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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
BOULDER DAM HAS
RIGHT- OF w A 7
lMohaye County Miner


Now that the election is over
and the issued laid down BY the
parties have been settled by the
people, it is Up to all the people
to get together for the advance
ment Of our cou1r ry along lines
that will make for greater pros
Jerity. Western Arizona has the
greatest interes5 in the building
Of Boulder Canvon dam, and as
the people haze stamped this
measure with vheir approval, we
may look forward to that issue
being eliminated as a football hT
the politicians CT Arizona. That
the government will now clarity
the subject and put over a COM
prehensive plan of action at the
short session Of congress we arc
certain. with the government back
ing the building Of this great dam,
that will store the flood and ncr-
NAL flows of the COLORADO river.
1t is necessary fc- the whole
southwest. because OF the vast
amount of eelc7r,.al energy that
will be generated there aud the
millions of acres of land that will
be brought under cultivation, CIV
ing the soldie.: boys cf the late
war a chance 10 acquire a home
on a piece of government land
that is sure to increase in value
enormously with the first run Of
water from the Colorado river
onto it. The assault of Arizona
politicians against this great piece
of constructive work has held the
building of this dam up the past
six or seven years and at the same
time held up a vast amount Of
new capital that would have come
into the state. OF course our
people know the why's Of the mat
ter. but we believe that this will
be cleared up and the opposition
will melt away when the bill
comes up in congress at the De-
cember session, and the govern
ment takes the bit in its teeth
and tells the lawmakers to get
busy. The United States must fol-
low in the footsteps Of Canada in
the development of power, where,
at the present time, there is
100000 horsepower units in use
and it is said that more than
double this amount will be de-
veloped in the near future. This
has all been done under govern
ment operation and control, and
the power is so cheap that 1t is
possible to use it for every pur-
pose. Since 1924 that country has
increased its power from practical
ly nothing to its present high posi-
ton. Why cannot we do the
same?
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
CHAMBER WON'T
ENDORSE SUBS.

The question of replying to let
ters asking about particular sub
divisions in the vicinity of Las
Vegas, which has been the sub
ject of some controversy for the
past several weeks, was well set
tied today by the adoption Of a
resolution proposed by Senator
Henderson.
In brief, the resolution was to
the effect that the secretary be
instructed in answering such in
quiries, TO give an unbiased state
ment of general conditions here
with the statement that the Cham
ber is not in position to approve
or disapprove any particular sub
division, and advise prospective
purchasers TO come here and make
a personal investigation before
buying.
Prior to the passage Of the
resolution remarks on the subject
we're made by President Roy w.
Martin, A. S. Henderson, S. r.
Whitehead, L. j. Oakes, G. G. Ron
now, Robert Griffith, w. J. Flow
ers and others.
A. A. Hinman reported favorable
on the referendum of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce de-
signed to give the outlying dis
tricts closer touch with the parent
body, and the secretary was in
structed to cast the vote Of this
Chamber in favor of the proposal.
President Martin introduced E.
CT. McGriff as the new county
commissioner and called attention
to the fact that two members Of
the county board at least would
be active members of the Cham
ber.
Mr.. McGriff was given a round
Of applause and in reply made a
short but effective speech:
"I shall try to do my duty in
every respect"
L. j. Oakes made the sugges-
ton that a set Of slides be pre-
pared of Colorado River and other
striking features in this vicinity,
whcih could be shown on special
occasions in Los Angeles and else
where.
Robert Griffith, chairman of the
committee on aviation, called at
tention to the fact that much time
has elapsed without beginning the
work on the proposed new air
field, and stated that unless some
thing is done within 80 days he
would resign from the committee.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
LEGION BANQUET
JOYOUS EVENT

From start TO finish the Am
erican Legion banquet and dance
last night were great and joyous
events.
A ride about town in the big
Pickwick stages opened the even
ing. At the end Of the ride 30
or 90 Legionaires disembarked at
the Legion Club House, where.
under the direction of Albert Duf-
fill, big feed was served. Music
by Buffers Golden State Orchestra
added to the JOY.
Following the banquet came the
big ball at Elks' Hall with more
music by the Golden State Or
chestra and the festivities we're In
full swing until the hour Of two
o'clock this morning.
So successful was the ball that
the Legion is planning to give
another ball with the same or
chestra in a few weeks.
A number Of Legion men from
out of town participated In last
nights affairs, among them being
several from Goodsprings, Messrs.
VanEaton and Ellis from Sloan
and one from Sonora, Mexico.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
DOHENY QUITS
OIL INDUSTRY

