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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
WRITER VIEWS
TWO DAM SITES

Arthur Crawford of Washington
who writes Boulder Dam articles
for the Chicago Tribune, arrived
in Las Vegas Monday morning on
a visit to the Colorado River.
Mr.. Crawford was induced to
come here by DR.. Elwood Mead,
director of the bureau of Recla-
nation, and Mr. Calvin of the
Union Pacific, both of whom de-
sired to afford every opportunity
for the Chicago Tribune repre-
sentative to learn the facts and
see for himself the conditions
which have made the Boulder
dam project of such vital interest
to the west.
In company with Walter Brack-
en-, Mayor Fred HesSe and c. P.
Squires, Mr.. Crawford went to
the River and spent the entire day
day in the boat, first going
through the Black Canyon sit
and then to an through Boulder
Canyon.
1t is the policy of the Chicago
Tribune 10 oppose IuIGIler eApell-
ditures of government money or
reclamation projects taking the
view that the majority of such
projects have proven failures.
1t was the hope of those who
talked with Mr.. Crawford here tC
show him that flood control water
for municipalities and electric
power to repay the entire cost OF
the enterprise are the principal
features of the Boulder dam pro-
ject and that the reclamation OF
land is only one comparatively
minor incident in the general
plan.
Mr.. Crawfor enjoyed his trip on
the river and was impressed with
the greatness of the dam sites.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
BULLFROG LINE
MAY BE OPENED

Sentiment underlying the sale
of the Bulfrog- -Goldfield railroad
indicates that important interests
represented by Nye couty residents
have an eye on the railroad with
the intention OF prolonging It's
period of usefulness.
The prospective buyers are SAID
to be dealing directly with the
Mechanics Trust Company OF
New Jersey, which now can deliver
absolute title to the property.
No intimation has been received
regarding the eventual buyers but
it has been reported that the
Bunker Hill SS Sullivan crowd OPP
Grating the Treadwell-Yukon at
Tybo was working in conjunction
with the Western Pacific which
is looking for a water grade ap-
proach to tidewaterwater in South
ern California.
Joseph T. Murphy, attorney Tor
the Mechanics Trust Company
who bought in the road for MS
clients on a bid Of $500 asked to
be excused from expressing any
opinion concerning thefuture OF
improperly which is considered
very valuable on account OF the
strategic position occupied.-Reno
Gazette.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
KWANIS CLUB
HAD BUSY TIME

The Kiwanis Club luncheon
last evening at the Union Pacific
dining room found the attendance
greatly improved and the members
full of business after the vaca-
ton season.
John Miller told briefly of his
vacation trip to the northwest and
Of the many attractions of that
section.
Wally Rhoads also told of many
interesting experiences of his
vacation trip.
The Board of Directors met i'm
mediately after luncheon to give
attention to pressing matters.
1t was decided that the Club
should attend the California Ne
vada district convention, Novem-
ber 8, 9, 10, at Sacramento, 100
per cent strong.
Bert Henderson was appointed
to consult with like appointees
from the other Las Vegas Service
Clubs on the matter of commun-
ity charity.
Jim also has charge of the
Under Privileged Child committee
was instructed to confer with the
school faculty and Miss Withers
to determine what assistance the
Club can render where needed.
Jim also ha scharge of the
Get Out The Vote" campaign
and expects to help Las Vegas
cast a record vote at the November
election.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
ALL READY FOR
Big FIGHT CARD

