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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10

and Los Angeles will be shifted from'
leased Union Pacific wires to the
company's own line.
The stretch of new line between
Daggett and Las Vegas was finished
July /, following the highway for
the greater part of the distance.
The crew is now working between
Daggett and San Bernardino, and
when this section is finished the
connection at San Bernardino will
complete the Las VegaS-LoS An
geleS connection.
The crew now working on this
line, and which built the stretch
into this city a little over a month
ago, living in special train cars. in
stead of camping out, installS sew
eral miles a day, including poles,
wires and all.
Utah HOOkup Next
Upon completion of the unit now
under construction, the crew will be
shifted back to Las Vegas, it is
planned, and the unit begun from
here to the Utah State line. where
it will connect with the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
line now under construction.
Since the long distance connection
was inaugurated here January 81,
the company has leased the Union
Pacific telegraph line, superimpos-
ing telephone carrier, and making
possible the carrying of conversa-
TOMS over the wires at the same
time telegraphic messages are be-
/ ing transmitted
/ All the installations are being
made by the Western Electric.
New Equipment Soon
/ Equipment for automatic writing
machines will be installed soon, il
is said, including test board, voice
frequency terminal ringers, differ
entail duplex telegraph repeaters
and complete power plant for all the
new equipment.
The Las Vegas terminal of the
company is now located III the
plant of the Consolidated Power and
Telephone Company, their line run
ming down the alley parallel to
Fremont and Immediately south OF
it. to the alley just west of Fifth
which it follows to Charleston bou-
levard, where it runs over to the
highway, following it toward Los
Angeles.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10
Siding Switch
Left Open Is
Cause of Wreck
Locomotive Demolished, Cars
Piled Up; Engineer, Pas
senger and Hobo Dead, 3
Others Injured.

WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, Aug. D.
UP1-Threc persons arc dead
and three injured, and several
are reported missing as the re-
suit of a fast train between
Milwaukee and Chicago on the
Milwaukee railroad having gone
through an open switch to
crash into a freight on sid
ing
The locomotive of the paSsen-
ger train vas demolished. the
tender and baggage coach badly
damaged and four cars forward
wrecked.
The dead are the passenger train
engineer, A. r. King. a passenger
and an unidentified negro tramp
who was on the baggage car.
An investigation to determine how
the switch from the main track tC
the siding was left open was be-
gun by railway officials tonight
Orders were sent for additional
workers to clear the tracks so that
traffic might be resumed Saturday
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10

Who thinks Las Vegas real
estate hasn't been selling this
summer?
Comes the report that James S.
Rear, who has been handling the
Fourteenth Street city addition,
owned by A. w. Ham, DIR. Roy
w. Martin and T. M. Carroll, has
disposed of all the unsold lots in
the entire subdivision, to parties
in Portland, Seattle and Vancou-
yer, B. c.. during this summer,
for a total consideration of over
S125,000.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10
Doctors Dine Together on Sausage,
Near Beer; Association May Result

) The pure food Laws was re-
Spected; the dishes and utensils
were bi-sterilized; the beverages
were legal and the conversation
was free and easy. The only ap-
parent gloom was the absence or
ladies'"
There is some hope expressed
that this friendly meeting of the
physicians will be the nucleus Of
the foundation of a Clark County
Medical Society. -. !.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10
News About the
Sheriff's S Office

LAS VEGAS, Aug. l0.-(Special
Grapevine to The Age)-Clarencc
E. Hodges colored, who is wanted
Chat is he is supposed to be
wanted) for killing Sam NettleS.
also colored, on July 80, has not
been arrested
'Horsefly" alias Shorty alias
High Cap Williams who on
August shot and killed Jesse ID.
Whitmer, has not been arrested.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10

All the local physicians were
entertained yesterday by Dr. 2 A.
d'AmourS, at his home at 126 No
Second street. AS the host is not
much of cook. a cold lunch was
the go. The weather being hot,
only very light food was served.
Menu.
Liver sausage. Sauer kraut, Pickl-
ed Pigs Feet, Limberger Cheese.
The beverage was NEAR beer,
a la VolStead, little less than
lilo of 1%s.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10
Many Die In Heat
Wave in Japan

