this agree ment, sailings from Seattle will take place every Tuesday morning up to and including March 18th. Two vessels will be used on the Alaska run by the Alaska Steamship Co.,, while the Admiral line will employ only one. The new schedule will be inaugurated October 6 by the steamship Alaska.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
Ketchikan Mail to
 Arrive Saturdays

Advices from the Seattle postal authorities to Postmast- CT Hill this week state that after October 9, Hyder mails via Ketchikan will leave that port at 6 p. m. Fridays. This g one day later than indicated Il instructions received by the postmaster last week, stating hat such mails would leave Thursday evenings. Thus, if he last advices stand, mails from the First City will arrive here on Saturdays between October 9 and March 22.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
Stewart Teams Win

DdlI V c n C
 Two soft ball games played on the local ball ground by Stewart and Hyder teams Sun day afternoon resulted in vic tories for the visitors.
 In one contest the Stewart Moose team beat the Hyder Moose team by the scant mar gin of one run in a hard fought game, the final score of which was IT to Is in favor of Stew art.
 The second game, between Stewart High School and the regular Hyder team was an neXed by the school lads, who were far too fast for their more elderly competitors. The score was 3 to 2 in favor of the school.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26

China and the Far East we should, inagreement with other powers, adopt some effective measures to restore the value of silver in international trade" was the recent declar- ation of Rodger w. Babson, famous economist and finan- cial expert in an article in the Denver Mining Record.
 MT. Babson discussed the gold and silver situation at considerable length and con- cluded by declaring that "the time has come when the Unit ed States, England and France must get down to brass tacks and work out these condit- ions"
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
TERRITORIAL SCHOOLS
 ENROLL 5,2oo PUPILS

Although definite figures were not available, something over 5,200 public pupils were enrolled in the Territorial public schools at the com mencement of the present school term, according to es- inmates announced by w. K. Keller, Commissioner of Edu- cation.
 The school system comprises 17 schools located within in- corporated towns or incorpor- ated school districts, 63 rural schools, and 8 special schools, with a teaching staff of 270 persons.
 Over 600 pupils were en- rolled in Ketchikan and about an equal number in Juneau.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
Mayo Continuing
 Silver Shipments

Reports from Mayo district are o the effect that 6,OOO tons )f high grade ore and concen- rates from the Treadwell-Yu- kon mines on Keno Hill and Galena Hill are on the river bank at Mayo and will be shipped to the Bunker Hill shelter via Whitehorse this season.
 Considering the low metal market, the shipments from Mayo this season are except ionally large.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
ketchikan Has First
 Hold-Up In Years

The first hold-up Ketchikan has had for years occurred September IA, when Joe Has san, an itinerant vendor, was stopped by two men, who re- lieved him of $2OO. One of the men was armed with pistol, the other with a knife, according to the story told by Hassan to the police. The hold up took place within block of the police station.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
Found Sterling Down
 To $4. 40 Thursday

Postmaster o. F. Hill was notified Wednesday by the Seattle mail authorities that effective September "A, con- version rates on the British pound sterling in international monetary exchanges would be on the basis of $40 for Great Britain, North Ireland, Irish Free State, New Zealand and the Union of South Africa.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
D. L. Pitt Gives
 Interesting Address

In what was undoubtedly on of the most interesting and illuminating talks on the gold and silver situation ever heard in the district, MT. D. L. Pitt, manager of the Premier Gold Mining Company, speak ing at the monthly dinner meeting of the Stewart Board of Trade, last week, said he doubted if ever the residents of the district realized the ex- tent of local gold production. When I tell you that this district has produced in one year as much as fifty-five per cent of the total gold produc- tion of British Columbia and fifteen percent of the total an- nual gold production of Can ada, you will get some idea of it's importance" MT. Pitt said.
 Continuing the speaker said that one mine in this district produced as much as two and one-half avoirdupois tons of gold in one year, while the dis trict has produced as much as four tons of gold in one year.
 Relative to the silver pro- duction, MT. Pitt asserted the district has produced as much as one hundred tons of that metal in one year.
 "This illustrates he said, the status of this district in the mining industry, and the ex- tent to which it will benefit by any stabilization of the market for silver, for use as money"
 The remainder of MT. Pitts address was devoted principal ly to a discussion of the pres ent situation with respect to gold and silver as a monetary medium, in which he outlined the views of the upholders of the gold standard and those who advocate the use of both gold and silver, and declared that the present depreciation of silver is due entirely tC manipulation of the bankers and traders which have had the effect of robbing fully one half of the worlds peoples of all of half of their purchasing power.
 MT. Pitt concluded with a plea for support of the de- mand for silver remitization.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26
SILVER CAUSE GAINS
 INCREASED HEADWAY

