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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
Sixteen Years AGO

DR.. F. W. Randall has returned
from Tombstone, where he has been
on business connected with his
application as physician at the
county hospital.
j. Q. Fife, who formerly operated
the Tabatacachi mine in Mexico,
arrived in Douglas yesterday from
Kansas City to visit his son, r. o.
Fife.
William Gmahling arrived in the
city yesterday from Cananea to
visit his brother, Frank, who is
foreman in the bricking depart
men on the new reverberatory
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
Snapnv Corne-Rack

A chorus girl, deliciously pretty bur
decidedly low-brow, somehow founa
herself at a very select party given
by a famous society woman.
The girl, lonely and uncomfortable
as fish out OF water, was leaning
against the wall, framed against the
dark oak, when the hostess took pity
on her.
MY DEAR" she said, kindly, you
look just like an old Rembrandt" /"
"Well," retorted the damsel, sharply,
"you don't look to darn snappy your
sell. ."-Tit-Bits.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
DON'T Be a Poor Fish

A story is going the rounds Of a
man who had a fish-tank divided
into two sections by glass parti
ton. In one side he put lively
bass; in the other number of min.
ncwS.
Every time a minnow came up to
the glass partition, the bass made 3
strike. Then, with bruised head
the bass got discouraged and waiteo
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
Too Busy TO Live

AOO DuSJ W 1.-Two
Commended to persons afflicted
with Hurryitis)
He hadn't time to greet the day
He hadn't time to laugh or play;
He hadn't time to wait a while,
He hadn't time to give a smile,
He hadn't time to giean the news
He hadn't time to dream or muse;
He hadn't time to train his mind,
He hadn't time to be just kind;
He hadn't time to see a joke,
He hadn't time to write his folk;
He hadn't time to eat a meal,
He hadn't time to deeply feel;
He hadn't time to take rest,
He hadn't time to act his best;
He hadn't time to help cause,
He hadn't time to make pause;
He hadn't time to pen note,
He hadn't time to cast vote;
He hadn't time to sing song,
He hadn't time to right wrong;
He hadn't time to send gift,
He hadn't time to practice thrift
He hadn't time to exercise,
He hadn't time to scan the skies;
He hadn't time to heed a cry,
He hadn't time to say goodbye;
He hadn't time to study poise,
He hadn't time to repress noise;
He hadn't time to go abroad,
He hadn't time to serve his God;
He hadn't time to lend or give,
He hadn't time to really live;
He hadn't time to read his verse
He hadn't time-he's in a hearse
-Grenville Kleiser in the Detroit
free Press.
''That fellow has no business sense. .
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
ENDURANCE FLIGHT ATTEMPT

IMPERIAL COUNTY AIRPORT,
Calf, Feb. is 'P-An attempt to
take off with the Albatross, Zenith
monoplane, for a try at tine worlds
endurance flight record. will be made
early next Friday morning. provided
no more rain falls here before thas
time, it was announced late this
afternoon by Officials of the company.
The flight had been SCI Tor to-
morrow morning, but was postponed
because OF today's rain.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
With Other Editors
ROCKEFELLER'S LETTER
Los Angeles Timesl


Jr to Senator
resreing the questions put
y the senate teapot Dome
OF the Standard
writing the letter in the first public into his conf
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
More Truth Than Poetry
AHEAD OF THEIR ZINE
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE

AHEAD OF THEIR TIME
No doubt fair Helen, when her face
Was sending vessels to destruction,
Thought fame was clasped in her en-
brace
Without formal introduction.
Her name, she fancied, must appear
In large sized type on history's
pages,
Till people of her deeds should hear
Throughout the long succeeding
ages.
But if you ask who Helen is
OF all the myriadS who dwell in
This earth, the most OF those you
quiz
viii cape at you, and ask: What
Helen?"
When Nero, with his ghoulish grin,
The pages of his music turning
Played jigS upon his violin
The while that poor old Rome was
burning,
He watched the flames that rose and
fell
Observing with Demoniac laughter:
ST played those little jigS so well
11ldO IL NC WIUSly h1lOWu ILClC-
after.
But though a billion folks can shout
The name OF every movie hero
Not one in ten has heard about
Poor old deluded fiddling Nero.
Too bad these figures of the past
Who might have been so great SEN
SationS
And, in their life-times built up vast
And everlasting regulations
Upon crude means OF making fame.
Placed such a pitiful reliance
Before publicity became
SO great and marvellous science.
They both were marvels in their way,
Alert of mind, and keen and clever,
Had they been only born today
Their names might have endured
forever!
THE MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUB IN
THE WORLD
A cameIs chance of passing through
the eye of a needle is nothing to a
rich mans chance of getting into
tho TT11ifod Ctofoc conotn
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
Tnrn. Shakesneare. Tnrnl

