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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04

Montgomery County. Md. %; Prince
Georges County. Md. %: Arlington
County. Va. 40: Fairfax County, Va.
10: Loudoun County. Va. II. and
Prince William County. Va. 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04

AS the result of the recent expan-
sion brought about by the tive-year
Army Air Corps development program.
Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick. chief of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04

Epilepsy is slightly decreasing in
this country, due perhaps to better
care of babies and to less alcoholism
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
d. c.. Naval Reserve

With the return last week of the
U. S. destroyer Allen from the third
of her cruises with members of the
United States Naval Reserve of the
District of Columbia aboard, the an
nual cruise period for these citizen
sailors was completed and the vessel
was placed in reserve commission for
another year at her berth at the
Washington Navy Yard.
While the vessel will not make any
extended cruises until next Summer
she will be used during the fair
weather by the members of the bat
talon who are quartered in the Wash
ington Navy Yard for some of their
drills and exercises. particularly at
the guns, which they used to fire their
annual strings at target practice
Although the full reports of the
cruises have not been received the
officers of the local battalion Indicated
that all of the divisions made excellent
scores at target practice while on the
cruises. and they hope to better them
y
the end of the world conflict that the
reservists have been allowed to fire
the big guns, their training having
consisted principally of firing at sub
caliber practice. which is small rifle
mounted on the larger guns. and in
ship operation and control
They had only minimum amount
of time to train in their armory for
the practice this year, but this matter
Will have an important part in the
armory training schedule this year,
with view to developing some expert
and we'll train gun crews, according
to the officers.
Under the direction of Lieut. Comdr
F1nney Bascom Smith. commander of
the local battalion. Lieut. Harry j.
Nichols. executive officer, has mapped
out for the armory drill this year an
intensive schedule of instruction, de-
signed for the purpose of keeping the
enlisted personnel so interested that
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
LAS VEGAS STEAMSHIP
CO. FIRST IN STATE

From the Associated Press dis.
patch published in several papers,
Las Vegas is becoming active in
the shipping business.
The San Francisco Bay Term.
inals Company, a Las Vegas,
New, corporation has filed its
Incorporation papers with the
California secretary of state at
Sacramento. Charles H. Davis of
San Francisco, has been named
California agent.
Among the purposes for which
the concern was organized are
the building. operating and sale
of wharves, piers, docks and all
types of vessels, with wide lati-
tude in respect to other lines of
business.
The incorporators are named
as F. A. Stevens, A. S. Hender-
son, Beulah V. Stevens, Gus
Lundholm, Wanda Henderson,
Hortense Finhenstein, Sina Nor
ris, Joel V. Noblitt, e. A. Blum,
Vincent John Cooley and Sarah
w. Root.
Whether or not the company
plans steamship lines on Boulder
Dam reservoir is not indicated
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
UNION OFFICIAL PARTY
HERE THURSDAY NIGHT

A party of officials of the
Union Pacific arrived in Vegas
Thursday evening and remained
over night. They came from
Caliente Thursday and resumed
their journey to Los Angeles Fri
day morning. The purpose of the
trip is an official inspection.
Included in the party were F.
B. Knickerbocker, general man
ager; w. R. Armstrong, general
superintendent; R. L. Adamson,
chief engineer; J. P. Mack, en-
gineer of maintenance of way;
E. E. Cunningham, division
superintendent.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
.HOGSETT OUSTED FROM
LAS VEGAS REALTY CO.
Directors Re-oreanize Com
panV with Larger Capital.
Constructive Policies.

At a meeting of the Board oi
Directors and Stockholders of the
Las Vegas Realty Company, In
corporated, composed of ]. w
Wilson, S. r. Whitehead L. b
Sandal. E. Nicholson, Ed Wag
Eer, John DorwoOd and AL. Back
er, matters pertaining to the con
nection of o., Hogsett with the
corporation were frankly and
freely discussed.
In view of certain perplexing
situations it was decided to dis
pense with his services as sales
manager and accordingly all Of
his interests in the corporation
were absorbed by the present
members.
The company is progressing
with its business in a consistent
and conservative manner with
the assistance of able manage
ment, together with larger capi
talization and constructive poll
cies.
The prompt action of the com
pany in cleaning house at the
first suspicion that its repres
entatives were not strictly ethi
cal and conservative, naturally
adds to the confidence which the
public reposes in this organiza
ton.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
VEGAS DEFEATED IN
TWO GAMES SUNDAY
Pacific EIectrics of L. A. and
Needles Colored Team
Win Over Locals.

