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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-06
SEVEN ARE ARRESTED
IN $4,000, 900 FRAUDS
Former City Employees at Havana
Including Ex-Mayor, Are
Accused.
By the Associated Press.

~ thE <EseONAakSN EAEsS
HAVANA, April 6.-Seven former
employees of the Havana City Hall
were arrested yesterday, charged
with implication in frauds, which II
is claimed will reach more than $12,
000,0 More arrests are expected
today.
The arrests We're made after an
investigation into a series of frauds
discovered by Mayor Miguel Gomez,
who recently was elected.
Former Mayor Cuesta, who was
arrested as he was boarding a boat
for the United States on charges of
violating civil service regulations and
misapplying city funds, still is being
detained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-06
U. s. Navy Engineer Killed.

SHANGHAI, April 6 [P-A. J..
Weir, engineer of the II. s. s. Pitts
burgh, was accidentally shot and
killed today by comrade while he
was unloading pistol. ,Weir's home
is In Georgia -A..s....-.s..-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-06
Boy, Is. Slain as Bandit.

CLEVELAND, April 8 OWL
liam Mcdonald. Is. was killed last
night while attempting to hold up
Allen Beattie on a street here. Alfred
Palmer, coming to Beattie's aid, fired
one shot at Mcdonald. He was exon
Grated h9. police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-06
STILL HOPE TO FIND
TWO AIR MAIL FLYERS
Owner of Plane Which Disappeared
On Way From Fresno to San
Francisco Renews Search.
~ the AssocIated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.-De-
spite fruitless search since Sunday
for the air mail plane which dis
appeared after leaving Fresno for San
Francisco, officials of the Pacific Air
Transport Co., its owner, refused to-
day to abandon hope that the two
flyers involved, Pilot Edward Neher
and Alfred Schaller, a company officer,
would be found.
Another search Of the irregular ter
rain between here and Fresno was
inaugurated and observers scanned
San Francisco Bay again in the hope
that the two men or traces Of the
plane might be found.
The finding of a canvas cushion
floating in the bay yesterday caused
a furry Of excitement and was at
first thought to be from the plane,
but company officials said it was no
part Of the equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-06

20 Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Fair tonight: tomorrow increasing
cloudiness: not much change in tenn
perature.
Temperature Highest, SIS. at noon
today; lowest, 40, at 6 am. today.
Full report on page 3.
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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
DISTRICT FINALS
TO Be HELD TONIGHT
Four High Schools Contest
in District Finals at High
School Auditorium To-
night.

The District Finals for Clark
and Lincoln counties, comprising
the Fifth Nevada District IN the
National OracIorical Contest on
the Constitution or the United
safes, will be held tonight in the
auditorium or the Las Vegas
high School.
Las Vegas High School, Moapa
Valley high Scnool, Virgin Val
ley High school and the Lincoln
Counyt High School have entered
the contest.
The winner of the contest to-
night will receive cash prizes
amounting to $500 which will be
sufficient to pay expenses to
Reno for the State Finals on the
seventh of May.
The Las Vegas Age, the Las
Vegas Bar Association and the
Los Angeles Times are offering
cash prizes of S25.00 each to the
winner.
The Nevada State Journal will
send the State Champion to Los
Angeles for the finals in the Los
Angeles territory.
The Las Vegas Bar Associa-
ton will judge the orators.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
NIGSWAY ENGINEERS
STUDY OIL PROBLEM

DR.. E. L. Hughes, the original
director of the Bureau of Public
Roads office at San Francisco, in
the company of several engineers
and road commissioners from
Utah and Idaho was in Las Vegas
Wednesday evening. The party
is making a tour of this section
of the country in behalf Of the
Federal Aid department investi-
eating the possibility of making
applications of oil to such roads
as we have north and south OF
town.
1t is the belief of these men
that such applications would not
only cut down the cost of MAIN
tenance but would reduce the,
dust hazard.
This kind Of work is being
tried out between Barstow and
Victorville and is proving very
successful Some stretches OF
that road are exceptionally smooth
and there is no dust.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
AUERBACH GIVES
VIEWS OF UTAH
Senator Expresses Feeling
That California People See
Only One Side of Question

