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OBSERVATIONS
Grist from the
Daily Grind |
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IMIN'T CARE A EIC1
It comes to our notice .all of a
.sudden each year that figs are ripe
Just noticed them today, black,
ripe, sweet, luscious sacks of good
ness hanging to the trees.
Which reminds us that some of
you visitors from the north possibly
have not had the pleasure of eat
ing figs fresh from the trees. Try
it once. The probability is that you
will be disappointed at first and
then come back for more and more.
The fig habit is said to be. partly
at least, an acquired taste. And
when you have it there is nothing
more luscious than a dish of nice
ripe figs sliced into a cool dish and
sprinkled over with ’ sugar.
AND THE APRICOTS
We are reminded in the same
line of thoughb that Las Vegas
apricots which are just going out
of the market, as the crop is fin- j
'shod, might be a treat to visitors. ,
They have an enticing flavor when |
ripened on the tree which those'
which ripen in a box on a freight j
truck cannot attain.
► FRUITY COLUMN
This seems to he quite a fruity
column, so we might as well men
tion our peaches which will soon be
flooding the market with the early
variety from McGrifT's ranch. If
you stick around a few days you
visitors might enjoy those, too.
Nevertheless, there are some de
lightful Vegas peaches which do not
grow on trees, but which are quite
as sweet and enticing as the ones
you can. Or perhaps they do can
this kind, too, in Reno. But we
take ours just as they come and
do not even find it necessary to >
put sugar on.
But,, don’t pick our peaches.
BULLET PROOF VEST
The Editor, as tl.rs ;s written, is j
donning his bullet proof vest and j
the iron hat one of the boys from
overseas gave us on return from
the war after the armistice, and j
setting out for Chicago. Yes, they ■
are spelling it without a capital
letter, now that business is busted ]
and there is no money left to col
i lcct for taxes to pay the gang.
But, not so bad, perhaps.
Chicago is still a great city and
although severely stricken by cor
rupt politics and gangster rule, the J
vast majority of its people are fine,
moral, vigorous, brainy folks, who;
will go on building Chicago into
the wonder city of the whole world.
Also, remember, it takes supreme j
courage to step forth and announce
a Worlds Pair for 1933. Which .
Chicago (yes, capital letter when
speaking of the fair) has done and
already has it half built.
NOT SO WORSE
Chicago, in welcoming the dele
gates to the two great political j
conventions, is calling attention to
the fact that it is no worse than !
many another city and that a num- i
ber of other placos are away ahead
in the number of murders com- j
mi t ted.
The Observer has managed to get1
through more than 27 years in Las
Vegas and therefore Is immune to
the thrills of ‘‘man for breakfast." 1
After all. it is not so much the kill- I
ing itself, as the making a business
ol murder that we object to.
IN BETTER HANDS
So the Observer is leaving this j
column in better hands than his j
own for a week or ten days, while j
he goes adventuring into the world (
again. We may, however, be able ■
to send along an occasional obser- j
vation of things seen by the way, i
and. perhaps, some of the spirit j
of the great convention.
So please expect nothing too ser- ;
ious, because one of our main ob- j
jects is to assist the country to j
raise the depression and forget!
that it is scared to death at noth
ing.
Somebody has said "Much of the
suffering of the world comes of wor
ry about things that never hap
pen.”
Just so in this "depression."
IDENTIFIES RING
STOLEN BY GARCIA
Positive identification of more of |
the jewelry found on the person of (
Jose Garcia, shot in a tussle at the,
Bates Auto camp last Sunday, wasi
made yesterday by Mrs. Lora Logan,
•of Jefferson avenue. North Las Ve- j
gas.
Mrs. Logan identified a diamond
solitaire and a diamond set wedding ;
ring as stolen from her home by a
prowler more than a week ago. Po
lice say that Mrs. Logan had made
no report of the theft, thinking that j
she had mislaid the jewels. Seeing
a description of the articles found
on the dead man published in The1
Age, Mrs. Logan made the identi
fication at the police station.
