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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
"AUTO" DOLLAR
I'M u. S. IS WORTH
THE SUM OF $l.l6
lRv Disnatch A. P. Wirel

NEW YORK, May IA vision of
the finest motor cars on the market
being obtainable along the latter part
of 1888 in exchange for a standard
loaf of bread-with probaly a chauf~
feur in uniform thrown in for a
hunk of coffee cake-might well
rise efore an optimistic eye cast over
figures issued today by the national
automobile chamber of commerce. Ac-
cording to these figures the 1914 cost
of living dollar is now worth only
SO cents, whereas the automobile dol
lar of that year is now valued at
$116.
other items of the report are:
In 1925 there were 3,S39,3O2 cars
and 497,452 trucks produced in the
United States and Canada Of the
cars, 56 per cent were enclosed types.
OF the worlds motor vehicles 81
per cent are owned in the United
States. Foreign countries, however,
bought 736,741 American motor We
hicles during the past year.
The automobile industry employs
3,445,642 persons.
More than 100000 motor vehicles
were scrapped during the year.
The total of taxation required for
the nations highway bill was about
ST. ,O0O, 900 900 of which nearly $780,
100000 was raised by bonds. Taxes
paid by the motor vehicle during
1926 totalled 1867, 100000
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
TORNADOES DO
HEAVY DAMAGE
IN OKLAHOMA A
(By p,spatcn A. p. wire)

OKNGULGEE, Okla, May 7.-Torna-
does swept through sections Of Ok
muIgee, Ollfuskee and Muskogee coun-
ties late today destroying a score of
houses, injuring six persons, five Of
them negroes, and damaging wire
communications The heaviest dam
age was wrought in Okmulgee county
in section inhabited mostly by ne
groes. Five houses were damaged and
the three reported injuries We're re :
ported from this section.
Two houses were destroyed at Morse
and the twister narrowly missed
cshool house filled with children, none
was injured, however. Three build
ings were wrecked at Micawber. Tor
rental rains and hail storms occurred
in the western section of Muskogee
county and the lowlands near Taft
were flooded.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
Ernestina Gales Left
Mexico City to AUOid
Falling in Love, Report

TUCSON, May 7s--Miss Ernestinn
Gales, 10, daughter of President
Gales of Mexico, left the Mexican
capital and started her tour OF
the United States to avoid "faIlinS
in love-" it was said by a close
friend here today. Miss Calles'
who passed through Tucson re-
Gently and who stopped here to
visit several girl cousins resi-
dents of this city, told the story
to the girls. She explained that
the smear lucky" youth was of
Mexican blood, n resident of Mex
leo City. She gave as her reason
for leaving ''that she did not wish
to fall in love just yet" her
friends said. While I'm Tucson,
Miss Gales told press representa-
tives that she was much i'm favor
of the modern American girl and
that she wished to know and
understand her better during her
tour of the United States.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
INDICTMENTS in
TRIPLE MURDERS
NOW REACH IA

CHICAGO, May -Four new in
dictments were returned today by the
special grand jury investigating Chi
cagos gang wars, making a total of
IA since yesterday. Its inquiry was
begun a week ago, following the
shooting to death of Assistant States
Attorney w. H. McSwiggin and two
companions.
Eight men were named in today's
indictments for violation of the pro-
hibition laws, all proprietors of sa-
looms which have been the scenes of
shootings attributed to the beer
alky" war. Three of the four saloons
named have been the scenes of mur-
der since January 1, and the fourth
was raked by machine gun fire last
February. While the indictments
were being brought, the coroners jury
Investigating the killing in Cicero OF
McSwiggin and the two beer runners
who were with him, heard odds and
ends of testimony then adjourned in
definitely pending the summoning of
other witnesses
Meanwhile Major M. A. Messlein
was explaining his major engineer
oscar Carlstrom believes to be a par
don mill" and was denying that it
ever had been concerned with the
wholesale issuance of pardons.
The men indicted are held on four
counts apiece and bond of $4,000 each
was fived for them.
Police found in the Calumet Canal
on the far south side today a body
which they conjectured is that of an
other gang war victim. 1t had two
bullet wounds. No marks of identifi-
cation were found on it, Federal
agents took charge today of two
warehouses in which raiders last night
seized alcohol and imported liquor
said to be worth $25O,0OO. -Four men
were held and a girl clerk was taken
into technical custody.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
No SruAS Of
YIELDING NEAR
IN BIG STRIKE
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

