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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16

The woman and child joined Car
mack on Bonanza and the woman
helped him as he cleaned his gold, and
helped him carry it to the safe at
Healy's trading post.
He "came out" in the fall of 1898
with between $2O0.OOO and 100000 of
gold. He brought the woman and
child along to Seattle and from Seat
tie went to Hollister, Cal, where the
three lived with his sister, Mrs. Rose
Curtis.
In the spring of 1899 Carmack re-
turned to the Klondike, leaving the
woman and child at the home Of his
sister. In June at Dawson City he
met Mrs. Marguerite Laimee. She
was large woman. handsome. ac
cording to Yukon standards, and was
admired by the men who came from
the diggings eager to lavish their gold
for the refinements Of civilization
which Dawson City offered. She SOLD
them cigars and tobacco and 1t may
well be believed as she saws. that they
were lavish in payment. splitting their
dust on the counter and not bothering
to brush 1t back into their pouches.
She mentions this detail Of her bust
ness cGreer at Dawson by way Of Off
setting the claim that her present af
fluence was derived altogether from
Carma"k.
The two came out together In 1900
and went to San Francisco. CArmack
wrote to hts sister from there that he
had lost his affection for Kate and
would not have anything more to do
with her. Kate sued for divorce, but
withdrew the action when she learned
that Cnrmack and Marguerite Laimee
had been married Mt Olympia In OctO-
Der 1900. rnd sued for separate main
tenance. Nothing seems to have come
f this litigation.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
BY r. r. BARRETT

AS the World War recedes, some
of its features which, when viewed
at close range, could be understood
only as details are beginning to take
form as parts of a closely coordi-
mated whole. Watching the advance
of this army one day and of that
army the next, the world was too
keenly interested in the outcome of
these individual movements to real
ize their relation to each other.
After FIVE years 1t Is possible
somewhat better to understand how
closely these isolated events of the
great conflict were tied together and
somewhat more fully to appreciate
the importance and the difficulty Of
the task Of co-ordinating widely sep
arated military units into an effective
lighting force.
At least portion of the credit for
this close coordination belongs to
the United States Signal Corps. Real
coordination had not been attempted
until Foch took command. Almost
simultaneously there arrived IN
France the vanguard of an army of
telegraph and telephone workers
whose efforts were to result in max :
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16

ine Foch's task immeasurably less
difficult. For they supplied vitality
important communication links, not
only between the various units of
he American Expeditionary Force
itself, but between it and the armies
of France, Britain and Belgium.
Few people who had not the op-
portunity to see at first hand the ex-
ent or the difficulty of the task that
fell to the signal Corps realize how
quickly this organization was mob
ilized. or the effectiveness of its work
overseas.
When the United States entered
the World War the total strength of
he Signal Corps was f1fty-five off,
GERS and 1870 men. In less than
Two years this arm of the service
mad 1852 officers and 33,03S men
serving overseas, in addition to large
numbers at home. The total over
seas force consisted of fifty-six field
signal battalions, thirty-three tele-
graph battalions, twelve depot bat
.alions, six training battalions and
Forty service companies.
Many of these men were enlisted
direct from the services of telephone
companies, the Bell System alone
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16

speak. LaSource cried out: "The
blood OF Danton chokes thee, Robes
pierre!" Today the blood of Wood
row Wilson chokes those political
foes who broke his frail body on the
rack of battle-his heroic spirit none
could break.
On the 9Th day of December, 1919,
Mr.. Wilson lay desperately ill in the
White House. That day committee
" Republican Senators led by Fall of
New Mexico, invaded the sick room
and pulled down the covers on the
bed of the first citizen of the land, in
the hope that they might find some
thing from which to start a new at
tack on the PROSTATE leader of the
great war. Emerson, in his great
essay on the Law Of Compensation,
tells US that for each good we do, an
other good awaits us just around the
corner, and for each evil act, another
evils follows fast. The other day a
committee, sent by that same Senate,
waited on Senator Fall and made ex-
animation Of his physical condition,
following this by report which caus-
ed him to be led before an inquisition
Of the Senate, where, coward-like, he
took refuge behind his constitutional
rights" How evil bids come home
to roost. And unless all signs fail
veritable dies irae or day of wrath,
is approaching when many a political
buccanneer will walk the plank. The
defeat Of Mr.. Wilson's party in 1920
signified nothing other than that the
slanderers had temporarily gotten in
their work. The people have had
time to stop, look and listen, and they
have done it with good effect. A few
months will see the whole Republican
administration hurled from power.
Verify, the blood of Wilson is choking
whole party.
Mr.. Wilson was the idol of his fol-
lowers; they loved him as David low
ed Jonathan; their souls clave to his.
His wounds made their hearts bleed.
He was pulled down by the political
wolves who sought to make capital
out of his downfall, but who have won
only brief and transient victory.
He went down, but with his flag fly
ing; never trimmer, he never apollo
gized for his convictions or his ac-
tons. AS Chief Executive his record
stands with the purest and the great
st He was not the sort of President
who could elevate jack-leg lawyers to
the highest places or send stock
market gamblers to the courts of Eu-
rope.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16

