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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
HEAT RESISTING
HOUSE BUILDING
MATERIAL SOON
First Spanish Stone" TO Be
Placed on Market Here by
New Company; Tests Show
Great Resistance.

A new building material call
ed Spanish stone, light and
with high resistance to heat,
found in Nevada a little over
hundred miles from Las We
gas, will be put on the market
here in the near future.
The Spanish Stone company, to
be Incorporated this week, will in
troduce the new material, trans
porting it from its source to this
city, cutting it and marketing 1t,
according to the company which
will be headed by Paul Warner.
Thomas j. Salter will be secretary
treasurer, and j. Q. Lisle will be
vice president. r. L. Russell will
be general superintendent.
Rail Spur Soon
The railroad will soon start con-
structiCn of a quarter Of a mile OF
siding from the mountain" from
which this material will be taken
to the main line, and a truck was
sent to the scene Of operations last
week, according to Warner, who
states he recently received a letter
from railroad officials in waich de-
tails of their plans were outlined.
The tile will be brought to Las
Vegas in large chunks, and here
cut into useable sizes, it was stated,
land having been already leased
fer the factory site here.
Heat Resistance Good
Tests to determine the resistance
of the material to heat were con-
Quoted recently, and when subject
ed to $500 degrees OF heat WITH an
acetylene torch for three minutes
cnly slight impression resulted.
A two-inch cube, which had
been saturated with gasoline on
four sides and ignited showed little
warmth on the opposite side when
touched after fifteen minutes of
flaming.
This tremendous resistance to
heat attributed largely to presence
Of asbestos in the stone, will be of
great value when the material
is used for buildings in Ely
Death Valley and Sho5hone, Ne
vada made of the material are said
to be remarkably cool The ma
terial is strong enough for two
story construction, Warner stated
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
MCCORMACK Is
TAKEN ON u s.
RUM COUNT HERE
Believed One Who Escaped
Federal Dragnet Several
Weeks Ago, Local Man Ar
rested by McCubrey.

John Mccormack. said to be one
of the men listed in the federal
liuor ring roundup staged here some
weeks ago, was taken into custody
by Undersheriff r. G. McCubrey
Saturday morning, On a bench
warrant issued through j. H. Full
mer federal agent.
Mccormack is being held in the
Clark county Jail on $1,000 bend,
for arrival of deputy from Car
son City.
The wire which brought about
the arrest of Mccormack was sent
by F'ulmer on Saturday morning,
and stated he was wanted for vio-
lation Of section 81, F.. G. c., ana
OF the national prohibition act.
The wire stated also the amount
of the bond for Mccormack.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21

Four new specially-built Boeing
planes, each CT which cos S23 900
are recent additions to the air
plane service of the Western Air
Express, which has been landing
air mail in Las Vegas twice daily
from both east and west since
night flying was inaugurated May /.
These planes, which are equip
ped with night lights, running
lights, magnetic compasseS and
earth inductor conpasses, similar
to the one which guided Linddbergh
to Faris, are capable Of travelling
100 miles an hour, and have a
cruising speed OF 130, it is said.
They are the last word in flying
machines, having 525 horsepower
Hornet motors, built by Pratt
Whitney.
One Day, Two Nights
These planes are making pos
sible the mailing of letters in Las
Vegas one evening SO that they
arrive on the Atlantic coast the
second morning afterWard, after
one days and two nights travel.
Heretofore two days and one night
were required for the trip. Now,
with the new night flying service,
but one business day is lost in
transit Of mail from coast to coast.
Mail which leaves here one even
ing is delivered the next day as
far east as Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 1t
arrives at Chicago at s pm. unless
behind schedule, and a5 st. Louis
at 4:3O pm, making delivery CT
letters sent special delivery TO those
cities possible enc evening after
their having been mailed only the
evening before.
Schedule Given
Eastbound day planes leave Los
Angeles at 7;35 am, daily except
Monday, arriving in Las Vegas about
$50 am, and reach Salt Lake
about l pm.
Eastbound night planes leave
Los Angeles at 7 pm, arrive in Les
Vegas about 9 pm, and arrive in
Salt Lake City about 1890 am.
WestbCund day planes leave Salt
Lake City about 9:l0 am.
In mailing letters to go out by
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21