On his return to Utah from a
trip to California, Senator Auer-
bach said that the people Of the
state of California have lOeen bad
ly misinformed as to Utahs view
of the Swing bill. Only
one side of the question has been
placed before the citizesn of that
state, the Senator says. After
talking to many persons, he
found them we'll informed on Cali
fornia's side only.
1.-TWO ways of settling the Col
orado River problems are most
apparent" Senator Auebrach de-
clared. "One is for the Colorado
River states to get together in a
compact which would be a COM
pact of seven states" The Sen
ator expressed the opinion that
the seven states compact now on
the statute books of Utah would
afford the state necessary protec-
tion. Another way is to get a
ruling from the Supreme Court
on the matter" = Los Angeles
Times.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
SHERlFF'S POSSE
HAS THRILLING RIDE

ON receipt of a telegram from
Goldfield to the effect that three
men had stolen a new Buick,
Shriff Gay Immediately sent
Deputy Sheriff McCubrey out on
the Goldfield road Monday after
noon.
No sooner had McCubrey reach
ed the railroad crossing to West
side than he saw the car he was
looking for speed over the rail
road track and turn into town.
McCubrey turned his car around
and speeded up, giving the signal
for the culprits to stop. Not
thinking stopping advisable, the
trio from Goldfield stepped on
the gas and fled down Main
street. McCubrey lost no time in
pushing the throttle down but his
car failed to respond and he had
to stop.
A passing car was commander
ed and McCubrey hurried into
town and found Frank Gusse-
welle, and DR.. Waller at Cash
mans Garage. These three
cnmDed into BUICK with FRANK
at the wheel and were off, about
five minutes behind the fleeing
auto thieves.
Frank kept the speed up to be-
tween sixty-five and seventy-five
miles an hour and his car was
steadily creeping up on the stol.
en- one.
Near Baker while travelling at
about seventy-two miles an hour
Franks car blew a tire and the
party was forced to stop. The
thieves took advantage of this
opportunity to get out of sight
and then turned off the road be-
tween Baker and Cronice Lake.
After changing tires Frank, Nc
Cubrey and Waller again took up
the chase until they met the Cali
fornia officers who had come
from Barstow Since the stolen
car was then in California, Nc
Cubrey gave the officers from
that state all the information he
could and returned home.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
FIRE DESTROYS
WESTS|DE HOME
Home of Mrs. Bess Shelley
Totally Destroyed b y
Flames Tuesday Evening.

The home of Mrs. Jack Shelley
in Westside, was totally destroyed
by fire Thursday evening about
ten O'Clock while Mr.. and Mrs
Shelley were at the picture show.
Mrs. Shelley knew nothing of her
loss until after the show when
she drove home.
The fire was discovered by
Herbie Davidson, whow as sleep
ing in a tent next door. Davidson
turned in the alarm and through
a misunderstanding on the part
of some one the fire truck made
run to the rear of Bogg's Gro
Gerry Store. Unable to find any
sign of fire at that place, the fire
boys called central and found that
the fire was in Westside.
When the truck reached West
side the house was totally en-
veloped in flames. Due to the
fact that there are no fire plugs
near, it was necessary to use the
chemical tanks which prevented
the spread of the fire by the
burning embers that blew about.
When these were emptied they
were re-harged and used again.
Truck Number two was called out
as a precaution, and in making
the run to the scene of the fire
it side-swiped another car and
was damaged so that it had to be
towed back to town. Fire Chief
H. Case took the numbers of
three cars which were driven too
close to the scene of the fire.
Mrs. Shelley stated that the
only possible cause of the fire
was a coal-oil stove in the kitchen.
She had taken extra precaution
and inspected the stove before
leaving and thought that it was
out. The loss was covered by
insurance.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
MESQUITE CLUB

The Mesquite Club enjoyed one
of the most delightful programs
of the year Friday. The afternoon
was in charge of Mrs. c. S.
Wengert, Mrs. w. c. Fulton, Mrs.
H. A. Harmon and Mrs. K. X.
Kirschner, and the subject was
Child Problems" Miss Hancock,
Director of Kind rgarten in the
Vegas schoolc read very instruc-
tive paper on 1.-The Pre-school
Child;' Mrs. c. s. Wengert spoke
on The Developm mt and Training
of Young Children; Mrs. w. G..
Fulton read a paper on "Disci-
pline," and also told of her work
at summer school last year. A
very pleasant feature of the after
noon was the program given by
children under the direction of
Mrs. X. K Kirschner:
Song-Evelyn White and Maize
Martin.
Dance-Marjorie Bartell.
Recitation-Betty Fulton.
Piano solo-Maybel Pistole.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
CARSON TO OPEN
ROAD TO TAHOE
(Reno Evening Gazette)

