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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
FEDERALS TAKE
STILLS IN RAID
AT SEARCHLTGHT
Six Men, Four Stills Captur-
ed by Prohibition Agents;
Prisoners Seek $500 to
$4,000 Bail from Jail.

A federal raid on Search
light mOOnshine stills, netted
prohibition officers seven pris-
Oners, four stills and a great
quantity Of liquor and para
phernaIia Sunday evening, and
six men still reDoSe in the
Clark county Jail, with at
tempts being made to raise
bail, from $500 to $1,000 for
them.
James Cruise and James A. Nc
Donald are in jail facing $4,000
bail and William C. Mcclellan
S2,5O0, all for operation of stills.
John Mcintosh is held en- $500
bond fer sale and possession OF
lipuor, while Johnny Howe and
Dick Arnold, sCn-in-laW Of Mrs.
Ella Knobs, both were unable, up
to press time to raise the $500 set
as their bond figures.
These men were all haled before
U. S. Commissioner w. j. Hooper
and committed to the local jail.
The stills found in operation by
tho federal operatives, were des
trcyed, being photographed both
before and after the destruction.
The liquor, whiskey, beer and
wine, was all marked and sealed.
The coils taken from the stills are
being held.
Fifteen gallons of whiskey are
said to have been found in Dick
Arnold'S possession. Howe had
quantities of whiskey, wine and
beer, it is stated.
Attempts to secure bond through
bonding companies are being made
by some of the prisoners.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
LAS VEGANS SENT
MANY FLOWERS

Many flowers were seen at The
funeral of little Patty O'Brien in
Les Angeles Thursday. sent by sor-
rowing Las Vegas people.
Little Patty died following an
operation for removal from her
throat Of a whistle. which, it de-
veloped, must have lodged there
several months ago.
Patty was the daughter of DR..
r. F. O'Brien of Los Angeles and
Mrs. Adele O'Brien of this city.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
STORM DRAIN
OR EXCAVATION
IS QUESTION
Matter of Drainage on
Fourth Street Causes Dis
missal of Excavation Sub
Contractor; Curb Work
Goes Ahead.

Misrepresentation circulated
by a sub-contractOr as to the
depth of the cut to be made
on Fourth street near Bridger
for the paving has resulted in
some general misunderstanding
on the part Cf property own
ers and in the Ousting of the
offending sub-cOntractOr, ac-
cOrding to a statement made
by A. p. SlOcum, engineer for
the city.
The water on Fourth street now
flows south from Bridger until it
reaches Clark, then runs east to
the highway, where it stands,
forming a puddle, according to
the engineer.
The city'S design for this work
calls for the running of the water
north and east, over the entire
pavement area, which is the nat
ural drainage direction. Unless a
storm drain is built, this design
necessitates the cutting of Fourth
street, with the maximum depth
of the cut at Bridger.
May Build Drain
The question Of whether the
tWenty-inch cut will be made as
per specifications or whether the
property owners will finance the
installation of a storm drain, leav-
ing the street level as it is still is
being studied, move being on
foot to see whether the storm
drain idea cannot be put across.
If funds can be raised for the
construction of a storm drain, the
cut at Fourth and Lewis could be
done away with leaving the sur
face of the new paving approx
mately at the same elevation at
which the street now lies, said
Slocum. The water would be taken
at Fourth and Lewis, and carried
north and east to the present
storm drain.
Assessment Impossible"
Another assessment cannot be
run in the district because the
increase would take the assessment
beyond the legal limit, it was
stated.
Dismissal Of A. E. Howland, vice
president of B. M. Kuhn Co., Ind
of Los Angeles, the concern which
sub-contracted to do all the ex-
cavation work for the paving, from
all connection with the job was
demanded of B w. Kuhn, presi-
dent of the firm, in a letter writ
ten last week by Slocum, who as
serted he was justified in this de-
mand by the following provision IL
the printed specifications:
IF any person employed by tn
contractor shall appear to the en-
gineer to be incompetent or to ac
in a disorderly or improper man
ner, he shall be discharged i'm
mediately en- the requisition Of tn
engineer, and shall not again b
employed Cn the work"
Reports Branded False
Slocum'S assertion that Howlan'
had "acted in an improper man
ner." is based upon information
that Howland had circulated a re
port that the cut on Fourth stree
would reach depth Of two and
half feet. whereas it will be ap
proximately twenty inches in reali
ty, according to Slocum.
"Kuhn will have to come an
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
ELKS
TO LEAD /. s
NATL. PARADE
Plans for State Convention
of Lodge Here in July Un-
der Way; Fasteners Will
Stop Off at Las Vegas.