wife, and that he acknowledged him
self as the father of her child, but in
after years he swore that she had
never been anything but his "klootch."
Besides the good name of her moth
er, Mrs. Graphic Carmack Saftig, the
daughter, stands to win all of the es.
tate, valued at One-half million dol
lars. If the courts decide that Car
mack was married to the Indian wOm-
an, Mrs. Sattig will be the only heir;
Failing to establish ceremonial mar
riage. Mrs. Saftig may still win half
Of the estate.
Carmack, born in California, was
twenty-five years old, when in 1885,
he started to the Yukon over the Dyea
trail. The following spring he es-
tablished the Kealy trading post at
Dyea. 1t was there that he met Kate
Mason. She was twenty and pretty.
There was no young white woman in
all that region to be the wife of the
trading post man. So it was quite
the natural thing, the mating of
George Carmack and Kate Mason.
Of the marriage ceremony, If there
was one. there is no record, and no
living witness has been found.
Discovered the kIondike.
In the fall of 1892 he went to Fort
Selkirk. In the dead of winter, Jan
uary II, 1898. the child was born.
When Carmack, with Tagish Charley
and Skookum jim, brothers of the
woman, as companions, went prospect
ing, he left the woman and child where
they could have shelter and the
meager comforts which native village
or trading posts afforded.
Carmack spent the early part OF the
summer of 1893 salmon fishing at the
mouth of the Klondike. In August he
and Skookum Jim went prospecting
up the north bank as far as Dominion
river. On Bonanza creek, beside an
old birch tree, on the edge of the rim
rock, he found a sprinkling of gold,
washed there by the running water.
And that was the discovery of what
came to be known as "the Klondike."
They staked their claims, one for
Carmack, one for Skookum Jim and
one for Tagish Charley.
Meets the Other Woman.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
RICHES OF
KL0NDIKE Miner
Daughter of George W. Carmack
by Tribal Marriage Fights
for His Wealth.

st. Louis.-When George Washing
ton Carmack, trapper, packer, pros
pector and adventurer, discovered the
klondike, Kate Mason, Tagish squaw,
known as Mrs. Carmack, was the
sharer Of his joys and sorrows.
She went trapping with him, pack
ing their belongings on her back. She
toiled by his side as burden bearer.
She lived with him in cabin and tent
and on the trail. 1t was pot luck with
them. Sometimes they had enough to
eat, sometimes not
The child she bore him for a sharer
Of their hardshlps and privations
The day in 1896 when Carmack, pros
pecting up Rabbit creek and down
Bonanza creek, found gold, the WON.
an and child were waiting for him at
the mouth of the Klondike.
When fortune made the pathfinder
forgetful of the past he put away the
Indian mother of his child and es-
poused woman of his own race.
Carmack is dead and the Tagish
woman is dead But the child OF the
white man and squaw Is fighting today
for the good name of her mother and
for a daughters share in the Klon-
diker's estate.
The question which the courts of
Washington state are called upon to
answer is whether there was cere-
mony which made Kate Mason, daugh-
ter Of former chief of the Tagish
tribe, the wife of the white man.
Proof of ceremony is lacking.
Estate Valued at 100000.
There is no lack Of proof that the
Indian woman, with Carmack's full
cOgnizance, was recognized as his
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16

contributing over 1900 of its en-
ployees to the overseas force of the
Signal Corps. Among these not the
least important were the 233 girl
operators who saw service in France
To the task of providing com.
munication system which would
make real coordination of military
effort possible the Signal Corps ap
piled itself with characteristic Amer
lean enthusiasm and efficiency. II
constructed 1890 miles of telephone
line on permanent poles, with $4,000
miles Of wire; put up $3.50 miles of
wire on French poles and installed
approximately 10000 miles Of com
bat linss.
Two armies, twelve corps, thirty
three divisions and forty-fve field
signal battalions were completely
equipped with telephone equipment
Telephone exchanges on permanent
pole lines numbered 273 and those
in the advance section 1928, besides
small, temporary field installations.
About 100000 long distance
telephone calls were handled by the
Signal Corps, together with local
calls estimated at 100000.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
EXCELLENT BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY

For Sale - Store Property with
stock of goods. Excellet location for
CASH trade. Well established bust
ess. If interested, apply to
FRANK E. HUDSON,
2003 Peninsula Bldg,
Pocomoke City, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
GOITRE REMOVED
For Dayton Lady Four Years Ago.
Never Bothered Since. A
Liniment Did 1t.

