The Idaho recorder., 1922-12-15
Western Brevities
from, the Many
Western States

III WcSttln lDidtcS HI
4 San pfan CISCO Passa gs of Iegfala
ton imposing tax Of 2 cents q gnllon
on gasoline. 10 provide funda for s ecc2p-s On :
sefhtribn and maintenance 'of ROADS
VIII be. Recommended u +ssgislatdtss OF
all .HF,ssTn sstatys. 1t ,was,agrred-byi
the western, egpsern9rs confersaestJn
executive session here.
y Los Angeles Tfiinrity in Poultry
yard. wbeGs 200 fowls weSe' Nal ~
be.arunls, yesriltsaiir:the arrest ofaO.,
r. e.egmtt Of ghdahy, suburbs en-.
charges On violation of the volSteAd'
,aet.u >t.,'4 a .,1~ ,rTaf q
~ q, e.su "a -rrrT.., 1H'"f'1t'
Z San, ,FranciaaQ-1When she failed to-
fedeivesa lBtter containing sadly.
needed check from her son at the hour
Wien nef Mlssives from hdm ,asuailg
6rrlsga, yfs. sHry.hea, TO- wans.ao
her. room. sndrr aesPraIRg tosAhsap hcg4
tiles turned on the gas
ss Reno.-Potafd growers of -NsTadx
are now drawing up proposed legisla-
tion establishing potato grades for
Nevada. The proposed regulations
iwtl -ha- -passad@u upon at the vnsxt lssis.-
lature.
~mil.i%M ssSG'V ,D.E IF2F
san rrahcisscoAr:harres H. Bufford,
tleNeon-of~the First Congregational
church here, was bound. gnggedeAxsd
robbed Of $500 In money made UP Or
the collection at Sunday mighty Ser-'
yics. ~ Z - ,zesLGf n - NFszf
typeF "a ~ ~ ---1isSfs.
Denver.-ratally injufsd m a yi.nA.l
way. Air. and Mrs. j Nepoti died WITH
In an hour OF each other hers at tho
county hospitaL--A team of horaes,
driven by Nepoti. bolted and the
heavy wagon overturned on him ahd
his wife. e9 -r
ss---<--. s.,s.ss..,ts
Portland.-Thres mon were stabbed,
one OF them with fatal effect, In an
alleged bootleggers' quarrel here.
Pasadena.--The noise made by
working stage hands was utilized by
burglars here to cover their noise in
breaking open safe In the box office
of the Raymond theater and escaping
with $1,000. according to a report of
the manager .....
Denver--Radium has dropped $5O,-
100 a gram In price. and the Standard
Chemical company has been forced to
close Its carnotite properties In Para.
dox valley In western Montrose coun-
ty. Colo. throwing 25O men out of
work, according to an announcement
made by officials of the company.
Los Angeles,--Mrs. Clara Phillips,
convicted of murder In the second de-
gree for killing Mrs. Albert Meadows
with a hammer. was sentenced to
serve from ten years to life in the
state penitentiary at San Quentin.
Denver.-Hearing as to the justlfi-
cation for Increased livestock. commits
sion rates or, the Denver livestock ex-
change. which was to have been held
here has been postponed until Decem
ber 10 at Denver. the packers d and
stockyards administration announced.
Msxico CHy--Water fpeddlers. qaste
. connnfop sirhtin the capital 15 ysart
ago, have resppearedpas 4 result ofthe
water famine due. TO the breakdown Sn
the machinery of the city's water plant
The peddlers are charging from 25 to
30 scsntaros D gallon for the fluid
which is' daily becoming more scarce,
Seattle. "A lady sophomore at the
University OF Washington, Is out of
athletics at that institution for the
rest OF this quarter. It Is unofficially
reported because a newspaper Sunday
printed a photograph in which she was
seen wearing running trunks just like
those affected by male track protagon-
lists.
Los Anegels-with the arrival here
Of group OF San Francisco and Utah
capitalists announcement will shortly
he made. II 10 expected. OF plans for
the $50 100000 merger OF Pacific coas,
steehand coal resources. a merger that
viii make the west entirely independ-
ent OF eastern mills for its steel sup
ply
Ashland-Among other interesting q
paople elected to office November 7 Is
|ssrsrlcs' l. Eoomis. popular citizen OF
this mineral spring CITY. who literally
was ruled into oftice thy the>args OF
heavy malorities of voters who wanted
lhs f9Dp@H f1Srs nS mayor of
Ashland has been confined TO nn In.
~uitt-c -chsfr for twenty yvxrs.
Ssu -rrsuctscu1<rhruuvnTrec recent
confession Of a Chinese xteersxe cook
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