LON DON, May Z
Neither side Of the strike
dispute shows the slightest
disposition Of yielding to
the other. On the contrary
there is a tendency to use
stronger forces on both
sides. The government is
enrolling thousands of ad-
ditional volunteers to sub
stitute the strikers, and an
nounce it will reinforce the
police by recruiting, if pos
sible, $4,000 special con-
stables.
On its side, the trades union con-
gress is talking of bringing in its sec
ond line of defense which, it is said.
would add another two million to the
strikers.
The organization provided by the
government and volunteer efforts, es-
pecially for transport, is. continually
improving, with a consequent lessen
ing of public inconvenience. A nota-
BILE feature of the gigantic conflict,
now at the end of it's fourth day, is
the complete absence of serious dis
orders; not a single death has been
laid to the strike. In almost all pre-
vious miners strikes there was con-
siderable trouble in the coal fields,
but on this occasion they are remark.
ably free from disorder. Although
there were vague rumors today that
possible settlement was imminent
so far as the general public is con-
cerned, peace. has still made no head
way. ! Nothi},g appears to have yet
developed from the unofficial talks
between. Premier Baldwin and j. H.
Thomas, who, as head of the railway
mems union, is looked to as the man
most likely to bring peace between
the government and the trades unions.
Continued on Rage Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
STRIKING NEWS
OF BIG STRIKE
(By Dispatch A. P. Wirel

The British strike has brought hol.
1day to workers at the American en-
bassy and consulate offices, except
for those who have been gathering
strike data. The consulate, like other
business concerns in London, has been
faced with the problem of transport
ing it's staff to aand from work and
to a great extent has succeeded. With
practical stagnation of business in
voices have failed off to such an ex-
tent that the consulate will operate
temporarily with skeleton staff.
American tourists who feared the
strike left before it started and those
who remain are evidently too busy
watching developments to visit the
embassy or consulate. Ambassador
Houghton abs been keeping regular
hours at the embassy's office and Is
living quietly at Crewe House, undis-
turbed by the strike.
J. A. Drexel an American, who has
lived many years in Great Britain
and is partner in the bond house of
William p. Bonbright and company
took out the flying scotsman" the
prize Edinburg train, last night.
Drexel, who has made mechanics his
ohbby and is an expert on all sorts
of engines, drove to the station in his
Limousine. He handed his derby and
overcoat to his chauffeur, drew on q
pair of overalls and mounted the great
locomotive. AS he pulled out of the
station a crowd of volunteer workers
cheered him.
The bicycle and motorcycle facto>
ries are all working overtime in an
effort to keep up with the extraordi-
nary demand that has been created by
the transportation tieun caused by the
general strike.
Army and navy pensioners have
Continued on rage Eight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
H. E. Bailey Withdrows
From MdyoraIty Race

Ii. E. Bailey of the Arizona Drug
company, who was nominated for
mayor at the recent primary eIec-
ton, will not make the race in
the general election, he has nOti-
field City Clerk G. w. Pratt.
He received IL votes in the pri-
mary but as only one of them
designated ticket, Bailey if he
ran for that office, would have
been Il candidate ON the independ-
emit ticket. His business affairs
will not permit him to run for
office, he has informed Pratt.
The withdrawal of Bailey from
the mayOraIity contest leaves A.
E. Hinton and C. B. Fleming as
the only candidates, Hinton seek
ing recollection on the democratic
ticket and. Fleming seeking the
office on the nOn-partisan ticket.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
3 BOOTLEGCERS
OF GLOBE GE 7
.IAIL SENTENCE
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

GLOBE, May I'm open court to-
day Federal Judge William H. Saw
telle sentenced w. j. Duke, Martin
Hughes and Bill" Thorne of Globe
each to serve three years in the
Yavapai county Jail and to pay fines
each aggregating $500 for alleged vio-
lations of the national prohibition
act, of which jury in federal dis
trict court here found them guilty
last night on 26 counts. Bill" Ellis
of Miami, who also was convicted in
the same verdict, was sentenced to
serve one year in the Yavapai coun-
ty Jail, and to pay a 500 fine.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
RAILROADER KILLED BY
FALL OF Is FEET