Mrs. Louise Will, 22S Gettysburg,
avenue, Dayton, Ohio, says she will
tell or write how in two days she
commenced getting relief from goitre
by using Sorbol-quadruple, a stain
.ess iniemnt.
Sold by all drug stores, or from
Sorbol Company, Merchandising, o.
Locally at Lloyd & Biaine's.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
At Ninety He Takes Bride

Lodi O-Jacob SwitZer, who mod.
estly admitted that he WAS ninety
years old, has obtained a license to
wed Mrs. Laura Runda. also of Lodi.
who blushingly confessed that she was
thirtyseven years his junior.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16

- stG-ssi 33-stt 3. "a
oetGi.1g Hen," writes Mrs. hanna.
N. j.
when / went into our barn and found nv best
setter dead got real mad. One package Of Rat.
Snap killed six big rats. Poultry rasers should use
Rat-Snap:" Comes in cakes. no mixing. No smell
from dead rats: Three Sizes Prices. Csc. 6Sc $12S.
Sold and guaranteed BY
w. III. Clarke & Co.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
CARD OF THANKS.

Thanks and appreciation are ex-
tended to friends and relatives for
their many acts of loving kindness ex-
tended to E. ]. Townsend during his
illness and after his death; by
HIS CHILDREN.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
CARD OF THANKS.

l wish to express my appreciation
to all Of my Pocomoke friends who
SO kindly sent me a donation recently.
Wishing them health. wealth and
prosperity. w. T. SELBY.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
Mrs. Crandall Qowa) Tells How She
STOPPED Chicken Losses

LAST spring. rats killed all our baby chicks Wish
I'd known about Rat-Snap before. With just
large package we killed swarms OF rats They won't
get this years hatches I'll bet" Rat-Snap is guar
anteed and sells for Csc. Csc. $1.25.
Sold and guaranteed by
w. HI. Clarke & Co.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-29
PSYCHIC
TESTS ARE
UNC0MPLETED
''Marjory" Performs With
Mixed Results, Says
Committee
BELLS ARE RUNG
HOudini Furnishes Unofficial
Box Which Causes
Failure

Boston, Aug. 29.-Latcst series of
tests to determine whether Mrs. Lee
Roy Crandon, wife of promin-
ent surgeon of this city, who has
been "Marjory" to the world of psy-
chic students, could induce pheno-
mena that would warrant toward to
her Of the Scientific American prizes
for such a genuine performance.
Tests were held here, with results
said to be both positive and negative.
In black box, fashioned out Of oak
in the manner of an old time pillory,
the medium was said to have failed
to invoke proof. In another box,
something similar but with more
freedom results were obtained, bells
being rung and messages transmit
ed, it was said. The tests, still in
complete, have resolved into a trial.
The oak box is the property of Harry
Houdini, the magician, who is a
member of the committee. 1t was
understood, however, that the COM
mittee has not accepted this box as
an official test because the commit
tee as whole has not had opportun-
ity to examine it. The second box
is the committees cabinet evolved for
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-29
ASSOCIATION
TO PROTECT
LIVESTOCK

Helena, Mont, Aug. 29.-Organi-
cation Of the Western States Live
stock Sanitary Association, looking
to the prevention of the spread of
disease and establishment of uni
form methods in promoting the live
stock industry in the west, was re-
Gently completed with the adoption
of a constitution and bylaws, draft
ed by DR.. W. ]. Butler, of Helena,
Mont, state veterinarian, and pres
ident of the association. The MEM
bership includes livestock sanitary
officers, shippers. ranchers and 9th
ers interested in the industry in
the western states.
The aims of the association, ac-
cording to the constitution, are "to
form common meeting ground be-
tween the livestock shipper, grower,
sanitarian and the various agencies
interested in the marketing of live
stock. Information relative to the
existence of dangerous communica-
BILE diseases will be disseminated
when deemed necessary, as we'll as
information relative to the proven
tion, control and eradication Of in
fectious, contagious and comniuni-
cable diseases"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-29
WILLYS IS
HOPEFUL AS
ORDERS GAIN
Retail Sales in Excess of
$4,000 For July; Dealer
Stock Now Normal