Inat the silver StaDlIlZatlOn movement is gaining increased impetus daily is clearly dis closed in the outside press One can scarcely pick up a metropolitan newspaper with out the eye encOuntering some article relating to the silver problem, while increasing ref eyences thereto are to be heard in the radio broadcasts. Not able statements on the subject made in recent days include the following:
 Senator Reed Shoot, of Utah, made in Salt Lake the same prediction that Senator Key Pittman made in Spokane September 1, to the effect that President Hoover would call an international conference by October 1.
 Lord Hunsdon announced in London last Friday that he would submit to the House of Lords on September 20 mo- tion requesting the government to confer immediately with members of the British Elm pire and the United States on the desirability of dealing with the silver problem to in- crease the purchasing power of large portion of the world.
 Winston Churchill, famous British statesman proposed re- gently in the British House of Commons that an international conference be called to deal with "the question of the gold standard" He said the United States now has a "gold-and- coffee standard" referring to the recent interchange of American wheat for Brazilian coffee.
 The Vancouver Sun, in a re- cent editorial, declared that unless silver is remonetized the world will have to aband- on all pretense of operating on a metallic basis, demoni- tize gold and substitute cur rency based on national credit.
 Addressing the mineral law section of the American Bar Association at Atlantic City on Sept. 16, Frances H. Brown ell. chairman of the board of the American Smelling and Refining Go. urged the restor- ation of silver as monetary metal as a cure for the depres- sion and declared there is no difficulty in restoring the val ue of silver to its pre-war status.
 "All that is necessary" he said, ''is that the nations of the world retrace the steps taken since the war; that they stop any further demonitizat- ion of silver now in use, that the governments, while not es- tablishing any fixed ratio be- tween gold and silver, make clear their intention to resume the use of silver to the same extent as before the war"
 "This automatically would rstore silver to pre-war values. It automatically would pre- serve it for present and fu- ture monetary needs of the world" MT. Brownell added that this step is easily taken if the will to take it exists"
 It needs only cooperative action by the more important industrial nations of the world. Formal action in the shape of treaties is not required" he said.
 John Hays Hammond, famous mining engineer, who a year or so ago advocated partial sta bilization of silver at 60 cents,
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-26

Charles Kelly, convicted to being drunk in a public place in Ketchikan, was sentenced last week to serve 90 days in the Federal jail there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
N0RTKLAND IS REFL0ATED;IS
 COMING NORTH
Motorship Is Due in Juneau Next Tuesday, Accord
 ing to Cable

The motorship Northland is now enroute to Juneau and should reach here early next Tuesday, ac- cording to advices received this forenoon by Agent D. B. Femmer
 The cablegram stated "all freight is in good condition. Will receive passengers and load freight south bound. Sailing of January 26 is cancelled, otherwise schedule con- tinues every Monday night"
 / According to Associated Press dispatches received by The Empire from Seattle, the Northland was re- floated from the Salmon River, B. C., tide flats by the Salvage King and the damaged bow was repaired. The dispatch stated passengers and mail would be picked up at Alert Bay today by the Admiral Farragut and carried to their destinations in Southeast Alaska. This dispatch also stated the Northland was re- turning to Seattle but the cable gram to Agent Femmer indicates plans were suddenly changed and the Northland is proceeding north with the freight aboard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
H00NAH INDIAN CHARGED WITH
 SERIOUS CRIME
Matthew Wilson Indicted on Charge of Attempt
 ed Criminal Assault

