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Hyder weekly herald., 1934-01-20
SHOULD BE EMPOWERING"
 DECLARES TROY

That Alaska should be self governing, was declared by Governor John w. Troy in his first annual report to the Sec re'.ary of the Interior.
 The report, made public a few days ago in Juneau. ex- presses the new governors opinion that wherever possible, Alaska should govern herself; that her laws should be made by her own legislature and ex- ecuted by her own officials, and that there should also be a system of counties or other means of local government.
 Regarding essential Federal administration in the Territory the governor pointed out that none are so interested in Alas ka as those who live here and voiced the view that Federal governmental functions should be as much as possible under the direction of Alaskans and people in the field should have wide discretion and au- thority to act on their own judgments.
 And there are plenty of men and women in the Territory to fill all of the responsible posi- tfons," the statement cnnclud- ed.
 Included among the more im- portant recommendations made by the executive were tie fol- lowing:
 Federal government assist ance in the prospecting and development of minera! resour- ces and a businesslike plan to encourage prospecting.
 Investigation of the fisheries resources of Boring Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
 Granting to fur-farmers title to not less than 160 acres of the land they now occ.py under leases or otherwise upon which their improvements are located.
 Greater activity toward ex- termination of predatory an- imals and other enemies of fish and game.
 Transfer to the Territory of control of the fisheries and game of Alaska, as proposed by the Dimond bills before Congress.
 Air-mail service between coastal and interior Alaska and Boring Sea points.
 Construction of the Inter- national Highway connecting the highways of the United through British Colum- bia and Yukon Territory, with the highways of Alaska.
 Repeal of the Alaska Bone Dry Law.
 Establishment of a naval submarine and air base in Alaska.
 Other recommendationsmade were for extension of public
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-01-20
ROOSEVELT'S VIEWS
 ON SILVER QUESTION

Prsident Roosevelt's attitude on the silver reconciliation question is set forth clearly in the following extract from his monetary message to Congress last Monday. He said:
 "The foregoing recommend asions relate chiefly to gold. The other principal precious metal-silver-has also been used from time immemorial as a metallic base for currencies as we'll as for actual currency itself. It is. used as such by probably half the population of the world.
 Tt constitutes very import ant part of our own monet.ary structure. It Is such crucial factor in much of the worlds international trade that it can not be neglected.
 "On December 21, 1883, I issued a proclamation provid- ing for the coinage of our new ly-mined silver and for increas- ing our reserves of silver bull lion, thereby putting us among the first nations to carry out the silver agreement entered into by 66 governments at the London Conference. This az reement is distinctly a step in the right direction, and we are proceeding to perform our part of it.
 "All of the 66 nations agreed to refrain from melting or de- basing their silver coins, to re- place paper currency of small denominations with silver coins and to refrain from legislation that would depreciate the val ue of silver in the world mar kets.
 Those nations producing large quantities of silver ag- reed to take specified amounts from their domestic product ion, and those holding and us- ing large quantities agreed to restrict the amount they would cell during the four years cov- cred by the agreement.
 "If all these undertakings are carried out by the govern ments concerned, there will be a marked increase in the use of and value of silver.
 Governments can we'll, as they have in the past, employ silver as a basis for currency, and I look for a greatly in- creased use.
 T am, however, withholding any recommendation to the Congress looking to further extension of the monetary use of silver, because I believe that we should gain more know ledge of the results of the Lon- don agreement and of oul ether monetary measures.
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Hyder weekly herald., 1934-01-20
Citizens Protest Radio Proposal

