davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The McCarthy weekly news. [volume] (McCarthy, Alaska) 1917-19??, 1926-12-04
XMAS
XMAS

There is absolutely nothing
that you can send out to your
friends for the holidays that will
be appreciated so much as the
Hnbrick, Tinted Panorama pict--
ures. In mailing tubes, or Framed
and Grated ready for mailing.
The McCarthy weekly news. [volume] (McCarthy, Alaska) 1917-19??, 1926-12-04

J. ]. Price returned today from
the States. He and Mrs Price
will leave tomorrow for Dan Creek
They will start freighting in the
summers supplies DIT once.
The McCarthy weekly news. [volume] (McCarthy, Alaska) 1917-19??, 1926-12-04
j. p. HUBRIcK

The tremendous mineral r.
sources in the White River Min
ing District are still more mace
e~Sible.
Our transportation costs in
these two Districts have exceeded
$3.50, 600. and of this amount more
than 100000 can be charged to
lack o roads.
In these camps we have 500
loss chareeable to the averse frei-
ght conditions. This percentage
Of loss is greater than the average
One,third loss cited for other
camps, and shows the appalling
handicap mining is laboring und'
er in interior Alaska.
Without road conditions being
improved in these Districts, min
ing in therA is doomed, but with
only fair roads cutting the costs,
the mineral industry in there can
be made to pay for many years
in the future.
The construction Of roads to
the Mining Districts will go far to
solve Alaska's Problems.
Road matters in Alaska are
in capable hands. The Alaska
Road Commission and Col. Steece
i deserve commentator. The app
ropriation they ask should be all
owed.
Some of our States expend
millions of dollars on single road
projects, yet Alaska does not get
sufficient road money to enable
her to progress intelligently III
real road building. Why not give
Col. Steece chance to finish the
railroads and so accomplish re
suits worth while?
Respectfully submitted,
F VIM. SultZer
+ Signed"
Nov. Is, 1926
Washington, D. c.
The McCarthy weekly news. [volume] (McCarthy, Alaska) 1917-19??, 1926-12-04
AlaSI<H'S vast area is diVid

AlaSka vast area Is ulNlu
ed into many Mining Precincts.
Comparatively few Of these dis
tricts are easy Of access. Tran
pOrtation is the problem. Good
roads are the solution.
Having spent more than
twenty-five years mining in vari-
oHS parts of Alaska. | can testify
to the Joss and the obstacles due
to lack of transportation.
During the past twenty years
nv efforts have been in the
Chandalar. and the White River.
Mining Districts, and the facts
herein presented are hot except
ional cases, but representative of
the average Mining Precincts,
not served by rail or water tran,
sportation in Alaska,
Barring the camps that are
served by rail, or Wate', | con -
tend THAT more than nne-thirG Of
all moneys expended, or the
values Of the minerals taken from
the ground. in Alaska, has been
consumed by the single item,
excessive freight costs. due dir.
ectly to lack of roads. In other
words, roads enabling the
economic hauling of freight to
and from the mines will make
possible saving of more then
one-third of the total cost of out
put.
To the uninitiated this state
ment may seem Incredible, bnt
not to the mining men, in Alas ka,
who have been through the mill.
The Chandalar Mining Dis
trict an important gold quartz
and placer camp-has been
worked con tinuously since dis
covery. The gold thus far pro
duced exceeds five hundred
Thousand dollars, and of this
production more than one hall
has deem expended in hauling OF
supplies, and machinery to the
mines, Two hundred Thousand
dollars Of this tremendous fire
chit has been a loss due to the
fact that there is no road to the
Chandalar Mining District.
More serious still is the fac
that lack of transportation make:
impossible the dev elopment o
this great gold quartz anb place
District.
The McCarthy weekly news. [volume] (McCarthy, Alaska) 1917-19??, 1926-12-04
FLAG OR EN- BLEM
CONTEST SUGGESTED
FOR ALASKA