Matthew Wilson, Hoonah Indian, was yesterday indicted by the Fed eral grand jury on charge of as- sault with intent to commit rape. He was taken before Judge Justin w. Harding in the district court and arraigned, and given until Sat- urday to enter a plea.
 Pete .Allard, onetime Sitka police man, was yesterday convicted of breaking into a dwelling at Sitka. A jury was drawn Wednesday aft ernoon, and the trial started and completed yesterday.
 The jury returned its verdict about 6 o'clock last night. Sentence was not pronounced by Judge Hard ing.~
 A petition for a writ of habeas corpus for Frederick Lawrence, Hoonah Indian, was argued before Judge Harding this morning. s. He,lenthal, representing Lawrence, argued that the United States Commissioner illegally sentenced Lawrence to a jail term; that Law renee was charged with drunken ness, which, he asserted, is not a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
FUR CATCH IS BELOW AVERAGE
 IN 5. E. ALASKA
Low Prices Operated to Re. duce Number of Trap
 pers This Season

An abnormally small fur catch in Southeast Alaska is indicated by the early reports from the field, it was announced today by E. M Goddard, Acting Executive Officer IOf the Alaska Game Commission following the return Of Warden Frank Dufresne from a patrol oi Southeast Alaska regions. Low prices for almost all varieties iof fur which resulted in keeping trappers out of the field, is assigned for the decrease in the take. Using the patrolship Seal, War den Dufresne covered all of the
 district between Ketchikan ano
 Icy Strait, his mission being tc seal all furs brought to him. He will leave again Sunday on similar
 mission which will take him from
 the northern boundary of Southeast Alaska to Hyder.
 The open season on mink, land
 otter, weasel and marten ended yesterday in Southeast Alaska. On foxes and lynx the season will close
 on January 31, and on muskrats trapping is permitted until April 30.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16

Eddie Cantor is in wHooPEE. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
ESTEBETH DEPARTS
 WITH 13 PASSENGERS

With a capacity cargo and 13 passengers, the motorship Estebeth departed from Juneau last evening on her regular weekly voyage to Sitka and way ports. Her freight consisted of general merchandise.
 The passengers were G eorg e Jones, John Wilson and David Cooper for Hoonah; L. Young and J. A. Berg for Tenakee; R. Mo Combe for Chichagof; MT. and Mrs. Harold L. Bell, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Truitt, Mrs. James Boyd, Foster Mills and J. L. Brighton for Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
Marine News
 Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND

. NORTHBOUND . Admiral Farragut is due Sun . day. ss . Northland is due in port early ( . Tuesday. SCHEDULED SAILINGS [
 . Norco scheduled to sail from ( Seattle Jan 19 at pm. | Northwestern scheduled to sail [ from Seattle Jan. 21 at g am. [ . Queen scheduled to sail from ( Seattle Jan. 21 at 10 am. [ . Princess Norah scheduled to { sail from Vancouver Jan. p ( at pm. SOUTnBOUND SAILINGS . Alameda scheduled southbound . southbound about Jan. 20. ( LOCAL SAILINGS |
 Estebeth leaves every Thursday | . night at 6 pm. for Sitka and | wayports. Pacific leaves every Thurs . day at 10 am. for Peters, | burg, Rake and way ports. sss 2
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
Is YOUNGSTERS ARE
 GIVEN TO MARSHAL
 BY JUVENILE COURT

United States Marshal Albert White today became the head of what is probably the largest family in the Territory when by the &C., ton of the Board of Childrens Guardians Is younsters were placed in his keeping by United States Commissioner Charles Sey. They were evenly divided as to race, nine whites and nine of Indian blood.
 All of the latter were destitute and were committed to the Board for support. They are being fed and cared for by Miss Minnie Fields at the Federal jail culinary depart ment A meeting of the Board, it was said, will be held shortly to determine the policy to be followed with the remaining nine. The Board is composed of Judge Justin w. Harding, Marshal White and Mrs. A. P. Kashevaroff.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
MAY BE DRYDOCKED

