THE
McCarthy weekly news
Entered as second class matter. Septem
ber 17th, 1918. at the tost Office, at
McCarthy, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3. 1879.
L. M. Lander Manager
R. E. Lander Editor
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Saturday November 3,1923.
Narcotics
The recent conviction of Dr. D’Ar
cy Chace, of Hyder, amply proves that
even in Alaska we have dope fiends.
The doctor was indicted on six count
of violating the anti-narcotics law and
was convicted on one count.
The sentance passed amounted to one
year. Because Chace happened to be
a doctor, he will serve his year in Ju
neau, thus escaping, as the Hyder Min
er has it, ’’the stigma of incarceration
in the penitentiary for his regrettable
offense.”
Chace was(again quoting the Miner)
the fortunate object of considerable
judicial clemency, which resulted in a
sentance comparitively light in view of
the seriousness of the charges ag ainst
him.”
It would seem that the sentance
passed was too light. Because a man
who deliberately peddles narcotics is a
college graduate and is able to write M
D. after his name he is an object of
’’judicial clemency”,by the courts, yet
these same courts will,”throw the book’
at any honest moonshiner. A doctor a
bove all, should know what the results
of the indiscriminate use of drugs are,
and if convicted of peddling, or dis .
pensing narcotics in any way should
receive the maximum, not minimum
of punishment.
Drug Bends are inc reasing at such
an alarming rate that the United States
is adopting drastic methods, to stamp
to stamp out the insidious evil, yet an
Alaskan doctor is convicted of selling
or dispensing narcotics and a U. S. court
shows leniency to such an extent tha
the doctor spends a year in jail instead
of the penitentiary.
Extenuating circu mstances, there
may be, but we have received no in
timation of them in accounts received
at this office.
Former U.S. Commissioner Cop'
pernoll announces that he will file his
name for Attorney General in the
1924 campaign. Coppernoll knows
as much as the next man, and would
be a good man for the office.
There is a rumor afloat that there
will be a crew of men at the Westover
i n the near future. The rumor further
has it that a large shipment of supplies
for next season will leave Seattle in
a few days.
It is known, however, that Archie
Hancock, who was sent up to examine
the mine in July, turned in a good re
port On the property.
If all reports are true, the town of
McCarthy will be greatly benefited.
The We stover has all the earmarks
of a mine, what is needed is develop
ment and transportation facilities.
Should development prove the pros
pect to be a real mine, transportstio n
facilities will be forthcoming, as they
were when the Kennecott property
proved itself.
A recent issue of the Alaska Week
ly carried an article on mining, writ
ten by’M. W. Leehey, the well known
lawyer. Mr. Leehey takes issue with
the people of Seattle for their frigid
attitude toward all mining venture*
Alaskan and the policy of Seattle pa
pers that refuse to print Alaska min
ing adveritsments.
Mr. Leehey told a few of Seattle’s
failings and every Alaskan agrees.
Seattle has an A laska week and froths
at the mouth telling the world about
about what what a fine suburb to the
city Alaska is. The majority of Alas
kans like the grandstand play, but they
have heard the trusty Borroughs work
too many times to be greatly impressed
by any hot air big brother propoganda
H * McCarthy h
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Notice of Forfeiture
To Fred B. Tracey—
Administrator of the Estate of Dr.
C. L. Hale.
The Heirs and Assigns of said Estate.
You are hereby notified that I, the
undersigned, have performed the nec
essary amount of labor required by
law, viz 16 days per annum, to hold for
the years of 1917-T8-’20 22 and for
the year ending 1? o’clock meridian
time, July 1st, 1923, the Powell Pla
cer claim. The above-mentioned claim
is situated on Rex creek, about 5%
miles from the Nizina Postoffice, Ni
zina [unorganized] Recording District,
and is on record at the McCarthy, A
laska.
And if within ninety days after this
notice by publication you fail or refuse
to contribute your portion of exDend
iture as a co-owner, your interest in
said claim will become the property of
the subscriber under Section 2324. re
vised Statutes of the United States.
A.L. Powell
First Publication Nov. 3, 1923.
Last Publication Jan. 5, 1924.
Notice to Creditors
In the Commissioner’s Court,McCarthy
Precinct, Third Judicial Division, Ter
ritory of Alaska.
In Probate.
No. 57.
Notice to Creditors.
In the Matter of the Estate of, Prank
Oishi, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned was duly and regularly ap
pointed administrator of the estate of
Frank Oishi, deceased, by said dourt on
the 26th day. of October, 1923, and'
has qualified as such administrator.That
the creditors and all persons having
claims against the said estate are request
ed to present the same, with the prop
er uouchers, within six months after
the publication of this notice, to the un
dersigned at his place of business in
the town of McCarthy, Alaska.
Dated at McCarthy, Alaska, Octo
ber 26th, 1923.
J. B. O’Neill
Administrator of the estate of Frank
Oishi, deceased.
First publication Nov. 3, 1923.
Last publication December 1,1923.
NOTICE
Ex service Men! Don’t fail to
get your name to Acting Adjt.
Osborne of the Jack Pierson
Post at Kennecott.