Does Alaska need an official
EN- blem or flag? We have d Terri
torial seal, an Alaska flower the
for get me not, and a fairly ad-
eqnate number of legal holidays
but have notas yetan official flag
Governor Parks has brought to
/ the attention Of the Department
! the fact that Alaska stands alone
among the various states dnd.terl
itorieS Of the United States in this
last named regard and has sug'
gested the ACCESSIBILITY OF hunch-
ing d flag design contest among
the school children of the TERI
tory. The matter has been re
ferred to the Alaska Department
of the American Legion for action
since this organization probably
is III a better position than any
other to foster such a movement
Several Legion posts already have
taken fay CRADLE action and 1T is
likely that a definite plan will be
worked out and announced in the
near future.
Flag designers among any and
all of the school children in A lasKa
therefore should be studying the
! matter with view to suOmltt-
| ing designs to the flag committee
at the proper time and place. 1t
is expected that substantial and
attractive prizes will be prodvled
for the winners. It is also the hope
Of the sponsors OF the movement
that the Alaska Legislature will
think enough of the design chosen
to adopt it as Alaska's official
flag at it's 1927 session which
| cOnveneS in juneau next March.
. Alaska School Bulletin
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
MAKES
STATEMENT IN
OSAGE TRIAL S
lRy Dispatch A. 2. wirel

GUTHRIE, Okla, Aug. 1.-THE de-
Tense in the trial of w. K. Hale and
John Ramsey, charged with the death
of Henry Roam, Usage Indian, was out
lined today by S. P. Freezing, attorney
for Hale, when he declared in his open
ing statement to the jury that evidence
would be introduced to show that Roy
Bunch, who married Roan's widow,
might have been the slayer The gov
ernment rested it's case. today after two
weeks of testimony.
Freezing declared that the defense
would prove that Hale and Roam We're
the best of friends and that Hale oc-
casionally let the Indian borrow
mony from him. The last time Hale
saw Roam, he loaned him money, Free
ling said The defense will introduce
testimony to show that an i'll feeling
existed between Roam and Bunch,
Hales attorney said in his opening
statement, and that the two had fist
fights on one or two occasions.
Further testimony will be intro
duced, he said, to show that few days
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
STATE TAXES
MAY TAKE DROP
FOR THIS Y E AR
(By Dispatch A. z. Wirel

PHOENIX, Aug. with the state
budget, made public last week, show
ing a decrease of $693, ,416.74 in the re-
'quirements of the general fund and the
total of assessed valuations for the
state showing an increase, it is in
evitable that the rate for 1926-27,
which is the product of the twos should
be lowered to correspond. This was
the good news tossed into the lap of
Arizona's citizenry by the state board
of equalization, as it closed it's doors
for the week end today.
Only one protest, that of the Shat
tuck-Denn Mining company of Bisbee,
remains to be heard. AS soon as that
protest has been passed on, the board
will start on a determination of the tax
rate. The tax commissioners, Charles
Howe, predicted that individual valua :
tions will show some decrease, but
would venture on no figure until a
corrected total has been struck. VAL
uations fixed by the board cover prop
erty of railroads, telegraph and tele-
phone companies, private car lines and
express companies, aggregating ap-
gregating approximately 20 per cent OF
the total property in the state.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS REMAIN
IN HEAT GRIP
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

KANSAS CITY, Aug. Z. - Oklahom~
and Texas continued in the grip Of :.
heat wave today while states to- tho
north enjoyed relief from the exces
sive temperatures of midweek.
Two killings in Texas We're indi-
rectly attributed to the extended hot
spell. William Mueller, farm la
borer, believed to have been crazed
by the heat, wounded his cousin, G. j.
Mueller, at the latter's farm neat
Cuaro, Texas, last night, shot and
killed Mueller's wife ana then ended
his own life.
In western Oklahoma temperatures
again rose over the 100 mark today,
Okeene reporting a maximum of 10.
The high mark at Oklahoma City was
101.
The mercury neared the century
level in eastern oklahoma, but cooler
weather was forecast for tomorrow.
No relief was in sight for western.
Oklahoma, however.
Government crop experts said the
heat was ideal for maturing cotton.
The high temperatures Of yesterday
were repeated in Texas, with no break
in prospect.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
J MARINES ARE
FOUND, MEMORY
co N E
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 7.-His memory
gone, his nerves unstrung and his heart
aching for home, Oliger c. Bliss, Is,
Waterville, Ohio, nestled in the arms
of hi smother today trying to piece
together events which have happened
since July 10, when lightning struck
the Picatinny army arsenal at Lake
Denmark, N. J., and with him bl1ndly'
cropping through the misty haze OF
lost mentality, Paul w. Moreau, 21, of
1928 West Main street, New Britain,
Conn. was sharing hospitality of the
Bliss home.
The two marines, both shell-shocked,
were found at the interurban station
here today by Verne Bliss, divers
father First indication that the men
were in Toledo came yesterday when
cousin, Ralph Bliss, reported he had
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
FOUR WITNESSES
.HE.A RD I'M THE
MILLS MYSTERY
(By Dispatch A. P. wlre)

