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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
CARSONITES FIND NOTE
FROM COL. LlNDBERGH

When Col. Charles A Lindbergh
left Reno the morning of Septem-
ber 26 last and flew over Carson
on his way to Los Angeles, he drop
ped a note for Carson, explaining
why he could not stop in the
state capital The message came
to light only Friday says the
Appeal.
Weather worn and bearing evl-
dence of having passed through
several storms, it blew down the
Carson streets, and was picked up
at the door of a newspaper office.
The message carries the greetings
of Lindbergh, of Harry F, Guggen-
helm, president of jne Daniel
Guggenheim Foundation for the
promotion of aeronauticS of the
department of commerce.
Explaining that it was impossible
for the Spirit of st. Louis" to
land in Carson, the message ex-
presses appreciation of the inter
est of that city in the tour of Col
Lindbergh
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RECEIVES
SOME OF EARLY WRITINGS BY MARK TWAIN IN
RARE FILES OF CONISTOCK PAPER

the Gold Hill News and the Vir-
ginia Evening Chronicle, These
newspaper files were among the
few items of his historical col
lection which Drury saved from
a fire at Berkeley.
The Enterprise was the first
paper published between Salt Lake
City and the western slope of the
Sierra Nevada mountains, and was
founded as a small weekly at Gen
oa, in Carson valley in 1859, when
that section was sparsely populat-
ed, principally by Mormons and
cattlemen.
The paper was moved to Carson
City, and then to Virginia City,
where it continued as a weekly and
finally enlarged to a daily in 1862.
From that period to 1878, it was
most prosperous, and during the
flush days of the Comstock publish
ed more matter than any journal
west of Chicago.
In the files are more than 60
contributions from the pen OF
Mark Twain. written from the
Hawaiian Islands and from Wash
ington, D. c.. R.H. Stech's as
founding account of a trip through
Death Valley in 1866; complete
text of the speeches of Tom Fitch
silver tongued orator of Gold Hill
in 1866; also speeches of Senator
Stewart of Virginia City.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17

The Alice McManuS Clark mem
orial library at the University of
Nevada is to be enriched by the
addition of some rare old volumes
of the Daily Territorial Enterprise,
Nevada's first newspaper. it was
announced by Dr. Walter E. Clark,
president of the University.
The files of this historic paper
are the Joint gift of Clarence H.
Mackay and hiS mother, Mrs.
Marie Louise Mackay. In a letter
to President Clark, regarding the
gift, Mr.. Mackay stated that he
had Just acquired the newspapers,
was having them bound, and would
forward by express to DR.. Clark to
be placed in the college library.
The gift comprises a most i'm
portant addition to the library,
supplying much data of the daily
pioneer life as it was enacted on
the Comstock, the scene of the
bonanza day activities of John w.
Macbay, father of Clarence H,
Mackay.
The files of the Enterprise, which
have come into the possession of
the university, were formerly prop
erty of Wells Drury, of Berkely,
an early day newspaperman of the
Comstock who was managing and
city editor of the Enterprise in
1881 and 1882, and prior to that
time had served on the Staffs OF
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
man SHOT, IS NEAR Deaf
WAY Cleared for NelU Las Vegas Resort Hote
Retired French DiOer Claims DeOice
To Raise Sunken Submarines

THE recent raising OF the S-4.
only after three months Of
effort since the disaster, which
claimed the lives OF all OF its
crew. has brought public atten-
tion to a safety device recently In
vented by NJ. Michel Lepouze of
Paris. The inventor. a retired
deep-sea diver. claims that his ap-
paratus would have brought the
S-4 to the surface and enabled its
crew to reach safety during the
time that futile hammer taps
were being sounded on the side of
the sunken submarine.
Placed Around Craft
My system can bring ships to
the surface quickly" NJ. Lepouze
explained Its basis is a series
Of metal sections which can
speedily be joined together to
make a water-tight tube as long
and as large as may be needed.
The first set of locked sections is
anchored to the sea floor around
the sunken craft. Section after
section is added until the top OF
the tube rises above the surface
of the water. The water in the
tube may then be pumped out and
any repair work that is necessary
may be done to the ship and 1t can
be raised TO the surface.
"Once the tube Is clamped to
the sea bottom about the vessel
and filed with air. the sunken
ship can be pierced and an oxygen
hose inserted, thus supplying the
Imprisoned crew with enough air
10 sustain life until the vessel can
be raised by aoating cranes"
Resembles Diving Bell
The inventor explained that the
sections of the tube would not be
riveted. 6ut would be made to
iuterIock quickly by the use OF
lDvstan joints. as drain pipes are
iuinsd. This feature would mean.
ne said, hat salvage work could
be more quickly started than by
he use OF 9 diving bell. which the
layiCe closely resembles.
U. s. navy authorities are said
20 disapWoye of safety devices
which are built onto the sub
larine because they necessarily
id bulk and weight to q type of
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
VEGAS TRACKMEN
SWEEP TO TOP
IN MEET
LOCAL HIGH S C DOL
EASILY TAKES A L L
HONORS WHEN THREE
STATES COMPETE