CARSON, April 21. = Ali the
able bodied male population of
Carson will turn out Sunday with
pick, shovel and sand bag in an
effort to open the Kings Canyon
grade to Glen Brook and Lape
Tahoe, Several heavy highway
trucks have been obtained for
the day, and all the available
picks and shovels will be loaded
in and all of the sand and gravel
obtainable taken along.
If big turnout is secured it is
believed that the grade can be
opened in two Sundays, the gravel
and sand thrown on the first trip
aiding in melting the snow drifts
thta block the highway now, and
within a few weeks, the grade will
be open to general auto travel.
A number of Reno people are
interested in the opning of the
Tahoe route, as much of the prop
erty at Lincoln park and other
lake points is owned by them.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
ELY MAN VICTIM OF
COWARDLY ASSAULT
George Day of Ely Beaten
and Robbed by Man He
Helped. Attacker Escapes.

George Day, an old miner and
prOspectOr, Went into the Weepal
dIsLrIcC, taking with nm young
man by the name OF ID. TrantO-.
Alter leaving Weepah the coupe
came to Las Vegas and were re-
turning from heer to Ely when, al
coyote Wells, Day got out Of the
machine to put water in the
radlator. AS he Nlas taking the
cap OFF, Trdntor walked up be.
hnd him ana hit hIm over the
mead. Day fell unconscious and
was dragged into the bushes and
robbed OF over 100000.
Trantor took possession of the
car and started toRard Moapa.
Mr.. Ambrose Murphy who was
going from this city to Caliente
saw the man driving toward
Moapa at a high speed and was
crowded off the road. He had a
feeling that all was not well and
on arriving at Coyote Wells he
iooked about but found nothing
Wrong.
Late in the afternoon Mr.. Day
regalned consciousness and walk
ed twenty miles to Alamo where
he told his story. He was taken
to CaIiente where his injuries
were treated.
On Wednesday Deputy Sheriff
McCubrey located the stolen car
about quarter of a mile off the
road this side of Glendale. Nc
trace of the driver has been
found.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
BIG COMPLIMENTARY
BALL TO BE TONIGHT

The pdblic is invited to. attend
the annual meeting of the Bould-
er Dam Association of California
and Nevada which will he held at
seven-thirty this evening in the
Auditorium. The affairs of the
association and the legislation
connected with the Boulder Dam
project will be discussed. Plans
for pressing the matter at the
coming session of Congress will
De made.
Following this meeting, ut nine
thirty, there will be grand
Complimentary Ball. Everyone is
invited and a good time is as
sured.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
WHITENEcK RETURNS
FROM CARSON CITY

Supt. II. A. Whiteneck has re-
turned from Carson City where
he attended a meeting of the
State Textbook Commission. The
duty of this commission is to
adopt the text books which are
to be used In Nevada. the COM
mission being composed of the
following members:
Governor Balzar of Carson City.
President Walter E. Clark OF
the u. of N.
Supt. H. A. Whiteneck of Las
Vegas.
Miss Bertha c. Knemeyer OF
Elko.
Mrs. L. c. Booth of Reno.
Mrs. Jennie A. Curleup of
Tonopah.
Supt. w. w. Anderson of Car.
son City.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
AREN'T NOT TO SEEK
SENATE NOMINA l ION

