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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
WRISTS CUT;
MAN MUST GO
TO ASYLUM
p. P. Hemmer Committed to
State Hospital in Trial Fol-
lowing Last of Series of
Strange Performances.

Having cut both his wrists
grievOusly in an attempt at
suicide, and committed various
other acts of wierd nature,
p. p. Hemmer was yesterday
committed to the Nevada State
Hospital for Mental Diseases by
Judge Orr's court.
Hemmer gaShed his wrists Sun
day evening while alone in the
cabin of Lee Barnhill, sr., and Lee
Barnhill, jr., on South First street.
He ran from the cabin and persons
who saw him notified Sheriff Sam
Gay, who took him into custody
upon a warrant sworn out by him.
self. He bled a great deal from the
wounds, it is stated.
Made Escape"
1t was Hemmer who escaped"
from the Las Vegas hospital a
month ago and was reported to
have run down the street in state
of semi-undress, finally being TAX
en- into custody by officers.
Some time ago Hemmer is said
to have tied a cord around his neck
while in bed, fastening the other
end to the bedstead Asked the rea-
son for this he replided:
II want to tie myself down so
the detectives can't get me while
I'm asleep"
Afraid of Detectives"
Asked what he was afraid of, he
said:
Railroad police, bootleggers and
detectives"
He asked the jailer while in the
county bastile yesterday to protect
him, and see that no one killed
him. If he got into condition in
which he was expected to die, he
wanted the jailer to send for the
priest before he died.
Hemmer is carpenter and has
been in Las Vegas for three or four
it is said. The Nevada hos
pital has been notified of his COM
mitment.
Doctors Mildren and Ferguson
testified in his trial.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02

The secretary read communica-
ton calling attention to Better
Homes Week" April 21-27. On mo-
ton the matter was referred to the
Business Mems Association.
"A letter was read from Senator
Oddie stating that he has advised
the department that the sum ten
tatiVely proposed for federal
building in Las Vegas is too small
and that a larger building than it
will build will soon be needed. A
letter from the office of the archi-
tect of the treasury to Senator Od-
die in reply to the above was also
read. 1t stated that before the time
for congress to authorize or make
an appropriation, a survey of the
situation would be made and rec
concentrations based upon the then
existing conditions would be made.
New Members
Skagg's Safeway Grocery, Mr.. L.
A. Woitishek, ulmber dealer, and
j. G.. Scrugham, newspaper pub
Usher, were elected to membership
Chairman Ham announced that
nominations we're in order to elect
a director to fill an existing va
cancy. Two nominations were
made, j. G. Scrugham and A. L.
Delkin. OF the II directors present
8 voted for Scrugham and 9 for
Delkin and the latter was declared
elected.
Ed Won Tobel having reported to
the secretary that it is impossible
for him to attend the meetings of
the board, j. G.. Scrugham was
elected by unanimous vote to fill
the vacancy.
The lease for the new quarters
of the Chamber in the Delkin
building having been prepared and
presented, the same was referred
to the committee on law for ap-
proval.
Folder Discussed
The matter of preparing a new
folder for distribution for the
Chamber was brought to the at
tention of the committee on pub
licity wit hthe request that they
take early action thereon.
Robert Griffith called attention
to the fact that our late friend and
member of the Chamber, E. E.
Smith in his will provided for
$1,000 to go to the City Library on
condition that the amount is
matched by a like sum within a
year On motion the secretary was
directed to take the matter up
with the Library Board.
w. E. Ferron, chairman of the
city palnning commission, stated
that the board has given consider
able attention to the matter of
0oning the city and has decided to
ask the city commissioners at their
next meeting to provide for hiring
an expert on zoning to study the
city and report complete plan.
After some discussion during
which some divergence of opinion
| appeared on the question as to
whether this report could best be
made by local people with full
knowledge of local conditions, or by
IN expert from the outside who
would be impartial and whose opin-
on would be more readily accept
| I'd by the majority of the people.
the directors voted to approve the
! proposal of the planning commits
sion that the city hire an expert
or the purpose.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02