SOMERYILLE, N. j. Aug. -Four
witnesses We're questioned today in
the revived Hall-Mills murder inves-
tigation.
state Senator Alexander Simpson, in
charge Of the Investigation, spent the
day in Jersey City. and no announce {
ments Of the nature Of the answers
given by the witnesses were made.
Miss Catherine.@ Eastall of New
brunswick, one Of the witnesses, tes-
she was walking along a New Bruns-
wick street about the time of the
murder of the Rev. Edward Wheeler
Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills in Sep
tember, 1922, and was picked up" in
the automobile of Ralph Y. M. Gorsline
and taken to her home. Senator Simp-
son and Capt. j. j. Lamb of state po-
lice said yesterday that a warrant
for Gorsline's arrest as accessory
after the fact had been issued.
Joseph Novotto, former chief of po-
lice at Raritan. aide to Somerset
county Detective George Totten in
the first investigation, was questioned
about the finding of the bodies of
Mrs. Mills and DR.. Hall.
Bogart 7. Conkling, former sheriff
of Somerset county also was ques
toned about the finding of the bodies.
Some of the '1ove notes. found beside
the bodies were picked up by Conk-
ling.
District Judge James A. Bowers,
former prosecutor of Somerset county,
maed denial to state, troopers that
he had been in possession of evidence
in the case Senator Simpson alleged
yesterday that important papers and
Or. Halls cuff links had been given
to Judge Bowers by the warden OF
county jail
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
FORD RAILROAD
CONSOLIDATE
is VOTED DOWN
(By Dispatch A. 2. wire)

WASHINGTON, Aug. Z. Henry
Ford's plans for organization of his
which have made hitting
progress through government chan
nels, encountered new obstacles today.
Rejection of the manufacturers pro-
posal for acquisition of control of the
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railroad
by the Detroit and Ironton was re-
commended by the Interstate Com
merce commission by it's examiner in
case. The examiners report will be
sustained or rejected by the commits
sion
The Detroit and Ironton is owned
wholly by the Ford family, who hold
also about 80 per cent of the stock
of the DetroitJ Toledo and Ironton,
of which the Toledo-Detro line is a
subsidiary. Minority stockholders OF
the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton OPP
pose Ford's reorganization proposal.
Ralph r. Molster, the examiner, ad-
vised the commission that acquisition
by the Detroit and Ironton of the
other two roads would in fact involve
their consolidation into a SINGLE sys-
tenn.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
NEW CONGRESS
OF MEXICO MAY
CHANGE LA W S
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

| MEXICO CITY. Aug. THE new
congress which viii be eonvoked Sep
tember l, is looked to in some Catho-
lie circles for solution OF the re-
ligioas crises Eodify, ;hs eightli aAy
that the religious regulations have
been in effect in Mexico, passed quietly,
like the preceding days. with no out
ward signs of the deadlock being
broken.
While in some quarters the expecta-
tion is that the new congress will
adopt less stringent religious regula-
tions than those now in force, there
are some who believe that congress
may affirm its adherence to the pres
ent regulations The hope of congress
Sional modification is based on a de-
partment of interior announcement
that it will submit to congress a bill
regulating the religious article 1S0 of
the constitution.
The regional confederation of labor
and political and other groups support
ing the governments religious policy
are continuing theils, speaking cam
paigns throughout the country. In re-
prisal for the boycott of the League
for the Defense of Religious Liberty,
designed to slow down business, the
regional confederation has ordered it's
members not to pay rent to landlords
who are supporting the boycott. The
regional confederation is also consid-
ering other measures of reprisal, but
at the same time declares that the
leagues boycott is not having seri-
Gus effect.
This many Catholic leaders deny, say
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
VATICAN MAKES
REPLY TO THE
GALES CHARGE
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

ROME, Aug THE vatican organ,
Observatore Romano, in lengthy ar
ticle today, denies the charge made by
President Gales of Mexico that the
Catholic church for three centuries
has absolutely dominated that coun-
try, hindering progress and doing
nothing for the betterment of the peo-
pie ION the contrary" the article
says, "the triumph of men represent
ing the most radical and revolutionary
political currents is responsible for all
of Mexicos troubles"
The article, entitled -Four Centuries
of Catholicism in Mexico" is looked
on as expressing the views of the pope
and as the most important statement
of the Holy See viewpoint since the
beginning of the religious crisis in
Mexico.
while the government puts Mexico
to iron and STEEL says the article,
ito destroy--ia it were possble--alI
traces of religion among the people
while the whole civilized world IS
indignant about a persecution recall
ing the first centuries of Christianity
it is strange shat the government
tries to blame the church for events
which qualify as a religious crisis
and ttaribute the unanimous indigna-
ton of all civilized peoples to their
ignorance of Mexicc's religious his
tory"
Then the article goes into detail OF
Mexico's religious history, ppointing
out that the foundation of the state
out of races so antagonistic as the
spaniards and Indians was made pos
sible through the work of the clergy.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
PLYMOUTH FOLK
ARRANGE DANCE
"CAL"