TOXIC, Japan, Aug, 9.-tUP)--
Sixty-four bathers are missing and
six are known to have been drowned
while seeking relief from a heat
wave, police announced today
Many persons have been driven in
sane.
The temperature reached 81 at
one time today. Street thermome-
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on the coast near Avila

on the coast near Avila
YREKA, Calf, Aug. 9-(UP)-
The great Badger Greek forest fire
was brought under control today and
the town of HaWkinsville saved.
The fire left wide trail of ruin
and desolation in its wake.
Hundreds of deer and cattle were
burned to death. A $4,000 auto
mobile camp was reduced to ashes,
and tourists were forced to flee for
their lives.
An area from the klamath to the
Shasta river has been devastated
Hawkinsville, directly in the path
of the advancing flames and at one
time thought doomed, is two miles
north of Yreka.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10
Plane Will Drop
Food, Water to
Marooned Party
Greatest Fires In History
Are Consuming Wealth of
Virgin Timber In North
west; Mt. Rainier Forests
Endangered.

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. o.
UP)-Trapped in the recesses of
a mountain canyon. with a ter
rifle forest fire raging in front
of them, 25 men looked to the
skies for relief today as prepara-
tions were made to drop food
and water from an airplanc.
The trapped crew was be-
Iieved to be in no danger from
The fire, but IL was imDoSsib)"
for them to scale the walls of
the canyon and return to civili-
zatiOn.
George Fisher, Tacoma flier,
was preparing to soar over the
canyon and drop supplies, in
Guiding food, water and blank
cts, in a parachute.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10
Lunch Man Asks Pay
For Coffee Is Shot

LOS ANGELES Aug. 9.-UP)-A
stranger last night entered the lunch
counter George Engell has conduct
ed here for 25 years and ordered
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10

cup of coffee.
Nov try and get your nickel
the man told Engell after the coffee
was served.
Engell reached for the coffee cup
and the man shot him in the abdo-
men. v
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10
GRAF EXPECTED TO END
FIRST LAP OF WORLD
FLIGHT EARLY TODAY
French Pour Into Streets In Night Clothes
To Watch Famous Dirigible Near Last OF
Speedy Journey From America; Expected
To Land at a. m. Eastern Time.

PARIS. Aug. 10.-tUp)-Thc
Graf Zeppelin was sighted over
Paris at $50 a. m. today, speed
ing rapidly into the southeast.
The roar of the Zeppelin's
motors brought hundreds of
persons into the streets In their
night attire and the crowd
chcered the ship as II disap-
peared In the direction of Ger
many.
The Graf flew at a height os
1900 feet as 1t passed over the
city and Its speed was estimated
at approximately fifty miles an
hour.
LONDON, Aug. TO- WR The
dirigible Graf Zeppelin reported
itself racing in the darkness near
the English channel early today,
approaching the end of t.ie first
lap of its trip around the world
after a record Shattering flight
across the north Atlantic ocean.
1t was estimated that the big
commercial air liner, if it continues
Illc JETEllIC paw ~ "oD oNNNiAiS V'AN
morning, should land its % pas
sengers at FriedrichShafen, Ger
many, possibly before 10 a. m. (5
a m. eastern time0
The Graf Zeppelin rushed in
from the Atlantic shortly after mid
night, according to radio messages,
setting a surprising pace OF about
100 miles an hour as 1t flew over
the southwestern tip of England.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany,
Aug. 10.-UP-The Graf Zeppelin
radioed the Zeppelin works here
this morning by way of Nordich ra-
dio station.
One fifteen a. m, Obs p. nj.
Friday, eastern time) Am 10 milli-
meters (43 niles south of Ply
mouth and will land probably this
forenoon at Friedrichshafen
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10
Queer Underground
Chamber Found Near
National C apitO |

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-(UR)-A
subterranean chamber within so feet
of the capitol steps was discovered
today by workmen laying sewer
pipe. The architect of the capitol
searched blue prints of his office III
vain for any record of the mysteri-
Gus vault.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10

ters registered as high as 100.
Trees and other vegetation are
dying in the area surrounding To-
kio. some portions of which have
been without rain for five weeks.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10
PACIFIC TELEPHONE COMPANY
PLANS NEW BUILDING HERE FOR
LONG DISTANCE TERMINAL
New Line Being Built to Connect Las Vegas
and Los Angeles Will Be Finished About
September l; Headquarters to Be Built In
From Three to Six Months; Plan Growth.