Since Garcia was shot, and his
identity learned through his police
record, a further check is being:
made into his record in the hope of
finding a clue to the existence of
relatives.
Aside from having been arrested
in Las Vegas on minor charges,
Garcia is also known to have been
arrested in Salt Lake City and Og
den. Utah.
MEXICO CITY. June 9. (U.R)—A
series of 20 earthquakes, most of
them very slight, were recorded to
day by the local meteorological ob
servatory.
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Veterans Organize
Bonus Company Here
For Trek Eastward
PRIESTTALKS
TO PETS IN
Swelling the ranks of the thou
sands of veterans pouring into
Washington in their race to force
the payment of the soldier’s bonus
before the adjournment of con
gress. 200 unemployed cx-serviee
men from Las Vegas and vicinity
are organizing their own recruits
for the bonus expeditionary
forces, it was learned by The Age
last night.
E. R. Smith, active in the organ
ization of the local group, is in
receipt of a telegram from Walter
W. Waters, national commander of
tlic bonus expeditionary forces,
urging “the more men the better."
According to Smith, the local
group is already assured of a
neaithy membership, and have se
cured the services of a cook and
a traveling kitchen, and have al
most enough automobiles for trans
portation.
portation. Recruiting will be at
Senator Pittman's vacant lot. First
and Ogden streets.
FAIL TO BREAK RANKS
WASHINGTON. June S. (UR) —
Police failed today to break the
ranks of the oonus expeditionary
force, whose 6,000-odd World war
veterans are encamped here to de
mand that congress pay $2,000,000,
200 in compensation certificates.
Instead of accepting police offers
of trucks to take them 50 miles out
of town, and one day’s travel ra
tions, the veterans cheered fren
ziedly when Father James R. Cox
of Pittsburgh, "Mayor of Shanty
town,'’ urged them to ‘‘stay here
till hell freezes over."
Father Cox. leader this winter
of a hunger march on the capital,
went to the capitol and White
House and there presented copies
of a resolution demanding payment
of the bonus and a $5,000,000,000
bond issue to pay for public con
struction.
The plump little Pittsburgh priest,
with his inspiring voice, went in
nis army captain’s uniform from
barracks to barracks, and to the
great open camp at Anacostia, and
raised the veterans to a high pitch
of enthusiasm for their expedition.
There was not a single officially
recorded departure of veterans on
this first day of the police effort
to get them started homeward.
Tnere was not much food at the
newly established commissary at a
vacant store in the southeast sec
ion of the city, but those in charge
said confidently that they would
get plenty. There was a fund of
$2,500, raised at a boxing benefit,
which the police turned over to the
veterans this morning when they
officially withdrew from the job of
feeding the jobless army.
Two straw dummies were offer
ed to police who went to the bar
racks and camp with trucks, offer
.ng to take any men who wanted
to go home 50 miles into Maryland
on their way. None responded.
Then Father Cox arrived by air
plane from Pittsburgh. It was a
brief visit, for he is leaving for
Montreal tomorrow to lead a pil
grimage to the Dublin, Ireland, eu
charistic congress. But he lost no
time, and his fiery speeches during
the day roused enthusiasm among
the men who had been idling lead
erless about their quarters for near
ly two weeks.
First the Pittsburgh priest, rud
dy faced, wearing rimless, spec
tacles, his mild blue eyes twinkling
went to the Anacostia camp where
5,380 men were registered. He climb
ed on to a walless shed, one of three
that provides semi-shelter for a
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WILL TALK
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iMTKft I
Shri Meher rtaba, Last Indian mys
tic who took an oath of silence
for seven years which will end
on July 13, is shown here con
cluding a rush trip through the
United States and sailing from
Los Angeles for China, complet
ing a world tour of all religions
preparatory to breaking his sil
ence with what is promised to be
an epochal message on July 13.