The Nevada Elks' delegation
to the National convention of
the order to be held in July in
Les Angeles will lead the par
ade on the last day of the con-
ventiGn, it was revealed last
night by II. A. Harmon, district
attorney and president CT the
Nevada State ElAS' association.
The Nevada ElkS' convention will
be held in Las Vegas Immediately
before the national convention,
and will be attended by four or
five hundred Nevada Elks and
many from Utah, Idaho and Ari-
zona who want to visit this city
and the dam site. in addition to
their desire to meet with Nevada
Elks.
To Stsp Here
The stopping over Of special
trainlcads of Elks from the East
in Las Vegas to see the city and
to take a look at the scene Of the
future operations in the construc-
ton of the great dam is being
planned
The state convention here will
be held July 4, 5, and 6, and the
delegates to this gathering will go
Immediately to Los Angeles, where
the national convention will be
held from July 8 to 13 inclusive.
A trapshoot is being planned for
the state convention here, to be
held the last two days of the meet
ing. A committee consisting of Q.
j. Potthoff, chairman, Carl Rau
and R. G. McCubrey is working out
details for this event, which is eX-
pected to cause a great deal of
interest
Plan Trap Shoot
Invitation for the shoot have
been sent cut and it is expected
100 or more will participate, ac-
cording to Potthoff.
A thousand dollars in prizes will
be offered by local Elks, it was
stated yesterday.
Harry Atkinson, U. S. attorney
in Nevada. Grand Esquire of the
Grand Lodge, will have entire
charge of the parade to be staged
July 13 in Los Angeles, and the
Nevada delegation will be in the
fore.
Give Atkison credit for this"
said Harmon yesterday. He and
/ both worked on it, but he de-
serves the credit
Last years Elks national con-
ventiOn was held in Florida.
Mr.. Harmon will leave this
by auto with Leonard
Blood On his tour Of this states
Elks' lodges for the purpose of
lining up everything in readiness
for the state convention. He will
go first to Tonopah.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
FILM ACTRESS
GETS DIVORCE

los ANGELES, April % CUP)
Merriam, film actress,
has obtained a divorce from Rex
Lease, also Of the films.
To make people happy" she
said, "he die not want his mar
.-,ase known because he said
Wcincn film Ians would not like
him so much
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
OF
GATEWAY HOTEL
GOES AHEAD
Seventeen Rooms Will Be
Added in Hostelry When
Third Floor Finished; Lu-
ellie Henning, Manager, on
Business Trip.

RemOdeiing of the Gateway
Hstel and finishing Of the
third flcor, thereby adding IL
ncw rooms to the hostelry, was
begun yesterday by the Las
Vegas Construction Company.
This structure, it was revealed,
has been leased from H. o. Barber
by a corporation Of which Lucille
Henning is president. She is also
general manager of the hotel. -
w. D. Weathers, president Of
the Fargo Western Oil company,
of Casper, Wyoming, said to be the
largest producing black oil well in
that state. is one Of the directors
of the corporation.
Mrs. Hening, who left Las Vegas
Sunday for a brief business trip to
Wyoming, is going to make Las
Vegas her home, and plans to
make other investments here, it
was stated.
Mr.. Weathers also plans to make
other investments in Las Vegas
w. V. Eallon, formerly of Cas-
per. wyoming, is assistant manager
Of the hotel, and Will be in charge
until MIS-. Henning'S return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Snyder of
Laguna Beach, and Mrs. Alice
Liskey Of Los Angeles arrived
for a visit at the home
Of AIr. and Mrs w. R. Bracken.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
Mississippi Flood Menace Drives People From Homes AS LeUees C
BULL FIGHTER
SETS A RECORD

LIMA. Peru, April % CUP9-
Manolo Bienvenida, who 'is Spain's
Gene Tunney of the bull fighting
ring, was the toast Of Lima to-
night as the result of his new
worlds record established in Sun
days corrida, when he killed six
bulls with one stroke EACH
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
SULLEN QUIET
BROODS OVER
GASTONIA
Deputies Attack Strikers In
ce.-Many Severely
Beaten.-GirI Reporter Is
Bayoneted.