Joe MancillaS. Mexican Junior
Lightweight Champion, arrived in
town yesterday with his manager
Charlie Rivers.
Mancillas worked out before a
large crowd of boxing fans and
displayed enough to convince us
that he is plenty good enough to
make it hot" for the best in the
game. We fail to remember seeing
any in action in Las Vegas who
came up to all-round class OF
this 19-year old kid.
Never Defeated
Joe has been in the game three
years, has had % fights, knock
ing out 18 opponents and gaining
decisions in the rest. Among his
victims are we'll known eastern
boys such as Patsy Flanagan,
Jackie Spencer, Mike Mellaney,
Lightning Davis and that Salt
Lake boy, Johnny Williams, whom
Joe stopped in two rounds.
In his last fight in Los Angeles
a week ago, MancillaS wrecked
the hopes of Marcelino Ortega,
the latest Philippine to invade this
country. In that fight Joe was
outweighed 9 3-4 pounds, but Or
tega was on the floor no less than
four times and was lucky to I'M
ish the fight.
A week from tonight Manclllas
goes to the Olympic Auditorium
in Los Angeles with Goldie Hess.
After that match MancillaS and
Bobby Sal will fight it out for the
right to meet Tod Morgan for the
Worlds Junior Lightweight title.
Mancillas has worked out with
Morgan and Manager George Oden
believes that the kid" can take
the champion.
Johnny Villardi should be COM
plimented on his work in securing
such a high class main event. AS
for K. o. Lew Tender, he has
been here a couple of weeks and Is
in great shape. Tenders record
shows that he is not to be sneezeo
at as an opponent and can make
the best of them step.
Elliott and Rivers
Clarence Elliott, the well know
San Francisco welterweight, was
secured to tangle with Charles
Rivers in the semi. Rivers has had
AZ fights and was defeated seven
times. In his workout yesterday ne
showed that he is a rough, tough
fighter and Mr.. Elliott will nave
plenty of trouble in store for to-
night.
Elliott has been in the game five
wears and has been doing his
fighting in San Francisco, OAK
land, Sacramento and nearby
places, His record shows many
knockouts. This match bids fair to
press the main event for honors.
The Preliminaries
Matchmaker Villarde has two
high class Around preliminarleS
in kid Miller VS.. Bill Brown and
Young Pete VS.. Billy Barton. IheSe
two fights promise plenty OF ac-
ton. -.
For tonight's fights the Ameri-
can Legion has already broken
it's record for advanced sales. a
packed house will greet tonightS
bouts. The big card will start ac-
ton at 7:30.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
BATHING BEAUTY
CONTEST TODAY

Today is the day, at four O'Clock
this afternoon, when the beauties
of Las Vegas, take part in the
contest being staged by the Am
erican Legion, under the manage
ment of Commander Carl Farrar
Following is the list of entrants
at the time of going to press, al
though it is stated that there are
several more last minute poSsibil-
tiles:
SENIOR CONTEST
Miss Lois Woodard, representing
Woodard's Garage.
Mrs. Lee Boyd, representing j.
G. Penny Company.
Miss Dorothy De Pue, represent
ing Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Helen Beckett, represent
ing Vegas Cleaning Works.
Miss Hooper, representing the
20-30 club.
Miss Yvonne Lodwick, Miss Le-
ona Hennlin, Miss Jean Quaid and
Miss Joy Simon, representing the
Simon Garage.
Miss Grace Nay.
JUNIOR CONTEST
Miss Jean Case, representing the
Volunteer Fire Department.
Miss Winona Arnett and Miss
Elaine Lawrence, representing the
Vegas Sweet Shoppe.
The parade forms at the Legion
Club House on Third Street and
after proceeding through the busi-
ness district, ends at the Court
House. Prizes are $50 for the SEN
ior contest and $25 for the Junior
group.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
MURDER TRIO Is
ARRESTED IN ELY

Last week we published an ac-
Gay had received wires from
count of the fact that Sheriff
Sheriff Boyd of Utah County
asking for the arrest of three men
travelling in a coupe carrying a
Nevada license. The men were
suspected of having murdered an
aged watchman at Spanish Fork,
and had been seen at st. George
and Cedar City.
The following from the Ely
Record, no doubt, relates to these
men, it appearing that they pass
ed through Cedar City and ST.
George, then doubled back to Ce-
dar City, and went from there to
Ely, via Milford.
| Millard Rails and two supposed
accomplices known as HandSlick
and Soyer, were arrested here last
Saturday by Sheriff H. G. Nichol-
son and held for Utah authorities
until Wednesday when they were
taken to Salt Lake City for in
vestigation in connection with the
murder of James E. Wilkins, night
Watchman of Spanish Fork, who
was killed early on the morning
of August 29th.
The men were picked up by
Sheriff Nicholson soon after their
arrival in Ely. The local officer
/ had received a description OF the
men previously from Sheriff Pat
ton of Salt Lake City and they
answered this description Suffi-
GENTLY to warrant arrest their ar
rest. Rails was apprehended after
he attempted to dispose of a
Star coupe at the Ely wrecking
yard. The car had badly broken
wheel and the prisoner afterward
admitted that he had stolen it
and drove it to this city. It Is also
said that he is an eX-convict. Be-
fore taking the car to the wreck
ing yard he is reported to have
attempted to sell it at different
Ely garages.
Rails will first be tried on the
auto theft charge when it Is be-
lieved some light will be thrown
on the murder case. Handslick
and Soyer were turned over to
the sheriff of Provo where they
will be investigated. Both men re-
fused to talk while in custody
here, further than to disclaim all
knowledge of the Spanish Fork
murder case
Karl Reidheim. chief deputy in
charge of the auto theft bureau.
and Deputy Sheriff Clifford Taylor
of Salt Lake City came to get the
prisoners.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
YOUNG INSPECTS
HIGHWAY WORK

