Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-01-20
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
A CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRlEFEST
MANNER POSSIBLE
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from all
Quarters of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines
WESTERN

A negro entered the home of Mrs
Joseph Kronzi, near Price, Utah chok-
ed her into near unconsciousness,
stuffed two electric light sockets into
her mouth then poured the contents
of bottle of lysol down her throat,
slashed her wrist with a razor and
then left her, seemingly dead after
robbing the house and obtaining
$1415 in cash.
j. q. Richmond a Salt Lake mer-
chant surprised two men trying TO
force an entrance through the back
door of a store. Richmond shot one
of the robbers and the other was cap
tured.
With the Nevada supreme court up
holding the lethal gas law, 1t is pro-
able that Thomas Russell, convited
murderer, will be the first to pay the
penalty by this method.
Mrs. X. III. Harrison, of Houston,
Texas is In a serious condition
following a whipping which is al
legged to have been given her by a
masked band, last week.
A half million dollar fire wiped
ont the plant of the Long Bell Lum-
Der company at Enid, Tklahoma. We'd
nesday night.
Unless the pieen4ork system is
abolished a general strike in the gar
ment industry In the United States
and Canada is unavoidable, it was
declared at session of the execu-
tive committee at Montreal.
Reports from Anchorage, Alaska,
say that Mount Partof, Alaska's new
est volcano is subsiding.
Alice Hollingswortb lost his life
while attempting to rescue his s.
year old son from their burning home
near Seattle, Wednesday.
After vote recount d. Lindsay,
was declared elected four.year county
commissioner at Salt Lake when
Judge M. l.. Richie, decided that Jo-
seph Wirthlin, contestant for the Of
flee. had failed to prove his claim to
the commissionership.
GENERAL
A bill has been introduced in the
New York legislature, that would
make a person who gives or sells H.
| fhot oF
first degree murder.
Five miners were instantly killed
by gas explosion in the Dolomite
mine at Birmingham, Wednesday.
Addie Hamilton of Bastrap, has
declared on the witness stand in the
investigation of the killing OF Watt
Daniel and Thomas Richards, that
b. M. McKoin, former mayor of Mere
Rouge was one Of the leaders Of the
gang,
Otis Clark. one of the defendants
in the Herrin mine slayings trial, in.
stead OF having been one of the lead.
ers of the mob that killed u non
union workers sought to save the
lives OF the victims according to ties.
timony introduced by the defense.
A sentence of IL months at hard
labor was imposed on Mark Moore at
North Carolina on conviction of con.
spiracy to trespass after Ira NJ. Fair.
cloth, farmer neighbor, had testi-
fled Moore entered his house at night
In white robe and hood and warned
him against utterances deragatory to
the Ku klux Khan.
Robert L. Dade, mayor OF Afer
Rouge, named DIR. b. NJ. McKoin, Cap
tain ]. X. Skipworth ms members OF
ku Klux Khan which held up and
disarmed Watt Daniel and w. q. An
drews.
The German steamer Heinrich Kay
ser. which left Norfolk December 3
and has not been heard from Since
Dec. q, is believed to have been los,
ut sea.
While watching q hocky game nj
New Hamberg Ont, e. r. Helmutf
had his tuggler vein severed by tn,
skate Of fallen player. Halmutr
bled to death.
Mrs NJ. Burk. landlady at Chi.
cago was sentenced to 200 days IL
Jail for her refusal to keep he
apartment house comfortably warm
Attempts are being made to floa
the German liner Holsatia. agroun
about 30 miles southeats of Maiam
beach
For bravery In killing Jacob Spoc
an ex-convict at Chicago police chic
Fitzmorris awarded salary increase
to eight policemen.
A. II. Haywood. chairman Of tn
Uiah Public Utilities Commission
died unexpectedly Tuesday ut ri
home in Ogden. Utah.
More than fifty proclaimed eye
| Witnesses 70 the Herrin riots were