Sweeping practically everything
before them, the track and field
stars of the Las Vegas high school
triumphed over both Kingman and
Needles in the tri-state track
meet in the California city Sat-
urday.
Las Vegas carried off the meet
by a score of 76 points, Kingman
came second with 4912 points and
Needles third with seven and one
alf points. Nine new records were
-5.abliShed, six of them-the shot
put $50 yard dash, 220 yard dash,
( sous, low hurdles and the broad
ump, we're established by Las We
gag. Kingman carried the other
three in the javelin, so yard dash
md the relay.
Coach Butcher stated that the
chances for the Las Vegas boys
to win the State Track Meet at
Reno, May IL, are very much
brighter than he had expected
This Friday another interSchol-
aStic track meet will be held here
at which Bunkerville, Overton, st
George and Panaca will be present
The results of the meet at
Needles are as follows:
Pole Vault
McNIullen, first; Parvin second
Shot Put
NungueSser, first, 80 feet l1h
inches. Kingman second and third
Mile
Hicks first; Kingmar, second;
Needles, third.
Javelin
Kingman, first, l56 feet; King
man, second; Downs, third.
High Hurdles
Kingman, first 10 seconds, Tate
second, Kingman, third.
so Yard Dash
Kingman, first 5 is seconds
Scott. second; Needles, third.
44O Yard Dash
De Some, first, Sc seconds: King
man, second; Whitehead, third.
100 Yard Dash
Scott, first, 10 lilo seconds
Kingman, second; Tate, third.
High Jump
Needles, first, feet inches
Kingman, second: McMullen. third
22O Yard Dash
Scott, first. % seconds; King
man, second, Tate. third.
Discus
De Some, first, 95 feet 6h inches
Kingman second and third.
eco Low Hurdles
Parvin, first, 90 seconds, King
man, second, Tate, third.
Broad Jump
Scott, first, 81 feet 71s inches
Parvin, second; Kingman, third.
Relay
Kingman, first. Vegas, second
Needles, third.
Scott is still living up to hi
reputation winning the award a
high point man in Saturdays mee'
The trophy case in which tn
cups that Vegas has won ar
kept, is getting rather filled ur
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
DAD KEITH IS
LAID TO REST
MANY FRIENDS ATTEND
FUNERAL SERVICES

The funeral of James M. Kieth,
familiarly known among his close
friends as Dad" Kieth, was held
Saturday afternoon at the Aas
Vegas Funeral Home, Rev. Sloan
presiding. Vocal muse was given
by Mrs. Pearl Brown.
The deceased was born in Ohio
in 1847 and was 81 years and six
months of age. He was a veteran
of the Civil War and was a scout
attached to the U. S. forces for
some years in the Indian cam
paigns. He was prominent as a
contractor in San Francisco at one
time and was also active in the
political life of that city. He
came to Las Vegas before the
railroad was completed.
The American Legion Post car
ried out the buial service for the
old veteran at the cemetary.
The affection in which Mr.. Kieth
was held by those who knew him
was shown by the large number of
the older residents of Las Vegas
who attended the funeral and fol-
lowed the remains to the grave
and many were the heart tugs of
farewell as the old-timerS gazed
for the last time on the features
of their old friend who was pre-
ceding them across the river by
but a little time.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
RUSH HIM
TO VEGAS
HOSPITAL
REFUSED TO HEED LAW
OFFICER: SAID TO
BE DRUNK