Folks who live in the suburbs in
such weather as this are quoting the
Bible, to-wit: "Now is the winter OF
our discomfort. Roanoke (Va) pa
per.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
To Be We'll shaken


! A prominent city man who is as
mean as he is wealthy relates an
English paper, is fond OF getting adj
vice for nothing. Meeting his doctor
one day, he said to him, 'T'm on my
way home, doctor, and 1 feel very
seedy and wornout generally. What
ought to take?"
"a taxi,' was the curt reply
Boston Transcript.
A man went into Cohens book store
and asked for a copy of who's Who
and What's What" by Jerome X.
Jerome.
Haven't got dot book" said Co
hen, but We haf Who's He and Vot's
He Got by Bradstreet. ."-Ex.
A venerable old Scot purchased a
little radio set, and few Gays later
his friends asked him how he liked
it.
"WeI, it's aw RIGHT to listen to-"
he replied, "but those bulbs are nae
SO guid to read by."-Ex
|. Publicity Expert-"What is your
opinion Of George Washington?"
Most respectful answered Senator
Sorghum. 'You can't deny the pres
tige CT man who has succeeded in
placing his picture on everything
from a two-cent stamp to twenty
dollar bill. Washington Star.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

IT'S AN ILL WIND
Whatever happens in Houston, aft
er the convention a lot more people
will be able to pronounce it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
BARBS

The statue of Liberty in New York
harbor is to have its first bath.
After 42 years even a statue deserves
a bath.
You don't have to be a Mephisto in
Faust" to play the devil as a
singer.
Members of the National Puzzle
league convened in Philadelphia the
other day. Maybe they're trying to
find out why Secretary Wilbur is
advocating big navy program end
Secretary Kellogg proposing to abol-
ish submarines.
Street car conductors in Turkey
are to eject passengers who have
heen eating onions. But just how
is one supposed to know when a
'rurk has been eating onions?
How do you suppose the pioneers
ever managed to bleze a trail through
all those hot dog stands?
American women spent $67,00O,00O
on cosmetics last year. Their faces
are somebody's fortune.
-
one OF the famous sights of the
county seat. While he is not the
actual mayor OF Tombstone. he will
probably always be known as
mayor" to his friends.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

TOO LATE NOW
Prince Carol is beginning to wish
that he had been more of home
boy.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

'"That fellow has no business sense .
mo! What makes you think SOP
Hes going to start gift shop in
Scotland. ."-Ex.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

A. Wentworth, mayor OF Tomb
stone, is in the city for a short
visit. Mr.. Wentworth is not rec
nized by many OF his cid friends
owing to the fact that he has had
his hair trimmed since his last ap-
pearance here. Mr. Wentworth
made a political bet which involved
his not cutting his hair tor a long
period. He stuck to it Tor several
years, his silvery locks becoming
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

furnaces at the c. @. srnlter.
A daughter was born yesterday
to Mr.. and Mrs. M. G.. Hernandez
at their home on Ninth street.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

THE MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUB IN
THE WORLD
A camel'S chance OF passing through
the eye of a needle is nothing to a
rich mans chance OF getting into
the United States senate.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

American women spent $67,000,00O
on cosmetics last year. Their faces
are somebody's fortune.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

A venerable old Scot purchased a
little radio set, and a few Gays later
his friends asked him how he liked
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

"Well, it's aw RIGHT to listen to-"
he replied, "but those bulbs are nae
SO guid to read by."-Ex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
The One Vice

Jim Bildad is a sanity soul, rigid
moralist, indeed, save that he likes to
I'LL the bowl of his old pipe with nox-
ious weed and let the smoke trium-
plant roll; to no cheap frailties does
he plead. When Bildad's day of toll
is done he likes to smoke an hour or
three and watch the great red, glaring
sun sink slowly in the Western sea. 1t
is his only kind of fun, his only form
of harmless glee. He doesn't drink, he
doesn't swear, he doesn't play unholy
games or loaf along the thoroughfare
to f1irt with idle vamping danes. Day
after day, with ardor rare, he puts his
shoulders to the names. He is so free
from faults and flaws, his one small
weakness should not score; the pipe
that decorates his jaws should make no
human being sore. Yet workers in a
sacred cause assail him daily at his
door, There are some pure and spot
less folk, impelled by motives most
sublime, who see in blue tobacco smoke
the evidence of sin and crime they see
Jim puff his pipe and stoke, and then
his frame they deftly climb. A moral
leper he appears to stern reformers of
this stripe, and they lombard his pa
tent ears with language scoriac and
ripe; they view with deadly doubts and
fears the influence of his old pipe
Poor Jim is roasted up and down and
to and fro and back again; most every
day he's roasted brown and urged from
briars to abstain yet he's the only man
in town who has no habits bad and
vain. WALT MASON.
Copyright 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
BY THORNTON
W. BURGESS
BEDTIME STORIES