DENVER, May 7.-P. j. Murphy, 40.
was killed tonight when he fell Is
feet into the basement of the Inter
Ocean hotel He died two hours after
being taken to hospital, having suf-
fered a fractured skull. Murphy is
said to have been climbing the stairs
when he fell through railing and
tumbled head first into teh basement.
He was not found for some time. He
is said to be a railroad man and to
have a son here, but efforts to locate
him had not been successful tonight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
CAVE DWELLER FOUND
AT POINT OF DEATH
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire J


PAONI, Colo, May I'll. j. Dove
known as Paonia's hermit cave
dweller, was saved Thursday from
probable death by starvation when J.
Beezley, a rancher, discovered him In
a crude bed of bear skins where he
had lain i'll for two months, unable
to move from his pallet.
Dove was stricken with fever in
February he told his rescuer and the
attack left him too weakened to
move. Dove told Beezley that he
had kept himself alive for several
weeks, after his meagre food supply
was exhausted, by water melting
from on an overhanging cliff that
he collected by means of long
stick, leading into a cup.
The aged hermit said he realized
his hopeless plight and prayed for
some one to come to his rescue.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
THREE LOSE LIVES.

VLy 1JIopa1OII w!
MUSKOGEE, Okla, May 7.-Three
persons were killed in storm late
today IN Leflore county, according to
reports received here tonight. A man
and a boy were killed and two chill
dren seriously injured when their
home midway between Spiro and Pan
anna was destroyed. A woman was
killed at Nubbin Ridge, in the same
vicinity. The towns of Poteau and
Heavener are in darkness, falling trees
having destroyed power service.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
CONDEMNS MOVE.
lRv Disnatch A. P. Wirel }

LONDON, May I'm a message
printed in the government strike
newspaper, the British Gazette, Lord
oxford and Asquith condemns the
strike movement, and says that while
a settlement is earnestly desired, "the
anti-social weapon which has been So
unadvisedly drawn must first be
sheathed."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
rwo DEAD IN TORNADO.

by DISpdICN a. T. WHoS I
SPIRO, OKLA, May 1.-Two persons
were killed by tornado which swept
through farming community west of
here tonight. The dead: Mrs. r. M.
Masterson and 15-year- boy nam
ed Kidwell. Reports of several other
deaths have not been verified.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08
LAST MINUTE FLASHES

NEW YORK,-The g1ittering night
clubs, famed in fiction, resemble moth
ing more than small town railroad
station waiting room, or at most, an
old time saloon with brass rails, GUS
pidors and all the regulation fixin's.
This is the composite picture drawn
by federal agents after Federal Dis
trict Attorney Buckner's biggest pad
lock drive that was felt by SO of the
clubs.
LOS NGELES-Despite the pres
ence of 35 county coroners, here for
their annual state meeting, the sun
broke through the clouds for a while
Friday, dropping a few rays of sum
shine. Friday night the delegates
had rousing good time as guests of
the Funeral Directors association.
NEW YORK.-High brow puritan
ism few years ago made it impos~
sible for amateurs to produce real
drama-th@ kind that portrays life
without kid gloves, Professor George
Pierce Baker of Yale university told
the Drama League Of America. The
league has broken down the "overde-
veloped sensitiveness" that prevailed
and "What Price Glory" "Rain" and
others of like order may be produced
"in the provinces" with immunity.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08

SPRINGFIELD, ul.-Histocians who
write about what history is are just
as funny as artists woh sqUabble over
"what is art" This is the opinion
expressed by Carl Sandburg, poet BIZ
ographer in defending the unlimited
sway he gave his Imagination.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-08

NEW YORK, May T.
Copper quiet, electrolytic
1871. Bar silver 64%.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
Urged to Improve Ra- diO Service Between
 Alaska and the States

Seattle, March 19.-Seattle was urged to join in the campaign to in sure adequate radio telegraphie ser vice between the States and Alaska today, when the Chamber of Com merce received a telegram from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce asking cooperation in an effort to oh- tain an amendment to the radio bill now before the Senate, that would au- thorize the Navy to permit the use of it's radio facilities for transmission of commercial messages The Seattle Chamber will investigate the situa- tion and act accordingly.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27