building headquarters offices Of The Pacific
be constructed
six months from learned here
yesterday reliable
enwre line from Las Vegas to San Bernardno being con
completed by September
service between
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug 9.-WP--
More than a thousand men fought
the greatest enemy of the Pacific
Northwest in three states today on
a score of different fronts where
fire was attacking the worlds last
great stands of virgin timber.
In Washington, in addition to de
StrOying thousands of acres Of valu-
able timber, fires had paralyzed
highway traffic and electric tower
lines at one point and an irrigation
system at another.
Springdale, a small town 40 miles
from Spokane, still was without
electric power today as the result
of fire which destroyed a high
tension line and blocked the high
way into Spokane.
The fir-clad foothills of Mr.. Raj
nicr were in danger of being strip
ped Of more than a million acres of
green timber and lush mountain
meadowlandS.
Thousands of acres of majestic
forest giants have been sacrificed.
In Washington one life has been
lost as a direct result of the fires.
Frank Franz, laborer who was
struck by falling rocks while fight
ing the Mt Rainier fire, died yes
terday.
In Oregon a fire on the klamath
Indian reservation and one in the
Crater Lake National forest, are the
most serious. Five or six other fires
are burning in the state but are con-
sidered only minor.
The situation in Idaho is similar
with all fires of a comparatively
minor nature or confined by lines
of firefighters who have been able
to bring them under control.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calf. Aug.
0-WP)-The brush fire raging in
the Santa Lucia mountains in the
Rinconda section still was out of
control today and additional men
men were arriving to take up the
fight.
While they strove 10 control that
blaze, two new fires developed. one
near Creston, to the northwest Of
their battle-ground, and the other
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-08-10

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OF LAS VEGAS. NEV..
GATEWAY TO BOULDER
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The Washington times., 1929-05-02
FASHIONS
F ANGLES

Getting away from the straight
and narrow, at least from the
straight, checks do not present
their usual we'll ordered appear.
ance. but follow a bewilderinE ar.
ray of directions. A frock Of black
and white check marocain achieves
this effect all over the frock in a
haphazard way.
Under the shade Of the old apple
tree sounds very enticing, but not
nearly as much as a black chiffon
evening frock imprinted with ap-
pie blossoms. The low square de-
collete in back, a shirred waist.
line and pink streamers enhance
the fresh charm of this gown.
You should cover lot Of ground
on the dance floor shod in pink
and silver brocade slippers which
seem to be the speciality OF the
evening mode right now. OF deli
cate proportions, with even more
delicate straps and pipinss, these
slippers come In variety OF
charming patterns.
You ought to make n birdie or
do sUmet thing exciting, though per-
haps not on the golf links. with a
handbag which is a miniature rep
lica of a caddy bag. Plaid canvas
with leather trimming heightene
the resemblance, and the small
pocket at the side holds a powder
puff instead Of golf balls.
The Washington times., 1929-05-02

little angels, unless, of course,
you make them fearfully self-con.
sciOus by watching every move
they make in anticipation Of
"spilling" or breakage,
And remember that Jimmie will
not always grace the home table.
He will travel a bit when he gets
older. He will go over to a neigh.
boring town with the football
team, or he will want to step
OUT and take Mary Jones to the
hotel for Sunday dinner and you
want i'm to know how to act.
There is q vas difference in hotel
dining room etiquette and that of
the home and Jimmie should be.
come familiar with both.
Take your child while he II
still too little to be self-conscious
and teach him how to eat in public
places. AS he grows older he will
uncOnsciously learn customs hich
perhaps you yourself have been
too busy with your home to have
been cognizant Of.
Yesterday / had luncheon in a
large hotel and opposite me sat a
party of four high school young.
sters. TO judge from their clothes
they were children of fairly well
to do parents with y fair degree Of
knowledge concerning the niceties
of life, but when they began to
eat / was supremely sorry for
them but glad t'at on some pre-.
text or another they had broken
away from home for a day at least
and could observe that most peo-
pie do not get a strangle hold with
the left hand on a fork and saw
back and rth with the right,
only to shovel meat between their
lips greedily after it has been cut.
At breakfast this morning there.
were two tiny boys with, their
mother, and these, approximately,
four and six-year-Olds, respectively,
were at ease: they did the right
thing and reflec 1 the mt '.er.
Just a. the four Of yesterday had
reflected mothers who perhaps are
less fortunate in education and
surroundings.
However, no matter how well
veTsed you are in etiquette nor
how able you IRE to impart this
knowledge t. your child, it will be
a., of fnestimable value to him later
to become used to the different
sights, sounds and routine of or.
dering a cal in a hotel.
The Washington times., 1929-05-02
Important Points

