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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
Lindy and Bride
In York Har5or

KENNEBUNKPORT. Me, June
7, UP)-The little motor yacht
Mouette lay at anchor in Cape
Porpoise harbor, two miles east of
here today, and it was known def,
initely that aboard were the elu-
sive honeymooners, Colonel and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh.
Proceeding up the Atlantic coast
by easy stages, apparently headed
for the Morrow estate at North
Haven, Me, the newlyweds kept
the world in doubt for 10 days af-
ter their sudden marriage at Eng
lewood, N.
Last night. when the trim cabin
cruiser put into York harbor, a
few miles south of here, for fuel,
the happy bridegroom appeared on
deck and faced a crowd of 100
villagers without attempting to hide
his identity.
His bride, the former Anne Nor
row, remained in one o. The
Mouette's two cabins, and towns
folk Speculated as to whether she
might be seaSick. The water outside
the harbor was choppy.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
Cratic Funeral to
Be Held at Caliente


The funeral of Earl Cratic, for
mer- Las Vegas druggist, will be
held this afternoon at two o'clock
at Caliente where Mr. and Mrs.
Cratic have resided for the past
ten years. Funeral services will be
conducted by Rev. Boyd Parker,
rector of Christ church, Las Vegas.
Earl had been gradually failing
since his discharge from the army
following the war and was for sew
eral years an inmate of the gov
ernment hospital at Denver. Mrs.
Cratic has carried on the drug
business at Caliente during Mr..
Gratto'S illness.
Mr.. Gratto's death, which oc-
Cured in Denver several weeks
ago, was the direct result of tu-
berculosis contracted while in the
service. IN spite Of every care his
condition every years became more
serious until death interviewed.
The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cratic in this city are griev-
ed at the untimely end of this fine
young man. The Age desires to ex-
press the sympathy of the entire
community.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
FALLING TIIMBERS TAKE
LIVES OF TWO MEN AND
GIRL IN CALIENI'TEE TUNNEL.
Nine Receive Injuries in Tunnel West of Cali
ente When Timbers Crash to Floor -Traf-
fic Not Delayed = Injured Rushed to Los
Angeles.

CALIENTE, June 7, Especial to the Age)-Wn.
c. Benson, married, seVen-year-old girl of Paro-
wan, Utah and Fred B. Fisher, unmarried of caIente,
Nevada, were killed at Tunnel Nine of the Los Angeles
and Salt Lake Railroad, Of the Union Pacific System,
six miles o Caliente at p this afternoon when
the back tin1berng gave way sixty feet midway
in the tunnel which is in the process OF being wild
ened.
About fifteen were working, above the
old timbering and some below, when the roof timber
crashed with
Benson was killed instantly and Fisher died two
hours later.
John w. Mccarthy and Alton n. Puock were
seriously injured Fred White Charles Karstens of
Des Moines, Iowa, Paul Warnke and Andrew w. Pear
son were also slightly injured. All the men were rush.
ed to a Los Angeles hospital Union Pacific train
twenty-five.
Traffic was not delayed as large rock fell in
the tunnel and large of men cleared the track
of the fallen timbers and tagging
Coroner {. c. D. Marriage, of caiiente took charge
of the inquest and the railroad company will make
full and complete investigation of the accident which
apparently unavoidable.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
Germans Accept
Young Scheme
For Reparations
Obligation of $8,913,4o,oo0
Accepted by Loser of War;
Payments to Be Made
Over 58-Year Period.
BY SAMUEL DASHIELL

A~~-ON4@--A-~~
United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, June 7, UP}-The owen
D. Young plan, devised to settle
finally and definitely Germany S
world war obligations, was formal
ly adopted today by the experts of
Germany and her six creditor ma
tons who have been w0-Eus on
the problem for four months.
The Young plan was signed by
the experts late today, ready for
transll .as:0u to Tie g0ye"rw. IS
involved as unanimous solution.
Under the Young plan, proposed
by the American financier who sat
as chairman Of the conference,
Germany accepts a present CaSu
obligation of approximately 37,-
O0OO0O,0O0 gold marks, ($8,813, 400
600, a gold mark being worth
1882 cents)
The money will be paid in in
stallments, however, over period
Of slightly more than So years, with
compound interest at 512 percent.
Germany thus will actually pay
approximately 97,OOO,OO00OO marks
$23,105 100000.
The heaviest portion of the an
nuitieS, averaging 2,050,000, 900
marks annually, will be paid over
the first 81 years. The annuities
during the final 81 years will av-
erage about half that
The final draft of the Young
plan, adopted today, represented
the results of four months OF
painstaking negotiations between
Germany on the one side, and
France, Britain, Belgium. Italy,
Japan and the United States on
the other.
All the delegations were officially
appointed by the governments eX-
cept the American which came to
Paris as unofficial helpers on the
invitation of the other powers.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
One Of Six Caught in Federal
Dry Raid Out ON Bail; Other
Five Stay in County BastiIe

