Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-12-30
NEWS HISTORY OF
THE PAST WEEK
A Complete History ofWhat Has
Been Happening Throughout
the World
WESTERN

WESTERN
The man who shot Rulon C. James,
IN a Salt Lake City drug store few
weeks ago has been arrested, accord
ing to q telegram from w. Ii. Wood
chief of police OF Richmond, Calf
william A. Farr, of Midvale, and
Hex Aylett, of West Jordan. have con-
fessed that they were the two bandits
who shot and probably fatally wound.
ed Miss Roylance Fitzgerald on road
near Sandy. Utah Saturday night as
the elimination of a series OF highway
robberies that have terrorized motor
lists in the south part of county for
ponths past.
Four persons were Instantly killed
md another was slightly injured ut
Port Arthur, Texas when street
car struck the truck In which they
were riding. All of the party we're
en- route to their work.
Five men, said to be daring bandits
and responsible for at least 100 rob-
berries and ho,dups near Los Angeles,
were under arrest her awiting fur
ther investigation.
]. ID. Harris, movie cowboy, declar-
cd TO be the ringleader, is said to have
confessed the Piru bank robbery,
claiming he had been paying off the
mortgage on his "old floks" home In
Oklahoma. 70. II. Gillett, another of
the alleged bandits. ia said to have
been police officer In pictures.
Eight union tralnmen leaders were
convicted of conspiracy to obstruct
Interstate commerce for their activi-
ties In connection with strike last
August against the Santa Fe by YER
diet OF Jury in the United Staes dis
trict court at Los Angeles. In this
strike some twenty trains were aban-
doned In the California-Arizona des-
ert, leaving the passengers stranded.
Fifty additional federal prohibition
enforcement officers are en- route to
California from Eastern points to as
sist In n renewed campaign against
bootlegging, according to word receiv-
ed ut the office of the prohibition d.
rector.
Two attorneys, William L. Wood of
Kansas City, Kan. and Ray finder OF
Wichita, Wednesday appeared before
Richard ]. Hopkins, attorney general
Of Kansas, as legal representatives OF
the kuklux Khan. wood and FINDER
asked that the time be extended for
the filing. of denial by the khan OF
the charges set forth In the custer
suit filed in the supreme court against
the khan by Mr.. Hopkins.
GENERAL
Declaring that United States pro-
hibition agents violated the fourth
amendment of the constitution in maxi
ing raids without proper search war
rants, Judge Thompson In the United
States district court at Philadelphia
dismissed two liquor cases Involving
several hundred thousand dollars.
New York police have learned that
Alexander Rechnitzor, whom they
buried as pauper last June, was an
Austrian inventor OF note and d.
rector of prominent Vienna firm.
Tho discovery was made when the
Austrian consul generals office asked
the police to search for the man, miss
ing since June %.
Mrs. Alice Emily Sharp, and her
granddaughter. both of Omaha died
from burns received when can of
gasoline exploded when they were
cleaning clothes near a stove.
Twenty-Five civilian employees at
the BROOKLYN navy base were arrested
on indictments returned sew ,ral
months ago by federal grand J Try,
charging that government propmt- to
the value of more than 100000 had
been stolen since the war
Reports wore current throughout
Monroe, La, that the bodies OF Watt
DanielB and Thomas Richards had
been located either in Copper or La
Fouch1 lake weighted down with n
wagon wheel. said to have been taken
from farmers vehicle by the band
Of masked mon who kidnapped five Mar
ksnge citizens ON Aug "a.
Degenerate attempts Of the rum run-
n'nc feet off the tlrree-mile limit to
land liquor In New York for Christmas
trade re 7'lted In the capture Of ship
carrying $500 600 worth of whisky, II
WAS announced BY Prohibition Di-
rectors
Two masked burglars entered the
store of Frank Carfagna at Stenben-
Vile, Ohio. shot Felix Carfagna, the