The base ball season at Las
Vegas for 1927 opened up on
Sunday, March 6 with a double
header and fairly good crowd.
The two Las Vegas teams went
down to defeat, the regular team
being defeated by the fast Pacific
Electrics of Los Angeles by the
score of 40. The Needles Santa
Fe Giants defeated Wilson's Tig-
ers 1875.
The big game was a most hotly
contested one, Las Vegas outbat-
ting the visitors but losing on
poor base work. The locals are
strong in every department and
bid fair to give Las Vegas the
championship as was done in 1926.
The present team is much strong
er than the '25 or '26 teams in
every position. The game of Sun
day showed that Pitcher Herb
Smith is there and at all times
he had the visitors at his bidding.
Bad base running was his un-
doing. He struck out 9 and al
lowed only Z hits. Two errors
were made behind him. Short
stop Dayton and Second Baseman
Lauffer were there at aGl periods
of the game. 1t must be borne
in mind that the visiting team
is one of the fastest semi-pro
teams in Los Angeles and that is
saying a whole lot. Whenever
Charley Hill brings a team to Las
Vegas the fans can look for a
game. One thing pleasing to the
fans was that Manager Lightfoot
started the game promptly at the
time announced. This will be
done at all games, no matter how
many people are in the grand
stand.
Outside of a couple of argu-
ments the game went along nice
ay. The proper support will in
sure good base ball in Las Vegas,
as the class of men Manager
Lightfoot has gotten together will
give the city a team to be proud
of The teams lined up as fol
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
-FOUR JAIL BREAKERS
.RECAPTURED AT BAKER
Three Booked on Car Theft
One On Robbery Susnsi-
cion. Break City Jail.

Arthur HauSen, Albert Smith.
Orvil Hart and NJ. N. BONN let
themselves out of the City Jail
last Friday night and stole a
car from Hugh Kelly to make a
getaway.
Hausen, Smith, and Hart were
being held for a U. S Marshal
on charge of stealing a car
from California, while Bonin was
booked on suspicion of robbery.
A long hook was made from
the springs of a cot and the
main cell key which hung on the
wall about four or five feet from
the prisoners, was lifted BONN.
who had long arms, was able to
reach around and unlock the cell
door from the front The four
then made their way to the
place where Hugh Kelly, a Utah
contractor kept his car, and
started south with it. They were
held up at Baker, California on
account Of trouble with the car
and Bonin, who had stolen a gun
from a desk in the jail, held up
a stOrekeeper there. When the
party found out that the car was
in such shape that it was impos-
sible to drive it farther and they
would have to stay in Baker
"a while they returned the four
dollars taken from the storekeep-
er in hope of preventing further
trouble.
In the meantime Sheriff Gay
found out the whereabo of the
four and Chief of Police Lake
and Ed Waite went after them.
Lake had U. s. commitments
for Hart, Smith and Hauser and
persuaded Bonin to return to Ne
vada to face charges there, rath-
er than to face a charge of high
way robbery in the State of
California.
The four are now in the county
Jail where they will be safe un-
til the arrival of the United
States Marshal.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
DENTAL ASSNS.
HONOR VEGAS DENTIST

DR.. E. w. Bunce of this city
has been signally hOnored by two
invitations which hhe has receiv-
ed to appear on the programs of
the Utah State Dental Associa-
tion at Salt Lake City, June to
IL and the Idaho State Dental
Association at lPocatello, June 13
to Is.
Both associations in their in
vitations are asking DR. Bunce to
give his full denture construction
clinic in plate work and will pay
all expenses of the trip. This is
a recognition of the high stand
ing which DIR. Bunce enjoys
among the dentists of the country
in this line of work.
DIR. Bunce will be in distin-
guished company, others on the
programs with him being DR..
Percy Howe of Boston, DR.. Smith
of the University of Southern
California and DR.. Fred Molt of
Chicago.
Incidentally, the prominence of
DIR. Bunce in these conventions
where there will be an attendance
of several hundred at each, will
lbe excellent publicity for Las
Vegas. We are pleased to con-
gratulate the Doctor on his pref
'erment. Needless to say he has
accepted the invitations.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
RICH ORE CAUSES
MUCH EXCITEMENT
IN WEEPAH DISTRICT
Gold Ore Running $4,000 a
Ton Uncovered Bv Two
Bows of Tonopah.