Five men are in Jail and one is
out on $2500 bond as the result
Of liquor raids conducted Thursday
and yesterday in and around this
city by nine federal agents from
Salt Lake City.
Great quantities of whiskey. beer
and mash, besides stills and brew
ing equipment we're destroyed in
the series of raids which made an
appreciable dent in illicit liquor
making and trafficking in this
vicinity.
The men taken into custody are
as follows:
S. DAD Custer, for possession
and sale of liquor, out on $2,5OC
bond.
Bill Clayton, for possession and
transportation of whiskey, in jail
with bond set at $4,000.
j. t. Flynn, for possession OF
beer and whiskey, in Jail with bail
set at $1,000.
Walter Auxier. for manufacture
dIlu kJUSoCoSlOll VI NllLoACy, aAoN
possession of fermenting mash and
implements designed for the manu-
facture OF intoXicants, in Jail. with
bond set at $2,500.
r. B. Free and Mark Dean
charged together with manufacture
and possession CT beer, both il
Jail with bail set at $4,000 each.
These men were arraigned be-
fore U. S. Commissioner w. j
Hooper late yesterday, complaints
filed against them and bonds set
All waived preliminary hearing &c
the next term CT federal court, ac-
cording to the officers.
Two officers spent two weeks
paving the way for these raids. il
was revealed last night. They
moved about the vicinity dressed
as farmers, sampling and l0cat-
inc LIQUORS here and there with thC
view to having plenty of goods
Oh those whom they planned Z,
raid
Nine stil.s were destroyed 10y r1,
raiders as were more than go.
( gallons OF ThiSEpv 1900 gallons OF
mash and 800 eases cf beer T@
trucks and another automo5l,
were taken, and probably Will b.
J sold, it was stated.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08

A number of stills were found
in operation. In the first raid, at
the Morgan ranch, 81 miles ives
of Arden q 50-gallon stiu and e
t50-gallon still were found, not
running, in q shed on William Nor
Gan'5 premises, and in q dugOut
1000 yards from the house. Nor
-an was away moving a house at
the time, it w3S stated, So was not
seen. The stills were destroyed.
The second raid of the four men
who went to this locality fell upon
a still a quarter Of a mile from
Morgans ranch. where four stills
were found, Q -00-gall0n one ana
two 250-gallon ones III operation.
The operator evidently made good
mis- escape, and attempts to track
him led but q short distance, ac-
cording to the officers, who burned
the establishment. destroying the
stills and IA gallons OF whisky
and 5000 gallons Of mash.
While returning TO the ranch
the party met a man afoot, who
gave his name as Mckay, and lat
er they came upon an abandoned
Chevrolet truck loaded with 210C
pounds Of sugar, and new empty
whiskey kegs. This they brought
to Las Vegas with them a't"np;
to locate Mckay being unsucces-
full.
Two other stills were found in
operation five miles south of the
same ranch, and Walter AuXier
was found half asleep. keeping 9
fire under a pot OF beans. The
stills and 65 gallons of booze and
600gallons of mash were destroy
ed there.
The alleged P. H. Toohey oper-
ations on Stewart street between
First and Second were 'mussed
up" considerably when 1856 cases
Of beer and 18O gallons of mash
in crooks were destroyed. A Chew
rolet truck was taken from Too
hey'S.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
Arm, Torn OFF
M an Signals
Vai1Iy for Help

FRESNO, Cal, June 7 Wp- 4
man with one arm torn off Al
the shoulder signaIled vainly for
aid from a half dozen motorists
on q principal thoroughfare near
here last evening before he found
aid
The man was Garabed Bedro-
sian, who was picked up by j. H
RuUedge Of Clovis. BedroSian was
treated at the city emergency hos
pital and later in a private hospi-
tai His condition was said to be
C,itieal
Ec9~cSian was working N a 10
r32t-deep pumping plant pit on
ra~0F when the shaft caught
his cIo.hbe and 'ar,,cd his han5
oil his arm aboUt eight inches
.cem the wrist. The clothing fail
ID to free and his arm again was
amputated about four inches from
the shoulder.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
TWO MEN, Girl SEVEN, KILLED
in up. ACCIDENT At CALIENTE
British WOmen's
Power Shown, Miss
Named on Cabinet