One bomb hit 116 feet inside the
boundary line and few yards
srom the United States custom
house.
The other hit 168 feet inside the
line and near group of Ameri-
cans watching the rebel activities
through field glasses.
The injured man was a camera
mans helper.
UNDATED, (Pt-Held in check
by desperate rebel resistance, fed
eral forces are poised for another
onslaught, which they hope will
be more. successful than that of
yesterday when they failed to take
all Of the town.
Contradictory reports of a par
tial victory by federals and a
sweeping victory by the rebels are
given.
Along the west coast. however,
The rebels are reported in full
flight after a disastrous battle in
which they lost 100 killed and so
WoH ded.
MEXICO CITY, April 2, LPy,-
Bitter fighting at Jiminez, it is
reported in a government bulletin,
is preceding again after an over
night lull.
The bulletin said the rebels are
hemmed in about the railroad
station.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
BOND ISSUE
FOR NEW H S.
PASSES 324-39

BY a vote Of 324 to 80, ex-
clusvic cf Nelson, which had
net been heard from at press
time today, the S25O,000 school
bond issue was carried in the
election Saturday.
After the selling of these bonds
advertising for bids will be the
next step toward the bringing OF
a new high school building TO Las
Vegas.
George A. Ferris and Son, OF
Reno, are NV at work on the
plans and specifications for the
building which will be pushed as
rapidly as possible
The vote on the bond issue was
as follows.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
BALZAR SIGNS
BILL FOR DAM 4
SITE HIGHWAY
Three Clark County Meas
ures Get Governors Okeh,
Much Legislation Goes
Through Executives
Hands.

Clark county jail bonds, coun-
ty officers salary, and auth
orizing of the issuance of bonds
for construction of a road to
Black Canyon dam site were
matters included in the bills
signed during the past week by
Governor Balzar.
Among measures passed by the
recent legislative session and OXEN
ed by the governor are the 1ol-
lowing:
To create a state range commits
sion.
To void state warrants uncashed
ninety days after issuacne.
Barber bill.
Amusement Licenses
County commissioners to fix
amusement licenses.
Throwing of lighted cigarette
from moving vehicle to be mis-
demeanor, if boards OF county COM
missioners so ordain.
Providing for inventories of coun-
ty property.
Authorizing Clark county to is
size bonds for construction OF road
to Black Canyon dam site.
Amending highways act.
Regulating transfer of library
property,
Donating Washoe county land for
library purposes.
Adopting state flag.
Advisory board for Boulder Can
yon.
National Guard act.
Clark County Bills
Notification of teachers of their
reappointment on or before May
Is.
Clark county officers salary bill
Clark county Jail bonds.
Prohibiting soliciting for lawyers
Regulating hours of officers.
Incorporating the Boy Scouts.
Authorizing sewerage system al
Caliente.
Railroad right of way through
Elko county.
Assignments of state lands where
the contracts forfeited.
Washoe county library bond issue
County hospitals act.
Act creating judicial districts.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
FLIES TO
VISIT FIANCEE

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, April 2,
-R,-Col. Lindbergh took off for
Mexico City at 8;45 this morning
to visit his finance, Anne Nor
row. He said he expected to arrive
ar Mexico City by noon under nor
NAL conditions.
His plane was checked over
while he ate breakfast. The hop
off was in a straight airline for
Mexico City.
Lindbergh, who refused to tell
wnere he was going yeterday, a.
the start of his flight readily ad'
mitted that he is going to Mexico
City.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
DAVIS STORE
BUILDING MOVED

The Davis Furniture Company
store was moved. building, stock
and all, from its location on FIRE.
mont between First and Second to
another lot owned by w. G. Morse,
at 211 South First street today, to
make way for the construction of
new fireproof building to be
built by Morse for occupation by
Western Union.
The furniture store will continue
to do business at the new address
as before, even though the building
had to be cut in two in the middle
to effect the transit.
A. M. Murphy and Charles r
Weaver moved the building, taking
it out into Fremont, and shunt-
ing it around the corner and dowr
First.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
MOVING AND STORAGE
CONCERN ESTABLISHED

The Service Van and Storage
with another headquarters in Los
Angeles, has become permanently
established in Las Vegas, according
to Charles r. Weaver, proprietor
Our speciality is any kind OF
moving anyone wants done" said
Weaver today. Nothing is too big
for us, and we have the only
trucks in town with wenches for
moving of heavy machinery.
The movers first came to this
city about six weeks ago.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
HOUSE WILL BE
MOVED ACROSS TOWN