and radio owners against eff forts now being made by d high-power South Carolina ra- dio broadcasting station to sec ure the same wave channel now allocated by the Federal Radio Commission to the pow erful Los Angeles station XIX.
 The protest was made through the medium of a telegram to Alaska Delegate to Congress A. J. DimIond by a citizens committee headed by l.. c. Thornton on the score that the resulting interference will have a highly detrimental effect on the broadcasts of the Los Angeles station and deprive Alaska residents of the pleas ure and benefit of hearing what are unquestionably the best and most dependable news and general broadcasts re- ceived in Alaska.
 According to radio experts, if permission is granted the eastern station to use the same channel and wave length as XIX the effect will be to so diminish the volume of the lat ter station that it could not be heard beyond a distance of 300 miles; which would render it inaudible in Alaska when the two stations were operating simultaneously.
 Information received regard ing the proposal indicates that powerful eastern political in- fluence is being exerted to have the South Canolina stat ion placed on the same chan nel as the California station. This is what is known as a "cleared" channel, which, un- der the Radio Commission reg ulations, are allocated to super powered stations.
 Delegate Dimond reports having received number of telegrams and letters from Alaska asking him to protest against possible elimination of news broadcasts by Pacific Coast radio stations. It ap- pears, however, that the Radio Commission has no jurisdiction at all with respect to this sit uation. It is a private matter between newspapers, news gathering organizations and radio stations, MT. Dimond was informed by Radio Commits sioner Lafount.
 There have been recent in- dications that these differences will be patched to the extent that news broadcasts will con- tinue to be sent out.
 The Alaska complaints, with out excepton, came from com unities without newspapers, which depend altogether on radio for "spot" news.
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Hyder weekly herald., 1934-01-20

The Stewart Junior Orches- tra gave an enjoyable dance and whist social last evening.
Hyder weekly herald., 1934-01-20

The highest tide of the year, 23 feet 4 inches, Tuesday.
The Kusko times., 1934-11-03
WHEAT IN ARTIC CIRCLE NOW

 Winter wheat is now being grown within the Artic circle in the Yaku- tia region of Northeastern Siberia Ten years ago this vast plainsa req was populated by soldiers. hunters and fishermen. Experiments by the Russian government showed the spring wheat would do well there and the acreage has been increased every since until last spring when 18s,oG0 acres were planted. .sLater tests with winter wheat we're suc- eessful and were responsible for 10000 acres being planted last fall, the first winter wheat ever grown this far north. While the summer season is short, the weather is very warm and nearly 22 hours of every "A being daylight it means quick growth Potatoes are also being grown successfully in partsof, this region known as the Kolinia. river valley.
The Kusko times., 1934-11-03
INCREASED TOURIST TRAFFIC
 FOR ALASKA IN 1884.

L.E.Heppenstall, assistant to the General Passenger Agent of the Alaska, Steamship Company, told the members of the Juneau Chamber of Conanerce that the tourist traffic in 1934S to Alaska showed an increase of IF per cent. over 1883, and that his company was endeavoring to double that increase next year, says the Daily Empire.
 We are constantly receiving let ters of inquiry from all over the United States and this year we have even received tourist information re- quests from Europe" says Mr. Hep penstall. ..In the past four months we have received more requests. for information from prospective set tiers. principally farmers, than we have in the past nine previous"
 Mr Heppenstall asked for infor- nation from the Chamber as to what this area can. offer to prospective settlers who have some means. President c. T. Gardener instructed the secretary to furnish MT. Hepp- enstall win thes necessary informa- tion. pst ".
The Kusko times., 1934-11-03
BILLION DOLLAR ASSETS.

Twenty-four private corporations in America each have assets worth more than $1,OOO OOOO,O00. The total for the 24 is $43,00O .OoO,00 or half again as much as the entire national debt of $27 1000 100000. At the be- ginning of 1933,, there were 25 corp orations in the hillion-dollar class but one of. these, the Socony- Vacuum Oil company, dropped below that figure last year. Richest of all is the American Telephone and Tele- graph company whose assets total nearly S5,000,OO0,O00. Of the "A, only eight showed gains in assets during 1888. These were the Pru- dental Life Insurance company, New York Life Insurance company, Standard Oil Company of New Jer- sey, New York Central Railroad, Guarantee Trust company of New York, Santa Fe railroad, General Motors corporation and United States Electric Power.
The Kusko times., 1934-11-03
Ey RUDE INSPIRED BY ROW
 ING ON HOT DAY.