Y. Chancon, railroad emplOye
at Caliente, was near death
early this morning as a result
of a bullet wound in his alb
domen and lungs The injur-
ed man was brought here last
night on train No. 25 and
rushed to the Hewetson hospi-
tai, where an examination was
made.
Chancon was suffering greatly
from loss of blood, which was
aided by what was considered an
intoxicated condition, causing his
strength to ebb fast.
But little hope was held for
his recovery attending physicians
declared this morning.
As near as could be aScertained,
Chacon was accused of disturbing
the peace in Caliente yesterday
afternoon. He was cautioned to
be quiet and go home by the night,
marshall The Mexican gave vent
70 a iii aiken rage and made a
lunge at the officer who jerked
his gun and sent a bullet through
Chacon's stomach and into his
iung. re was taken to the hos
pital there and later placed on
train No. 25 for Las Vegas.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17

vessel whose effectiveness depends
upon maximum of fighting
weight with a minimum Of super
luous tonnage. NJ. Lepouze's de-
vice. II it should be found capable
of living up to its inventors
claims, would have the advantage
OF not being an added weight to
the submarine.
Effectiveness Demonstrated
Simplicity is one of the great
advantages of the device, accord
ing to its inventor. 81 have
models and have experimental
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
PASSENGER MEN
SEE DAM SITE

More than one hundred railroad
passenger agents, returning from
their Los Angeles convention, stop
of the city and the Chamber OF
ped in Las Vegas Sunday as guests
Commerce Most of the visiting
agents were taken on an inspec-
ton tour of the Black canyon
damsite and we're later served a
barbecue lunch at the Stewart
ranch.
Some of the visitors decided the
weather a bit too warm to travel
and found other and more cooling
means Of advertisement.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
HOTEL. PROJECT AGREEMENT MADE
BY COMMISSIONERS, RAILROAD,
EASTERN CAPITALISTS

have assured the Las Vegas men
working for the hotel pro ject that
they win proceed with all possible
speed with the plans f.r the new
structure and will have it suffi-
ciently advanced in construction
so that guests may De ceesi.el
January /. 1929.
The project is a great one, in
yolving all told the expenditure
of approximately Cno million COL
lars. In 50 important a matter
progress is necessars.f slow an3
many disappointment are met
with, but it won appears that We
have smooth sailing ahead Of US.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
TWO PAY LIQUOR
FINES IN COURT
TRAFFIC VIOLATORS
STILL PERSIST

Two hundred and twenty ~
dollars plus several small-r z n
poured into the city trea5r-y 81
Friday. L. w. Wright I'D "Je!-~
Doe. 209 North Main street >
paid 500 after pleading guilty b
fore Judge Breeze TO a charge o
the illegal possession of intOMcat-
ing liquor o. A. Berkland va fin
ed S25 for being drunk in q publ
place. Several traffic offenders WHO
parked wrong were fined They
VIM. H. Trelease. $3.50 Al j.
Gentry, $3.50: Ernest j. Th)npki q
81 so; Harold Sheridan. $500 ani
j. S. Smith $3.50
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
DEGREES GRANTED

William James FleWnileH from
Beulah May Flewnilen; Billie Aga
tha Knight from Jack Klight:
Hone j. Dahl from Paul 2. Dahl;
Clarence L. Smalsen from Marie
T.. Smalsen; Andrew L. Anderson
from Caroline O. Anderson Frank
NJ. Dawson from Navh"ll2 Davis
son: John Edlev Fit2water from
Sarah Emma F. Fitzwater.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
KEY WEST MATTE
IS ON DISPLAY

Matte. containing gold silver
copper and platinum, produced by
the Key West mines near Bunker
vile, is on display at the Cash
man garage. 1t is said the values
in the safples run high and that
the company expects 10 erect a
roasting plant at the mine soon.
The company was recently in
corporated at S1,000,000 and the
mine reopened after a rest of
some 80 years, former operators
being baffled at the metod of eX-
traction of the peculiar ores. 1t
was recently planned to concentrate
at the mne and ship concentrates
to Europe for refining.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
BREEZE MARRIES THREE
COUPLES IN THREE DAYS

Three marriage ceremonies in
three days was the mark set by
c. D. Breeze, justice of the peace.
F. c. Weaver. of San Bernardino,
Calf, and Grace M Hoffheime. of
Pueblo, Colo, were wed Saturday
Clarence j. Judd, of Kanab. Utah
and Elizabeth E. Evans, of Pan
guitch, Utah, were married Sunday
and E. A. Bravender of Los Ange-
les and Suzanne Erbe, yesterday.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
CATTLE RUSTLER
BREAKS NYE JAIL