A new town is springing up III
the Weepah district, thirty miles
southwest OF Ionopah, wnere
Frank Horton, Jr., and James
TraynOr discovered gold that
panned S7S,000.00 to the ton.
The road from Tonopah TO the
Weepah district is crowded with
Old-t mers and tenderfoots intent
on stalking out claims as near as
possible TO the rich find. The
two BOY discoverers have several
claims staked out and have been
offered as high as one thousand
dollars for the information show.
ing the exact location OF their
pocket OF ore. That the find is
on the property of the Electric
Gold Mines Company is known
and that company which. has been
idle for some tune is making ar
rangements to start work again.
Streets have been lined up and
the cluster of tents is growing
rapidly. The first business man
to hang out his shingle was ]. G..
Huntington, U. S. Mineral Sur
NCgOl DOedl ulu6 hOuoO Ids
been started Arrangements are
being made to haul water and
supplies to the town.
No other find of very rich ore
has yet been made although many
have found lodges OF ore that
shows some color. Weepah dis
tTict is not new. About twenty
rears ago there was a rush to
this vicinity when a Eimilar pock-
ct of ore was found. Whether
or not Weepah will be the scene
of such activities as were Gold
field and Tonopah is not known.
1t is possible that the lode res
ponsible for the first excitement
twenty years ago has been found
and another city like Tonopah,
Goldfield or Virginia City will re-
suit. On the other hand the
pocket may have been deposited
by solutions which leached low
grade ore deep under ground and
on coming to the surface eVapor-
ated leaving a small body OF rich
ore.
We sincerely hope that the find
is one that will be a rich pro-
ducar for many years. At any
rate the discovery has done much
to advertise that vicinity and
win encourage prospecting which
will eventually uncover the still
untouched mineral resources of
this state.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12

Short Stop Dayton is about the
fastest being that has hit the
local diamond for some moons.
Del Gay, one of the new twirl-
ers for Manager Lightfoot is very
bashful off the diamond, but oh
boy in the box!
Old Reliable Herb Pugmire is
there in any angle of the game.
They all look alike to him.
Pitcher Clark is reducing-he
has dropped from 1S0 to $50 plus.
He is sensitive about it..
Henry Wilson's Tigers, are not
discouraged by the Sunday game.
Just look out, Needles.
The local team will go to Re-
'dondo March goth to play the
Redondo Merchants. A special
car will be chartered. All q. P.
Employees are wantsd to go. See
Manager Lightfoot for reserva-
tions before March is.
Attention. The Pacific Efec-
tries will play a return game at
Las Vegas March 27th. Don't
forget.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
ROTARY CLUB ENJOYS
ENTERTAINING PROG.
Hundred Per Cent Meeting
Thursday. - Dinner For
New ,Rotarians Next
Tuesday.

The first item of interest at
the Thursday noon luncheon of
Las Vegas Rotary Club, was the
announcement by Chairman Sam
Lawson that the annual dinner
dance will begin tonight (Satur-
day. at 7:45 sharp.
The meeting was attended by
two visiting Rotarians, F. o.
Broih of Reno and A. L. Wood
house of Cedar City.
The report of the board of di-
rectors was read by the secre-
tary and announced among other
things that a silver cup costing
$45.OO has been purchased as a
prize for the district convention
attendance contest.
Frank Gussewelle reported that
the comparatively new members
of the Club would meet with him
self and some of the older mem
bers at dinner next Tuesday even
iing for instruction in Rotary
fundamentals.
The program for the day was a
double-header in charge of
johnnie Waters and Walter
Houck.
Johnnie gave an interesting
talk on some OF the features of
Rotary and told some amusing
anecdotes to ILLUSTRATED his points.
Walter Houck talked shop
that is he told all about batteries
their manufacture, care and the
troubles and trials Of the battery
expert. His talk was full of
interest and information.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
MISSOURI MAN SEES
BOULDER SUCCESS
Age Reader. Optimistic AS
To Future of Las Vegas.
Saws Bill Will Pass.