NEW YORK, Nov. l3, R=Ed-
ward L. Doheny, who a1assed .
huge fortune after an accidental
strike while prospecting Tor oil IN
California thlrty-seven years ago.
has taken final steps TO quit the
industry.
The New York banking houses
Of Blyth, Witter and Co., and ].
x W. SeligmAn & Co, have vtr-
tually completed arrangements fR
the acquisition of nearly al the
oil producing properties In Cali
forniA owned by the Petroleum
Securities Company, which is con-
Holled by Doheny and his family
and are valued at s43,O00,000.
Ths panding sale IS the Latest
Of three by which Mr.. Doheny,
who is now 70 years old, Is divest-
ing himself OF his extensive pc
troleum holdings.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
ARMISTICE DAY
AT HIGH SCHOOL

Armistice Day was celebrated by
high school students yesterday al
ternoon, when the Debate Club
put on a program, with Miss
Wilma Squires and Mr.. Raby j.
Newton in charge.
Tableaux depicting the unknown
soldiers OF the ages were shown.
These we're followed by the de-
bate given at the Mothers-Daugh-
ters banquet on the question: Re
solved, that the daughters have a
harder time training their moth
ers, than the mothers do in train
ing their daughters.
Following the game the students
adjourned to the Union Pacific
athletic field to witness the foot
ball game between the high school
team and the Legion team.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
VILLARDE WILL
STAGE FIGHTS

Manager Johnny Villarde and
Dominic Diatarce returned yester-
day from the coast where they
have been for several weeks.
While absent DiStarce was featur-
ed in fights with Ray Mcintyre
and Clayton Gowd, both top
notchers in the game, and added
to his already fine record as a
game fighter.
Vernon kid" Miller, local mid
dleweight, has joined the Villarde
stable and will leave shortly for
Los Angeles with Villarde and
Distarce to appear in some con-
tests.
Manager Villarde announces
that he hopes soon to have an
arena Of his own here and will
then put on his own fight pro-
grams.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
LEGION BEATS
HIGH SCHOOL

The High School football eleven
went down to defeat before the
American Legion team yesterday
in a game which was almost from
the start a gruelling contest be-
tween the superior beef and Drawn
Of the Legion stars and the youth
full enthusiasm of the high school
boys.
The day was perfect and en-
couraged a large crowd TO drive
TO the Union Pacific athletic field
TO witness the contest. The high
school rooters we're out in force
and did their duty with Wgor but
TO no effect. The Legion men
continually bucked the line for
gains and the high school lads
we're powerless to hold although
they fought to the last ditch.
The Legionaires made two hard
earned touchdowns, converting
one. with a total score Of 13. High
School was unable TO score.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
BUSY TIMES AT
CORRADETTPS

There are busy times at the
Vegas Cleaning Works this week
as the result of the special event
advertised. There are already ap-
proximately 400 suits in the house
and Mr.. Corradetti states that by
Saturday he expects to have about
1000.
However the big rush has no
disturbing effect on Mr.. Corradetti,
who states that his plant Is equip
ped to care for 300 suits a day
regularly and that on an occasion
ike this the capacity can be in
creased. However the driver OF
the delivery wagon is near frantic
with his efforts to be several
places at the same time, but SO
far manages to comply with all
calls.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
OFFICIALS ROSE
FROM OBSCURITY

