The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-10
Western Breyiies
from, the Many
Western States

| lOS Aukoloe.-hu hlux hihubAho u
initiated a class Of 1900 neophites a
Ocean park, nea rhere. according =
police who Investigated the outdoo
gathering.
Spokane, Wash.-With the reporte'
purpose Of increasing the quality o
bootleg liquor, illicit dealers of north
protective association according to In
formation in the hands of the loca
police.
San Francisco-Presiden Harding
will officiate as starter Of the pom,
express race from st. Joseph, Mo-. Il
San Francisco next September. &C
cording to word received by thu
chamber of commerce.
Los Angeles.-Five persons were
killed when q Pacific Electric OK.
press train struck an automobile COL
tanning two men, two women and
baby at Alhambra.
Houston, Texas-Leo Hartman oil
Houston holds the roller skating rec
ord of the world, 1t was said here.
He skated fifty hours.
Phoenix, Ariz.-Detective Sergeant
George Mclaughlin Of San Francisco
arrived here with requisition papers
from the governor of California for
Caldwell G. Richardson, confessed
slayer Of Rabbi Alfred G. Lafee.
Moab. Utah.-Stevs Elkins of Man.
cos, Colo. a hunter and guide who
has piloted many tourists through the
canyons Of eastern Utah and western
Colrado. met instant death at Bay
field. Colo, several days ago, when he
fell from the hayloft of barn.
San Francisco hunt by the po-
lice shotgun squad for two automo-
bile bandits who had perpetrated
four holdups in two hours ended in
the shooting severely Of Harry Palm
er, one Of the alleged bandits.
Walla Walla. Wash.-Cigaret ad-
vertising on bill boards will be Ia
booed in Walla Walla after January
l. 1924. The city commission decided
after long discussion with repre-
sentatives of advertising concerns.
Casper. Wyo.-E. F. Grantham,
Casper police officer. was exonerated
of bame by a coroner's jury for the
shooting Of Gerald Reilly, when the
latter tried to escape arrest By run.
ming.
Pendleton, Ore.-Louis Nixon, 10,
under arrest here has confessed that
he burned the schoolhouse of the
Seventh Day Adventist church near
Milton-Freewatsr last November.
Longview.-Five men were killed
when a scaffold on which they were
working fell from the roof OF the
Hotel Monticello under construction
here.
San Frencisco-A dive Of POT feet
IN San Francisco bay was recently
achieved during o test Of the new
San Francisco-biult submarine SIS.
Marshfield. Ore.-Salvage Of the
Nawsco linz freighter Brush. which
struck on the point Of . reef three
miles south Of Coos Bay was to Be
undertaken when the tug Oregon puts
to sea to determine the method Of
handling the work.
Rock Springs, wyo.-An enormous
gas flow, gauging S0.oc0. 900 cubic feet
day. was released Saturday In
Ohio company's test we'll No. 2 In the
Baxter Basin field. about fifteen miles
south OF Rock Springs.
Ogden, Utah. Work of double
tracking the Southern Pacific rail-
road tracks between Montello and
Valley Pass and between Wells and
Moore has been begun II was an
uounced here by local officials.
Los Angeles.-Eleven men charged
BY federal authorities with a huge
land fraud near Nampa. Ida. were
arraigned before U. 8. Commissione q
Long.
Aberdeen. S. - william Etichsorl,
Gribsby. aged 10S last February Is,
reputed TO be tho oldest member Of
the Masonic order In the country.
died at his home here.
Bisbee, Ariz.-Three Copper mil,
srs. employed by a local leasing CON-
puny. were killed when q huge bout.
der. estimated to weigh at least fifty
tons. crashed down on them.
San Pedro, Calf. The 800. 200
plant Of the French Sardins company
In the Fish Harbor district was dss.
troyed by fire. the cause was un-
Known.
Oakland. Cnlif.-NSg otiations have
been undertaken by the Southern Pa.
cific and Western Pacific for tha
use Of the 200 miles of single trach
lines in Nevada a. a joint road Il
give the Central Pacific q double
track line between Oakland and o..
den.
Phoenix, Ariz.-Gladwell G. Rich
ardson, 10, has confessed to the slay.
Ing Of Rabbi Alfred G. Lafee in q
San Francisco hotel on April 4. in .
statement made to police.
Fort Worth. Texas-Twcnty homes
In south Fort Worth were blown
down In the storm. No one was In
jured.
st George, Utah.-Two more con