w. A. Young, Asst. State High
way Engineer, arrived in Las We
gas. Monday evening to inspect
the construction of the Outbound
gravel surface in the vicinity of
Jean.
Mr.. Young made an inspection
of the work this morning and
complimented the oiling crew on
the excellent results being obtained
stating the work in Clark County
was superior to any oiling done
elsewhere in the state.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
NEW COMP
LOCATE HERE

Ten new corporations, under the
Nevada laws, with principal Oh
fices at Las Vegas, were added TO
the list yesterday, when E. L.
Ouist of Las Vegas, H. p. LeaVltt'
Los Angeles attorney, and ID: II.
thompson Of Lodi California, filed
COPIES of their articles of incorpor-
alton on the office of the County
CLERK Mr.. Quist stated that the
companies will be active in the
state of Nevada henceforth,
Thelist of companies newly or
eanized, the articles of which were
filed yesterday, are as follows;
Thompsin Engineering Co, Seen
tific Development Co., Great Yves,
tern Oil Co.. of America, National
OH Corp. of America. Al Auto
works, Corp, Aero Power CORP
Aero Plow Corp, International En-
cheering Organization, Inc Hy-
droaero Channel Excavation, Corp
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
MISS MILLER
LOSES MOTHER

Miss Orpha Miller, local direc-
tor of Home Economics, received
word yesterday of the death of
hermother at Mulberry, Indiana,
on Sunday.
Thenews came as a severe shock
to Miss Miller, who had received
a letter from her mother on Sun
day, from which it appeared that
her mother was in excellent health
Miss Miller is an only child, and
as her father had died some years
ago, it had been planned that her
mother would come to Las Vegas
this winter and keep house for her
Miss Miller left for Indiana on
No. % last evening.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
VISITORS SEE
BLACK CANYON

E. A. Ferron, local realtor, who
has been spending the past few
months in Ely where he has eX-
tenSive business interests arrived
in Las Vegas yesterday afternoon
This morning hetook a party of
visitors to the Boulder Canyon
dam site at Black Canyon. The
visitors included Mr.. and Mrs,
John Eager of Ely, Mrs. r. A.
Bowdle, of East Ely. and Mrs. c.
Worthington of Salt Lake City,
and all were enthusiastic for the
project after their visit. to the
site.
Mr.. Ferron and party return to
Ely tomorrow.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
FOUR MILES OF
HIGHWAY OPEN

Four miles of the newly COM
pleted oil bound gravel surface
between Jean and the over pass
of the Union Pacific Railroad,
near Sutor, has been opened to
the traffic.
The completed section is meet
ing, in every respect, the expec-
tations of the engineers OF the
Department of Highways.
Many travellers stop daily to
express their appreciation of the
work.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
$4,000 MAJORITY
BREAKS RECORDS

PORTLAND, Maine, Sept Ill
(AP)-By the largest ajority
ever given a gubernatorial candi-
date in Maine, william Tudor
Gardiner, Republican, swept into
his democratic opponent Edward
the gOvernOrship yesterday over
G. Moran.
Virtually complete returns gave
Gardiner a lead of more than
$4,000. Senator Hale was reelected.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ii (AP)
-Maine's overwhelming majority
for Republican State and Senator
ial tickets brought optimistic
statements from Republican Lea
ders generally as to the outcome
of the presidential contest in Nov
ember, but Herbert Hoover with
held comment.
Senator Curtis, the party vice
presidential nominee declared the
Maine result wa sa sign of the
trend of the National election. He
said THE vote shows which way
the wind is blowing"
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
q KILLED IN
RACE ACCIDENT