Being prevented attending his
brothers funeral by becoming i'll
while on the way to Las Vegas
Saturday, the brother of Frank
Rickenberg lay in San Bernardlno
hospital Sunday while two hundred
members CT the dead mans union
and other locals here mourned the
sudden loss of one of their COM
rades.
Frank Rickenberg passed away
suddenly Saturday at about 3a.m
at the home CT Frank Gillis. His
brother, niece and nephew were
en- route to Las Vegas from the
coast when the brother was sud
denly stricken and taken to the
hospital.
The funeral for Frank Ricken-
berg was held from the Palm Fun
eral Home Sunday under the
auspices Of the local plumbers un-
ion and combined labor organic
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
MEXICAN, SHOT
FOR DEBT, WILL
LIVE, BELIEVED
Hemorrhages Result from
Bullet Wounds Inflicted in
Street Shooting, But Vic
tim Out of Danger.

After having been shot twice by
another Mexican who said a 5000
debt was the cause of his shooting
the other, Clement Mena. MeXi-
can was reported beyond the dan
ger, point by attendants at the Las
Vegas hospital late last night.
E Moreno, assailant. who is said
to have hit Mena on the head with
the butt Of his revolver after hav-
ing shot him twice, is lodged in
the county bastile and undoubtedly
will face a charge of assault with
intent to kill
Shoots Twice
The two men had hot words
with one another on North Main
street Sunday morning, and had
started to walk apart when Mo-
reno according to eye-witnesSeS,
turned and fired one bullet into
Mena's left arm and another into
his right side just above the hip.
Witnesses held the man who had
done the shooting, sent for officers
and took the wounded man to the
hospital, believed at the time to
be in serious condition.
mot Sorry
Moreno expressed himself as be-
ing not at all sorry it happened,
for he wanted the money Mena
owed him, he said. Mena is said
to have slight hemo1rhages as a
result of the wounds inflicted by
the bullets
Both are section hands, Mena
at Moore and Moreno at Bracken.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
CABRERA CAMP
IS VERY ACTIVE

Bert L. Smith, well known miner
and prospector, reports that there
is considerable activity in and
about the new camp OF Carrara'
Martin, Of Beatty, has given a
lease and bond on his gold-silver
claims to Tonopah parties.
The Cady group, of claims To-
Gated three miles from the, Golden
Ace, has opened up a good grade
of gold and silver ore.
The Aristo group, adjoining the
Gold Ace, is making ARRANGEMENT
to move in several portable houses
preparatory to starting development
work.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21

Machine Aqua Caente Gambling Resort Guard
ITNDY ON VERGE OF
MATRIMONIAL TAKE OFF
on HOP ANNIVERSARY

NORTH HAVEN, Me. May
20 UP)-The second ami
yersayy of the start Of his
6pochal New York to Paris
flight found CoioneI Charles
A. Lindbergh today approach
ing another take Off-this
lime into matrimony.
Just as the eyes of the
iycrld were focused upon
him Oil May 20, 1927, so was
the center of the news spot
light today, fer all the world
| YES a lover, and, as every
,criy knows, the Colonel is
planning to marry Miss Anne
NCrrcw sometime, somewhere,
soon.
As Colonel Lirdbergh quietly
reflected that two years had
Elapsed since he flew to fame
n the Spirit Of st. Louis,
residents cf this little island
town continued to speculate
ever the air IDOLS wedding
plans.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
PRESIDENT HAS
BLACKENED EYE

WASHINGTON, May 20, UP)-
President Hoover is suffering from
the mcst prosaic of human af-
flictions-a blackened eye
While rambling through the
woods at his camp in the Shenan-
6cah National Park during the
week end he was struck by a
branch OF a bush that whipped
back as he passed. The injury is
not serious but the eye thoroughly
discolored
DR.. Joel T. Boone. the Presi-
dents personal physician who ac-
companied the party, treated the
eye Immediately.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
THIS Is A RECORD FOR
GRANTING OF DIVORCES?
THREE AND HALF HOURS