the offer as being too expensive for the news vaue obtained from the ser vice. Smith, the Seattle manager of the Associated Press branch, plead with the New York office to accept 1t for several days, and they so obsti- natey refued that at last we gave it up and 1 had foregone my hopes of ever getting inside the Arctic Circle Cat someone's expense) until some future date. MT. Lyons fSeattle cor respondent for the New York Times, on specia asignments) happened to hear tha I had offered go for the A. P. ad called around to see me at the Cable office in Seattle, and asked me what kind of a proposition l would make the Times to accompany him and to take porable adio set up to Barrow. We'll, I stated practically the same terms as to the A. P. (so much per month and all expenses of the trip while en route and returning to Seattle, as well as all expenses at Barrow), and to my surprise the New York office wired us to go ahead with preparations and to wire whenever we were ready to begin our trip.
 Of course the whole thing came as quite a surprise, and had only a short time in which to make all pre- parations, in addition to getting all the radio equipment ready and in such shape that it would guarantee us adequate service to cover the situ- ation while we were up there. They gave me one week in which to build Cor rather help build) two radio re ceivers and special portable trans hitter which would enable us to main tain satisfactory communication.
 The Simpson Radio Corporation of Seattle had on hand plans for set of equipment which we believed would adequately perform the service, so began work the same day that we re- ceived authority to proceed with our plans. They were very considerate
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The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
L4o w. Bundy On.
 Way to Pt. Barrow
 With Wireless Set

Leo w. Bundy, former wireless op- orator at McGrath, has received as signment as special correspondent for the New York Times, and will be among those who vii write interestin- ly from Point Barrow of Polar activi- ties and events at that point during the coming summer, to give express sion to which he is taking in all equipment for complete radio set, over which will be broadcasted all inn portant happenings. Mir. Bundy has many friends in this section, and the following letter to The Times man may prove most interesting to his many friends hereabouts:
 Well, Old Topper, hardly expected to hear from this neck of the country, at least from the one-time operator in charge of McGrath, lid you?
 It is seldom that we have the chance to gratify a desire for travel at the expense of the other fellow and at the same tim efulfiI that other de sire which keeps us on the move after the hard-earned dollar bill that is SC much desired and so difficult of find ing enough of in this land. When this opportunity was offered me in the shape of an offer from the New York Times to accompany their correspond ente to Point Barrow I nturally just broke my neck running away from thelman who made me the offer-l don't think
 The Associated Press in Seattle ap- preached me some time ago with a tentative offe to go to Point Barrow and write up the many forthcoming pola expeditions, flights, attempts, etc Upon careful consideration of the statements of expense ad salry foI myself, hnwayer, they turned dowr
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
A FEW MAIL
 CONTRACTS
Star Route Service Be- tween Several Alas
 kan Points.

Washington. March 23.-Contracts fe- stass,ogte mail service between Kotzebue aad shungnak, once month, except May and October, and from Point Barrow to Kotzebue three times in the winter, have been signed with J. William Southward, of Kotze- bue. The contracts run for four years from July l.
 An emergency service for the same period also E authorized for one trip a month between Chicken and St. Timothy's, the carriers to be employed by the Railway Mail Service.
 The superintendent of the Seattle office is also authorized to establish a service monthly between Hot Springs and Fort Yukon, and once a month between Tanana and Wiseman, for a four-year period
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
MARTELLA TO NENANA.

Henry MarteIla and team left yes terday for MeGrath, headed for Ne mana, to which place he will take sev- eral passengers.
 Leaving from here with Mir. Mar tella was Mrs R. E. Lowrie and Waino Punt'la.
 Mrs. Lowrie is on her way to the Outside for visit among friends and relatives, the duration of which will probably extend over seveal months.
 MT. Pntilo is on his way to Fair banks on a business visit, and will probably return here with MT. Mar telia.
 Leaving McGrath with Mir. Martella will be Gus Schuler, who 1t is said is bidding farewell to this section, and John Vouk, another well known old time, who is on his way to some point on the Outside.
 From McGrath Mir. Matella's team will consist of twenty three dogs.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
RITCHIE
 ON STAND
Takes Slam at pr. Clar- ence True Wilson, De-
 fends His Own Acts.