PLYMOUTH, VT, Aug. IAN old-
time dance was arranged for the VIII
layers of Plymouth to make merry tov
night in celebration Of the visit of the
president and Mrs Coolidge
Held in the hall of the general store
and postoffice, near the Coolidge home-
stead. the music could be heard dis
tinctly there through the open win
dows. Old residents, however. say
Coolidge never attended these dances
sAjAaougs Ars Cooli4ss sdoai thas boys, -ae
few years ago, sometimes did.
Two cousins of the president play in
the orchestra, while another is the an
nouncer. John Wilder SO-year-old
uncle of Coolidge who recently has
figured in New England revivals of
old-t music, plays the second violin.
Lewis Carpenter plays the first violin,
and Clarence Blanchard, cousin Of
Coolidge. the clarinet.
Mrs. Linn Cady, wife OF the manager
of the Coolidge farm, plays the piano
and H. l.. Moore another cousin of the
president, is the prompter or announcer
for the dances.
The dance was arranged after day
which saw the president and Mrs. Cool
idge attend to last-minute matters in
preparation for leaving Monday for the
Adirondaclls camp.
Coolidge, in the morning, inspected
his farm in company with Linn Cady
and then he and Mrs. Coolidge went to
the little cemetery and placed flowers
on the grave Of their younger son,
Calvin, Jr. The afternoon spent quiet
1y at home, drizzling rain forcing the
suspension of all activities.
Among the callers upon the presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge were former
Governor Redfield Proctor of Proctor,
VT, and Attorney General Sargent. The
attorney general drove up from his
home in Ludlow this afternoon and left
a basket of green vegetables.
Tourists came to the village In num-
bers today and in addition to seeing
the homestead from distance of 100
feet, mingled with the natives at the
corner store. There they found among
others, Eugene N. Davis, distant
cousin of the president, who sold books
of verse by himself, described as 'dis
tinctly Vermont POEMS with a special
to lovers of nature"
''The Old Hitching Post" is one of his
favorites. In spare moments, Davis Is
producing another volume of poems on
the same general basis M M
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
SO ANNOU need.
CANDIDATES. OF
2 PARTIES FILE.
FULL PETITIONS
Thomas Maddox, Running
For Governor on Repub-
Iican Ticket, Last to File.
KERRY HAS LONG LIST
OF Candidates, % Are Dem
ocrats and 5 Republicans;
II Offices Open.
(By. Dispatch A. P. wire)

PHOENIX, Aug. Z. All the 33 an
nounced candidates for nomination at
the state primaries next month had
filed their petitions at the close OF
blsinesA to-day in the secretary of
states office Thomas Maddox of
Phoenix, running for governor on the
republican ticket, was the last to file.
\ James III. Kerby running for re-
election as secretary of state, filed the
heaviest signed petitions. There were
3,813 signatures from II counties on
his 81 petitions. Ralph III. Cameron,
running for the United States senate
on the republican ticket, stood next
with 228 petitions carrying $3.50 sig
natures from IL counties; and Loren
Vaughn, democrat, seeking the nomi-
nation for member of the state COL
poration commission to succeed him-
self, stood third with 1892 signatures
on 146 petitions in IA counties Or
the SO candidates, 28 are democrats
and republicans; IL are incumbents
seeking reelection; IA now hold other
offices, either with the state or the
counties; and two are women-MTs.
Anna Frohmiller Of Flagstaff, treas
urer of Coconino county, who seeks
nomination for state auditor, and Miss
Jean Thompson Of Phoenix, republic
can, running for superintendent Of
public instruction. The - offices to
be filled and the candidates follow;
United States Senator: Democrats
Carl Hayden, Phoenix, and Charles H.
Rutherford, Phoenix; republican, Ralph
H. Cameron, Incumbent, Phoenix.
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
MELLET SLAYER
BELIEVED SLAIN
TO HALT Spell
(By Dispatch A.p. wire)