Mr.. Henry H. Green, of Patton
burg, Mo-, for some years a read
er OF the Age, believes in Las
Vegas. and the Boulder dam pro-
ject. We recommend the follow
ing interesting letter written by
him, to those who would know
how we appear to the world out
side.
|. Pattonburg, Mo.
March 5, 1927.
Editor of Las Vegas Age,
Las Vegas, New.
Dear Mr.. Squires:
l know that the people of Las
Vegas as wen as some Of the
rest of US scattered over the
country who are interested in
Las Vegas ara disappointed that
the Boulder Canyon Bill did not
pass at this session of Congress.
For some time however l am
sure that you have not been ex-
pecting it. Senator Johnson and
others put up big fight which
looked like a losing fight from
the start since adjournment date
was so near at hand.
However, this fight has not
been without it's good results
and l wonder if the people of
Las Vegas realize its full import
ance. In the first place the gen
eral opinion is that it will go
thru easily at the next session
Iof Congress. In the next place.
there ara yery few people who
read newspapers now that do not
know of Boulder Canyon and
where it is, and that sooner or
later that there will be a large
dam built there. They realize
now that this is one of the large
propositions confronting the U. S.
You of the Southwest and those
OF us interested in that part of
the country have known this for
some time but not until the
past few weeks has it become a
household word.
People the country over now
realize that the Boulder Canyon
Dam will be built and what it
will mean to the Southwest and
as Las Vegas is the closest place
to the power site it will profit
more than any other place. and
as you say in one of your last
issues; Las Vegas should get
ready for this large increase in
population which started a few
years ago and which viii be
more marked this summer than
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
EDITOR UNION PACIFIC
MAGAZINE VISITS VEGAS

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pittman
of Omaha, and Mr. b. NJ. Pres.
colt. travelling service agent of
the Union Pacific. were in Las
Vegas Monday.
Mr.. Pittman is editor of the
Union Pacific Magazine, the Off
cial publication OF the company
issued from Omaha This is his
first visit here and he expressed
pleasure at the good appearance
OIL the town and the warmth OF
the sunshine which greeted him.
1t is no secret that Mr.. and
Mrs. Pittman are making this
TRIP over the lines Of the U. p. as
their honeymoon tour.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12

any time yet after the tremend
GUS advertising that the Boulder
Canyon Dam has received the
past few weeks.
1t would be hard to put a price
on what this advertising would
have cost Las Vegas and the
Southwest had it been paid for
This advertising was almost all
OF it favorable as the metropoli.
tan papers agreed that ~the dam
should be built and would be
built but all realized that on ac
count of the shortness of time
the opponents of the bill had the
advantage.
know that you have spent
a lot of your time the past few
years on this project, but don't
get the least bit discouraged for
you have made wonderful prog
ress. A proposition as large as
this takes time and can't be put
over in a minute.
If possible before next Decem
ber, no stone should be left un
turned to get Arizona and Utah
lined up again.
Wishing you and the people Of
Las Vegas success in anything
they undertake, and with kindest
regards,
Yours truly,
HENRY H. GREEN.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
ORATORICAL CONTEST
WINNER TO RECEIVE
LIBERAL REWARDS
$4,000 Cash Offered As
First Prize in Fifth Me-
Vada District Competition.

