davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
New Mexicans Injured
In Automobile Crash

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, March 25 Up.
Raymond Drolet, a lumber dealer of
Pennington and Richard Mumma, son
of G. G. Miunlma Drolet's partner,
We're seriously injured in an automo-
bile accident Friday on the highway
several miles west of Los Lunas.
The two were taken to the Indian
service hospital at Old Laguna, 70
miles west of here. At that time their
condition was undetermined and it has
been impossible to learn the exact
nature of the injuries
Sam Drolet, son of the older man
Nedra Mumma, Max Below and
Blanche Simpson, other members of
the Pennington party, which was on
the way here to attend Christian En-
deavor conference, We're not badly hurt.
The car, a large sedan, turned com
pletely over, righted itself and then
turned around 1t was badly damaged,
the entire top being torn away 1t is
believed that the sturdy framework
is all that prevented the entire party
being killed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
Secretary Work Says
Colorado River Is
National Question

SAN FRANCISCO, March 25 (P-.
The Colorado river is one of the
great undeveloped natural resources
Of the United States, Secretary OF
Interior Hubert Work said in q
public address here today, and while
It's development is of particular i'm
rortance to California and contiguous
states, the potential benefits mako
it a subject of national snomens.
while / am opposed to govern.
ment ownership or operation or ary
public utility that is within the
compass of private citizens" sale:
the secretary, yet for two years $
have been urging upon congress that
the federal government without FUR
ther delay, aid in the development of
this mighty resource,
"fhe essentials to national pros
rerity are natural resources, labor
and capital. America is rich in ali
of these"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
EORD'S EDITOR
ASSUMES full.
BLAME Of ACT
Cameron M aintains He,
Alone, Was Responsible
For Alleged Libel.
AUTHOR HEARD
Miller Quotes Ford as Say
Z ing He Would Expose
Plaintiff, Sapiro.

DETROIT, Mich. March % R-A
new reel in the long serial Aaron
Sapiro against Henry Ford for ST.
100000 was run off in federal court
today and the motor car manufac-
turer was represented for the rfrsg
time as plotting directly against Sa
piro the individual, Internationally
known Jewish organizer Of farmers
cooperative organizations.
To the very last VIM J. Cameron,
editor of the Ford-owned Dearborn
Independent, vehicle of the alleged
.ibellous articles, which Sapiro con-
tends damaged his reputation ana
circumscribed his activities, MAIN
tained he, alone, was responsible Tor
the Independents articles ana policy
A moment after Cameron left the
stand, after six days there Fora
was put in new light, however, by
James Martin Miller, author of an
authorized edition of THE Amazing
Story of Henry Ford"
'When was the first time you came
to Detroit to interview Mr.. Ford?"
asked William Henry Gallagher, chief
CT counsel for Sapiro.
'In 192O,' replied the Washington
rewspaperman, adding that in 1925
he worked a year for the Dearborn
Independent.
Did Mr.. Ford ever menrfon Aaron
sapiro to you?"
"Yes, he asked if knew Sapiro 1
told him that / did not know Sapiro
but that I knew about him.
What else did Mr.. Ford say?"
"He said, well, Sapiro ana some
other Jews are organizing the farm
ers and we are going to expose him;
! think we can upset his apple cart
Upon cross eSamipation Miller was
asked only one question by Senator
Reed of Missouri, chief of Ford
counsel
"You set up that claim (that
Miller worked a year for the Ford
organization at Washington ana
lost, didn't you?'
81 lost" Miller replied in a very
low voice.
That's ALL" said Senator Reeo
Confined to Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
POISON LIQUOR
IN SNYDER-GRAY
MURDER EXPOSE

NEW YORK, March 25 R)-Two
developments in the Snyder-Gray
murder case today tuned the atten-
tion of the police from the two
prisoners, Mrs. Ruth Snyder and her
paramour, Henry Judd Gray ant
their alleged confessions, to a bct-.
tie Of poison liquor and a story Of
disconnected gas tube.
The liquor was found, the police
say, in Gray's suitcase in hotel at
Syracuse and was intended to have
hcen used to kill Albert Snyder, the
art editor, if he had drunk it.
The disconnected gas tube was re-
their theory that the woman and
DDS for getting the husband out of
the way before final recourse was
had to clhoroforming, strangling
and clubbing, last Sunday morning.
A few weeks ago, neighbors said
the middle aged editor ran from his
house, gasp1ng for breath. as gas
was pouring from a disconnected
tube in the house.
Mrs. Snyder at the time, it is said
tolG inquirers that she had probably
accidentally kicked off the hosinG.
Mrs. Snyder in the Queens county
jail today appeared more rested than
at any time since her incarceration
On the other nand, Gray haggarc
and drawn, was close to a collapse.
While his one-time companion wa.
sleeping last night after her inter
view with the press, in which size
said her love had turned to hate
fer Judd Gray, the former corset
salesman was pacing the floor, read
ing a Bible
Some time during the day, it was
said he had told the police the story
Continued to- Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
RUN 80 MILES IN
LESS THAN IS HOURS I'm TEXAS