S. S. ArentZ, congressman from
Nevada, serving his third term
in the lower house, will not be a
candidate for the Republican
nomination for the United States
senate in 1929. Arentz arrived
in Reno last week for a brief
stay and while here stated en-
phatically that he would lbe a
candidate to succeed himself
nextyear and had no intention Of
seeking the senate nomination.
1t has been alleged several times
by Democratic newspapers that
he would be a candidate for the
senate.
With a smile Arentz declared
that he would seek the senatorial
berth only when the members of
his party made a demand that
he do so, land so far no demand
has been made"
Seriously Arentz said that he
had considerable work to per-
form in the lower house for New
ada and that he expected to do
much work between now and the
opening of congress through let
ters and kilograms.
81 want to remain in the lower
house until my program is COM
pleted," he said, land l want to
set at rest all rumors to the eff
feet that l may be a candidate
for the senate. l want to do
this for two reasons. First, if
it was believed that l might
seek the senate post next year
it would injure the work l am do
ing now as my colleagues in the
house would be led to believe
that | would not be a member OF
the house in 1929 and would act
accordingly. Second, l do not
want any senatorial aspirant in
the Republican party to be held
back pending any decision /
might make in the matter.
81 told the Republican conVen-
tion two years ago that l wanted
to go back to congress for at
least two more terms and prom
ised them, II elected, that
would not be a candidate for the
senate unless there was a per-
sistent demand that l make the
race. am going to keep that
promise"
Arentz said that Nevada legis-
lation held up by the jam in
congress at the last session
would be pressed for action the
minute congress goes into ses-
sion.
He looks for a hard fight on
the Hawthorne munitions depot
but believes that the desire of
the navy will overcome the Cali
fornia plan to locate the depot
in Secret valley.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
BOULDER ASSOCIATION
WILL ARRIVE TODAY
Nearly One Hundred Mem
bers Will Reach las Vegas
About 4:30 This Afternoon

More than one hundred men
and women left San Bernardino
this morning and will reach Las
Vegas this afternoon. The party
is being led by Congressman Phil
ID. Swing, Joe Grail and w. E.
Evans, of Southern California and
is the opening of a nation wide
campeign, conducted by Southern
California, for the passage of the
Swing-Johnson bill at the coming
session of Congress.
In addition to the above named
Congressman, invitations have
been extended to the eight con.
gressmen from central and north
ern California.
Tonight the Boulder Dam Asso-
citation will hold it's annual meet
ing, which will be presided over
by President John L. Bacon.
Progress made in legislation will
be- reviewed and plans for the
future will be discussed
Word has been received from
Governor Balzar that it will be
impossible for him to be present
and he has commissioned DIR. Roy
w. Martin to represent him here.
Sunday morning the trip will be
made to Black Canyon and as
many members as possible will be
taken down through the canyon
by motor boat. If possible for
the party to stay over Monday,
trips to the Valley of Fire and
the Lost City will be taken.
The return trip of the caravan
will be by the way of Needles
and Parker to Blythe. From
there the trip back to Los An
geles will be made via San Diego.
April 2S win be observed as
Boulder Dam Day in Los Angeles
and will be featured by a parade
and a mass meeting at night in
the Philharmonic Auditorium,
where Hiram Johnson will be the
principal speaker.
While this is strictly a metro
politan Los Angeles observance,
delegations from many points in
Southern California will be pres
ent.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
DONATION TO BE MADE
FOR |. o. o. r. HOME

Mrs. Smith, of Austin, Nevada,
is making a donation to the
LO.OF. Home for the Aged and
Orphans which will be equal to
the sum raised by the lodges of
the entire state up to the amount
OF $5000.00.
She will also give the Canton
equipment of her deceased son to
the lodge sending in the largest
contribution TO this fund. The
sum OF each lodge is pro rata per
member, so the small lodges will
have the same chanc to win as
the largr ones.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
MOAPA SCOUTS ENJOY
TRIP TO COLO. RIVER
Especial Correspondence