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Resting his case on behalf of
Maurice Keyes, charged with the
murder of Leighton Ferris at the
preliminary hearing today, Defense
Attorney Guy E. Baker indicated ’
that he would attempt to free Keyes
by proving that several other per
sons might have committed the al
leged crime. •
Baker rested' for the defense j
abruptly, after his questioning of his
last witness, a fellow workman of
Ferris', was blocked by a strenuous
objection on the part of the prose
cution. headed by Assistant District
Attorney Roger Foley.
Baker was attempting to bring out ,
the fact that Ferris had told other,
persons of his fear of coming toj
harm at the hands of persons other
than Keyes.
Throughout the hearing the gray- [
haired defendant maintained his,
habitual calm and showed keen in
j t crest in the proceedings.
The preliminary hearing was con- j
; eluded in mid-afternoon, and Judge!
i Frank M. Ryan immediately setj
Saturday morning at 9:30 as thej
I time for reading back the testimony,!
j after which the judge will ^rule on
I the necessity for binding Keyes over
| to the district court.
HANGS SELF j
! IN JAIL CELL
HARTFORD CITY. Ind.. June 10.
(U.R) — James Barrett, Chicago
Heights police character, who was
to have gone on trial next Monday
in connection with the robbery of
the Citizens' State bank here, hang
ed himself in his cell in the Black- i
ford county jail early today.
ATTEND PARLEY
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sutton of
Reno are in attendance at the
American Legion convention.
Black Widow Spider Bite Fails To
Daunt Death Valley Scotty; Recovers
LOS ANGELES. June 9. <U.P>— j
Walter “Death Valley" Scott, who:
in his highly publicized career on!
the desert has survived bites of
I three rattlesnakes and a skunk, was
I treated today after an attack by a
| black widow spider.
The spider, "Scotty" explained,,
hid in his blankets and bit him on
the leg. He was prospecting at the
time in th<j Death valley region
where his $2,000,000 desert castle
was built.
Physicians said the leg was badly
swollen but that Scotty was in no
danger.
CHILE WOULD
CONFISCATE
By JOHN VIDAL
United Tress Staff Correspondent
SANTIAGO. Chile. June 9. (U.R)—
The new socialist government to
rieht issued a decree under which
the state took over all foreign cur
rency deposits in Chile.
U. S. BANK REFUSES
Rep-e-entatives of the National
City bank <New York) promptly
notified the cabinet it would not
comply with the decree. United
States Ambassador William S. Cul
bertson also acted immediately,
making representations to the gov
ernment.
It was learned from a reliable
source that President Pedro Torre'
cf the Bank of Chile and the board
of d.rectors of the bank were arrest
ed tonight following alleged trans
ference of foreign currencies!
amounting to 109.000.000 pesos from
the bank to the National City bank.
The directors were released, it was
understood, but Torre was detained
at his heme.
The government's action provid
ed that all deposits of foreign
money should be taken over by the
state, which will give the depositors,
in return, a similar amount in Chil
ean pesos at the last official ex-!
change rate of June 3, which was
16.50 to the dollar.
The diplomatic corps met to con-j
sider the situation caused by the
decree, and Culbertson informed the
other ambassadors that he had sent
a representation to the government.
It was known that the Argentine |
ambassador was watching the de
velopments closely because of large
Argentine interests in Chile.
PROTECTIVE MEASURE
The decree said the purpose of
the new order was to “halt the ac
tivities of persons who are convert
ing deposits into foreign funds and
thereby weakening the Central bank
(which wras converted into the state
bank today) by devalorizing Chilean
currency.”
Both foreign and Chilean banks
were ordered to send foreign money
deposits to the government treas
ury. where they wall be credited
with like sums at the specified rate.
The sums will be deposited in the
national savings banks. The state
bank will direct the transfer.
The new government's decisions
also caused a Standard Oil tanker
that arrived off Valparaiso two days
ago to refuse to land its cargo,
pending an agreement wdth the cab
inet on transfer of money. The
cargo was to have been landed un
der an agreement with the former
government permitting the com
pany to transfer $180,000 out of
Chiie.