LONDON, June !, UP)-The
cabinet of the new labor govern
nnent, which was announced
officially tcnight by Ramsay
Macdonald, the party leader,
and in which Macdonald will
be prime minister, will in
ciude a woman, Miss Margaret
BCndfield, for the first time in
the history of Great Britain.
The appointment of Miss Bond
field who will be minister of
labor. reflects the great growth
Of wGmen's rights in England.
Women Outnumbered men in the
general election last week.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
ORDINANCE FOR NEW
ORNAMENTAL STREET
LIGHT SYSTEM PASSED
City Council Names Ralph WaggOner of Los
Angeles Engineer to Draw Up Plans For
Proposed Installation: Special Assessment
District Set Forth in Measure.

An ordinance providing for in
stalatiOn OF an ornamental Light
ing system for the downtown dis
trict CT Las Vegas. and resOIu-
tion appointing Ralph WaggOner,
Los Angeles street lighting engin-
eer, as engineer for the project,
.,-o-o neeenS ~ tro oi4v ,-.--,o;I
Thursday night, and the ordinance
will come up again at 10 a. m.
June %.
Fremont, Main and Fifth streets
will be lighted with the special
system, according to the ordinance,
and a special assessment is plan
ned 10 paw for the system.
Waggoner was appointed in the
resolution unanimously passed
by the commissioners and was
authorized to go ahead immedi-
a4n'v With tho rrnnaro+i0IN nf m.
estimate of the expense. the plat
ting and diaoranoming of the work
and locality. and preparation of a
special assessment map, also of
specifications and plans. Wagon
er is to SUPERVISE the construction
and installation of the system, al
so.
Data TO be Filed
WaroOna is to file in the citv
clerks oFfico ns son rs possible
two information sheets, one of
which will show the location of
tho liChtinr standards and conduit
feed noints. and the nronosed as
sesessment district, and the other
Of which is to show the design,
actual measurements in detail Of
the pines and reinforcement con-
struction of the foundation to the
ornamental posts, which are to be
Cscillatory centrifugallv cast, ac-
cCrhing TO the ordinance.
The matter of suitable street
lighting came UP four months ago
for consideration, and the council
passed favorablv upon the prop
osition of installing new equipment
fer the business streets. definite
action being withheld pending sat
isfactory Investigation of the prob
lem in all it's angles.
Study Is Made
OttlclaJS, WHO nave Deen max
ing study of the situation, now
feel they have enough information
unon. which to base definite ac-
ton. ~
The specification Of the areas 70
be included in the special assess
meY5 district are set forth in
legal notice published elsewhere in
this pape". Tho streets to be light
ed are as follows:
In Clark'S Las Vegas Townsite
The Fasterlv side of Main street,
from the northerly side of Bridger
street to the southerly side of
Stewart street
Fremont street from the easter
ly eide of Main to the westerly
side Of Fifth.
The westerly side of Fifth street
from the northely side of Bridger
to the southerly side of Stewart.
In Hawkins addition: The east
terly side of Fifth street from the
norherly side of Bridger street to
the sou<herly side of Stewart.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
Life Preserver
Tallrrlan Used
Found in Bay
Missing Murder Subject Be-
lieVed to Have Used Life
PreserVer in Escape to
Oakland.
L.A.Detective Let Out
San Francisco Woman Is
Questioned in Connection
with Murder.

san FRANCISCO, June T.
(P)-A life preserver from the
steamer Admiral Benson was
found floating in the inner har-
Dor at the foot of Fourteenth
street in Oakland today.
Police said that this was an
indication that William Tall
man, missing radio operator
sought as p suspect in the Slay-
ing of Mrs. Virginia Patty IN
Los Angeles may have escaped
the ship by swimming to the
Oakland side of San Francisco
Raw. Tallman's whereabouts to-
night were as much of mystery
as when police boarded the YES
sci Wednesday night and found
the lock Of his state room un-
screwed from the inside and
Tallman gone.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
N e w NJ ct
viii Be Built
In Las Vega S
Oakland Capitalists Forming
Corporation Which Will
Start Construction of Two
story Building Soon.