native mountains I'm Mexico.
They were uDaccustOmed to the
hard surfaced highways and tine
rough gravel roads over whIca
their course led them, and were
forced to wear sandals, but they
never varied the easy rhythm of
their stride, except when they
stopped for an olive oil rub, or
food. In their first hour they
covered about six miles and thi~
pace was increased until they
were running faster than seven
miles an hour at times. Within
20 miles OF the finish. however.
theE were surrounded by huE-
'IredS of automobiles which IdiG
down dense layers OF carbon
mOnOXide gas and got in their
way. This slowed them down so
seriously that they were unabIe
to make more than four miles an
hour toward the end.
AuGuStin SaIidO. who started
with them, suffered severely
from cramps when 35 miles from
able attention, but ne stuck
gameiy to the race, running -
more miles before cOlIapsim@.
He was taken into one Of rae
official ears and had recovered
by the time the race was over.
Two of the girls who started
with Lola CUxarare also were
forced to drop out of the race.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26

Detroit News No. / was piIoted
hy AIger Ghamam and carried
Howard Mason, radio operator, as
passenger. Lieutenant CarI
EielsOn and Capt. GEORGE I'll. Will
kins, leader of the expeditino,
were aboard the third plane. The
voyage to Barrow was expected
TO take about seven hours. After
leaving Wiseman the three planes
will cross the Brooks rance of
mountains at an altitude of 5000
to 10000 feet, and then head
across the tracEIeSs tundra which
slopes toward the Arctic. Captain
wilkins announced that the ex-
petition will stay Mt Barrow at
least month before returning
to Fairbanks. He plans to make
the initial flight of 600 miles intO
the Arctic as soon as practical
and then venture even farther
toward the pole if the first vOy-
;ige is successful.
The Alaskan may be repaired
and dispatched to Barrow later
for use in explorations. wilkins
said.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
WILKINS EXPEDITION TO POLE
HOPS OFF AT FAIRBANKS, ALASKA

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 25.
P)-In three airpIanes the De-
trOit News wilkins Arctic expe-
ditiOn today hoped off for Point
Barrow to begin it's attempt to
find land in the unexplored area
north of Alaska.
The first plane to leave on the
05O-mIIe journey was obtained
from the Fairbanks AirpIane cor
pOratiOn when the Alaskan, one
of the expeditions three planes,
broke a landing ski during a test
flight. 1t left at 10 O'Clock this
morning and carried Joe CroSsOn.
pilot, and A. Nj. Smith, cOrres-
pOndent OF the Detroit News.
Two hours later the plane was
reported at Wiseman, nearly half
way between Fairbanks and
Point Barrow. Plans called for it
to await the arrival of the other
at Wiseman before continuing to
Barrow.
shortly after noon the other
two planes, the Detroit News No.
and NO. =, hoped off, The
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26

AUSTIN, TEX, March 25 (H9-
from Mexico today ram 50 miles
i'm less than Is hours, feat
that would kill ana ordinary
horse, and finished apparently as
fresh as when they started.
Their endurance was matched
by IA year old girl of their
tribe, however, who ran 2S H.
miles, and felt so fresh that sae
insisted on running around the
quarter mile track in the un--
versity stadium several times,
The races were features or
University of Texas relay games,
Jose Torres and Tomas Z"-
fro, the men, started from SaE
Antonio at 3:19 O'Clock in the
morning and crossed the finish
line in the stadium at 6:l=
tonight, making their time FOR
S9.4 miles, IA hours and 53 min
utCS.
Lola Cuzarare, the girl finish
ed the IS 1-2 miles in hours
40 minutes.
The men battIeI their way to
the finish line through bar
rage of carbon mOnOXidc gas
from hundreds of autOmObIIes
that consested the highway,
stiff gale which tired them anG
retarded Nthem and Feat to which
they are not accustomed in their
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
CAR Of DEATH
WAS GOING 70
M|LESAN HOUR
Control Lost In Attempt to
Light Cigarette, Passen-
ger Says.
TURNED TURTLE.
Survivors Fell Out at First
Turn, Death Victims at
Second.