It took from 1890 yesterday
morning until 2 o'clock ycster-
day afternoon for Clark cOun-
TVS legal machinery to turn
out a divorce fer Gladys Paul
inc Johnston.
Three and a half hours from
the time Harmon and Salter
filed the complaint in the
clerks office, the judgment
was signed by Judge William
E. Orr.
The couple were married in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1915,
ami have two children,
daughter nine and son four.
The divorce was given on
grounds CT cruelty.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
j. S. AIR FIELD
INSPECTOR HERE

Captain Haight, of the U. S,
Aviation corps. was in Las Vegas
on a short inspection of new gov
ernment airplane landing fields
Sunday. He landed at l pm, in
a Stearman biplane, and spent the
afternoon here, with his mechanic
a group of new fields between
this city and Salt Lake City were
inspected by the Captain, who was
headed for Los Angeles. These
fields have been under construc-
ton for the past year.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21

TUNNEL ROAD
SOON TO OPEN
Unique Mountain Engineer
ing Feat in Utah to Be
Completed in Summer;
Two-way Tunnel 1I2 Miles
Long.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - a
giant stereoscope-whoSe lenses are
side galleries from a 11s-mile two
way tunnel, high on the side OF an
unscalable mountain, and whose
"views" consist of six observation
galleries, which lock out over col
orful vistas of Zion National Park
is to be put into use this sum-
mer with the opening Of the new
Zion-Mount Carmel highway in
southern Utah.
The new automobile highway,
which is being built by the United
states Bureau Of Public Roads and
the State Of Utah, will connect
Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and
Zion National Parks, the Kalbab
Forest and Cedar Breaks 1t is es-
timated that the electrically IL
Illuminated tunnel section, with its
open galleries. cost approximately
100000 a mile In addition to the
tunnel there are six miles and
more of "switchback' road to per-
NIT automobiles to go to either
end Of the bore.
The road is "a miles long alto
eether, and its total C5st will be
well over $2,OOO,0OO. 1t is estimated
that the big buses which serve the
region wilH reduce their running
time one half by the use OF the
new road giving tourists more
leisure III the national parks as
they pass through.
Some Of the engineering prob
lens encountered in the building
Of the tunnel called for new prec-
edents in the manner Of their So
luton. Since no human being had
ever been at either point where
the tunnel was to emerge from
the mountain side, these points
being high on the unscalable side
OF a mountain surveying could
not be done in the usual way
Neither could engineers reach the
top Of the mountain to do their
surveying. The difficulty was solv-
ed. however, by resorting to "trl-
angulation," and the tunnel was
surveyed without the engineers 60
ing near the mountain through
which the bore was to run-Chrls-
tian Science Monitor.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
He Threatened Suicide Unless
Wife Made Better LiUing Claim

A husband who threatened to
commit suicide unless his wife
made a better living for them has
been found, according to the COM
plant Of a recent applicant for
divorce through district court here
Because his wife would not buy
hem an automobile it is alleged in
the complaint, filed yesterday, the
husband went and turned on the
gas and was saved from death Just
in time by his wife.
Not only did this husband refuse
to earn the living. but he spent on
himself money she gave him to pay
their bills with, and then told her
nothing about it. according to the
charges in the suit for divorce.
Hearing Today
The couple. Marjorie Roemer
Peek and Albert G.. Peek, were
married in 1925 in Riverside, Cali
fornia.
The case will be heard at 2
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
FIRMS INCORPORATED HERE

Boulder Canyon Airways, Inc.
Loving County Oil Company.
Domestic Utility Gas Company.
Course Gold Mines, Inc, Ltd,
Silver Circle Mining Company.
Shell Company.
Mckinley Transportation Com
pany.
Boulder Club, Incorporated
Las Vegas Office Supply Com
pany.
California Non Metallic Minerals
Corporation.
w. H Elwell. Inc
El Patio Theater, Inc.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21