Ole Evinrude, Norwegian inventor who recently died in Milwaukee, Wis, went on a picnic with some young folks 25 years ago. The picnic was on an island two miles from shore It was a hot day and the young lady who later became Mrs. Evinrude pleaded for a dish of cooling ice cream which the party had forgotten. Very gallantly her escort rowed to shore in the hot sun, got the ice cream and rowed back, It was man killing job but it gave Ole an idea that made him fortune, Two years later he had invented q sTnalll motor to be attached to a rowboat with which he made five miles an hour. He sold his interest in this invention in 1913 for $300000. In 1920 he invented a second motor for the same purpose with two cylinders, which made him another fortune. All because his girl want ed him to go and get her some ice cream on hot day.
The Kusko times., 1934-11-03
IYITLER'S RISE To POWER

Adolph Hitler was born of q Bohemian mothc.' and an Austrian father, April 20, 1889.
 A house painter in Munich, Ger many, at the outbreak of the World war in which he served as a private. Cited for bravery.
 A leader with General Lude = dorff of the Sociaist workers party which started an abortive revolution in 1923 for which. Hitler was inn prisoned eight months.
 Became leader of Nazi party which grew in strength i. until 1882 when Hitter ran. for president of Germany but was defeated by Hind enburg. N.
 Named chancellor, equivalent to premier, on January 30, 1883, to head coalition government.
 Received authority from the reich stag or parliament to govern by decree, March 23, 1883.
 Put down revolutionary outbreak by ruthless executions, June 30, 1884.
The Kusko times., 1934-11-03
CARRIED INITIALS 69 YEARS

While clearing ground in some newly cut woodland, David Car tough, Ramsey, N. J., caught large turtle. On the underside of it's shell Cariough made out the initials, "J. D. c. 1s65.' They had been cut in the reptiles shell by Car lough's father 69 years ago and were still decipherable.
The Kusko times., 1934-11-03

Irish Doctor = We'll, my man, what's the matter with you?
 Pat Pains in the back, sir.
 Irsh Doctor (handing him a few piIls)-Take one of these a quarter of an hour before you feel the pain comingon. = Gazette MontreaD.
The Kusko times., 1934-11-03
Huge Fortunes
 Massed by Few
 In Last 50 Years
by HENRY H. KLEIN (In plain talkJ

Industrial America is ruled by dynasties, and these dynastic rulers ruse the government in and of the United States.
 To these industrial dynasties vast private fortunes have been accurnu lated in the past 30 years-fortunes that far transcend those in any other nation that evei existed.
 The Rockefeller fortune, accumu- lated during the past ,50 years, is estimated at between three and five thousand mlllion dollars.
 The Mellon fortune, accumulated in. about the same period of time, is estimated to exceed one thousand million dollars.
 Y, The Dupont fortune is also esti- mated to exceed one thousand mil lion dollars.
 The Morgan fortune, accumulated in the past half century, is estimated to exceed seven hundred million dollars.
 The Ford fortune, accumulated in about the same period of time is es- timated to exceed seven hundred mil lion dollars.
 The Baker (Geoge F.) fortune, ac- cumulated along with the Morgan wealth, is estimated to exceed five hundred million dollars. Though MT. Baker lett only S75,000,00o when he died several years ago, he gave his son several hundred millions during the b years proceeding his death
 Many Others Cited
 There are many other fortunes created through industrial dynasties in the last 50 years, that exceed one hundred million dollars, in spite of the economic depression that has prevailed since 1929. The fortunes of the Guggenheims, Paynes, Hark- nesses, Phepls-Dodge, Ryans, Whit neys, Vandcrbilrs, Harrimans, Hills, Wideners, Bradys, Astors, and many others, run between s100,0e0,ooo and s5O00o0,00o.
 There are many other lesser dyn- astic rulers whose fortunes hover around the hundred million mark, and many whose wealth exceeds fifty million dollars each.
The Kusko times., 1934-11-03

Gasworks Doctor (medically ex- amining applicant for jobla Hunlph! 'Fraid you won't do. Your teeth are too bad. Amazed Applicant-Teeth too bad. Well, what's the matter? I'm going to shovel coke-not chew it!
 -Bystander.
The Kusko times., 1934-11-03

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The Kusko times., 1934-11-03

Doctor, you must prescribe some thing cheaper. Your cure is too dear"
 sT only prescribed sleeplng.stby an open window"
 "Yes, but it cost me a gold wacth and my wallet" -Frankfurter Illus trierte (Frankfurt).
The Kusko times., 1934-11-03

Housewife-How. much are these chickens, MT. Cashcarry? F Grocer-They are s1.1O a piece. Housewife Did. you raise them yourself?
 Grocer-Yea, they were S1 apiece last week. had to raise theGix
 Pathfinder
Evening star., 1934-09-09