Construction this summer of a
new and up-to-date two-story mar
tet building, 100 by 40 feet, with
zen or more stalls is promised by
Ernest J. Engler, of Oakland. repre-
santing a group of eleven Oakland
capitalists who are forming a Ne
ada corporation for the new mar
ket.
Construction of the building
which will be built Of Spanish stone,
will commence within thirty days,
Engler predicted last night just
prior to leaving for Oakland, where
he will attend to completion Of ar
rangemants. He expects to return to
Las Vegas within twenty days, and
work will be started soon afterwards.
he stated, the entire construction to
egcupy a period Of some thirty or
torty days.
be speeded up by the fact that the
Spanish stone will be used, for this
will come in large units. and will
make q wall a foot thick, it was
stnted.
The material is now heiro mined
> hundred miles from Las Vegas
and is a newly fireproof
material which is highly proof
against heat. This will insure the
new market Of a maximum OF COOL
ness in summer, Engler pointed out.
The market will include a first
o'asS butcher shop with new and
modern cooling equipment; fish
stand; butetr, egg and cheese
sand: and up-tO-date bakery; a
fruit and vegetable stand; a florist
stand; q delicataSSen. for service of
the many apartment house dWellerS
who are certain 10 como to Las
Vegas; a grOceteria a lunch cOun-
'or. an ice cream fountain, and other
Seatur es.
Several local merchants will have
stands there in addition to their
present places OF business, said Eng
Ter.
The building will have complete
cooling system. The interior will
be Of white enamel, the stalls of
white tile, and the counters and
cases with marble tops, said Engler.
The front part of the second floor
will be devoted to offices, probably
for attorneys, or other professional
men. while the remainder, tempo
rarilv at least, will be a hall.
The building will be within six
blocks of what will soon be the CEN
ter of town, Fifth and Fremont"
said Engler.
This market will be but one Of a
Group Of activities to be pushed by
he men he represents, stated Nr.
Enger, who is former head of the
health department Of the city of
oakland. Enrler Will be in charge
IF business affairs pertaining to the
construction Of the market, his son.
Ernest T. Ergler, nov of Oakland,
70 take over the managership Of the
market when completed.
Harmon and Salter are attoI Ineys
for the new firm, in charge Of the
natter OF Incorporating. Thomas
Carroll is handing tba reai cSCa.r.
ale, P5u. Il. Warner VIII draw uD
the plans, and James A. ETorris, san
Francisco contractor win have
charge Of the construction of the
market.
Engter expressed himself as being
50 well pleased with possibilities in
lhis CITY mat ne is gOng to move
Ills family here ana win build q ucw
home here n the rc0r ltue.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
Boy Crushed
toDeath While
Hitching Ride

LOS ANGELES, June 7. UP-
SiX-year-old Frank Small was
crushed to death here last night
when he lost his grip on the rear
bumper and fell under the revers-
cd wheels OF an automobile on
which 10 was "hitching' a ride
The driver of the machine, Mrs,
Margaret Edwards, said she was
unaware that the youth was cling
ing To her car when she put it in
reverse and backed over his body.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08

SAN FRANCISCO, June 7.-U,P)-
A San Francisco woman was grilled
by police today in connection with
the revelation that Mrs. Virginia
Patty, Los Angeles clothes closet"
murder victim, had received death
threats by telephone shortly before
she was slain.
Police and private detectives re-
fused to disclose her identity but it
was learned that she had been
friendly with both Mrs. Patty and
William Tallman. fugitive suspect
during their residence in this city.
LOS ANGELES, June 7.-UR)-
Shortly before she was beaten to
death in the Castlemar apartments
here, Mrs. Virginia Patty, wife of a
prominent broker, expressed the fear
that her life was in danger, police
announced today.
Her attorney c. NJ. Booth said she
told him the day before she disap-
peared that she was terrified by two
telephone calls she received. Booth
told officers that Mrs. Patty declined
to mention what person or persons
she feared.
Captain of Detectives Al Staten,
heading the murder investigation
since the suspension of Captain
Jack Bean. said Mrs. Vivian Bren-
non of San Francisco and other
friends of Mrs Pattys would be
questioned in the attempt to dis
cover the source of Mrs. Pattys
| dread
Captain GEORGE Smith of the
HUNTINGTON Park detective bureau
was placed a. the head of the homi-
eide squad today, succeeding Cap
tain Jack Bean, who was suspended
TOR the manner in which he handled
/ the investigation of the murder Of
Mrs. Virpinia Patty
Detective Lieutenant Paul Pitt
man will succeed Smith at Hunting
ton Park. The first official eXpla-
nation of the suspension of Captain
Bean came from Chief of Detectives
Herman Cline today. Cline'S forma'
statement read:
Captain Bean has been sus-
pended because we hold him re-
sponSible for not sending tele-
type message to all outlying sta
tions. including San Pedro. notify
inp them Of the mmdor. giving q
description Of the suspect and al
other information iii his possession
and also ior oyerlo5Eing tire cover.
ing OF all outgoing boats.
! tit
Bean was in charge of the case anJ
it was his duty to see that all de,
tails were cared for"
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
Bulletin