CHARLOTTE, N. c. April
22 (U.P)-A rebelliOuS and
sulIen quiet brooded over Little
Loray, mill village, at Cast
onia, n. c. tonight, as scores
CT striking workers nursed
wounds inflicted late today by
bayonet steel and guns used
as clubs in the hands of depu-
ty Sheriffs.
The officers, who took over the
police duty in the town from the
national guardsmen today, attack
ed the strikers in force.
Many strikers were severely beat
en-, among them being Mrs. Maude
Robinson.
The deputies, about twenty in
number. rushed the strikers late
today as they were picketing the
mill
Ordering the picketers to va
cate, the deputies swung around
and struck and chased the strik-
ers half a mile.
Legette Blythe, a reporter, was
and bayoneted by de-
puties while covering meeting.
tghfio otth-allastn
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
o. X. ADCOCK

O. K. Adcock arrived in Las We
gas in January 1921 and purchased
the stock Of the w E. Hawkins
store. He formed partnership OF
Adcock & Ronnow, with G. c, and
C. L. ROnnoW.
Mr.. Adcock came to Las Vegas
from GcId Hill, Utah, where ne
was interested in the Goodwin
Mercantile Co. at that camp.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
SOUTH FIGHTS
FLOODS AND
TORNADOS
Many Killed and Injured BY
Sund avs Devastating
Storms.-GeneraI ood
Threatens.

HELENA, Ark. April 22,--
(U.P.)-Residents of the MiSsi-
ssippi River Basin, who have
fought for weeks the menace
to repair the havoc wrought
of unruly streams and labOred
by tornados, bent their backs
again tonight to patch the
weakened levees and save what
they could frcm the wrath
of winds and floods.
Twenty-six were killed, more
than one hundred injured and un-
told property damage was done
by the windstorms of Sunday.
The aftermath was crumbling
levees. All along the lower Missi-
ssippi and its tributaries homes
were deserted as inhabitants were
forced to flee to the highlands.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
REBS SURPRISE
FEDERAL ARMY

NOGALES, Arizona. April %
CU.Pl-A bulletin issued at Re-
volutionary headquarters here said
that twenty federalS were killed
and one hundred captured. wher
the vanguard of General Juan
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
ADDITION OF
2STORIES FOR
BECKLEY BEGUN
Two Floors of Offices TO be
Constructed by Mems
Clothing Merchant viii
Use Spanish Motif.

A three story building, the
lever floor occupied, IS at
present, by BcckIcy's clothing
store and the two other stories
by modern cffice suites, VIII
be Presiding proudly over the
west end CT Fremont St. eet in
about two months.
The work Of extending VIII
Beckleys building. on the corner
CT First and Fremont, two more
stories into the air, was begun by
an ambitious crew OF workmen
yesterday.
Spanish Style
The entire east wall of the store
will be removed and replaced by
plat glass show windows, and an
arcade will protect passersby on
the sidewalk from the heat CT the
midday sun.
The work will be carried cut en-
tigely in Spanish style, having been
designed by Richard D. King, ar
chitect fer FL Portal theater There
will be an elaborate entrance at the
south end, facing on First street,
and the stairway will lead up from
there.
Wcrk Pushed
Construction Superintendent
WaTd-0p, who is from Los An
geles, started the work yester-
Gay with vim, aud is going
to rush The work so as to have
it finished before the advent
Of the hot weather, if possible.
Beckley plans a complete re-
modelling Of the interior Of his
store, and plans to make it one OF
the finest merchandising institu-
tiCns in the state.
Mrs. Peter Pauff is gradually
improving, according to latest re-
ports from her daughter, Mrs. w
{. Hawkins
w. ]. MOcock, who for long was
a resident Of this city, arrived
from Long Beach Friday evening
to spend a few days. He was III
Las Vegas the last time in Octo-
ber Of last year and is a65oni5AeG
st the great advance made by the
city during the past few month";
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
PRINCE HENRY
FUNERAL WILL
BE WEDNESDAY

BERLIN, April % (UP)-The
funeral of Prince Henry, brother of
the former German Kaiser, will
be held Wednesday afternoon. The
Kaiser probably will be represent
cd by his son, EiteI Frederick.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23

Almazan'S federal column was sur
2rised as it entered Pulpito Pass.
No mention is made of the cas-
IaltieS suffered by the rebels who
nave been guarding the eastern
boundary since the main insur-
gent army evacuated chihuahua
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23