Washington, March 26-Dr Clar- enee True Wilson, of the Methodist Board of Temperance and Public Morals, who was called liar in the House on Wednesday, was invited to change his middle name today by Federal Judge Ritchie, of Alaska, who was testifyin gbefore the Senate judi ciary committee. Judge Ritchie add e dthat while he could not character ize Wilson as falsifer, he (Ritchie) considered Wilson was a retaior of falsehoods. The question arose over prohibition enforcement conditions in Judge Ritchie's district, and the Judge, whose nomination is being considered, was testifying in his own defense He referred to statements he said Wilson had made about Alas kan enforcement, and defended the administration of justice in the Terri tory as being most effective.
 Judge Ritehie made emphatic denial fall charges against him, declaring that narcotics were not sod openly in his district, that the prohibition law was not fagrantly violated Such re ports, he asserted were based on faIsehoods
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
Prepares Resolution
 to Amend Dry Act

Washington, March 26.-Whi!e the Senate Judiciary committee was Is tening to Judge Ritchie today, Sen ator Walter E. Edge, of New Jersey , prepared a esolution under which a national referendum op the nodiiica- tion of the prohibition act would be held.
 If the drys claim they have no fear that public opinion has reversed itself, then it would seem they should unhesitatingly indorse this plan for a legal national showdown" said the Senator.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
FOR ARMY
 AND NAVY
House M iIitary Commit tee O. Ks. Big 5-Year
 Building Program.

Washington, D. C., March 26.-The House military committee today ap- proved the fve-year building program for the army air service, designed to leave the service with two thousand new planes at the end of that period.
 The program also provides an ad- ditional assistant secretary of war to handle aviation matters, three addi- tional brigadie generals, 400 addi- tional officers and 600 additional en- listed men.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
AMERICANS
 IN MEXICO
Party of Mining Engi. neers Kidnapped and
 Badly Maltreated,-

Mexico City, March 26.-The kid ra7ping of party of American min ing engineers, who were tied to trees, IS enc .aUest in series of attacks on Americans near Asarco, State of Bu- rango. The bandits seized c. D. Wea- yer, jr., Emil KregIan, A. F. Norris and Adolph Matz, a German. After being robbed the men were carried captives into the hills and tied to trees, where they fingered for many hours before being released.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
HIT :RAGy
 MEASURE.
Bill to Disfranchise H. literates of Alaska Or
 dered Reported Out.

Washington, March 23.-OVer the opposition of Delegate Sutherland the House committee on Territories voted to report out the bill to disfranchise illiterates in Alaska
 Abandonment of the amendment, which exempted all who legally cast ballots in the 1924 election. Delegate Sutherland declared an injustice to the Indians and white pioneers of Alaska.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
WALTER H. HODGE, OF SEE ATTLE, CONFIRMED ASST.
 ATTORNEY THIRD DIVISION

Seattle. March 2E.-Notice of his confirmation by the Attorney General as Assistant District Attorney for the Third judicial district of Alaska, with headquarters at Cordova, was re- ceived this aofternoon by Attorney Walter H. Hodge, of Seattle. Hodge is 30 years old, and graduated from the University of Washington in 1919.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
ALASKA
 RAIL.R0Al)
A Resolution Proposing Its Sale Introduced
 by Utah Senator.

Washington, March 20.-A resolu- lion proposing the sale of the Alaska Railroad W ass introduced in the Sen ate today by Senator King of Utah. Under the term sof the measure the Secretary of the Interior would be au- thorized to appoint commission and receive bids for the road.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
TRAMROAD CONSTRUCTION
 ON SEWARD PENINSULA

Washington, March 24.-The House committee on territories today deliv- cred a favorable report on the reso- lution introduced by Delegate Suth- land of Alaska to authorize tramroad construction on the Seward Peninsula by. the Alaska Road Commission.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27

Seattle, March Ex-Governor Parks of Alaska arrived tonight from the National Capital and will sail for Ju- neau on the steamer Yukon Saturday morning.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27

Bob Lowrie and Chris Nelson re- turned today from McGrath, to which place MT. LOwrie bade goodby to his egife as she lsft over the trail for a visit to the Outside.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27
SOLUTION OF MURDER OF
 WILLIAM DESMOND TAYLOR

Chicago, March 24.-Solutionof the mysterious murder in 1922 of William Desmond Taylor, at Hollywood, Calif., was1said today by Asa Reyes, district attorney of Los Angeles county, to be imminent. We now know who killed Tayior,| he added.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27

A. S. Dundas and Alex. Mathison were Friday arrivals from Nenana, on their way to Flat, MT. Dundas, well known in the Interior section, has for the past three years been making visit at his old home in Scotland.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-27

A. G. Johnson, N. C. manager, left Thursday for a brief business visit at McGrath..