The action of the new regime
strictly affects the transfer of
money out of Chile and halts the
usual practice of foreign business
firms in removing funds abroad.
KIWANIS.SEEK
STATE PARLEY
Swinging into action in earnest
in their plans to bring the next
state Kiwanis convention to Las
Vegas, last night’s meeting of the
service club was devoted in part j
to the discussion of ways and means
of securing this result.
The meeting, with President A.
S. Henderson presiding, also de
voted considerable time to the dis
cussions of business problems aris
ing in Las Vegas and Boulder City
through the use of scrip issued by
the Six Companies, and now prac
tically universally current in Boul
der City.
The entertainment arranged for
the meeting by Roland Wiley, and
handled by Dick Roschl in Wiley’s
enforced absence, was of a high
order, and was enthusiastically re
received.
Headlining the program was a
series of stories and songs from
Evelyn Baird.
Larry Farnum also sang several
songs, and both entertainers were
assured of repeated invitations to
the club meetings due to the en
jovment they added to the gath
ering.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
June Simon, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis yesterday
morning at the Wilshire hospital in
Santa Monica, was reported to be
recovering late yesterday. Her fa
ther. P A. Simon. Las Vegas garage
man, was at her bedside.
BILL FOB IB
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WASHINGTON, June 9. fU.R>—The
senate tonight passed the $380,578,
512 War department appropriation
bill after reinstating 2000 army of
ficers whom the house had voted' to
retire in the interests of economy.
BELOW LAST YEAR’S
The bill is $56,200,000 below last <
year’s appropriations and $3,000,000
under the figure approved by the
house.
To replace savings lost by the re- |
instatement of the army officers, the ;
senate voted to clip $6,272,510 from
the appropriations for river and'
harbor work and flood control on
the Mississippi and tributaries.
The new bill now carries $54,000.- •
000 for river and harbor projects
and $31,500,000 for flood control in
addition to a $400,000 appropriation
for emergency flood control work.
The senate spent the entire day
upon this appropriation bill. The
members debated the bonus army
now encamped a few miles from
the capitol. economy, communism
and many other topics having no
bearing on the bill. I
As the hands of the clock moved
toward 6 p. m.. however, a few of
the members, led by Senator David
A. Reed. Repn., Pa., finally forced
the bill through.
mere »cre inuicayiuiis as me
senate recessed that every- effort
would be made to facilitate action
on-the remaining appropriation bills
ye* to be considered, and that a
compromise would be sought on a
relief bill to permit early adjourn
ment of congress.
BONUS ARMY DEBATED
The conference report on the ag
ricultural appropriation bill will be
taken up tomorrow when the senate
meets at 11 a. m.
During debate on the army ap
propriation bill today, Senator Bur
ton K. Wheeler. Dem.. Mont., sharp
ly attacked the economy bill passed
yesterday and referred to the un
employed bonus marchers.
"We're not even willing to give
them money so they can have a
place to sleep, yet we appropriate
for the citizens military training
camps that a few business men can
have a free vacation."
The veterans also were referred to
a few moments later when Senator
George Norris, Repn., Nebr., said
their gathering here was a mistake
"but I don’t believe these boys are
going to be any harm to the gov
ernment.’’
STOLEN CAR
IS WRECKED
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A complete set of the county jail
keys are thought to be missing to
day, as the result of the theft and !
wrecking of a- car belonging to
Chief Ranger Glenn E. "Bud"
Bodell last night, by Fred Points.,
alias James Robison, an old of
fender in Las Vegas and Boulder j
City on several charges.
The car was stolen from in front i
of the Apache hotel shortly after
midnight, and wrecked in front of
the First State bank a few minutes
later when it crashed into a park
ed car. Points got out of Bodell's
car and attempted to escape but
was captured by Officer Hord of
the city police department.
Bodell's car was badly damaged,
as was the parked car. a light
coupe owned by Sam Thornhill of
Boulder City. Points was charged
with drunken driving and automo
bile theft.