Peace officers of Southeastern
Nevada we're on the lookout for
Charles SO, alleged cattle rustler
who broke out of the Nye county
iail. Curtis was recently captured
by Sheriff w. H Thomas of Tono-
pah after a long search The Cur
tbs case is the first time in the
history Of the west when the lowly
flivver has been used in the or
ganized rustling of stock. The
escaped man is described as five
feet eleven inches, dark hair, brown
eyes and when las seen was dress
ed in khaki pants and a red plaid
shirt.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
LEGION CABARET
WELL ATTENDED

Several dozen couples made
merry at the seventh annual Am
erican Legion cabaret in the Elk
hall Saturday evening. With spec
ial features, good music refresh
ments to while away the time, the
evening rolled along until it was
early in the morning before any
one realized there must be some
quitting place. Those who par
took-of the dancing, and those
who were merely onloOkerS were
enthuastic in their acclaim of the
local post members as entertainers
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
GOVERNMENT. DEFENSE
WIN OIL TRIAL ANGLES
BY Universal Service

BY Universal Service
WASHINGTON, April 16-Both
the government and the defense
won victories in the criminal con-
spiracy trial against Harry Sin
clair today. The government lost
when Justice Bailey refused to
permit Edward L. Doheny Jr. to
testify in reference to the delivery
of one hunored thousand dollars
to Secrtary Fall. The defense lost
when the court ruled against the
introduction of testimony to show
the Sinclair leases would be nee
essary to prevent the drainage of
the Teapot Naval Oil reserve.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES

MERRITT -HUTCHINGS: Lewis
H. 46, Pa~a lena and Ora Mae. q.
Los Angeles
DOWNING TUCKER: VIM. T. 38.
Las Vegas and Alma, 80, Los Angel
eS.
WEAVER -HOFFHEIM: F. c. "a,
San Bernardino and Grace NJ. II.
Pueblo Colo
JUDD EVANS: Clarence D. 2S,
Kanab. Utah and Elizabeth D. a.
Pangovitch. Utah
BREVENDER-E -ERBE: E. A. 81,
Los Angeles. and Suzanne 80. New
Rork City.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
PARENT-TEACHER
DANCE SUCCESS

FRIDAY the Thirteenth proved
be a lucky jinx for the Parent
Teachers association dance staged
IN the high school gymnasium.
The affair was we'll attended and
N~0rlaimCd p nUTe success by the
ruests. and according to officials of
the organization. not only was it
4 success aS an entertainment. but
greatly aided in replenishing the
association treasury.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17

Very important advancement
aaS made toward consummation
If the great Resort Hotel project
for Las Vegas with the signing
~ the city and county commits
sioners of an agreement already
approved by the Union Pacific
officials and F. N Riley last Sat-
urday afternoon.
There had been certain details
upon which the parties differed up
to that time, but all differences
we're wiped out by the signing
of the agreement.
Mr.. Riley and his associates
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
JUNIOR TRACKMEET SET
FOR THIS AFTERNOON

Pupils of the Las Vegas grammar
school are highly enthuastic over
the inter-class track meet Sched-
uled for 2:3O this afternoon at the
fair grounds, and again tomorrow
afternoon at the same time. The
contestants are all boys under IL
years and the conventional events
are on the program.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17

with Them" he said. "Their etfecI
tiveness has been demonstrated.
French and American interests
ought TO be combined In a way
that Will. be. the means Of saving
life and. property on both sides OF
the Atlantic"
A company recently has been
organized to promote the Lepouze
invention. It Is estimated that
there are fourteen hundred ves-
sells under water off the coast of
France and NJ. Lepouze claims his
system can bring them to the sur
face.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
AMERICANS URGED TO
RETURN TO OLD IDEAS
BY Universal Service

WASHINGTON, April 16-Pres-
ident Coolidge tonight in his ad-
dress to the Daughters of the Am
erican Revolution convention ad-
viSed the American people to get
back to state rights. Keep the
government out of private busin-
ess and resist the steady trend
toward the establishment of a
beaureaucratic government. There
was dangerous lapse from the
old spirit of independence, he said
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
BREMEN
TOLEAVE
ISLAND
PROPELLER SHAFT SAID
SLIGHTLY D A M A G E D
BUT MAY BE REPAIRED.
TO HOP WEDNESDAY
BY Universal Service