Thirty-six pelican skins. Thirty-six pelican
breasts. Laden down with this reeking cargo,
my Indian boatmen, singing and laughing as if
they had been to a wedding, rowed home
How much longer will the Seris last? At
most not more than 80 years. In 1920 they
numbered 1900 and still lived a wild and hardy
life uncontaminated by the world. But, like
the South Sea Islanders, contact with civiliza-
ton was to bring about their downfall. A
plague of smallpox struck Hermosillo and the
health authorities, instead of burning the in
fected garments Of the plaques victims, left
the clothing on a refuse dump outside the town.
Two scavenging Seris found these garments and
rejoiced at such good luck. Within a month
500 of the tribe lay dead.
(Copyright 1934)
Evening star., 1934-09-09

mot need any interpreter to tell me who
was boss in their tribe Obviously the women.
Here is a real matriarchy. The woman, the
wife, runs the camp commands the children,
orders the men folk to fetch this and carry
that When young Seri falls in love (and he
might be well inclined to, judging from some
of the less filthy 16-year-old bellies I saw, he
must pay court for a year not only to the girl,
but also, and especially, to the girls mother.
1t is the mother who must be won with bribes
and presents, and the mother who will still rule
her daughters husband after marriage
The day after my arrival two of the young
braves took me pelican hunting. Pelicans have
long been the chief staff of life to the Seris.
Until recent years all clothing was made from
Evening star., 1934-09-09

pelican skins, and pelican breasts and legs still
offer abundant df, to our taste, revolting) food.
Near the coast of Tburon is an islet called
Isla Tassne, Pelican Island. 1t is well named.
for each night these large solemn birds Ozark
gray in this case) collect here in myriads to
sleep on the rocky beach. And to this islet my
Indian friends brought me after dark.
Our boat drifted in to shore slowly and quietly.
Not a pelican awoke. Softly we went aground.
touched matches to the oiled-stick torches we
carried, and leaped into the crush Of sleeping
birds. Stupid and sluggish at best, they were
too amazed and too blinded by the torches to
escape. Three dozen were dubbed to death be-
fore the colony summoned enough gumption to
take fight.
Evening star., 1934-09-09
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same way. And it is generally admitted among
the desert ranch owners that Seri thief. hav-
ing killed and dismembered a steer. can carry
away shoulder load of beef, and skim the
desert faster than the outraged rancher can
follow on q horse
After two days with these Seris. I did
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-22
THANKSGIVING Days of Yore

Thanksgiving Day, know it, is distinctly
American institution, although festivals of similar
import may be traced back for hundreds of years.
The Hebrew Feast of the Tabernacles, the Greek
Thesmophoria, the Roman Cerealia and the English
Harvest Home all appear to have had something in
common with national holiday.
Immediately after the first harvest of the
Pilgrims in 1921 Thanksgiving was first observed in
America Similar observances were instituted by
Massachusetts, in 1880, by Connecticut in 1889, and
by New Netherlands in 1914. During the Revolution
several Thanksgiving Days were appointed by the
Continental Congress.
President George Washington designated No
veber 26, 1885, "a day of public Thanksgiving and
prayer" and in 1875 he made similar designation.
President Madison appointed day of thanksgiving
at the close of the of 1872. Various states OBJ
served the day irregularly during the succeeding
years, but it not until 1864 that the day became
fixed annual event.
In that year President Lincoln designated the
fourth Thursday of November day of national
Thanksgiving by official proclamation, and the ex-
ample thus set has been followed by all succeeding
Presidents.
Washington's original Thanksgiving proclama-
ton is preserved in the Library of Congress. That
precious document lost for than 100 years,
until discovered among some of Washington's manu-
scripts being auctoned in New York in 1921. 1T was
purchased at that time for $500 and restored to the
government archives.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-22
Keep Government Close to the People