The fact that the keys to the i
county jail were missing was reveal- >
ed when Bodell appeared at the
station, gained access to the city
jail, and after identifying Robison
as Points, struck him when he re
fused to reveal the location of the
jail keys.
According to Bodell. the keys to
the jail were in his coat pocket
and the garment left in the car
for a short time. The coat could
not be located when the car and
Points were searched immediately
after the accident.
With the keys still missing after
several hours' search, officers are of
the belief that Points, who alleged
ly threatened Bodell's life several
times, stole the car and passed the
kevs to a confederate.
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SMITH RETURNS
Morris J. Smith of the Tower
Market returned yesterday from a
1 business trip to Los Angeles.
Legion And Auxiliary Will
Visit Dam Project Today,;
Early Session Is Called
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SHRINERS’ PAGEANT BEAUTIES
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When San Francisco’s second annual International Pageant is held
July 26 to 28. inclusive, in connection with the annual North Amcr- ,
ican Shriners’ convention, two comely misses of the French colony
will be participants. They ar™ Denise Giraud and Nadine La
manext, in the costumes they will wear. A score of nations will
be represented.
WASHINGTON. June 9. (UP'—A
super-clever criminal, who dusted
oil antique tables so the prints from
his gray gloves would not give police
evidence against him, today enter
ed the trial of Gaston B. Means
for the larceny and embezzlement
of $104,000 entrusted to him by Mrs.
Flvalyn Walsh McLean to ransom
Charles A. Lindbergh, jr.
The “criminal” was presented to
Mrs. McLean by Means she said, as
“Neil Williams,” or “No. 19" as he
was known in the fantastic code
which Means arranged so that he
and Mrs. McLean could communi
cate secretly regarding negotiations
for the kidnaped baby's return.
“Williams" visited Mrs. McLean's
country cottage, Fairview. at Edge
moore, Md.. to see whether that was
a good spot for the baby's return.
He decided ft was. Mrs. McLean tes
tified. but seemed rather nervous—
one of the signs being the dusting
of the prints of his gray gloves
from furniture.
Mrs. McLean said she thought it
rather foolish that "No. 19"—he was
also known as "The Fox"—should
take such precautions, but appar
ently it did not lessen her faith in
the claims of Means that he was,
going to return the babv to her.
T. Morris Wampler, Mean's at-1
torney, caused some excitement
when he introduced a note, torn
from Mean's ‘‘confidential" note
book. in evidence. It said:
For Gaston B Means: This is.
your authority to turn over to Neil
Williams the $100,000 in your cus-j
tody. Evalyn McLean."
Means is accused of misappropri-,
ating the S100.000.and $4,000 addi
tional. given him so that the kid-;
napers could get motor cars and,
machine guns with which to "break
through the police cordon surround- 1
ing the baby."
The prosecution contends that
Means was authorized to pay the
money only to a Catholic priest.
Means had said, according to prose
cution witnesses, that he paid the
$100,000 to a man. or three men.
with a red lantern, who stopped his
motor car while he was on his way1
here from North Carolina. He said
they whispered in his ear the num
ber 11. which was Mrs. McLean in
the code, and said she had told
them to get the money.
2 DIE IN GAS
WELL FLAMES
JACKSON. Miss., June 9. 01R -
Two men were burned to death,
and three others were seriously hurt
when a heavy producing natural
gas well in Rankin county, four
miles from here, caught fire late
today.
The two dead were Laurie and
VVayland Atkingson. brothers. They
were developers of the well.
YOUNT VISITS
S. E. Yount, prominent mining
man of the Goodsprings district,
is a Las Vegas business visitor.
SEES DRY LAW
IN CONGRESS
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ALBANY, N. Y.. June 9. tll.R'—
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt to
night declared he believed the next
session of the current congress
would seriously reconsider the pro
hibition question.
