The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-26
Western Brevities
from the Many
Western States


west of Baker, with a loss estimated
at $4,000.
Santa Cruz, Cal.-Practically an en-
tire family was wiped out here when
an automobile and an interurban car
colljded.
Lenver. Colo.-After shooting and
fatally wounding his bride of less thar
five months, Carl Engle. and killed
himself here.
Salt Lake City.-Jcinlng Its protest
with that of several Industrial enter
prises of the state, the Salt Lake
Federation Of Labor, through Its geo.
rotary, has drafted a letter opposing
establishment of a shirt factory with
in the walls Of the state prison.
Sacramento, Calif-Five Japanese
children and one Japanese schooi
teacher were burned to death ana
nine others are still unaccounted Tor,
In fire which destroyed boarding
school here.
Seattle.--Mitsuzo Endo, who walked
into the police station and disclosed
that he had slain his wife and three
children. was found insane in super
ior court.
San Francisco. Approximately
twenty building contractors and
building material firms, representing
some of the eity's most important
building interests. are on trail in the
criminal department of the superior
court on a charge of violating a state
antitrust act.
San Francisco. = Five unmasked
bandits held up bank messenger and
his guard near the main business sec
ton here, and escaped with $4,000 in
currency.
San Diego, Cal.-Jame Simpson.
nationally known professional golf
player, died suddenly at his home in
National City, south of here.
San Quentin, Cal.-Gull Moham-
med, known also as Ullah Moham-
med, was hanged at the state prison
here for the murder Of his business
partner.
Denver, Colo.-Isadore Weiner, 10
years old, manager of an oil filling
station, was shot and killed by a ban
dit during an attempted holdup.
Salem, Ore.-Roy L. Davis, horse
man and sportsman, has arrived here
from Kansas City with twenty-five
head Of fancy show horses, said to be
valued at 100000, and will make his
home here.
Los Angeles.-Construction Of the
largest waterpower electric general
ing station west of Niagara Falls, was
begun here by the Southern Califor-
mia Edison company.
Houston, Northumberland Ii
made by the Kirby Lumber company
of an advance of 10 to Is per cent
In wages of men who work on q daily
basis. The advance effects about
1900 men.
Denver, Colo.-George NJ. Sanders,
city detective, whose removal from
office recently recommended by the
Denver grand jury, formally announc-
ed his resignation from the police de-
partment.
Muskogee, Okla. - Harry Burton
former mayor OF Kansas City, Kan;
his brother and Major J. c. Scutt OF
Wagner. Okla, were arrested In
Wagner on a charge OF violating the
prohibition laws.
San Bernardino, GAIA fire swept
the underworld section Of Inn City on
the desert. doing $4,000 damage.
Thirteen buildings we're burned to the
ground. most of which were dance
halls. saloons and other resorts.
Salt Lake City.-Thomas r. Me-
Kay, formerly president OF the Utah
state senate. was named as president
of the public utilities commission OF
Utah.
Los Angeles.-P. L. Niles, rubber
salesman of New York, was Instantly
killed when his auto plunged over an
embankment near here.
Pocatello, Idaho. = The largest
mortgage yet recorded In Caribou
county was filed by the Anaconda
Copper Mining company. The copy
covered 202 pages.
Salem, Ore.-Six months In the
county Jail Is the punishment meted
out to Miss Ella Wolfe, Is, who was
driver of an automobile that ran
down and fatally injured a woman.
st. Paul.-Frank Botano confessed
to staying Louis Rottach, Thursday
declaring the victims wife had paid
him So to commit the murder police
announced.
Sacramento. Cal.-By q vote OF Al
to Is the state assembly passed a
bill prohibiting the wearing of masks
in public places except at social
events.
Portland, Ore.-Improvements cost
ing $5,000,000. have been authorized
for 1923 on Northern Pacific railway
lines, according to announcement.
Los Angeles.-Edward Malone,
pilot, was killed and Herschel Nc