CEYENNE, wyo Nov. 13, P)
Three Alger-hke heroes, who
climbed different ladders to sue
cess, are involved in changes on
the Union Pacific railroad system
as the result of the retirement OF
E. E. Calvin, vice-president OF
operations.
Calvin. a messenger boy on the
Bi gFour at IA, is succeeded by
w. M. Jeffers, who began on the
Union Pacific as call boy. JET
fers' place as general manager
will be taken by N. A. Williams,
who at 20 was a section hand on
the Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy. Williams has been general
superintendent at Cheyenne.
Calvin, 10 years old, is one Of
the western railroad pioneers. He
served the Union Pacific as tale
graph operator at many frontier
points, when herds Of buffalo Of
ten interrupted traffic and the
danger from excited Indians was
to be reckoned with. His retire
ment, effective November l, ter
inmates an interesting railway
career.
When Hartman, the railroad
organizer. districted the Hartman
lines in 1904, Calvin, who had been
general superintendent at Salt
Lake City, went TO Portland as
general manager Of the road. Next
he was at San Francisco as a
vice president Of the Southern
Pacific. Calvin directed railroad
relief work after the earthquake
and fire. When the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific were segre-
gated in 1914 Calvin was assigned
to the northern lines. In 1870 he
became vice-preddent Of oper-
ationS.
Jeffers' entire railroad career
has been linked with the Union
Pacific. Call boy, telegrapher.
clerk in the maintenance OF way
timekeeper, extra gang foreman,
train dispatcher. chief dispatcher
at North Platte, Nebr., trsinsmast-
er at Green River. Wyo, and Den
evr, back to Green River as as
Sistant superintendent, superin-
tendent there in 1909, at Cheysrl-
and Omaha and finally genera,
manager In 1926-these we're The
rungs of his ladder to the pre-
ent distinction.
williams tired of swinging =
pick On q section gang and be-
came q brakeman on the GO He
Jumped to the Denver and Rio
Grande, became a corductOr as
sistant superintendent and super
intendent at Salt Lake He quit
to run . mercantile business. bu-
abandoned It for railroad:ng in
1915. That year he entered the
Union Pacific as a trainmaster
at Grand Island, Nebr. BY 1922
he was q Cheyenne superinUend-
ent, then general superintendent
at Los Angeles. He came back 10
Cheyenne as general superintend-
ent In 1925.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
PASSENGERS SEE
LINER Go DOWN

NEW YORK, Nov. IA, RrAore
than 800 men ana Wonsn, some
with little children 10 their care,
were forced TO trust their lives %
tiny lifeDoats on the wind toaD0o
north Atlantic today when eha
LaInport-Holt liner Veatris ksslsd
over on her beam ends ana sAnk.
The survivors are fAeSG Win
hours OF waiting as tie W1ntry
wind wnirled the cocl .eShslk Of
boats through the Wateg and they
watched the ship in vi eh. q few
hours before they had been 90
luXuriously housed, SINK below ths
waves about 270 miles f. I'm HAnp-
ton Roads.
The latest advices indb@ted that
the first boat to reach the &ane
would be the coast gus d destroy
er Davis, due there q. SEQ shGa
afternoon
NEW YORK, Nov. u, RETha
Lamport liner VestIH Rdtoed 9t
eleven O'Clock this morning that Il
Is sinking slowly At a pMnt eOc
miles off Hampton Roads, Ano
her $50 passengers and 21o seameu
would have to take TO 6ho III
boats any minute.
NEW YORK, Nov II, PeTha
sinking liner Vestrn was abandon
sd by passengers and crew % l:2S
O'Clock.
The VestriS IGft New York sat
urday with . general cargo con-
signment mail and paSangGs,
bound for the Barbados An6
South American ports.
Although details of her pred&oA-
ment are lacking it waA assumed
she ran into the severe sAl@ that
swept the Atlantic coast 6Akzrday
night and it Is thought the eaEsC
might have shifted.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
1923 MISSING IN
VESTRIS DISASTER

one is known TO be dead and woman anu q
were reported tloatIng the rolling waves Otner
deaths seem probable reports rescue neet
Virginia CapeS peced the STORY Oh the sunk
ing oI the Vsstrn. Today noon, almost tuu day
night AuRarsA OF the passengers
tutnS sids OF stricken vessel
rata, only hundred and three mad
definitely accounted with OF the lie boats
picked uR A
The began before ships that turned
then paths ths errand OF mercy led 10 ths
lie by Dy The chIed VINO had
ali night long tossed angry
weekend gale
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
BELGIANS EAT HORSES
BUT NOT THEIR OWN

BRUSSELS, Nov. IS, (R-The
expectation of draft horses has
become an important item of Bel
gums foreign trade, while vast
numbers of inferior foreign horses
are imported for food purposes.
In the first ten months Of this
year 1925 horses were shipped
abroad and 14.064 foreign horses
brought into the country. Most
Of the latter were used in khA
preparation Of certain sauSagas
popular In Belgium.
Belgium'S 1875 menu included
100000 pounds Of horse meat,
making the per capita consumption
pound and half for the year.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
NEVADA BOYS
MAY COMPETE

Junior livestock JUICES of White
Pine, Elko, Lincoln and Clark
counties may compete for out-of-
state honors this winter. if plans
of Utah agriculturists for holding
a boys and girls All club camp
in connection with the ogden live
stock show materialiZe.
D. P. Murray, Utah club leader,
has apprised Nevada boys of the
show, and suggested that they at
tend. Because Of the distance, it
is probable that only those in
counties adjacent to Utah will
compete.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
UNION PACIFIC
SAFETY RALLY
Interesting Program For
Railroad Officials and En-
pioyes at ii Portal Mo-
VemDer Zord.