The governor, a condtender for
the Democratic presidential nomi
nation. said he believed growing
sentiment for repeal of the 18th
amendment would have far-reach
ing effects on the next session.
Japanese Woman Describes Death Of
Child In Wierd Suicide Pact At L. A.
LOS ANGELES. June 9. tU.PJ —
Muttering oriental prayers as she
swayed nervously. Mrs. Ayako Kan
da related at an inquest today the
slaying of her three-year-old dau
ghter in an intended suicide pact
with the Japanese sweetheart for
u hom she abandoned her husband
Her paramour. 39-year-old Haza
m >to Ktgi. took their child. Molly,
to the chicken yard and shot her.
she said. Together they buried the
httle form in a makeshift grave.
EXPECT KAISER
Getting an early start this morn
ing to enable them to complete the
day's business before leaving at
noon for a tour of the Hoover Dam
project. Nevada Legionnaires swing
into the most important part of
their convention activities when
they nominate candidates for the
department offices in preparation
for the election tomorrow.
JOINT SESSION
The convention reconvenes this
morning at 8:30 in a joint session of
the Nevada department and the
Auxiliary. After the general session
the meeting will recess to allow' time
for the Auxiliary to retire to their
own meeting place, when the Legion
will continue with its business.
Yesterday's meeting was first oc
cupied with the unanimous endorse
ment of George W "Molly" Malor.e
for the post of national commander
of the American Legion.
Dr. George E. Nye. of Yerington,
presided over the meeting, at which
the preliminary business of calling
the convention to order was com
pleted. and preparations made for
the more detailed affairs scheduled
for today.
KAISER EXPECTED
E. O. Kaiser, first vice-comman
der of the department, is expected
to arrive in Las Veoas today in time
to preside at the business meeting,
when nominations will be made
after the method of presenting the
candidates has been determined in
committee.
With the Las Vegas. Boulder City,
Lincoln county. Ely, and McGill
posts, in District , numerically suf
ficiently strong to almost control
the convention, considerable activity
was observed last night preparatory
to the attempt of the District 2
leaders to install Francis Riordan,
of Ely. as commander: F. M. Zeller,
Boulder City, as department finance
officer, and A. C. Grant of Las Ve
gas, for national committeeman.
The above named are at present
favored for these posts by the strong
District 2 delegates, over A1 Reed of
Lovelock, A R. Sims of Sparks, and
Dr. Smith of Lovelock, respectively.
NEED TWO VOTES
A preliminary count of the po
tential delegate votes shows that
with tlie pledging of only two votes
in addition to the total controlled
ir, this district, the election can be
controlled, and the informal caucus
es last night were heatedly occupied
with the attempts to secure pledges
for these votes.
Not slighting the lighter side of
the convention, the delegates of both
the Legion and the Auxiliary spent
much of yesterday renewing old
friendships and visiting local places
of interest and conviviality.
Prior to the fight program which
climaxed the day with the exception
of the many private parties and
dances at the local amusement cen
ters. greetings and gay conversa
tion were interspersed with explo
sions of the field piece brought to
Las Vegas from Boulder City for
the occasion.
Today's program in full follows:
LEGION
Friday. June 10.
8:30 a. m.—Convention reconvenes.
Joint meeting. Auxiliary and. Legion.
Roll call and introduction of Past
Department Commanders. Addresses
of welcome. Past Department Com
mander Al Cahlan; A. T. McCar
ter, commander Fred S. Penning
ton post No. 1753, Veterans of For
eign Wars,
Response. Department Judge Ad
vocate E. C. Mulcahy.
Greetings from the Auxiliary by
Department President Tillie Blood.
Response by H. M. Mortensen.
Auxiliary Liaison Director.
Introduction and crowning of the
Queen of the Convention.
Presentation of trophies and
awards. Virgil Vargas.
Introduction of distinguished
guests .
Address, Roy L. Cook, national
vice-commander.
Recess 5 minutes for purpose of
allowing Auxiliary to retire to meet
ing place.
Reconvene: Convention called to
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