! what fine sharp teeth they possessed
Reddy sat down and grinned in what
he believed was a very pleasant way.
i've often wished liked carrots" said
he. Don't let me disturb you at your
breakfast. I really don't care for them
myself but perhaps you won't mind II
I Just watch you while you eat. How
is Polly Chuck, johnny"
Johnny Chuck said nothing and
Reddy grinned more broadly than ever.
But all the time there was a hungry
look in those eyes of his and Johnny
Chuck saw it and so did Jerry Musk
rat. They knew that beneath the po-
likeness of Reddy Fox was the desire to
catch one of them. So they continued
to show their teeth and say nothing.
Now all this time Reddy Fox was
saying to himself, IF Johnny Chuck
wasn't there 1 would have one of those
Muskrats. Yes, sir, would sol I'm
surprised to find them away up here.
They must have been driven out by the
water I wish Mrs. Reddy were here
If she were here we'd soon break up
that little party. must think of some
way Of getting them separated. That's
what I must do-get them separated.
But I mustn't let them suspect. must
continue to be polite"
Aloud, Reddy said: well, I see you
folks are a little disturbed, so I'll be
moving along. I just wanted to make
neighborly call, but If it is going to
disturb you won't think of staying"
1t was then that Johnny Chuck
spoke. Don't let us hurry you, Reddy,"
said he. 1T is too bad that you don't
like carrots. But as there is nothing
else here to eat suppose you will want
to go along and get your breakfast"
He grinned maliciously as he said this.
Reddy Fox gritted his teeth, but he
didn't let them hear him. He knew
that Johnny Chuck knew that his po-
likeness was all put on. He knew that
Johnny Chuck wasn't fooled a bit It
made him angry, but he couldn't afford
to show his anger. So he arose in a
leisurely manner, said bood-bye in the
pleasantest way possible, hoped they
would enjoy their breakfast and started
off toward the cornf1eld that adjoined
the carrot patch. Instead of disappear
ing in the cornf1eld he walked along
the edge of it until he reached the cor
ner OF it. Then he turned the corner
and there was out of sight.
Il hope they'll think I've really gone"
he said to himself, and swiftly disap-
peared among the cornstalks. He was
working his way back out of sight to
point where he could watch Johnny
and Jerry and Mrs Muskrat.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

My sister Gladdis was in her room
and looked in to see if she was eat
ing candy or anything, wich she was
ent, just kind of standing there look
ing at herself in the looking glass kind
of sad, saying, Well Benny old top,
you wont have many more chances to
poke your mussed up little he'd
through my door to see what I'm doing
and must say Ill miss the site.
Do you mean on account Of you 60
ing to get married? sed.
That's wat I mean, old bean, Gladdis
sed. Sometimes use to think Id be
glad to see the last of everything
around here, but now that the time
comes, I'm weakening. I hope you'll
miss me too, she sed.
Sure, G WIZ, should say so, sed
Well that's very nice of you, must
say, Gladdis sed. In fact it makes me
feel strangely like numbering, for
some unknown reason. I must say your
a good kid, Benny, in spite of the fact
that your rather aggervating little
Skrimpus at times, she sed.
And your all rite yourself, even if
you do act as if you thawt you owned
the whole werld sometimes, sed.
0, look at the little runt that's tawk-
ing, Gladdis sed.
Meening me, and sed, And look at
the big skinny gallumpus that's tawk-
ing back.
Meening her, and Gladdis Sed, Wei
well, this seems like old times, my how
III hate to miss all this.
Me too, sed, and GladdiS sed, Come
and give me kiss and Ill give you
peece of candy from a box that I've
bin holding out on you.
WITCH went and did, and she gave
me pieces insted of one, being cream
coconut my most favorite kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
Reddy Fox Is Most Polite.
Politeness may not always pay,
But loses nothing anyway.