The frame house belonging to
Carl Ray, of the Boulder Lumber
Company, and which now stands
on Fremont between Fourth and
Fifth, Will be moved to another lot
owned by Mr.. Ray on South
Fourth in the near future.
The Service Van and Storage
will move the structure.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
TIME BOOK READY SOON

The local Combined Time-Book
and Seniority Guide for 1919 has
been compiled and win be ready
for distribution the first of mex,
week.
The distribution will be handle,
by M. w. Davis, prominent loea
jeweler and official U. p. wa+n1
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02

There are but IL votes to be cast
in Nelson, which has not yet re-
ported, according to Miss Maude
Frazier, principal of the high
school.
The school board will meet to-
morrow night, at which meeting
matters pertaining to the new
building will be pushed forward
The present high school building
will be occupied by the junior high
school after the completion of the
first unit of the new high school
building. which. it is hoped, will
be next fall or early winter, for
the condition of the whole school,
system is one of congestion.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
ELECTRICAL ADVERTISING
COMPANY BRANCH HERE

A branch of the Flash Trick
and Neon company of Chicago,
electrical advertising concern, is
being established in Las Vegas by
w. o. Christie, who has represent
ed this concern for the past eight
years in Montana and Iowa.
Mr.. Christie has moved his fam
lily to Las Vegas. and plans to es-
tablish an office and display win
dow in the near future.
His son, Robert, has entered
high school in the ninth grade II
this city.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
NEW BLUEPRINTING
PLANT OPENS HERE

The opening of a blueprinting
plant at BOT South Third street has
been announced by ]. B. Markham.
of Santa Monica, who has a sim
liar blueprinting plant in that city.
The Las Vegas Blueprinting Ser
vice is fully equipped, and elec.
trically operated, said Markham
today, and an efficient delivery
system will be maintained.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
.EXTRADITION
FOR SCHOELL

Extradition papers are being pre-
pared for the transferring of Eu-
gene Schoell from the Clark county
jail to New Britain, Connecticut,
where he is badly wanted" ac-
cording to a wire received from
Police Chief w. c. Hart of that
city by Sheriff Sam Gay.
Hold Eugene Schoell. He is
wanted for nonsupport and deser-
tion," said the wire.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
TWIN PRISONERS

BRIDGEPORT. Ct, April a.
Everywhere James Kelly went, Rob-
ert, his twin brother. went too.
One of them was always getting
in trouble with the police, who
can't tell them apart, SO both have
been arrested and are serving state
priSong terms together for robbery.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02
OIL FOR ROAD
ON WAY HERE

Two tanks of oil are on the way
to this city from Los Angeles for
the oiling of graveled roads to be
built in the Artesian Parks Addi-
ton, it was stated this morning by
Frank Riley, representative of t
j. Lawrence Inc, subdividers.
There will be 10000 gallons in
the consignment he said. Three
miles of grading have been COM
pleted in the subdivision and the
excavating or the two acre lake
has been started.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Leigh Hunt have
returned after an extended stay
in California.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02

Declaration by Regent George
f. Talbot that no reason exists
why he should resign as a re-
gent Of the University of Ne
vada was followed by announce
ment of Chairman George
Brown of a meeting of the
board of university regents to
have been held last Saturday.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-04-02

MEMBER OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE WORLDS GREATEST
NEWS SERVICE
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
NORMAN TOWNSHIP

frankie and Roseline H ( m a n
came here from Duluth Wednesday
and visited with their uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull, returning
to Duluth Sunday.
Mrs. L. H. Kowitz spent Wednesday
of last week, with Mrs. Withrow.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Kowitz and fam
lily and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Neold-
ner and family motored to Duluth
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and chill
dren and frankie and Roseline Hoff-
man visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Bud
Braves in Bruno Friday evening.
Art Wood is doing some breaking
for Geo. Watson.
A number from around here attend
ed the Withrow sale Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and chill
dren visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Smith near Kerrick Sunday afternoon
Jake Waletzko motored here from
Duluth Sunday and visited at his par
entail home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD
District 81,