police officers guarded all ex-
its from San Diego tonight.
SAN DIEGO, May 20 (UP)-
The most intensive man-hunt of
recent years in this vicinity was
organized today in an effort to
capture three young bandits who
killed two guards of the fashion
able Aqua Caliente money car"
near here shortly afternoon and
escaped with $4,000 in cash and
100000 in checks.
The small automobile in which
the bandits rode from the scene
of the robbery was found abandon
ed on the outskirts of San Diego
and a man told officers he saw
three men transfer to another
machine Eye witnesses to the
daring hCldup and others who saw
the robbers in flight said the men
were between 25 and 80 years of
age.
Use Machine Gun
Two women, Mrs. D. c. Handley
of Chula Vista and Mrs. John
Stanley of National City. who were
driving a short distance behind
the bandits, gave officers a de-
scription of the holdup.
According to their story, one of
the bandits stepped out on the
running board Of his automobile
as the money car" was approach
ed. He started pumping bullets
into the resort automobile from
machine gun, it was said.
When the Aqua Caliente car
stopped, the man ran around the
side and shot the two guards with
a revolver, it was said.
The two women stopped their
automobile when the shooting
started. they said, but when the
bandits fled after securing, their
loot the women followed for a
mile before the robbers eluded
them.
The ROBBERS took their guns
with them when they transferred
machines but left a roll of dimes,
some ropes and a box of red pep
per behind. 1t was believed that
they had first planned to blind the
guards with the red pepper, but
later decided to use the Surer
method Of machine gun and re-
volver bullets.
Tie abandoned automobile was
identified by a San Diego garage
man as a car stolen a few days
ago. Az
Posses Block Highways
Armed posses, under the direc-
ton of the sheriff. were blocking
all highways around San Diego.
Trail of the men was lost after
they abandoned their car, but Of
flcerS hoped that systematic
Continued on Page g.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
BOY KILLS LOVE
RIVAL IN SCHOOL

PORTLAND, oregon, May 20. up
-Maddened and stung by WhaC
he thought was unrequited love-
17-vear-old Walter Fink, junior
high school student, shot and Kill
ed Herbert BEEN, another Studen.
of the same age, and then turned
the gun On himself, infllctlng a
possibly fatal wound.
The affections Of a 16-year-old
high school girl prompted the
tragedy, which took place at the
Jefferson high school.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21

COLUMBUS, May 20 (UP)-
Second Lieut.. Florrin w. Shade
member of the first pursuit squad
rcn was killed late today when
his plane crashed at yellow
Springs, Ohio.
Shade, whose home was in Hayes
Kansas. had come here to partlcl-
pate in the army maneuvers and
was returning from Dayton to
Columbus when he crashed.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
SMALL BLAZE At
NEVADA CAFE

The short circuiting Of wiring in
the refrigerating plant Of the Ne
vada Cafe was the cause OF a
small blaze shortly before three
o'clock this morning.
The prompt action Of the fire
department prevented the spread
of the fire. Little damage was
done except to the electric motor
which operates the refrigerating
plant.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
TIGER BITES OFF
SHOW7MAN'S ARM

INLAND, Ore. May 20 (UP)---
Douglas Grizzard, %, employed as
cage man in the Al G.. Barnes cir
Gus had his right arm bitten off
ct the elbow by a tiger today as
he was giving the animal drink
Of water.
The tiger grabbed Grizzards S
arm with his teeth, and claWed his
victim through the bars.
Grizzard was reported in a SER
ious condition from shock and loss
of blood.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
BUSTED FILES SUIT
FOR TITLE TO LAND

Richard Busted, Las Vegas at
torney, recently filed suit against
Lizzie Busteed and all others who
might claim title to certain prop
critics, for clearing Of the title.
The property. which he asserts
in his complaint that he has own
ed for IS years is lots seven and
eight in block 81, Bucks subdi-
vision.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
OAKLAND RUM
RlJMBLES REACH
CLEAR TO RENO

RENO, May 20, (P)-Declared
to be implicated in the Oakland
liquor shakeup. Tony Tut and DICK
Cato we're arrested here late TO-
day at the request Of Harry smith,
chief of the intelligence unit OF
the prohibition department at san
Francisco.
Both were jailed tonight, and
federal warrants were being sent
for them.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
NORRIS FIAYS
POWER TRUST
WASHINGTON, May 20, UP)-

WASHINGTON, May 20, (UP)-
he power trust" it attempting
to gain worldwide control of pub
lie opinion through ownership OF
the press, Senator Norris, Repub-
lican, Nebraska. charged in the
Senate today during an attack on
the activities Of the International
Paper and Power company as dis
closed in hearings before the fed
eral trade commission.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
HELP FOR HARMON, sALTER

George E. Marshall, formerly OF
Salt Lake City, is now assisting
Harmon and Salter in their law
practice, it was stated yesterday.
He arrived in this city Sunday.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
ROME FLIGHT TO
BEGIN TODAY If
WEATHER RIGHT
Rofier G. Williams and Cap
tain Lewis A. Yancey in
Maine Ready to Start Hop
Soon as Report FaVors.