A dispatch this afternoon from the Associated Press stated the Northland has been ordered to pro- ceed north to Southeast Alaska ports and will load in Alaska for the return trip. The Northland will probably be drydocked when back in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16

Play lnqoor uon ar Tine Alassar
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16

crime under the laws of Alaska, and sentenced for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, an entirely sep arate offense, he maintained He further argued that there is no jail sentence possible for disorder ly conduct.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
BRIGHTER REFLOATED

SEATTLE, Jan. 16. Freighter Navasota, driven ashore near Port Townsend, Wash, has been refloat- ed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-One 6-hole range with coil. One 4-hole cook stove h. quire Cliff Apartments.
 FOR SALE - SawmiTI wood. Call Service Transfer. Telephone 528.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
THE EMPIRE Is the Medium

Through which the general public can always have its wants supplied.
 Closing time for classified advertisements: P. M. Closing time for display ad- yertisements: II A. M.
 Ten cents per line first in- sertion.
 Five cents for continuous subsequent insertion.
 Count five average words to the line.
 Minimum charge, 90 cents.
The Washington times., 1931-07-16

lines, are birds who know all
about crime.
They began to question Joe.
They asked him about this,
that and the other thing. When
ever he replied, they looked at
each other and nodded signifi-
cantly. A few minutes Of this
and Joe began to be plenty
bored. He yawned and gazed
out Of the window.
One of the experts stood up
suddenly.
What are you thinking
about?" he cried rapidly.
Joe grinned.
Look at that blue sky,
gentlemen" he replied. isn't
it beautiful? Isn't it a dream?"
The expert followed up his
advantage.
But why?" he insisted. why
do you think it is so beautiful"
The forger looked steadily at
the wise criminologist.
"BecaIse," he chirped hap
PLY, 1T would make a marvel
GUS background for a check"
The four criminologists leaned
back in their chairs. They
nodded as though they were on
the verge of falling asleep. Joe
watched them all with happi-
ness in his heart. He knew
what they wanted-and he was
giving it to them in fine shape.
That will be all, sir" said
the first expert. You may 60
now"
The moment Joe left the four
wise men reached a una1i-
nous agreement. Joe was a
moron. Although he possessed
uncanny knack for the pass
ing of bad checks, he had the
mentality Of a 10-year-old child.
There was no argument about it
Very well, then, gentlemen"
said the chairman. "Our report
will be very much to the point.
This man should not be in
prison. We will recommend
that he be placed in a home for
mental detectives"
Seek Information
And the other experts nodded
in unison. :.
A short time later these same
eminent criminologiStS had an
other task on their hands. They
wanted suggestions on the
proper way to run a prison and
the best manner in which con-
Yicts could be reformed. One
of them finally hit upon a bril-
liant idea. Brilliant, that is, for
an expert.
It was his notion that the
best people to question on that
score would be the prisoners
themselves. Since they were
the ones who were the most
concerned, perhaps some OF
their suggestions would prove
of value. The idea was so good
that Tn surprised the other
three accepted it.
Knows the Answers
But they did. A question
naire was drawn up and a
number Of questions asked.
The inmates were requested to
spend some time and thought
on the questionnaire because
they would be the ones to ben
eft. And, as an added induce
ment, a cash prize was to be
awarded to the winner.
In due time the question
naires were ready for distribu-
The Washington times., 1931-07-16

ton. The chairman looked at
the pile in front Of him.
This, gentlemen" he OBJ
served. sis something new in
the history of criminology.
Maybe, in this prison, there
is a man who will be able to
help us. Maybe there is a
brain that is strong enough to
grasp the full meaning Of the
thing we are attempting. We
shall see"
The queStionnaires were dis
tributed to the inmates. From
a prison population of 1900,
there were 100 replies. And if
you read your newspapers
carefully, you already know the
results.
The contest, as was duly
printed in practically every
paper in the United States,
was won by a forger who was
SO clever that he had once
cashed a check on prison
warden. His ideas, they said,
were remarkable.
I don't know what's become
of the commissions request
that Joe be sent to q home for
mental detectives. Something
tells me the papers have been
withdrawn.