In their zeal to cut the cost of government in
Minnesota there are some who offer solution
to that problem the elimination of localized units
such as township governments and rural school dis
tricts It might be said, however, that all of these
suggestions have been offered by city men, who do
ions as to the value of township government rural
school districts.
Farmers of Minnesota, those folk who reside
in villages and towns, will not allow their rights for
self-government to be taken away from them. Dur
ing the past several years was in these small local
units of government where savings affected in
taxes Consolidation of school districts in the smaller
villages proven costly to taxpayers, and at the
present time is not favorable solution of the prob
lem as far the farmers concerned.
If it is necessary to cut the cost of government
and practically everyone is of that opinion why not
start at the top and cut out many of the useless
bureaus which have been created for the purpose OF
providing political jobs to politicians, instead of elm
mating the local units of honest government Keep
the government close to the people, and thu people
will keep their government.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-22
Court Test of Mira

1t is expected that the constitutionaty of various
phases of the National Industrial Recovery Act will
shortly be decided by the United States Supreme
Court, and in the interest of everyone concerned
such a decision most desirable
Several Federal judges have held parts of the
act to be unconstitutional including Judges Acker
man. of Florida, Vaught, of Oklahoma, and Grubb OF
Alabama. The first test will probably come an
appeal by the government from the decision of
Judge Grub, who declared in substance that the
whole act unconstitutional.
The act itself provides that if any of its pro-
visions declared invalid, the remainder of the
act shall not be affected thereby. For example,
the prce-fxing provisions were declared unconsttu
tiona such decision would not necessarily invai-
date the labor provisions of the law, and so on.
An early decision by the Supreme Court is also
desirable because the entire act will expire June
49, 1885, unless re-enacted by the Congress- and
the administration desires to pass act of a more
permanent nature at the forthcoming session.
It is believed that the new law to be proposed
will greatly modify and simplify many of the compl-
Gated and ambiguous provisions of the present one
especially with respect to the smaller business and
industrial units. go. .,-
Recent dispatches indicate that the Department
of Justice will seek to have the disputed points of
constitutionality passed upon by the Supreme Court
early possible, through an appeal from Judge
Grubb's decision.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-22
.Spend and Get Rich"

"Kingfish", Huey Long of Louisi-
anna has had Governor o. X. Allen
call a special session of the legis-
lature in that state to get some
laws passed to put his "share his
wealth" program in effect. Huey
Long dominates the state Of
louisiana and the minority who
differs with him is dealt with as
ruthlessly as they are in Germany
and Italy. Long is practically a
dictator in his home state and has
ambition to become the president
of the United States some day. It
is doubtful If he will ever get near
the goal, because dictators usually
overreach themselves which lead to
their undoing.
It is practically a crime in
louisiana to be a man Of means,
because like in other parts of the
nation. the forgotten man" is in
the saddle, and is riding hard for
a fall. The philosophy that the
world owes YOU a living without
working for it, while temporarily
having taken foothold, will run
its course, and thrift, frugality and
honesty will eventually win. You
cannot 1egis1ate yourself into pros
perity and plenty. and the Share
your wealth" or Townsend pension
plan will add nothing to the wealth
of this or any other nation. Spend
ing your self rich does not work
out as exemplified through our IL
auor laws that we were told would
bring back prosperity. Millions of
dollars have been withdrawn from
legitimate channels Of trade and
found themselves into Golfers of
the barons of the liquor and beer
trust and still the depression con-
tinues. Other billions have been
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-22
purposes in the public school and

purposes in the public school and
library.
Married at 900 a. M, Nov. Is,
at Our Lady of the Angels Church,
John Simmer. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Simmer, of this city, and
Miss Theresa Laubach, daughter of
Mrs. Clara Laubach, of Melrose.
Guy Mickey went down to Min
neapolis Saturday noon and spent
Sunday with his little son, Ken
meth, who is making his home with
his uncle and aunt.
Henry Rose and Henry Woebken-
berg returned to Sank Centre the
latter part of last week from Cass
county, where they had been look
ing over state land. We under
stand they purchased some of it.
DR.. J. A. Dubois was passenger
to st. Paul Tuesday to attend a
meeting of the State Educational
Commission, of which he is a mem
Der.
Ben Allen, who for the past three
months has been employed as tele-
graph operator in Spokane, Wash,
returned to Sank Centre Tuesday.
He is looking well and says he en-
joyed the trip.
Herman Hager, who is employed
by G. D. Marshall & Co.. met with
painful accident Saturday morn
ing of last week while trying to
start a gasoline engine which had
not been run for some time. He