Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-02-10
TELEGRAGH|C TALES
FOR BUSY READERS
A RESUME OF THE WEEKS
OolNGs IN THIS AND OTHER
COUNTIES
Important Events of the Last Seven
Days Reported by Wire and Pre-
pared for the Benefit OF the
cusy Reader
WESTERN


Boxing, hitherto deemed an Inn
proper activity, Is to be given a try
out at the Spokane Young Mems
Christian association, when a com.
mittee of pastors will sit at the ring.
side and later report to the ''Y" trus-
tees whether they consider the sport
suitable for addition to the associa.
ton program.
Charged with embezzling $4,000 OF
county money, c. Lee French, former
auditor of Power county, Idaho, vas
arrested and is now ut liberty under
$500 bonds pending the completion
OF an audit by the state examiner,
John Shore. e. Z. Young, former
chairman of the board OF county com.
missioners, has called for grand
jury investigation of the matter.
Humphrey c. Harrington OF In.
dianapolis, judge advocate of the de.
partment of Indiana of the American
Legion. was dismissed from his office
by Perry Faulkner, department COM
mander, for what Commander Faux
ner termed "betraying his organiza.
tion." The action grew out of the
fight on the bill before the Indiana
legislature to prohibit the holding Of
the annual 500-mile automobile race
and sporting events, Mt which an ad-
mission is charged, on Memorial day
]. M. Henderson an engineer was
found dead under bridge by his fire.
man near San Bernadino. Tie fire
man said Henderson had climbed
out on his engine to make q mechan-
teal adjustment.
president G. H. Clapp at the Uni
versity of Montana has asked police
to help him investigate recent kid
uaping of students.
For the first time In the history Of
California, perhaps in the United
States, an Injunction was issued re-
straining a prison warden from hang
ing man convicted of murder, when
Superior Court Judge James NJ. Trout
forbade the hanging of Ulla Moham-
med, a native of Afghanistan, at San
Quentin prison.
The German government has issued
an appeal to the nation, signed by
President Ebert and Chancellor Cuno,
urging the people to renounce luxuries
and extravaganza OF every kind.
Without discussion the lower house
OF the Wyoming state legislature
adopted q resolution calling upon con.
gress and the secretary Of the inter
Tor to provide hereafter that all crude
oil produced from government leases
In Wyoming be refined In Wyoming.
GENERAL
Three persons were killed near
Blandsford. ILL.,, and several were
wounded when Sheriff Harry New
land attempted to investigate the fir
ing Of several shots at two negro
storekeepers.
Fred Lundin. former congressman
and known as the silent power be-
hind the political machine OF Mayor
Thompson OF Chicago, and % others
were named in a blanket indictment
returned in court by the special
grand jury which Is investigating
school board affairs.
Three officials OF the Independent
Drug company of Cincinnati were in
dicted for violation of the federal pro-
hibition law.
Two bandits at Langley Field, yir-
Sinia, held up U. s. Army pay car.
bound the driver and escort and es-
capped with $4,000.
The second train holdup in two
days occurred when nine armed men
held up Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy freight train at Limestone.
ILL.,, and escaped with ten barrels Of
alcohol valued at $4,000.
George Austin, farmland has con-
fessed, says County Attorney, to the
murder Of Albert Glradi, Omaha egg
and butter buyer.
Vincent H. Olsen. Brooklyn coal
salesman, was arrested on a charge
OF selling 1UO tons Of crushed rock,
dyed black, us coai.
Wholesale raids upon bootleggers
and still operators followed the dec
laration of war against illegal liquor
traffic by Governor Pinchot of Penn
sylvania.