Dorothy Scott Waggoner, age Is, and
Guy Waggoner, Jr., aged 10, are lying
side by side in the mortuary here
awaiting shipment to Fort Worth
Waggoner met death Is miles east of
this city Thursday afternoon at p. M
The car in which they were riding
turned turtle twice. Waggoner was
instantly killed and his wife died of
internal injuries at p. m. last eve
ming.
Miss Catherine O'Hern occupant also
Of the death car, also of Fort Worth,
left at 1870 D. M for her mothers home
in. Fort Worth, Although Miss OHern
was seated between the dead couple
when the accident occurred she was
only slightly injured.
Vale Henry, on crutches, and his pal,
Guthrie Garretson, Of Dallas, Texas,
took the same train as Miss OHern.
They were not seriously injured
Guy Waggoner, Jr., died almost in
stantly from a fractured skull and a
broken neck. 1t is not known whether
fhis head struck the car or the road
bed. From the position of the body
when it was found it is supposed that
he flew through the air and struck
the ground with force enough to in
flict such injuries.
Mrs. Waggoner was evidently injured
by the steering wheel of the Pierce
Arrow roadster which she was driving
When she was brought to the Calumet
hospital here shortly after thDaccident
she was in serious condition. Physi-
cianS said This pvariTs, THAT ba1. p,Ilco
was scarcely perceptible when exam
iration was made
Everything was done to save her
life by attending physicians but at no
time was there any hope for her life.
She regained consciousness several
times and once asked about her hus-
band. A trained nurse at her bedside
did not answer her question and she
died without knowing his fate
slowly increasing shock numbed
all pain, and she died as happily as she
lived. She seemed to sense death and
shortly before she died she said, I'm
tired, | think I'll quit
At the time of her death, DR.. E. w
Adamson, Mrs Adamson, nurse, Miss
O'Hern and Dispatch reporter were
at the bedside. She was not conscious
of their presence.
Mrs. Waggoner lost control of the
car while attempting to light Gig
arctic. Miss O'Hern stated that she
believed Guy Waggoner, Jr, was
asleep at the time.
Officials here who investigated the
accident believed the car to be travel
Continued to Page Three
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
Senator King Blames
Kellogg for Incident

NEW YORK, March 20 Ex-senator
William H. King, democrat of Utah,
declared tonight that the refusal of
the state department to have the or
der of President Borno barring him
from Haiti Withdrawn was "an eff
fort to keep alive the fiction of
Haitian independence" and only serv-
ed "to focus the attention of Ameri-
cans ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cans upon the domination by this
government of Haitian affairs"
Senator King said that, if the state
department had so desired, it could
have compelled the Haitian president
to withdraw his order
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
MANCHURLANWAR
LORD EXPRESSES
FOR ACT
Blames Bolsheviks and Be.
lieves Powers Should
Take Action

LONDON, March 25 (P).-Chang Tso
Lin, the Manchurian war lord, express
ing sorrow for the events in the past
few days, believes that the powers
should direct their action against the
Bolsheviks rather than against the
Chinese, says Peking dispatch to the
Westminster Gazette.
Chang Tso Lin, who is commander
in-chief of the northern forces, de-
clared that if the powers would guar
antee the Manchurian frontier against
Soviet Russia he could liberate $50, 900
reliable troops to help the Shangtung-
Nankng. Chang, the dispatch says,
wants the powers to help him with
money and munitions.
The Manchurfan war lord also indi-
Gated that he believed the Marking at
tacks was the sequel to mistake by
the British in negotiation with the
Cantonese at Hankow.
LONDON, March 25 (P).-A Severe
reversal has been inflicted by the
northerners on Chin Yun-Ao, chief
governor of the Province of Honan,
who is seeking t oprevent the passage
of northern troops to the south in a
drive on the Cantonese, says a Peking
dispatch to the Daily Mail
The dispatch, carried to Peking by
courier from Chengchow, says that the
northerners had got control of the
yellow river bridge there and had
crossed it smashing General Chin's
forces, who threw down their arms
and fled in full retreat
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26