The Las Vegas Age has under
taken to sponsor the Oratorical
Contest on the Constittion IN
ne fifth Nevada district COM
prising Lincoln and Clark coun-
ties.
To the district winner there
will be two prizes, $500 to be
given by the Los Angeles Times,
sponsor for the Pacific South
west zone, and $25.00 by the
Age. This will give the district
winner $4,000 with which to de-
fray the expenses Of the trip to
Reno to contest in the Nevada
State finals.
Former Gov. Jas. G. Scrugham,
owner of the Nevada State Jour-
nal, sponsor for the state, will
pay all the expenses of the state
winner to the Southwest Pacific
Zone contest at Los Angeles.
To stimulate local interest in
the oratorical contest, the Age
will also give two prizes to the
winner of the Las Vegas High
School contest, provided there be
three or more contestants. The
first prize will be $1,000 and the
second prize $500. In case there
are not more than two contest
ants but one prize. of $1,000 will
be given.
The Fifth Nevada District COM
prises the coun les Of Lincoln
and CLARK, with high schools at
Panaca, Bunkerville, Overton and
Las Vegas. In addition to the
$500 prize offered by the Age
to the district winner, the Los
Angeles Times will give three
prizes; S25.00 or a bust of Lin
coin with the winners name in
scribed, as first prize; $3.50
second and $1,000 third.
The Age regards the Oratori-
cal Contests on the Constitution
as among the most valuable con-
tributions to education and Amer
icanism ever devised. The move
ment has outreached the bounds
of the United States, several for
eign countries having taken up
the movement with oratorical
contests on Constitutional Gov
ernment.
No greater incentive to the
study of our constitution and the
principles of human rights upon
which it is founded was ever set
in motion. During the past three
years millions of people, both
young and old, have gained a new
knowledge of the Constitution
and it's meaning. The result is
that our Americanism is streng-
thened and the principles of con-
stitutional government are diffus-
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
TOWN IS
SCENE OF RICH =.
NEW GOLD STRIKE
Continuation of the Famous
Johnnie Ledge Is Found.
Twelve Feet of Good Ore
in Sight.

Word was brought to town
yesterday of new rich gold
strike in the vicinity of the fam
Gus Johnnie Nine. Fred Pine
brought the news and had some
very celorful ore to back up his
statement. The discovery was
made by Frank Otto, who is an
cid time resident of Johnnie.
According to Pine the ore came
from a twelve foot ledge which
is an extension of the ledge
which has been worked by the
Johnnie Mine, and is in the hill
with the property belonging to
Ed Overfield, who is better known
as Happy Jack"
! Otto has spent seven or eight
years in the hills around the
Johnnie Mine hooking for the
continuation of the rich Johnnie
ledge, with the conviction that
it was on his property. His pa
thence was rewarded when he
uncovered the twelve foot ledge
loaded with the precious metal.
The ore in the Johnnie Mine
Is found in small pockets and
assays extremely high and is
very easy to separate from the
mock. The Johnnie is an old
mine and is the property OF o.
T. Johnson, who worked 1t for a
number of years. At the present
the property is being worked.
Frd Pine has the selling right
of the new find and will be glad
to take any one interested to
Johnnie Town and show them the
property.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
BIG TIME TONIGHT AT
ROTARY DINNER-DANCE

The Rotary dinner-dance, for
which the local club has been
preparing for some weeks, will
be held tonight at Elks' Hall.
Elaborate preparations have
been made under direction of
Sam Lawson, chairman of the
entertainment committee, and the
affair will doubtless prove one of
the niftiest parties ever held in
Vegas.
Each Rotarian is expected to
invite, in addition to his Rotary
ann. one other couple.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
LOS ANGELES GROUP
INTERESTED IN VEGAS

Mr.. d. Brinkhorst was an ar.
rival in Vegas early in the week
leaving again for Los Angeles
WedL esday. With him were Mr.
and Mrs. John Kellar, Los An.
geles; John Kellar, Sr., Of Van
Nuys; Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Of Los
Angeles; Mr.. Smith of Yuma,
Ariz; and Mr.. and Mrs. Alston
of Hollywood.
The party were looking into
the real estate situation in this
city and express themselves as
being very optimistic over the
outlook for a fine year.
Jake Wainwright and John
Jelfferies of Reno were visitors
in Las Vegas Friday.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-12
ID throughout the world.

ed throughout the world.
There Is every reason why the
students of all high schools in
this district should enter the
competition. We have the talent
and it is entirely possible that
the winner Of the National Con-
test may be One of us. There is
nothing to lose and great things
to gain. A trip to Reno, Los An
geles, Washington and a tour of
Europe of several months dura-
ton with an expenses paid and a
handsome financial reward in ad-
dition to the great honor all
these are offered to our students.
The Age urges every high
school student in Lincoln and
Clark counties to get into the
contest. Who knows what latent
power of oratory may be brought
into action and what great re-
suits effort may achieve?