School board meeting June 81, 1929
All members present The minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
Miss V. NJ. Little accepted the po-
sition as high school teacher and Miss
|. Walker accepted to teach the 7th
and Sth grades.
On motion of King, seconded by
Demo the following bills were allowed:
w. M. WEIGH Mfg. Co., diplomas $50
Theo. Thompson, draying 1880 POI
MINI. Power & Light Co.. service 1898
st. Paul Book & Sta. Co., pencils 80
j. NJ. Weinberger, express, etc. 3.05
All members voted in favor of the
motion.
AS Miss Kriesel resigned, the fol-
lowing were elected by unanimous
consent, to teach the Bird and 4th
grades: Miss H. Lyngen, first choice;
Miss Bakkonen, second; Miss Smith,
third, and Miss Giovanetto, fourth
choice. Salary $500 a month.
Ballots were cast for the bus driver
job on route No. 4, which resulted in
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04

tie two times, both R Klatt and w.
Price receiving three votes.
Moved by Demo, seconded by Ogilvie.
that permission be given to the Amer
lean Legion to store their equipment
in the school house. Carried unanf-
mOusly.
The following resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. Bochek:
Whereas the Anderson-Miller post
of the American Legion has presented
to the school new flag and pole and
some medals for scholarship, essay
and athletic, and whereas the Com
munity club has Ornamented the
school grounds with trees, shrubs and
flowers, therefore be it
Resolved, That the school board of
Dist. No. Fl extends its official thanks
to both the Anderson-Miller post of
the American Legion and the Com
munity club.
Mr.. Ogilvie moved the adoption of
the above resolution; Mr.. Demo sec
onded the motion, and it carried una
nimously.
On motion the board adjourned.
H. NORTRUP. Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
HAUCLAND SETS
DISTANCE RECORD
Filler Will Make New Start When
Plane Is Acknowledgements
Takeoff in Month.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Owen I. Haug-
land and Thorwald Johnson, flying
the Miss Minneapolis in an attempt
to break the world time record were
forced down after setting distance
record, near Langdon, Mimi.
The Miss Minneapolis flew a total
OF 1O,S40 miles on the charted tri-
angular course and remtined in the
air for 149 hours and 80 minutes.
This is one hour and eight minutes
less than the Question Mark, govern
ment tri-motored ship, remained in
the air and % hours and one second
less than the record set by two Fort
Worth, Texas, fiiers.
Miss Minneapolis travelled 7,240
miles farther than Colonel Charles E.
Lindbergh, and $3.50 miles farther
than Clarence D.. Chamberlain and C.
A. Levine ON their transatlantic
flights. The Minneapolis plane flew
4,190 miles farther than the Graf
Zeppelin, on its transatlantic trip.
Haugland and Johnson have been
given new engine by the manufac-
turer of the one they have been using,
and say that they will make another
try at the title in about month.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04

ski and two daughters Of Duluth, also
their son Olaf,s children, spent Fri
day evening at the j. F. Dubie home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hodgin of St.
Paul, spent Sunday at John Novak's
and brought Mildred Wood back with
them, after spending about three
weeks visiting relatives there.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. VERIFY of Duluth,
stopped here to leave Mrs. Julia Dob
oszenski at her home Sunday on their
return from the cities. They also
stopped at Lowry and GlenwOod, Wis,
where they had spent the past week
vacationing with relatives and friends.
Miss Adele Ogilvie, who attends
summer school at Duluth, was home
to spend the weekend at her parental
James Ogilvie, home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
BROOK PARK

