Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-01-13
NEWS HISTORY OF
TIE PAST WEEK
A Complete History Of What Has
Been Happening Throughout
the World
WESTERN

After New \ ear eve said TO be
perhaps the noisiest in the city's his
tory. but featured by what dry of
rests" for violation OF national and
state prohibition laws, New Years
day found Los Angeles comparatively
deserted.
TAFT s-on-the-beach. an exclusive re.
sort, was reported raided by federal
prohibition agents. The agents were
said to have gone among the diners
selling liquor at tables and arresting
many guests.
Two men were killed and four in.
jured when two motor cars collided
ten miles east of fort Worth on the
Fort Worth-Dallas pike. One was a
touring ear containing six Dallas men.
The other was truck
Citizens of Santa Rosa have sub
scribed $4,000 for the purchase of a
31-acre park site adjoining this city
to be known as Luther Burbank park.
Mr.. Burbank, famous as a plant wiz
ard, has consented to design the land.
scape.
cruz Bela was found dead IN an al
leyway in the rear of garage in
Pueblo. lie is believed to have been
lured into the alley, shot in the chest
and robbed.
Lives of scores OF persons were i'm
perilled when fire broke out in the
First Christian church at Greedy, Colo,
during Sunday school services and
resulted In complete destruction of
the church.
Investors in oil stocks issued by
fraudulent companies in Texas, have
lost more than $150,U90, 600 in the last
five years, j. S. Swenson, postoffice
inspector visiting in Seattle for the
holidays after four months on investi-
eating duty in the northern part of
Texas, declared.
Refusing to permit surgeons to am
putate the leg of her son, Mrs Alice
Watson, of Tacoma, underwent two
transfusions of blood. She gave more
than quart of her life's fluid to her
son. Rector, aged Il, whose leg was
terribly mangled when a shotgun was
accidentally discharged.
]. d. Kelley, merchant, near
Portland became angry at Il pair OF
holdups who attempted to seize his
cash box. Kelley delivered a strong
right TO the jaw Of one of them and
then covered the PROSTATE robDer
with a gun. The other robher ran at
the beginning of the resistance.
To prevent crime, Chief of Police
Severyns of Seattle hns suggested an
ordinance requiring Il light at the en-.
trance to every dwelling This, he
said, would hight the streets very
nicely. Mayor Brown promised to
sign such an ordinance II the council
would pass 1t, adding that he burned
his own porch light all night.
GENE7AC
A mother and her 3-year-old son are
as the result of maniac's attack on
Cantono family New Years eve. The
slayer then slashed his own throat.
In exchange OF shots following the
holdup of a restaurant at Chicago, po-
licsman James o'Neill and John 4.
Chrlsty. the alleged bandit, were SER
ioGsly wounded.
While sitting at the window of his
home in Wolmingtoa. bel. Ii tening to
the welcome given the new year Jo-
seph howalski, was shot and serious
ly wounded.
New York police captured : truck
load OF bonded liquor. which they
claim was stolen from the Internal
Revenue warehouse.
4 race riot is feared. at Tusla OKLA
homa. will follow the killing of po-
lieeman by negroes.
With the confession OF Margaret
Yard. Denver police think they have
in custody the parties who robbed the
prosers National Bank of Kansas
City of $4,000 on December II.
broken brake beam caused the
derailment of the Dixie Flyer" near
Macon, Ga, injuring ~ pullman pass
engers.
The Muskogee county grand Jury
convened at Columbus, Ga, 10 in
vestigate an alleged bomb plot un
earthed whiched caused the police t,
place guards around the Ii mes O
five city commissioners. an apart
ment house and a large factory
LARGE SQUARE COLLAR