With retail sales in excess of
$4,000 cars for the month of July,
llys-Overland dealer stocks are
down to a normal basis and factory
orders are again increasing, accord
ing to statement issued by John
N. WHY'S, president of The WHY'S
Overland Company.
ys-Overland has been very
successful in reducing both dealer
stocks and inventory in the past 90
days. Dealer stocks have been re-
duced more than 10000 cars and fac
tory inventory has been reduced
S11, 100000. Factory current liabil-
tiles were reduced $15,00O,0O0 in the
second quarter. July sales by deal
ers were equal to last July, and
June sales eclipsed any previous
month";" he said.
Curtail Manufacturing Program
In Spring
GAS soon as we saw in March that
conditions were not going to develop
into the abnormal spring sales that
the early months gave evidence of
developing, we curtailed our man
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-29

ufacturing program and started in
Immediately to get our dealer and
factory organization in healthy
condition to go forward when the
retarded period was at an end. We
are most gratified with the success
full way these plans have worked
OUT his statement continues.
1--WE have invested a great deal
OF money in our sales and engineer
ing departments during the past
year and have incurred large costs
as have most manufacturers, in as
sisting to carry cars for the dealers
during the winter months in antici-
not develop in the spring. But all
Of this is now behind and orders are
increasing daily. We have reduced
our funded debt 100000 and have
no bank indebtedness.
"The improvement in farm con-
ditions is already felt in agriculture
al sections. In our Kansas City
branch, which covers large farm
ing territory, July sales brought
stock below normal. Chicago branch
deliveries were also greatly in
creased in July.
Quick Assets Ratio to
"The reduced profits per car re-
sulting from lower prices and other
expenditures made necessary by the
! unbalanced condition of stocks ir
the spring will reduce our earnings
for the first half Of the year. Ad-
vance figures indicate our first siS
months statement will not show as
large net earnings as we would like
! but our quick assets will probably
show ratio better than to l. We
believe that our business is health
Ter, from the standpoint of both as.
sets and prospects than it has been
| at any time in many years. look
forward with optimism to the pros
poets Immediately in sight for ou1
! business"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-29
KIDDIES
LEARN TO
SWIM FAST
Large Numbers Attend Swim
ming Classes at City
Pool
AVERAGE so A DAY
Water in Pool Better This
Year Than in Past
Years

The Riddles learn to swim faster
than their more experienced and bet
ter educated daddies and mothers,
according to officials at the city pool
here "They seem to have more con-
fidence in themselves. and less fear
Of the water" said Herbert O'Hare
who has been in charge Of the pool
for the past three weeks.
Over one hundred children have
learned to swim in the daily classes
conducted at the pool by Instructor
Macleod, and many more than that
have a good start toward aquatic
prowess. Classes in swimming for
children have been conducted by Mr..
Macleod for one hour each day, from
1890 to 1880, and many have avail
ed themselves of this privilege OF
learning the breast stroke, back
stroke and the side stroke in water
which is clear and clean.
And the children have not been
alone Their mothers have also been
learning how to properly propel
themselves through the water. About
twenty-five women, have been enter
ed in the women's classes from $3.50
to 1880 every morning, and most of
those enrolled in this class have now
become quite proficient in the wa
ter.
From thirty to forty children who
already knew how to swim have been
taught fancy diving, fancy swimming
Go In
saving class.
Attendance at the pool this year
has averaged nearly fifty a day, ac-
cording to Mr.. O'Hare, and this is
considered exceptionally good be-
| cause of the large number Of cold
days.
The water in the pool this year has
been the best it has ever been. The
| new filtration plant has made the
water softer, and very much cleane,
| the attendants report. In addition
to the improved water, the pool can
be filled in a much shorter space OF
time this year than in past summers
Because Of this it is possible to drain
and refill the pool oftener.
When the pool is drained, tht
walls are washed down with a strong
stream from hose and the floor i:
swept. This also adds to the clean
mess of the water. Samples of eh'
water in the pool are submitted at in
tervals to bacteriologist, and the
purity is tested in this manner.
Roy Garrett, Of Valley City, hat
charge of the pool from the day il
was opened until about three week.
ago when he was forced to return
to his home because of illness in his
family. He was succeeded by Herbert
O'Hare, who has since been manager
of the pool.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-29
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE

such tests with the medium under
paddock and the bells confined be-
yond ordinary reach. The tests were
understood to have developed an un-
interrupted theory of positive mani
festations including the appearance
of light, moving chairs and a pigeon
whirring through room in which
door and windows were locked, until
Houdini brought his box. Members
of the committee failed to agree that
the new box would develop new test
and Mrs. Crandon said today that a
statement was signed by all sitting
in the performance that "there is no
assurance that ectoplasm can be
made "to pass through oak"