OupvI4IIUUHuU4IU -. n. cunning
n..lII, Vi Tic OuIOn racine, spenC
SUNDAY ~ Las vegas maKlng ar
IaiIscDIuuVs Tor the meeGing Oh
the LUS Angeles DIVISION safety
CominIJJee az Las Vegas, am,
Friday, November 23rd.
Messrs. Cragin & Pike, proprie-
tors OF the FL Portal Theater have
been very much interested in the
safety work of the Union Pacific
employees and were quite anxious
that the fall meeting Of the Di-
vision Committee be made a pub
lie affair at Las Vegas and tend
cred to Superintendent Cunning
ham the use Of the FL Portal
Theater.
A very interesting program will
be prepared and all employees and
the public are invited to attend.
The assistance of the schools has
been requested through Miss
Frazier and number of entertain
ing parts will be taven by mem
bers of the Grammar and High
schools. Several of our promi-
nent clergymen, professional and
business men have accepted in
vitations to participate in the
program.
The visitors from out OF town
consisting of railroad officials and
members of the Safety Committee
from various points from San
Pedro to Caliente will number
about fifty and, as Superintendent
Cunningham has arranged for
other meetings. they will be guests
in the city Friday and Saturday,
November 23rd and oath.
1t is anticipated that in addi-
ton to the regular program that
moving pictures showing views OF
Zion National Park and of some
of the various athletic meets viii
be shown.
It is hoped that our citizens will
arrange their affairs SO that they
can attend this meeting between
the hours of 9 am. and noon.
The record being made by the
Union Pacific employees as to
safety first is unequaled and it is
hoped that the FL Portal Theater
viii be crowded with those who
are anxious to advance the safety
movement along all lines.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
LEGION NIGHT
AT Ell PORTAL

The American Legion celebra-
ton Of Armistice Day will con-
clude this evening with a special
feature film Of great interest at
El Portal Theater.
There viii be a program OF
vaudeville between shows in which
the Legion boys will participate
Fred Gildner promises some real
surprises in this section Of the
program, the Legion boys having
framed up some good stunts.
The Legion invites the public TO
participate with them in this final
Armistice Day event.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
GUILD THANKS
FOR SUPPORT

Judge Clark j. Guild, although
he failed of election as justice Of
the supreme court, desires through
the Age to express his apprecia-
ton of the fine vote he received
in Clark county.
Judge Guild, although unknown
in this section of the state, made
friends of many whom he met
while campaigning in Clark coun-
ty.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
PHARMACY HAS
ONE CENT SALE

The periodical "One-Cent Sale"
of the Las Vegas Pharmacy, which
gives us the opportunity to stock
up with our favorite tooth paste,
shaving creams, ETC., is being
staged this week.
1t is a clever advertising stunt
and is taken advantage of by a
large proportion of the community.
The advertisement on another page
of this issue gives us an idea Of
what to anticipate.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
RECONSTRUCTION
WORK NEARS END

PARIS, Nov. IL, R)-Ten years
after the close of the World War
France is approaching the end of
its labor of reconstruction in the
devastated regions. This labor has
changed the whole aspect OF
northern France. Modern villages
have sprung from the ruins of
picturesque, rambling, oldtime
towns.
Altogether nearly 10000 des-
troyed and damaged homes and
buildings have been rebuilt.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
ETNA PERIL
NOW PAST

ROME. Nov. 13. lRy-Ths real
peril of the Mount Etna sruption
may now he considered past and
the villages q CarrabHa and Nun
ziata may consider themselves out
of danger, dispatches tFou sicily
say.
The Sicily correspondent OF She
TribunA estimated the damage
from the eruption at eighteen and
a half million dollars, Of which
three million represented sAin
lands, orchards and vineyards.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
TOURISTS AVOID
FRENCH PORTS
BECAUSE OF TAX

PARIS, Nov. 13,LP)-The tax i'm
posed upon all persons arriving
at or leaving French ports is de-
feating its own object.
Steamship companies find taAt
travellers are avoiding French
ports in an increasing degree
Many tourists prefer 10 land at
or depart from a British, Belgian,
German or Dutch port rather than
pay the tax, which 10 in addhaoA
to the usual visa charge.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
DOLLS SHOW AT
PENNEY'S TODAY