Prior to that he resided in Cali
ente. Nevada. where he was in
terested in the Caiente Mercantile
company and was postmaster for
seven years.
In addition to being manager and
part owner Of the Adcock q Ron
now store, Mr.. Adcock is president
CT the beard of education, trustee
Of Las Vegas Lodge No 1468, B.
P. o. E, and treasurer OF the Mu-
tual Building g. Loan Association.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23

which he held until his resignation
June /, 1926, and Immediately came
to Las Vegas to await the building
OF Boulder Dam.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
j. P. WORKERS
JAW BROKEN

= With his jaw broken or both
sides by a jack handle Leandro
Rodriguez section hand for the
Union Pacific was removed to the
Eewetson hospital Saturday. and
soon afterWard was rushed to Los
Angeles for treatment by a spe-
ciaIist
This is the first accident Of a
serious nature on the section here
for better than a year, accord
ing to Kuviles Paul, section fore
man.
The accident happened in the
yards back Of the rOundhouSe. and
improper manipulation of the jack
was blamed.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23
Who's Who In Las Vegas

A few Of the men Who in 0 IN"
Of published IN The
Age frcmt tmeto J White
= v,x,pv n x ADCOCK w. j
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23

NJ. and Mrs. Kirby Willetts and
Mrs. Nellie Miller drove over to
Sloan Friday to spend the even
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. A. H
WOCGard.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-23

Mrs. Peter Pauff is gradually
improving, according to latest re-
ports from her daughter, Mrs. w,
Z. Hawkins.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-19

to organize militant union, the
shipping companies will use similar
tactics, aided by the government,
ITO prevent the workers from organ
izing.
81 have said often and will say
again: we want no impressive fu-
nerals as after the legal murder of
Sacco and Vanzetti. The defend
ants, both Southern and Northern,
who were deliberately selected by
the bosses because they played lead
ing roles in the strike, must be saw
ed now, to continue their work of
organizing the South
"The fight to free the Gastonia
defendants" Schechter said, SHOULD
be especially the task of the seamen
gathered here tonic,.. to lay the ba-
sis for new, fighting industrial un-
ion, because it is above all a fight
for the right of. workers to organ
ize into militant unions in the
United States" Ne
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-19
GASTONIA film
is EXHIBITED
Depicts the Conditions
That Caused Strike

Moving pictures of Gastonia,
graphically depicting the emaciated
workers of the textile mills, showing
the families of Loray strikers when
they lived out on the streets after
eviction from the company-owned
homes, are being shown in five dis
tricts of this country and in Eu-
rope.
One of the films that has at
tracted much attention on the trip
of Mother Bloor along the Pacific
Coast is now in California where
much activity is taking place for the
campaign, Aug. "a to Sept. 2 of the
Gastonia Joint Defense anG Relief
Committee, whose national offices
are in room 402, so E. 18th ST., N.
Y.
Others are in Chicago, Detroit,
New York, and in the use of the
Gastonia Joint Defense and Relief
Committee.
The scenes, clearly depicted on the
screen, also include the ruins of the
union headquarters, the workers
armed guard, a series of mass meet
ings in Gastonia, the wretched con-
ditions in the workers settlements
and portray the emaciated appear
ance of the mill workers, many of
whom are suffering from pellagra
"This film of one reel length is
being used throughout the country
to rally the workers behind the cam
paign of the Gastonia Joint Defense
and Relief Committee which is max
ing a fight for a broad, united
front of all workers organizations
1t is a splendid help to put across
the story of Gastonia at mass meet.
ings," states the International La
Dor Defense.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-19
u. S. CORNERS
HELIUM FOR WAR
Controls Importa n t
Aircraft Gas

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. IS.
Though the United States govern
ment will shortly begin to produce
over twenty million cubic feet of
helium gas annually at its huge
plant near Amarillo, Texas, and
thus will control the great bulk of
the worlds supply of the gas, none
of. it will be allowed to leave the
country for expectation.
The secret of this rule lies in the
nature and use of helium. Helium,
as the lightest gas known, will be
one of the staples in the next i'm
perialist war. The government con-
trolling the helium supply will be
able to build the largest force of
lighter than air war craft. This is
due to the fact that helium is also
non-inflammible, whereas hydrogen,
the. second lightest gas, is so highly
cSmbustible that it is one of the
nHdn causes of disasters to dirigibles
and balloons.
The .helium produced at the gov
ernment's Texas plant will be for
use only in Navy and army war
CRAFT.
IA proof of the feverish prepare
tions for imperialist war is furn-
ished in the race between the i'm
psrialist powers to improve the pro-
ddction of helium, especially in cost.
When helium was first produced in
the United States it cost $4,000
cubic foot. At the Forth Worth
government plant it cost 81 cents
a cubic foot in 1926, and the cost
is now down to two cents a cubic
foot.
The Los Angeles requires $780,
600 cubic feet of helium, the Graf
Zeppelin, three to four million cubic
feet, and one of the huge air ships
being constructed by the Wall st.
government will need 6,500,O00
cubic feet Of helium.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-19
The Results of the Plenum of the E. Gel!