SALEM, o., Aug. THE body OF
a man between 25 and 80 years old,
found in deep hedge row five miles
north of here along the Goshen road
may be that of Patrick Eugene NC
Dermott, wanted in connection with
the murder of Don c. MelIetts Canton
publisher, Mahoning county authorl-
ties believe.
The body, discovered tonight by
two children, is believed to have
been lying there for ten days. the
man had been shot in the back ana
his skull had been battered. The
position of the body indicated that ne
had been thrown into the hedge
from an automobile.
McDermott has been missing about
ten days and detectives who have
been looking for him as the key
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
POINCARE BILL
WILL BE VOTED
EARLY MONDAY
1By Dispatch A. P. wirel


PARIS. Aug. 7.-Parliament will go
to Versailles on Tuesday, with both
houses sitting as a national assembly,
and will solemnly put into effect Pre-
mier Poincares bill for assuring au-
tonomy for a commission to control u
sinking fund for amortization of
France internal debts and guarantee
ing the necessary resources for that
fund.
This became apparent when the
chamber of deputies early this eve-
ming, by vote of 418 to 1873, adopted
the premiers proposal to amend the
constitution by vote of the national
assembly at Versailles. The senate
in which M. Poincare is even stronger
tha min the chamber, is certain to
follow the lead Of the lower house
The vote of confidence given to M
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
iSpasmodic Rains Help In
Keeping Temperature Of
Douglas BeIOw Normal

SpasmOdic rains in DOugias are
assisting in keeping the temper
ature below normal, according to.
the report of the lnsterolOgic'l
station at the Copper Queen smei-
ter.
The rains. however, ae ''sDotty,"
according to attaches tssc slle4
ter station. Neither the storm
Thurs evening nor the light rain
Saturday afternoon were recorded
at the smeIter station.
Total rainfall in Douglas for the
season, July and August, is now
estimated to be approximately
3.25 inches. based upon 81 precipi-
tation of 3.15 inches recorded at
the SmeIter station.
Continued rains are instrumental
in keeping the relative humidity
isigh, which accounts for the
seeming high temperatures. The
high temperature recorded Sat
urday was but 50.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08

Chief Bowden, when questioned re-
gardin& the shack located by Leslie
Gatliff, lieutenant of police, stated
that he would offer no confirmation
until he had had an opportunity to
visit the shack personally. 1t is be-
lieved that Bowden will visit the
shack Monday.
Neither Reverend Howard nor
Mayor Hinton could be reached to
secure statements as to their opin-
ions regarding the shack's identifi-
cation.
Mrs. Mcpherson declared that she
would be willing to come to Douglas
in the event that the committee
Verified her Identification of the
shack in which she claims to have
been held captive across the Mexl7
can border.
1Gontinuad IN P;srr Threes
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
St. Louis Firm Awarded
Contract By Highway
Department for Signs

PHOEaNIX, AUtg. 7.- The >. G.
Adams stamp and stationery COM
pany of st. Louis today was award
ed "A contract by the state highway
department 10 supply S,701 guide
and information signs, markers and
wraning signals for Arizona high
ways at cost of $15.242.39. The
only other bidder to conform with
pecificatiOns was Los Angeles
rm with a tender of S23,OS7.7O.
Delivery is promised within two
weeks ON standard anaaNrial ana
within 90 days 0A everything spe-
gifted. Department officials esti-
mtaed that erection WIFI require
GrOm four to six months. A chosen
location awaits every sign when it
arrives.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
S. P. of Mexico to Build
$50, 900 Railway Station
In NogaIes, Sonora, Soon

NOGALEs, Aug. 7.--GrOund will
be broken for u new $13O,OOO South
ern Pacific of Mexico railroad sta
tiOn in NOgales, Sonora, within the
next month, II. b. TitcOmb, presi-
dent of the road, said here this
morning. TitcOmb has just re-
turned from the south, bringing
with him engineers who will make
IA survey of the station site. The
building will be of the old Spanish
style, will be 800 feet long and will
necessitate changes ih the yard ar
rangement to facilitate the handling
of trains.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
WOMAN KILLED
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

MEXICO CITY, Aug. Especial dis
patches from Torreon tell of the death
of woman today from injuries re-.
ceived when crowds, made up largely
of women, clashed with soldiers ana
police last sunday when municipal
committee was taking over one of the
churches. The woman, Sonora Josefa
Flores, was shot throughb 9th legs.
A number of other women received
minor wounds.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-08
ROYAL PATTENTs BEST
(By Dispatch A. :. wire)

NEW YORK = Royal patients are
the best ones in a dentists chair.
Take it from DR.. jim. Samblin, dentist
and first general surgeon to the king
and queen of sweden. whoi has eX-
tracted more than one royal molar,
and says royalty seems to have more
control" than hoi polloi.