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bergstrom of
Minneapolis, arrived Wednesday of
last week at the Edgar Towle home,
where they will spend part of their
vacation.
A number of the Odd Fellows from
here, attended the Mora lodge Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hkmark and fam
lily motored to Duluth Friday.
Mrs. A. S. Mcclellan and daughter,
Norma, were Pine City callers Friday
Mrs. E. S. Hooker and Marion
spent the weekend visiting friends in
Hinckley.
NJ G. Scofield spent the first part
of last week, taking in the sights OF
Minneapolis.
Lester Gross who is employed in
the southern part of the state spent
Sunday visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. p A. Nelson.
apolis, spent Sunday at the home OF
Mrs. Marlette, Mrs. Wears mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Harte motored
to Pequot Saturday, to spend a few
days visiting at the home of their
son, Robert
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Alderman OF
Cambridge. spent Tuesday and We'd
nesday of last week. visiting relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Scofield motored
to Mora Tuesday evening of last week
Jim Cameron and son, Tom, were
Mora callers Wednesday of last week
Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Parsons and
family and Bernice Parsons of Hib-
bling. arrived Tuesday to spend few
days.
Elmer Chase and c. L. Hoagland
motored to Cambridge Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Maaske. Mrs
Beeman and Bette, and Chester Swed,
lund motored to Duluth Sunday.
Mrs. H. Hughes and Winfield mo.
tored to Duluth Sunday to call on the
c. G. Mashu family. Mrs. Mashu is
in very poor health.
NJ G. Scofield motOred to Isle Mon
day with their poultry man from Du.
luth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Peterson oil
Grandy, were Brook Park callers
Tuesday evening of last week, looking
around in regard to house. as Mr.
Peterson has been appointed agent fol-
the Great Northern.
VIM. Kohl and family of Mora, spent
Sunday at the H. A. Parsons home
Richard Berndt and Mrs. Otto Lis
niger left Tuesday morning for White
S. D., for few days visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ekmark and fam
lily were North Branch callers Wednes
day of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Swanson anG
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Swanson of Min
neapolis, were callers at the George
Clark home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Petska of Muir.
riel, Wis, were callers in town Mon
day evening. They were accompanied
from Minneapolis by Mrs H. H. Will.
liams.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04

weeks at the University of Texas and
took flying training at Kelly Field,
San Antonio, Texas. Asked as to how
he liked flying and if he did not con-
slider it very dangerous, O'Malley said
he enjoyed it and that man is just
as safe there or safer than in an auto
mobile on the pavement. He also said
that he learned to know Colonel Lind
bergh as a quiet fellow, but very
clean. polite and considerable. The
Colonel does not use tobacco in any
form. He was well liked and respect
ed BY his comrades in the service.
Serves Motoring Public.
Happy" O'Malley has leased ten
acres of one of the Gardner farms
for five years and has put up a filling
station where he sells the City Serv-
ice gasoline and oils. 1t is next to
the pavement on highway No. L,
mile south of Friesland and midway
between Sandstone and Hinckley. The
building is nearly completed and he
is all ready to serve the public. The
station is 16x35 and has rustic log
siding, presenting a neat appearance.
Aside from selling gasoline and oils
O'Malley will also supply autoists with
their needs in tires, spark plugs, and
other accessories, and he handles con-
fections. His plans are also to develop
into a hamburger stand and chicken
shop.
Fur Farming.
A visit to the O'Malley tourist serv-
ice station is interesting in that there
are many aviation pictures to see and
folks enjoy little chat with the man
who has chummed with Lindbergh
and other aviators of reknown. But
O'Malley also has other interests for
he has no less than 200 Chinchilla
rabbits on the place. He says they
are the best commercial rabbit, there
is a good demand for the fur and the
meat is good and white. One hundred
twenty million rabbit hides were used
in the United States last year, he in
formed the American reporter.
O'Malley also has ten raccOOns on
his ranch, a few mink and will add
to those, two bald eagles. pair of
ring necked pheasants, and about 300
barred Plymouth Rock chickens. He
is raising raccoons to sell as breeding
stock this fall. Chinchilla rabbits,
Happy" says, can be sold immediate
ly as breeding stock or in sufficient
quantities for meat and pelts. The
Pine county climate is well adapted to
fur farming according to O'Malley.
It's cool nights in the summer and
cold winters give the animals denser
coat of fur and it stays primed.
The filling station and the residence
on the place. where the family resides,
are both lighted by electricity with
Kohler plant. The O'Malleys are
hospitable folks and invite visitors to
the place.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
Diplomats Shown to be Tipsy Drivers.

Washington = Foreign diplomats,
from an ambassador and ministers
plenipotentiary down to ordinary at
taches, were halted by police on the
streets of the national capital 81 times
within recent years for driving auto
mobiles while drunk and for other
traffic violations, Major Henry G..
Pratt, police. superintendent, reported
to the senate in response to a resolu-
ton of inquiry.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
Planes Collide; Two Killed.

Riverside, Calif.-Lieut. William G..
Plummer and Cadet Cyrus G. Wallace
kere killed instantly when their air
plane was struck a glancing blow by
another plane which was taking off
from March army field. The plane
was struck on the tail by the wing Of
the other army ship and was so close
to the ground that the two flyers could
not use their parachutes.