1t was true. Reddy Fox was coming
straight toward the carrot patch where
Johnny Chuck. Jerry Muskrat and Mrs.
Jerry were feasting on carrots. What
to do? That was the question in the
minds of all three Johnny Chuck was
not so much afraid as Jerry Muskrat
and Mrs. Muskrat. You see, Johnny is
a very good fighter and he knew this.
He is big and strong. Once he would
have been a very badly scared Chuck,
but now he wasn't much scared.
But with Jerry and Mrs. Muskrat it
was a very different matter. Reddy Fox
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05

was quite capable of killing either of
them and they knew it. Mrs Muskrat
moved over to beside Jerry and Johnny
Chuck moved over beside the two. Then
the three faced Reddy Fox.
Now Reddy hadn't seen any one but
Johnny Chuck until he was almost over
to them. He stopped short when he
discovered the three. Such a surprised
look as there was on his face! "Ha,
good morning, neighbors!" said he in
his most polite manner THAT was a
heavy rain, wasn't it?"
Nobody said anything Reddy took
two or three steps nearer and Johnny
Chuck and Jerry and Mrs. Muskrat
drew little closer together. Then all
three lifted their upper lips and showed
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-09-29

Joe Jackson, discoverer of the mineral riches of the Texas Creek section, left Wednesday for Ketchikan, enroute to the States, where he hopes to se- cure working capital for devel- oping several mineral groups in various parts of the district ,n which he has secured op- lions. Included in the proper ties mentioned are the Flor ence group, situated on Texas Crek adjoining the Lemmons & Thornton property, the Demp- sey group, adjoining the Geor- gia River Gold and Rex groups on Georgia River, and the White Bear group on Bitter Creek.
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-09-29
COMMUNITY CLUB
 IS ORGANIZED

Organization of the new Com munity Club was completed at a meeting held in Gambler of Commerce Hall Wednesday evening. The meeting was att tended by a large number of those interested in the new movement for civic betterment and tn new organization was launched with mot suspicious prospects for becoming an inn portant factor in communal progress and improvement.
 Col. E. R. Stivers was elected president of the organization, and T. H. Evans and J. A. Mar tin were chosen for the re- spective offices of vice-presi- dent and secretary-treasurer. A governing board consisting of Ben Oien, Mrs. L. l.. Legge and E. M. Reynolds was also elected to administrate the business affairs of the Club.
 After completing organizat- ion the Club decided to launch it's helpful activities by seeing that the street lights are plac? ed in condition as soon as E. R. Workman, head of the Inter- national Electric Go. returns from the south.
 The Club also decided to hold it's next dance on October 9th.
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-09-29

The Mayou Gold Copper Go. Ltd., plans to develop it's prom ising properties in the Bear River section during the com ing winter and is making prep arations for the construction of permanent camp. Develop ment will be directed to open ing up the main vein, which is of high grade character. Sam pies obtained from the vein last year were spectacular and caused marked comment in mining circles. The property was organized on a unit basis last winter under the name of Mayou Development Syndicate by Wm. Tompkins, original To- cator, and associates but no units were issued owing to a change in plans, which later resulted in the formation of the present stock company. The company is fully financed for the projected development, a million shares of the stock having been underwritten by a prominent, Vancouver brok- craze concern.
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-09-29

A most unusual trophy was brought to Ketchikan recently by the forest service boat Tahn, returning from Betton Island with Secretary of Agri- culture Jardine and his party.
 While lying at a log boom awaiting the return of the party from the Mcdonald Bros. logging camp, a flock of crows flew over the boat, and among them Captain Bernard Aikens noticed what appeared to be a white crow. Upon the return of the party Captain Aiken and Supervisor Zeller set out after the flock in the skiff, and
 shortly afterward returned with the crow. The bird was actually g white crow, a pure albino, with no sign of a dark feather on the body. The head
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-09-29

Pete Jorgenson, employed as 8 ditch-walker by the Forty mile Gold Corporation, man. aged by Lee w. Steele, was badly mauled and beaten up
 by a mother bear recently. While Jorgenson was walking the ditch he suddenly came upon two or three families of bears, eight or ten in number. One of the mother bears in stantly attacked him, inflict- ing severe injuries to the tend ons of his right arm, as well as at the back of his neck, chew ing him and scratching him in many places. After the bear had left, Jorgenson managed to crawl back to camp, then taken to Fortymile, where he
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-09-29
BURGLAR RoBs DWELLING