WASHINGTON, March 25. R)-The
grim menace of ready allied guns
seemed tonight to have rescued
Americans and other foreigners in
Marking after days and nights Of
horror at the mercy of looting Chi
nese soldiery.
AS night fell over the ravaged
river city, Rear Admiral Hough,
American commander, sent Pickering
over the whining radio the first Off
cial word to relieve the foreboding Of
yesterday and today.
Other foreigners were beginning to
come out of Nanking, he said, and
there was "a fair possibility that
120 American men, women and chill
dren, refuging in Nanking university,
could be evacuated to the ships dur
ing the night
From Shanghai came press reports
that the refugees were actually max
ing their way to the water front un-
molested Meanwhile, in Washington
the official reports telling of the
cold blooded murder of an American.
missionary teacher by soldiers in
Cantonese uniform, brutal assaults on
American women fleeing for their
lives, the looting and wanton destruc-
tion of American schools and homes
of the American consulate itself, were
studied closely by President Coolidge
and his cabinet. No decision to send
troops or additional naval forces to
China was reached.
President Coolidge feels that the
forces now available to Admiral Will
liams American commander in chief
or on their way, will be adequate to
deal with the immediate situation.
The admiral has made no request that
has not been complied with, and veery
action he has taken or authorized,
including the still pending threat to
shell military points in Nanking, has
full approval of the Washington gov
ernment.
The state and navy departments
stand squarely back of Admiral Will
liams and our commanders in what
they have been doing to protect
American lives and property in China"
Secretary Kellogg said in a formal
statement after the cabinet meeting.
The question of fixing responsibility
Continued to Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
HUNT CALLS SPECIAL SESSION
. .*******8********a
Chink TOngs DenOunce
8 Murders and Promise
Banton They'll Be Good

NEW YORK, March 20 (R).-
Leaders of the Hip Sing and
On LeOng tOngs today i'm con-
. ference with District Attorney
. Bant0n agreed with him in de-
nOmncing the recent outbreak
of hOstilitieS and assured him
. that ''thc everlasting peace
between the two organizations
still exists and will continue.
The leaders, to show their
good faith drafted letter to be
!, sent to the entire membership
of both tCngs throughout the
country calling upon them to
stand by the terms of the truce
signed two years ago and to
repudiatc the acts of indi-
viduaIs who are carrying out
private g;rudgeS.
The slayings, which today to-
tailed eight since early ycster-
day. have all been the OUT
growth of private and personal
feuGs, the leaders said.
* * 81 81 y 81 * H* - x * * e * y
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
Globe Men Commence
70 Grow Whiskers
For '49 Celebration

GLOBE, March % (R.-Ap-
proximately 800 masculine resi-
dents Of Globe arc growing
whisIxers in preparation for
ssgoIden Jubilee" April 20 to
23, to be held under the aus
pices of the Globe EII1s lodge.
The event will celebrate the
fifticth anniversary of the
opening of the GIobe-Miami
district and will be similar to
the "days of 40" celebration
held here three years ago.
Clyde Zerby, director of the
latter event, is in charge of the
Jubilee celebration. In addition
to local EIl1S, there are 400
members of the Whiskerino
club growing boards, divided
into two tribes, the '.Van
Dykes" and goatees.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
No POISON FOUND

WASHINGTON, March 25 4P A
chemical analysis has revealed no
poison in the ORGANS of Mrs. I<nute
Houck, whose body was found in
the Potomac river after she had beer
missing since the first of the year
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26
GRIM MENACE
ALLIED GUNS
SAVES WHITES
Reassuring Message Ra-
diced Washington by Adj
miral HOugh.
FEW CASUALTIES
American Missionary Muir
dered and Women Bru-
tally Assaulted.

SHANGHAI, March 25. R--(Sat-
urday) (9:3O 81. m.) - Reassuring
messages received from Marking
this morning indicate that the
Americans still ashore after
Thursdays anti-fOreign outbreaks
are now reaching the protection of
the United States warships in the
Yangste river.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26

Copper steady; electrolytic
spot and futures 1925.
Lead easier; spot 7.45. Bar
silver 55as.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26

y y X y * y ** * r * * y y :
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11
LEGAL NOTICE
FINAL PROOF ENTRY