MILAN, Sept. 10, (AP)-21
deaths resulted from an accident
in the automobile race Sunday
when a competitor for the track
championship Of Europe, while
speeding 120 miles per hour, plum
ged into the grandstand, killing
himself and 20 spectators, and in
juring "a others.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
KICKED BY CAT
ARM IS BROKEN

When Charles Averett, highway
employee on the oil-gravel job
near Jean, tried to crank his
trusty caterpillar Sunday morning
the animal kicked, and as a re-
sule Averett's right arm was brok-
en-.
He was brought to the Las We
gas hospital at once, where the
broken member was set by DIT
F. M. Ferguson, and soon after he
was able to 60 home.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
BUSINESS HOUSES
CLOSED THIS P. NJ.

Practically all the business
houses closed this afternoon in
celebration of the national air
meet and the American Legion
celebration. The County offices, for
the most part, closed their doors
during the hours of the celebra-
ton.
The ]. c. Penny Company has
a unique display in their east
window, using the air plane motif
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
6 DEAD, 5 HURT
IN PRISON BREAK

BATON ROUGE, Sept. 10. (AP)
Six convicts are dead. and ano-
ther believed shot fatally. and
eight injured in the attempt OF
fourteen prisoners to shoot their
way out of Louisiana State Peni-
tentiary last night.
Two or three escaped. Four
guards were among the injured.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
PROGRAM FOR
AMERICAN LEGION
FIGHT ARENA
FIGHTS START AT 7:ao p. M.

FIN7TS oTHKI NI I'oU r III
JOE MANCILLAS VS.. K.O LEW TENDLER
1873 POUNDS-1o ROUNDS
Mancilas is undefeated Tender claims the Junior
Lightweight title of the Rock Mountain States. This
will be sensational fight. We will have string
with Mancillas-he has yet to lose decision.
CHARLIE RIVERS vs. CLARENCE ELLIOTT
142 POUNDS-6 ROUNDS
real slugging match. We pick Elliott on his
experience alone. But Rivers may land knockout
punch, as he swings at all times
KID MILLER vs.. BILL BROWN
100 POUNDS ROUNDS
Both have worked hard. Miller looks better in his
workouts.
BILLY LEWIS vs.. YOUNG PETE
TAT POUNDS ROUNDS
toss up-although we like Young Pete
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11

Mrs. Isabelle McChrystal and
daughter Miss Isabelle have re-
turned to Las Vegas for lew
months.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED

IAVOIX-BOTTLER, Eugene
Warren, %, and r. Cecilia, 50,
both of Los Angeles.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-09-11

LAS VEGAS is THE
NATURAL GATEWAY TO
THE COLORADO RIVER
BOULDER DAM PROJECT
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-02
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
EDITORIAL OTHER NEWSPAPERS. MAY
CONFORM WITH THE OPINIONS
AMERICANA

ent, or exercise snap" judgment, on
the dozens of questions a newspaper
man must face daily and get maj
ority of them. correct?
We won't tire you-but if you could
do these few simple things and a
thousand and one more difficult ones,
you should be a newspaper editor.
The point we wish to make is, that
one can produce a good newspaper
only after continual, diligent study
and years of Practical experience. You
have heard dozens of persons remark
that they could turn out a newsItper,
and good one, too, a lot better, in
fact, than the one they are getting.
That is not true, unless they have
gone through the years and study
that a good newspaper demands of its
makers.
Were it not for the peculiar fascin-
alton associated with newspaper
work, there would be no newspapers
for there is no greater taskmaster
and money alone would be far too
scant ensation.-Marshall News
Messenger.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-02
GETTING A LASTING PEACE

David Lloyd George, wartime prime
minister of England, spoke his mind
in London recently regarding the
prospects for international peace and
the kellogg treaties for it's perpetu-
alton.
"You have now the declaration of
one Christian country to other Christ
ian countries on the outlawry of war;"
cried Lloyd George. "They are all
going to sign. And the same people
who are going to sign will attend
meetings of cabinets in America, in
Great Britain, in France and through
out the world to determine how to
spend millions of dollars in the mech
anism of slaughter"
Lloyd George was in the British
cabinet when the World war began
and in his speech he declared that the
churches of the world could have pre-
vented the catastrophe, if they had
wished, by simply saying with one
voice: Halt! This murder must not
begin"
The fiery little Welshman, in 1918
and 1919, helped other European
statesmen frame the Treaty of Ver-
sailles over Wilson's objections; and
there are observers who call the trea-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-02
A Little Talk on Thrift.
(By S. w. STRAUS.)