The first case of burglary oc- curing in the Hyder district for an extended period was report ed to the authorities Monday by Mrs. G. A. Powell, whose residence, the E. R. Stivers cot tage in the Forest Townsite, was ransacked sometime last week and many valuable art icles purloined.
 As both Mrs. Powell and her husband are employed at the Johnson Gardner road camp, the burglary was not discover ed until Mrs. Powell came to town on a visit Monday. On entering her home she en- countered a scene of utter dis order. Clothing, papers and other articles were strewn all over the place, disclosing that the miscreant had turned practically everything in the house upside down in his search for valuables.
 Among the more valuable articles taken by the thief were Mrs. Powell's watch and other pieces of jewelry, some of which were of a character hat cannot be replaced, a aumber of war medals belong ing to MT. Powell a pair of rubber boots and various art cles of clothing, including one )f Mrs. Powell's dresses, in ad- lition to a watch and violin be- longing to Margaret Powell, he couples young daughter.
 Investigation disclosed that the micreant had obtained en- rance by prying up an upstairs window.
 A unique feature has been ad- led to the robbery by the dis .overy that the burglar appar- ently regretted purloining the ,hild's watch and MT. Powell's medals and returned them to he residence during the inter val between Monday and We'd 1esday. The articles mentioned were not on the premises when 'earch was made by Mrs. Pow ell, but were there when MT. Powell visited the house We'd nesday.
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-09-29
MOLYBDENITE STRIKE
 ON NABESNA

The discovery of veins of mo- lybenite bearing ore in the up- per Nabesna river country pre- sages extensive developments in that section in the near, if not immediate future, accord ing to an announcement by Carlyle Weiss, chief metalurgi- cal engineer and assayer for the Alaska-Nabesna Corporat- ion, of Washington, D. c.
 In a recent press statement, MT. Weiss outlined the results obtained during the past sum- mer by D. c. Sargent and a diamond drill crew working on the company properties in that section, stating that the dis covery of veins of molybdenite, some of which is high grade, was a development of promis- ing interest. Molybdenite was also found in association with copper bearing ore in some of the upper claims, MT. Weiss said.
 So far as is known at present there are no large commercial bodies of the ore in the Unit ed States. Practically all of the ore used in this country is now obtained in Australia and New Zealand. At present market prices molybdenite runs from $50 to $40 a pound. Mineral molybdenite consists of 60 per cent molybdenum and 10 per cent sulphur, and finds it's principal uses in electrical de- vices and in the chemical in- dustry and to toughen and harden steel. It is also used in alloys with nickel and chromi- um.
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-09-29
CANDIDATES DISCUSS
 ELECTION ISSUES

Issues of the Territorial elect ion campaign were discussed from the Democratic viewpoint by Norman R. Walker, candi- date for the Territorial Sen ate, and A. H. Zeigler, and J. s. Ream, candidates for the House of Representatives, be- fore a large gathering of vot- CTS at Pioneer Hall Tuesday evening.
 Owing to lack of adequate space the Herald is unable to present the views of the indi- vidual speakers, who called at tention to the primary legislat- i've needs of the Territory and discussed the question of full CT self-government and con trol of Territorial resources from various angles.
 As indicated by the platform of the Democratic convention at Seward, the extension of home rule and investment in the Territory of control of all matters not of purely federal concern is the keynote of the Democratic campaign and was ably presented by the candi- dates, who also paid their re- spects in some instances to the deficiencies of the present Re- publican administration of Ter ritorial affairs.
 The meeting was given added attraction and interest by the presentation of a complete program of motion pictures provided by the candidates.
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-09-29
ALASKA LEGION
 ELECTS OFFICIALS

Dr. s. c. Shurick, of Ketchi- kan was elected department commander of the American Legion in Alaska at the con- vention held in Ketchikan last week. The convention also named additional officers as follows:
 Maurice L. Sharpe, Anchor age, first vice-commander.
 Ernest M. Campbell, Wran- gell, second vice-president.
 J. T. Petrich, Juneau, reap pointed adjutant.
 H. M. Sides, Juneau, re-elect- ed finance officer.
 Howard J. Thompson, Jun- eau, national executive com- mitteeman,
 Karl A. Drager, Ketchikan, alternate national executive committeeman
 Justin w. Harding, Juneau, judge-advocate.
 David Alder, Fairbanks, his torian.
 Chas. A. Sheldon, Seward, chaplain.
 Ernest M. Policy and Walter B. King, both of Juneau, were reelected as department ex- ecutive committemen-at-large.