BY UNIVERSAL service
QUEBEC, April 16-The Junkers
monoplane Bremen" will contin-
ue its journey to New York Wed
nesday if repairs are completed in
that time. A wireless message
from Greenly Island states the
airplanes propeller shaft is dam
agd but not beyond repair.
Colonel Fitzmaurice landed at
NataShkaWa Island tonight after
a flight from Greenly Island where
he and his two German compan-
ions were stranded since Friday.
Miss Huerta Junkers flew from
New York to Montreal today with
benzol and spare parts for the
Brennan. The Canadian ice
breaker, "Montcalm,, was held 35
miles from the island. frozen in a
dense ice pack.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
HOUSE PASSES BILL TO
BUILD VET HOSPITALS

By Universal Service
WASHINGTON, April 16-
Without a dissenting vote the house
today passed bill to spend fifteen
millions on war veterans hospitals
throught the United States.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
ACTIONS FILED

Alice Judson Sundberg VS.. Gustaf
w. Sundberg; Roy E. Taylor VS..
Evelyn j. Taylor; Margarite Hard
edge VS.. M. c. Hardedge: Roma
Harrison VS.. Harry rTarrison; w.
w. McFadden VS.. Alverda A. Nc
Fadden.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
PACIFIC ELECTRIC NINE
TAKES SUNDAY GAME

The speedy Pacific Electric base
ball team of Los Angeles won over
the local Union Pacific nine, to
> in Sundays game. The Vegas
team piled up errors in spite Of
the yalient efforts of Concannon.
IL was said.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
WOULD LIMIT SLUSH
Universal Servic"

Nv Universal Servic"
WASHINGTON. April 16-A
constitutional amendment giving
congress the power IN limit con-
trihutionS to candidates in the
urir0a~v elections waS called for in
A resolution introduced by repre-
sentative Rathborne of Illinois.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17
SCIENTIST BACKS UP
EINSTEIN'S THEORY
ON BEND IN STAR RAY
By Universal Service

by OlIFUISdI OCIFICC
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10
DR.. Campbell, of the Lick obSer-
vatory, today made public his data
backing Einstein's light theory.
His observation was made during
the suns eclipse and shows star
rays actually do bend. The total
eclipse was visible in Australia
and the island of Tahiti.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17

F. F. Garside, publisher of the
Tonopah Times and Las Vegas
Review arrived here Sunday night
on q short business trip.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17

THE AGE BRINGS YOU
the Cream of the
World News Through
Universal Service at a
Nominal Price.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-04-17

THE AGE Is published
at Las Vegas. Clark
County. Nevada. the
liVest town in the
southwest.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-08-30
wv IL Col. Charles
~ Lindbergh
An Epic of the Air
Copyrighted

later than we had planned, and
the takeoff was delayed from day.
break until nearly 8 o'clock.
At dawn the shower had passed
although the sky was overcast, and
occasionally there would be some
slight precipitation. The tail of
the plane was dashed to a truck
and escorted by number of mo-
torcycle police. The slow trip from
Curtiss to Roosevelt Field was be
gun.
The ship was placed at the ex-
IRENE west end of the field, head
ing along the east and west run
way, and the final fueling COM
menced.
About TAO a. m. the mot Or was
started and at 1852 I took off on
the flight for Paris.
The field was a little soft due
to the rain during the night and
the heavily loaded plane gathered
speed very slowly. After passing
tie halfway mark, however, it Was
apparent that I would be able to
clear the distractions at the end :.
l passed over a tractor by about
fifteen feet and telephone line
by about twenty, with a fair re-
serve of flying speed. believe
that the ship would nave taken off
from a hard field with at least
five hundred pounds more weigt.
turned slightly to The right to
avoid some high trees on hill d.
rectly ahead, but by the time had
) gone few hundred yards I had
sufficient altitude to clear all OBJ
structions and throttle the engine
down to 1850 r.. P. M.
took up compass course at
once and soon reached Long Island
Sound where the Curtiss Oriole
with its photographer, which had
been escorting me, turned back.
The haze soon cleared and from
Cape Cod through the southern
half of Nova Scotia the weather
and visibility were excellent. I was
flying very low, sometimes as close
as ten feet from the trees and
water.
On the three hundred mile
stretch of water between Cape Cod
and Nova Scotia I passed within
view of numerous fishing vessels.
The northern part of Nova
Scotia contained a number of
storm areas and several times I
flew through cloudbursts.
AS l neared the northern coast,
snow appeared in patches on the
I ground and far to the eastward the
coastline was covered with fog.
For many miles between Nova
Scotio and Newfoundland the
ocean was covered with caked ice
but as I approached the coast the
ice disappeared entirely and I saw
several ships in this area.