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
viii YOU please answer the
following questions for me?
1. Is there a finishing" school
where one can attend evening
classes?
2. Should q man always open
all doors for q woman. A woman
precedes a man to the DOOR does
she>not?
!. Should a woman select a
table in a lunch room (where
there are no head waitersI? If
so, can she select any table, or
should she question the escort
about it?
4. What would be appropriate
to say when yawning-sOmething
besides excuse me-" which is
obsolete?
S. Are black silk gloves bad
form?
s. What should / say when be-
ing introduced to some one (besides
"Very glad" or Charmed" or the
usual stereotyped expression.)
MISS EIGHTEEN.
Usually the Y. M. c. A. has
evening classes for all kinds Of
study, and, if you inquire care.
fully in your home city, you will
probably find other classes of the
kind that you wish to have.
Also, some universities now are
making special efforts to offer
excellent home courses. Uni
Versities such as Columbia, in
New York, and Chicago Uni-
versity. Write to the dean ot
The Washington times., 1929-05-02
When Manners AreC Correct


either college and he will send
you the catalogue, explaining the
courses offered.
.. Yes. Yes.
3. No, the man finds" the table
In a restaurant or lunch room,
where there is no head waiter. If
her escort Is an accustomed per-
son, who knows what's what, she
will not need t. question him
about this, for he will see that it
is to be done and that he should
do it. The same thing applies to
finding seats in the theater or
moving picture houses where there
are no ushers.
4. The point here is that you
mustn't yawn! Yawning is more
a habit than anything else, and a
disagreeable habit that must be
overcome il one is to be accepted
in polite society. But if a yawn
should inadvertently escape YOU
and this can. be allowed in COM
pany only once or twice in life
time-you may say (and very
shame-facedly), II am so sorry"
8. They aren't very attractive
do you think?-in these days OF
such attractive and interesting
gloves. And they always look
warm and uncomfortable.
6. The acknowledgment of an
introduction is easy to remember
How do you do" This is really
the only thing to say, the always
accepted thing to say, the phrase
always in correct and perfect
n
The Washington times., 1929-05-02
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS

H. ehildren's clothes are rinsed
in water to which has been added
one ounce of alum, they are
rendered fireproof until washed
again.
When frying cold cooked pota.
toes, sprinkle them with flour and
they will brown more readily.
Wallpaper can be washed with
a soft cloth saturated with ben
zine. Neither pattern nor color
will be affected and spots will
disappear like magic.
When washing oily hair. add
small lump Of camphor gum to
the hot water.
Vsrnish on the hands should
be removed with methylated spirit;
paint or tar by rubbing in butter
or lard.
Grass stains may be removed
from washing materials by rub
binR the spots with fresh lard.
Then wash in the usual way.
Before wearing new shoes. place
them in a warm place for a few
minutes. This makes the leather
more pliable.
The Washington times., 1929-05-02
& 81
By Lucy Lowell

One Of the most amusing
stories / have read in some time
presents q delightful picture Of a
group Of circus people discussing
the world which exists for them
in a vague way outside their own
compact little sphere and labelling
everybody in 1t hicks, rubes and
saps.
Nobody, according to these
circus folks, not a member of
their startling, stupendous and
sensational outfit, or at least Of
like it, had any right to claim
intelligence of any sort. And this,
OF course, left most Of humanity
wallowing in the darkness Of
hopeless stupidity.
The story, l have no doubt, was
a presentation of the viewpoint Of
most circus performers. Shut
away az they are in a little world
of their own, they naturally grow
to look upon that world az the
principal one about which all
other divisions Of existence circle
in a more or less hsphazard way.
But still more interesting to me
was the thought which followed
in this connection-that 1t is not
only circus folks who see them
selves as the center Of the uni.
verse, but in some degree az
least, every group Of persons is
inclined to regard its organiza.
ton in just this manner-and the
more distinctive the group, the
more firmly convinced of its
supreme importance!
We always are hearing Of the
self-centeredness of stage folk, yet
it is a fact that the world of the
theater is not by a great deal
drawn to such narrow limits as
The Washington times., 1929-05-02
5|izzIHiIAc7&EFHI! y
Washable
Daytime FrOcks
Gain Attention
Smartly Dressed Women Accept
Stylish Decree
nv MARIE PAUL.ETTE