NEW YORK, May 20 (UP)-
Two sturdy mcnoplanes were pois-
ed today the second anniversary
OF the start of the Lindbergh
flight to Paris-for attempts to
span the atlantic Ocean.
One is that Of Roger G. Williams
and Lewis A. Yancey. a Bellanca
monoplane, similar to the Cne
Clarence Chamberlain piloted from
New York to Germany, at Teter-
boro airport, New Jersy.
Three Frenchmen, Rene LeFevre,
Jean Assoant and Armeno Lotti,
with the other, were delayed at
Roosevelt Field by heavy week end
rains and treacherous weather over
the Atlantic. The men and plane
were ready but it appeared that
it would be at leass three days
before a start could be made.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
Brother Held By Illness From
Funeral of Frank Rickenberg

aticns. The body was sent to San
Diego for interment.
The deceased was SIS years Of
age.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21

OLD ORCHARD, Ne, May 20,
(Pl-Roger G. Williams and Capt.
Lewis A. Yancey arrived here from
Peterboro airport, New Jersey, late
today in their monoplane Green
flash" Ill which they plan to fly
TO Rene.
Williams said they plan to hop
OF tomorrow at daybrcak if the
weather conditions are favorable.
The take0tf tomorrow depends on
the weather report from the United
States meteorClogist in New York,
VII ca viii be received at midnight
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-05-21
HOLDUP NETS
SS6,SOO FOR
THREE BANDITS
$1,000 Cash, $4,000 Checks
in Loot of Bandits Who
Leave Money Car Bullet
Ridden.
TWO GUARDS ARE SHOT
$4,000 Reward is Offered for
Machine Gun Murderers
Dead or Alive.

SAN DIEGO, May 20 (UP)-
Spurred en- by the $1,000 re-
ward offered by Writ G. Bow
man, president of the corpOr-
alton owning the Aqua CaIiente
resort, for the capture of the
bandits dead or alive, 125
police officers guarded all ex-
its from San Diego tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
SALE MISCELLANEOUS.

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SALE EKISCEKLANEOU9.
(ConflMued.l
WAqHfNd MACHINE, Whirldry, excellent
condition. Address Box; 1850, star ONCE. .
WATCH-Hanailton. new, u size, open face
white gold; very cheap, 44ls 9th st. NV.
WOOD. oak and pine. seasoned, firepiace
% stove size, SIG cord. .. B. Alley, IT.. 3,
Anacostia sta. D. @.
WOOD. pine boards. cut any length; s3.5o
and. So . load. delivered. j. ]. Ready. 26
jackson st. ne. Main zoos.
WOop-Oak, seasoned, cut any iength, sl6
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Munson, Ariinston, Va.
1880 cATALo0UEs. q. 8. a foreign. Stamps,
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GAS STEAM RADIATORS.
Three 30-inch, 6-coiumn, 80 ft. radiation.
Two 2e-tnchs S-eolundn, 81 It. radiation.
SPLENDID for heating q small shop.
Apply A35 Manor PL NV.
After pm. lie
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CREDIT. CASH.
FURNITURE.
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR
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SAVE MONEY-BUY AT
HOPWOOD'S,
9Th AND K SITS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10

1901 10Th ST.
An unusual suite OF rec. hall; nving room.
library, dining room, three bedrooms, three
baths, kitchen ana servants room. This
delightful apartment occupies an entire
floor and has southern and western expo
Sures. Completely furnished, including linen
and china Excellent location, coETenient
to Conn. ave. bus and car service. Very
low rental. Apply Ant. 90