Little girls by the hundreds
visited the j. C. Penney store
this afternoon to see the myriads
of beautiful dolls which old Mr..
Santa Claus has on display there.
There are dolls of every size,
complexion, expression and age,
but the baby doll seems to be one
of the favorites this year. There
are baby dolls III sheer white
dresses, with cunning knitted
Jackets, and chubby knees that
tempt even the grOWnups to cud-
die them.
One phase of the display which
is interesting to the adult is the
great progress made by American
doll manufacturers during the
past ten years. During the war,
when importation of dolls from
Germany had ceased, the dolls
offered by our home manufactur-
ers were nothing short of hideous.
Those ugly dolls we're possibly one
of the reasons that the girls who
are of high school age now re-
covered from their doll days as
early as they did. 1t would have
taken uncommonly loyal mother
hearts to cherish for long the
dolls offered during and shortly
following the war.
Years of practice, however, have
had their results, and the little
girls today are getting prettier
and more appealing dolls than
any generation before them. Mr..
Perry, manager of the j. G. Penney
Company tells us that when Ger
man dolls are placed beside the
dolls now offered by American
manufacturers, they fade into in
significance.
our only hope is that every
little girl gets the doll she wants.
anrrDxCAN LEGION TONIGHT
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
FRENCH MILITARY
TERM REDUCED
TO ONE YEAR

PARIS, Nov. 13, R-One-year
military service has come to
France at last. Minister Of War
Painleve announced Officially that
young Frenchmen called to the
colors on their twentieth birthday
would be released from compulsory
service after twelve months IN
uniform.
Before the war Frenchmen seTv-
ed three years. Since the ar
mistice it had been reduced BY
various stages to two years.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
HUGE AIRPLANE
IS MISSING

SALT LAKE CITY, Nv. l3, Up
"A huge Ford airplane, piloted
by Lieutenant William r. Williams
of Spokane and carrying ten pas
sengers, which left Rock Springs,
Wyoming, at seven forty o'clock
for Salt Lake had not been heard
from at one O'Clock, two hours
after its scheduled arrival.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
FLETCHER GOES
WITH HOOVER

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. Or
Henry P. Fletcher, Ambassador to
Rome, will represent the State
Department on the journey Of
President-elect Hoover to Latin
America. Fletcher is widely known
there. having served as AmbasSa-
dor to Chile and Mexico.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
CHINESE RED CROSS IS
MOVED TO NEW CAPITAL

SHANGHAI, Nov. IS. R-Tho
head office of the Chinese Red
Gross Society, for years loca ted In
Peking, is soon 10 be moved 30
Nanking, under the direction q
the nationalist government
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
MEXICANS WILL
PICK CANDIDATE

NOGALES, Ariz., Nov. l3, P1-
A state convention to designate a
candidate for the presidential elec-
ton next year will be held next
Sunday in the state Of Jalisco.
Sentiment is reported to be fav-
orable to Aaron Saenz Similar
conventions will be held in other
states soon.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
U.S.S. UTAH WILL
CARRY HOOVER

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. R-
The battleship Utah has been des-
ignated by Secretary Wilbur 10
carry PreSident-Elect Herbert
Hoover to the United States from
the east coast Of South America
following his good viii tour.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
FIVE THOUSAND
LEFT HOMELESS

ROME, Nov. u. (P-Five thou
sand people aer homeless. seven
hundred houses destroyed and
nearly 5000 acres OF farm land
laid waste In the Mount Etna re-
gion. the minister of public works
announced today after a survey
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
WARLORD COVETS
SECRET OF VESTS
ADVANCEMENT

SHANGHAI, NOV 3. tR)-den-
eral Feng Yu-hsiang overload oe
North Central Cnna. made tn
nous for his declarations Of haV.
ing been eoverted to Christianity,
= planning to send thirty OF hla
nhordinAtes ~ Europe and The
United States 10 study industrial
development ana agriculture,
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
CALIFORNIA HAS
GOOD RAINFALL

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Is, F-
The storm of last night and early
today doubled the rainfall for this
vicinity for the season with thirty
four one-hundredths of an inch
precipitation.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-13
JAIL SENTENCE
FOR TWO DOZEN

WASHINGTON. Nov. q, R-
Ten women and fourteen men
chose jail instead Of a fine fW
staging q parade Saturday protest.
ing against the Imprisonment q
John Porter, army desertar.