BY MARIE PAULETTE
They say, and they" in this
case are the stylists who pick and
choose from all Paris has to offer,
that you should have some wash
able daytime dresses.
Well, today I am offering just
one--it's q beauty. It's just about
perfect. It's straight and slim.
1t is shirTed at each side at
underarm seams, both front and
back which nips the waistline,
secures a snug hipline and adds
that touch OF feminInity, that IL Of
such importance in the mode.
The shirring appears again at
top of inset at center.front Of
skirt--a nice way OF providing
fulness and flare. But we have
yet to talk about the neckline.
See how utterly smart 1t IL with
scarf tie slipped through bound
opening and tied in knot with
loose ends.
The fabric selected for the
original. Paris model is as illustrat-
ed-a white pique overplaided in
red with novelty dot motifs with
tie of soft faille silk crepe, IN
matching red shade.
To make it takes only 3% yards
Of 35-inch material with u yard
Of 32-inch contrasting in the
medium size. style No. s053 Is
designed in sizes 16, 1S, 20 years,
SO, 3S, 40 and AZ inches bust.
It's stunning in flowered rayon
chiffon voile, printed crepe de
chine in yellow and white, tomato
red georgette crepe, almond-green
tussor, printed dimity in sprlgged
pattern in orchid and purple tints,
and orange shantung.
The Washington times., 1929-05-02

II we had not the advantage or
cultured mothers and mothers who
were ambitious that we, shine be-
fore our fellow men, we should
without doubt continue blissfully
through life, stuffing food into
our mouths with either or both
hands, neglecting to keep our
faces free from grease and stray
food during the process, and gulp.
ing liquids as fast as our condi-
ton of thirst dictated.
But 1 believe every mother tries
in some measure, as far as she
herself knows, to mold the hun
gry little savages into self-con-
trolled people Of culture and re.
finement as regards eating. The
nurest indication / know of as to
an individuals status OF true
breeding is to watch how he be.
haves when he is really and truly
hungry. 1t Is then that the prim.
Tive man in us springs to the sur
face, and sham refinement Is
easily discernible.
OF course you train your small
child in table manners at home,
but am going to suggest that
you go a step further and see
that every so 6ften he dimes in
hotel. "Oh?' you exclaim, II
wouldn't dare take Jimmie to a
hotel. He acts badly enough at
home. He'd disgrace me if l
took him to a public dining room"
AS matter OF fact he would do
nothing of the sort. He would
probably be a model Of deport.
ment. Children are usually 80 in.
terested in what Is going on
around them that they are perfect
The Washington times., 1929-05-02
= : E,.t to pleas.
THE CRITICAL
hrouukout the United States

a IL over the United States
A tonight millions Of men
and women will finish dinner
with keen relish for the same
brand of coffee.
In the morning they will 60
out cheered by the satisfaction
they derived from their break.
fast cup of this good coffee.
And at noon, wherever theyares
they may refresh themselves
again with its sparklingly deep,
rich, mellow flavor.
For Maxwell House is the first
coffee ever to win q national
popularity. 1t is pleasing more
people today than any other
coffee ever offered for sale.
Years ago, down in Dixie, q
man dreamed of better coffee
flavor. Through years Ofpatient
experimenting, testing, ,cOmbin.
ing and re-cOmbining the finest
cOffees grown, he achieved at
last a flavor which delighted
even his critical palate.
With samples in his saddle.
bags he rode through the
countryside carrying the news
of his accomplishment. One of
the first to recognize its value
was the famous old Maxwell
House in Nashville-renowned
throughout the South for It's
marvellous food and hospitality,
the brilIiance of its balls and
banquets, the illustrious guests
il entertained.
From this beginning-within
the lifetime of its creator-the
demand for Maxwell House
Coffee has spread from coast to
coast of the United States. Il
has become the fine coffee
chosen by prominent hostesses,
served daily in Americas fore
most homes.
Your grocer has Maxwell
House Coffee, nicely sealed i'm
tin to protect its matchless fra,
GRANGE and flavor.
"GOOd 10
the last drops
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