Great changes have taken place
within the last few years as the re-
suit of which a higher standard of
living is being maintained by the
people everywhere. The automobile
and the motion picture have revolu-
toned conditions within the last
quarter of century while the radio
of more recent development has been
equally as powerful in changing the
lives of the people.
Aviation has not yet reached the
stage where it greatly affects the per-
sonal lives of the public generally,
but as time goes on and distance
more and more is annihilated, the
airplane will exert a tremendous in
fluence on the personal lives of all of
us.
While these are the more spectacu-
lar forms of progress, there are
countless other innovations that have
united to change completely stand
ards of living as compared with those
that prevailed at the beginning of the
present century.
Today, persons in the most humble
circumstances have comforts and con-
veniences which few decades ago
would have been considered luxuries.
Life in every way, so far as it is in
fluenced by the inventive genius of
man, is more pleasant than ever be-
fore. We are indeed living in a
golden age.
the science of personal economies.
The service extended to the average
family today by savings banks and
investment houses makes it easier
for them to save scientifically than
ever before. Budget systems have
been worked out and children are not
only being taught to save through the
school savings banks but they are be-
ing taught in the classroom the deep
er meanings of thrift. There are op-
portunities for investment today
which did not exist twenty-five or
fifty years ago and those who are
doubtful as to proposed investments
have every facility for investigation.
In the days of our forefathers when
every comort was dearly bought and
when life held few luxuries, saying
called for vast amount of pluck and
stamina. Today, life's conveniences
and comforts are so easily obtained
and there are so many helpful facili-
ties for those who want to save that
valid excuses for anyone not getting
ahead are indeed rare.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-02
ONE PROBLEM TRADED FOR
ANOTHER

A dark picture of America at the
present time was painted by speakers
at the convention of the American
Bar association in Seattle.
1t is picture of rampant crime
chiefly, be it noted, in the larger
cities-with it's roots running down
into the bootlegging industry, an in
FAINT monster of recent birth and sim
lister growth.
America had problem-the saloon.
Prohibition was to solve that prob
lem, and it did solve it, in a way.
The saloon is gone, and not even those
who clamor for the modification or
repeal of the prohibition experiment
will admit that they ever want to see
it back again. The American saloon
seemed to stand alone as a sink of
iniquity, with nothing like it in any
publichouse, pothouse, cafe, estaminet,
bierstube or posada in the world.
Prohibition abolished the saloon,
but it has brought moonshining and
bootlegging, an enormously profitable
industry that carried with it an ugly
crew OF gunner, gangsters and hi
jackers that have made a regular
trade of murder, robbery and corrup-
ton.
1t isn't an exact paallel for the
fable of King Log and King Stork,
but it is something like it.
And it is an open question, bal
ancing one against the other, which is
worse, the evil that has been abol-
ished or the evil that has taken its
place.
The saloon may have been abol-
ished, but it is clear that the liquor
evil still is very present and very
vexing problem.-The Duluth Herald.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-02

ty sure cause of future war. None
theless, regardless of Lloyd Georges
services or otherwise to the cause of
international peace, his recent re-
marks are valuable They point out
Ohce more that war is not thing
that can be ended by the passing of
resolutions.
Before lasting international peace
can be had the people of the world
must want it-must want it, not in a
passive fashion, but vehemently, in
sistently, imperatively. They must
want it so badly that they are willing
to make sacrifices for it. They must
be willing, for instance, really to think
about it to drop old prejudices, give
up old viewpoints, forego old SUI
spicions and rivalries.
Just at present the vast majority
does not want peace that badly. 1t
pretends that it does, but it only fools
itself. If traveller had gone through
Europe during the first weeks of
June, 1914, he would have been as
sured by everyone he met that the
average European wanted peace very
deeply and earnestly. Two months
later the average European was hot
for conflict. The desire for peace was
only a veneer. 1t peeled off quickly
before the braying bands and the oily
propaganda of the diplomats.
International peace is an alluring
dream; just at present it is little more.
Human hearts and heads will have to
make a little more room for it before
it can become a reality.-Bemidji
Sentinel.