AncnOrage, Alaska. .
 March 4, 1927. Notice is hereby given that Fred Irving Munson, entryman, together with his witnesses, Jack Tansy, and J. J. Jensen, all of Seldovia, Alaska, has submitted final proof on his homestead entry, Serial 04626. for lands situated on Ismailof Island, latitude 59o 36' N. longitude 15lo 12' 30" w. U. s. SurveyNo. 1880, and is now in the files of the U. s. Land Office, at Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed within the period of publication, or thirty days there after said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN Register. First Publication March 19.
 Last Publication May 14
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11
ADDITIONAL ALASKA
 FISHERY REGULATIONS

The regulations for the protection of the fisheries of Alaska published in Department of Commerce Circular No, 251, 18th edition, issued under date 0: December g, 1926, together with subsequent regulations, are hereby amended by the following regulation:
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11

the second class postal rating by vir- tue of having exceeded the $8,000 gross receipts for the past year, end ing December 31. 1926. The local department passed the receipts mark by $500 The year previous the gross receipts just fell short of the requir- ed, quota by s7o, according to MT Shepard
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11

Returning to the Nellie River coun- try on Montague Island with MT. and Mrs. Frank Cunningham, Wooded Island fox ranchers, was MT. Romer, who has been here for several days looking into the mu3krat industry. Mir. Romer accompanied the Cunning hams in their gasboat Cameo in ord CT to inspect the marsh lands on the island as to their adaptability for raising of muskrats
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11

w. F. Rauch, of New York, who is making his second hunt in the Terri tory, left today for the Westward iu company with Al Blair, sguide, after one of the famed Kodiak Brown bear, The hunters will be gone for a' least a month
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11
RESURRECTION LODGE. NO. Az
 l, o. Q, F.

~ Meets every Thursday at GS9 :0O D. m. in Odd Fellows Hall. Visiting brothers welcome Peter s. Lalios, N. G., Ludwig Lars son, secretary.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11
KIDS ON THE JOB

Local kids gave. chivalry last evening to Iver Noppveitt, oldtime and popular brakeman cn the Alaska Railroad, who was married last Sun day in Anchorage to Miss Billie" Sheldon
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11

John Iceland narrowly escaped death in Anchorage when car he was driving was cro~aed off the road leading to hte docks and ove-- turned in the bay at high tide and his life was saved only through the prompt action of Henry J. Emard,
 oerintendent of the German Pack ing Co.,, who happened to be near and went to Teeland's rescue.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11
Southeastern Alaska Area Icy Strait t--Cross Sound District

Salmon fishery.-Reguation No. s is amended to read as follows:
 In Port Frederick, northern shore O. Chichagof Island, commercial fish ing for salmon is prohibited in all waters east of a line from Inner Point Sophia to Game Point and in all waters south of 5S degrees i minutes north latitude. except that trolling will be permitted from Nov ember ] to June l, both dates inclu- sive. A portion of the waters closed is in the central district.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11

After over & score Of years in the Territory, winning for himself an enviable reputation as one of the most skilled surgeons in the country, pr. W. w. Council has terminated several years of service as superin- tendent of the Cordoya General hos pital when he turned over the man. agership and practice to Dr. A. H. Blakemore of New York City.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11
LEGAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, GENERAL LAND OFFICE u. s. LAND OFFlCE-ANCHOR ESkA MARCH % 1927

Iu. s. LAND OFFICE-ANCHOR
 ALASKA, MARCH 22, 1927.
 Notice is hereby given that Charles Edgar Lambert, entryman, together with his witnesses, Henry Ohlson, and John R. Crittendon, all of Homer, Alaska, has submitted final proof on his homestead entry, Serial 0544S, for the N 1-2 SW IA, lots and 4. Section 21, T. 6 s. R. 13 w. s. M, and is now in the files in the U. s. Land Office at Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local Land Office at Anchorage, within the period of publication, or thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate is sued. J. LINDLEY GREEN.
 First publication May 2, 1927.
 Last publication June z, 1927.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-05-11

Word has been received of the birth of a daughter May at Fair banks to Mr. and Mrs. Evan Jones, with pr, Ronig in attendance. The little miss weighed eight pounds. The proud father is superintendent of the Healy River Coal Company mine at Healy and formerly residel in. An chorage while superintendent of the Evan Jones mine at Jonesville.
 Effective July 1, 1927, the Cordova postoffice will be rated as a second class postoffice This was learned from postmaster Jack Shepard, who is in receipt of a communication from the first assistant postmaster general at Washington, informing him that under Act of Congress. the local postoffice automatically enters