lOD6Cldl
Mr.. B. Glen Smith, Professor
in Dixie College and Deputy Boy
Scout Commissioner accompanied
by two Eagle Scouts, Rl;87 Jarvis
ana Carlyle Thompson. came
down Friday to join the Logan.
Overton, and ST. Thomas Scouts
on a trip to the Colorado River.
On their return they visited the
". V. H. S. assembly Monday.
Mr.. Smith addressed the students
there on "If you are not Thinkers
ycu are Thinkers" Bliss Jarvis
gave an account of the Scouts
Colorado River excursion, and
Carlyle Thompson spoke on
What it takes to become an
Eagle Scout
The Boy Scouts numbering
thirty-five accompanied by Arthur
SAINT, Scout Master for Overton; /;
Grant Snow, Scout Master of st.
Thomas; Del Robinson, Logan
dafe's Scout Master; A. L. Kelly,
NJ. |. A. Stake President; j..
Carlos Lambert, LeGrande Faw-
son and Lewis E. Rowe of M. v.
H. S. staff made a trip to the
Colorado River Friday, returning
Monday. In spite of some car
trouble and high winds they
seem to have had a wonderful
time characteristic of all Boy
Scout outings.
Mr.. w. ]. Conger and Mrs.
Thompson of Delta, Utah, are
visiting Mr.. Conger's daughters,
Mrs. Agnes Marshall and Mrs.
Era Jones at Overton.
Mrs. John Whipple and Mrs. B.
Glen Smith of st. George spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
Whipple's mother, Mrs. U. V. Pc
kins.
Mrs. Albert Jones has returned
much improved in health from a
week in the Las Vegas Hospital
Miss Annie Give, who has
been spending the winter with her
sister, Mrs. Alvin Anderson, has
returned to her home in Sat
Lake City.
Ray Weber, former resident of
Overton but now of Ocean Park,
California, was in the valley last
week looking after business inter
ests.
A campaign is on OF ceiebratS
National Better Homes Week
April oath to May 1st.
In the tryout for the Oratoricai
contest Mack Lyons won for the
representative of the M. V. H. S.
A number of people from Over
ton attended the Cabaret Dance
in Las Vegas Saturday evening
and report a very enjoable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Abbott
and Oscar Abbott of Mesquite,
spent Monday with S. A. Waymire
and family.
A number of persons commem-
GRATED Easter Sunday by taking
lunch and spending the day with
Nature. in Gods "Out-of-Doors. >
A very worthy mode of worship
for busy people who have little
time to give to the appreciation
of art in its natural state.
Mrs. Tom Jackson of Panaca is
visiting her home folks, Mr.. John
Tobler and family. Mr.. Jackson
has gone to Los Angeles to work
and Mrs. Jackson will join him
later.
Several of our citizens have or
ganized a Tennis Club and have
built a court on the Waymire
property in Overton.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
NEW PRIEST AT
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Rev. Father c. E. Reardon of
Salt Lake arrived in Las Vegas
April IL and has taken charge of
st. Joan of Arc Parish He is
delighted with Nevada and is en-
tering on his work with enthusi-
asm. He is a fine young fellow
and we are glad to welcome him
to our community.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
ROTARY CLUB HAS
PLEASANT MEETING
Nal Riley Gives Entertaining
Program. o. A. KimbalI
Addresses Rotarians.

In the absence of President
Frosty Mildren, Cy Wengert pre-
sided at the regular meeting of
the Rotary Club Thursday noon.
kilograms were received frCm
the members at Stockton and
were promptly answered.
Nal Riley presented Mrs. w. R.
Martin and Mrs. C c. Boyer who
gave several pleasing musical
numbers. o. A. Kimball was in
troduced and gave an interesting
talk on the local Building and
Loan Association.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
COMM.
TO MEET TUESDAY

There will be a meeting of the
Exposition Committee at 2 p. M.
April 26th, at which time ar
rangements will be made for the
exhibits which will go on display
in the Clark County exhibit space
at the Tran continental Highways
Exposition in Reno this summer
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
DIVORCES GRANTED

Lucille Pierce Clark from Hugh
Velto Clark. Granted on the 18th
of this month. Harley A. Har-
mon was the attorney for the
plaintiff.
Fred E. Angrove from Mae An
grove. Decree granted on the
18th.
Sadie Fariaz from Jose Fariaz.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
CALIFORNIA WILL
CREATE COMMISSION
Bill Before California Legis-
lature to Create Perman-
ent River Committee.

A bill has been introduced in
the California state legislature
by Myron D. Wittwer, of Brawley.
which will create a permanent
Colorado River Commission for
that state This committee will
have three members and will
have the power to make an
agreement with Nevada and Ari-
zona, said agreement to be pass
ed on by the state legislature.
This bill has been drafted from
copies of the Nevada and Arizona
laws and has already passed the
assembly and is before the SEN
ate finance committee.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-23
DIVORCE SUITS FILED

Suit was filed on the 21st by
George P. Waller, Jr., for a
divorce from Louise S. Waller on
Tie grounds of extreme cruelty.
H. A. Harmon is the attorney for
the plaintiff.
Ruth Jane Cranes VS.. John
Cranes. Suit was filed Thursday
on the grounds of desertion.
Stevens & Henderson represent
the plaintiff.
Edna Marion House VS.. Clar-
ence House Suit filed on the
21st of April on the grounds of
extreme cruelty.