EIvoOd Meade, director Of the
Bureau Of Reclamation, win
arrive in Las Vegas at 10:40 p.
n. June 81 with a party cf five
ot'7crs. Including Chief Engineer
Walter. IL was learned here de-
firiteIv Yesterday bv a wire from
Meade to the secretary Of the
chamber Cf commerce. in re-
ply to = querv sent bv Mr.. Hill
The housing committee of
the chamber, headed by ]. T.
Waters will look into the mat
ter of Accommodations for the
party, according to Hill.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
Students Flaunt
Skull, Cross Bones
In Faces of Police

BOGOTA, Columbia, June Z,
UP)-Striking students protest
ing against mounted police
charging a student parade
through the streets of the capi-
tel, and a battle with police.
They carried banners bearing
pictures of skull and cross b ones.
They marched in front of the
Presidential palace late this af-
ternOon and refused to dis
perse on police orders. Police
fired on the demonstrators, in
juring several.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
Smith Will Run
Again, Says Heflin

WASHINGTON. June 7, UP)-
sFormer Gov. Alfred E. Smith of
New York will run for President
again in 1882, Senator Heflin,
Democrat, Alabama, predicted in
the Senate today during an attack
on Smith and his campaign man
ager, John j. Raskob.
Heflin asserted Smith and RaSk-
ok leadership will wreck the
Democratic party.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
Lipkin Here
From Chicago

Sam riptin Chicago capitalist, is
in this city, the guest Of Loo Roth
and Bill Bittelhnim Of the Las We
gas Mercantile company.
This is MIR. Lipkin's second visit to
Las VEGAS and he expresses great
faith in the future of the city.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
Chief Justice Taft
Taken to Hospital

WASHINGTON, June 7, (P) =
William H. Taft, chief justice of
the United States was rushed to
a hospital tonight suffering from
gall bladder trouble. His condition
was not pronounced serious by
doctors, who SAD he would require
a complete rest of several days.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
No Vacation For
President Hoover

WASHINGTON, June 7, U.D-
President Hoover announced today
that he had made no plans for a
vacation this summer. He indicat-
ed he would remain in Washington
throughout the prospective con-
gresSional recess, with only the
week lends at nearby fishing pre-
serves for recreation.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08

0AK-hND June 7. UH - Al
though denied by company Off
cials, il was announced by a strike
committee today that between 300
and 900 men went ON strike today
at the Fisher Body company plant
here.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
SIS Ad to
Log Cabin Fund
Of Boy Scouts S
Penney's, Odd Fellows, Mes
quite Club, w. e. Hawkins
and n. D. Buick Are New
est Contributors to Cause
of Youth.

A SIS boost in the contributions
to the boy scout log cabin fund
last night swelled the total to 1865.
That's certainly fine. and we're
we'll on our way" said K. o. Knud-
son, in charge of the drive, last
night, "but we need plenty more,
and I want to assure citizens of
Las Vegas again that the money
will go to worthy cause in the
upbuilding of our coming man
hood"
Those who contributed during the
last two davS are J. G. Penney
company, $p5; Odd Fellows lodge,
$25; Mesbuite club, $40; w. E.
Hawkins, $40; H. D. Buick, $5.
The contributors now stand as
follows:
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08

American Legion Post No. $3.50
J. Warren Woodland ................-... 10
Oasis Rebekah Lodge No 31.......... 10
Las Vegas Coal and Ice CO... 5
White Cross Drug Co ...............-.... 10
Mesquite Grocery .....................-.-. 25
Skagg'S SafeWay Store ................... 25
G.. P. Gehrng .-................................ 5
Oasis Confectionery .................... 5
Sanitary Plumbing & Heating. 5
Nevada Title & Abstract Co... 10
Nevada Cafe 10
Order of Eastern Star ................... Is
Masonic Lodge ................................ 25
Eagles ............... ....................... 25
hlWdIlldIlS ~
j. G. Penny Company ..,,.,............ 25
Odd Fellows Lodge ........................,.. 25
Mesquite Club ............................. 10
w. E. Hawkins ............................. 10
ri. II. BuZlcK
Total to date. 1855
Names of future contributors will
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08

ASNe'4 w NAAON--------- ~SSS
Names of future contributors will
be published with these each issue
of the Age.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-08
News From The
Sheriff S Office

Nothing to report.