One of the most important ques-
tons at the Plenum was the trade
union question. The tactics of the
independent leadership of the strike
struggles of the working class,
which has been laid down by the
Fourth Congress of the R. l. L. U.
and the Sixth World Congress; the
setting up of fighting committees
which are to comprise not only the
organized but also the unorganized
masses; the tao IS of putting up
independent lists of car iidates for
the election of tie trade union ex-
ecutives and at the factory council
elections; simultaneously with in
creased work within the reformist
unions, was fully confirmed in the
decisions of the Plenum. Their sue
cessful carrying out hberates the
masses from the influence of the
Amsterdam trade union bureaucra-
cy; it is the only means Of destroy
ing the reformist trade union ap-
paratus in order to weld together
the broad masses of the organized
and unorganized proletarians not
only for the economic struggles but
also for the political revolutionary
fight, for tho overthrow of capital
ism.
The Plenum adopted a special de-
cision regarding the struggle
against the threatening war and the
demonstrations on First of August.
The bourgeois and ocial-democratic
governments, who are preparing a
new world slaughter, will certainly
exert all their efforts to prevent
our demonstrations. They will not
succeed in this.
The masses are. aware of the
threatening war danger; the war
horrors still live in their memories.
The social fascist governments, with
whose help the bourgeoisie is pre-
pairing the war, are exposing them
selves too obviously. The recent
events on the Chinese Eastern Rail
way, by which the Chinese generals,
acting on the dictates of interna-
tional Imperialism, afe impudently
provoking a war against the Soviet
Union, clearly signalize the danger
of a new imperialist world slaugh-
ter.
The decisions of the E. c. C. 1.
Plenum, which analyze the economic
and political situation of the pres
ent period, which enumerate the
next tasks of the Communist Par
ties in the situation of maturing
revolutionary advance, will play a
tremendous role in the mobilization
of the revolutionary forces of the
working class and of the toiling
masses in the capitalist countries
and colonies, in the consolidation of
the Communist Parties on the Boil
shevist line of the Comintern.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-19
Leading article of the "Pravda" in the Issue of
July II, 1929

Trotskyism, the differences of opin-
ion between the rights and the
Communist International are becom-
ing programmatic differences. The
line of the rights is in numerous
Parties becoming incompatible with
membership of the Comintern.
Alongside of these elements there
is developing another process of
right deviation of IT, conciliatory
and vacillating elements, who up to
recently could not resolve on oppos-
ing their line to that of the Sixth
Congress, who attempted to hide
their differences of opinion with
the Comintern, defended the rights
in a concealed and cowardly form,
but did rot dare to solidarize with
them.
These elements are now taking
the place left vacant by the rights,
Their insistence upon their errors
and deviations, their denial of the
shakiness and rottenness of capital
list sterilization, the cloaking of its
inner contradictions, their policy of
disturbing the revolutionary mass
actions which are organized by the
Communist Parties (the attitude Of
the German conciliators to the May
events) will certainly lead them to
where the rights have arrived, i. e.
outside of the Communist movement.
The successes of socialist con-
struction in the Soviet Union under
the leadership of the C. P. S. U. in
spite of the desperate resistance of
the capitalist elements, are playing
an ever greater role in the weld
ing together of the revolutionary
forces of the working class in the
capitalist countries against imperi-
alism. If, however, the policy of
the c. P. S. U. constitutes a pow
erful factor which is consolidating
the forces of the Comintern, if the
foreign Communist Parties are fol-
lowing the examl'e of the C. P.
S. U. and its general line in adapt
ing their policy, tactics and organi-
cation to the conditions of the devel-
oping revolutionary advance, then
all inwardly rotten, vacillating ele-
ments in all Parties of the COMM
tern which are slipping from Com
munism to social democracy, as well
as the opportunists who have been
expelled from the Comintern, are
ORIGINATING towards the right and
conciliatory clements in the C P.
S. U. This fact the Plenum has
once again revealed with great
clearness.