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MURDERED BY
UNKNOWN MAN
POMEROY. Wash., April 5—Alfred Waldman, aged 25 and his young
bride of ten days were killed and Mrs. Barbara Waldman, 65 years of ape,
mother of the former, was probably fatally shot by an unidentified man in
Pomeroy yesterday.
WOKIJ) FLYERS SHIP DRESS UNIFORMS TO TOKYO
SEATTLE. April 5—The flyers who are to attempt the round the
■world flight, have shipped their dress uniforms to Tokyo. Japan, planning
to attend no formal functions until reaching the latter place.
WEEKS <N>MPLIRS WITH REQUEST OF DAUGHERTY COMMITTEE
' WASHINGTON. April 5—Secretary Weeks complied with the request*
of the liaugberty Senate Committee for certain papers bearir;t on ’he air
craft cases, but his* personal appearancd "before the comtnitt#^ wda pvst
poned until a later date.
TAXES PLACED ON MAH JONG SETS
WASHINGTON, April 5—Taxes on Mah Jong and Radio set1- were
■voted into the Revenue Bill last night by the Senate Finance Committee
which at the same time approved of the reduction of automob; • taxes
and a repeal of the Candy Tax recently voted by th** House.
CONVICTED OF
MURDERING A
UNIVERSITY BOY
TACOMA, April 5—William B. Ward was convicted yesterday u:i a
charge of murder tor the killing of Ted Gree-n, age 19 years, a University
student. The jury was out fifteen minutes, the verdict fixed death by
hanging on April 15th, this year.
DIM, MAKES CHARGES AGAINST ItOOSKVKLT TO NKW'HP.APKitS
CHICAGO, April 5—A charge that Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt was deeply involved in the oil scandal with former Secretary
Den by and that the public does not realize the fraudulent features of the
oil leases which may be revealed, was made by Senator Dill of Wash
ington State, to newspapers in Chicago yesterday afternoon.
HKARST PURCHASES ALBANY TIMES-UMOV
/
ALBANY, April 5—William Randolph Hears!, millionaire newspaper
publisher, has purchased an interest in the Albany Times Union, which
is owned and edited by former Governor I.ynn. The latter will continue
to work on the paper as Editor.
SEVEN MILLION APPROPRIATED FOR ROADS AND TRAILS
WASHINGTON, April 5 A Bill appropriating »
million dollars for roads and trails in National Parks
this week.
ed the Senate
WIFE ATTEMPTS MAKE GOOD HUSBAND'S DEFAULTS
SAN DIEGO, April 5—Mrs. Irvin Brown, wife of Irvin Brown. ,
member of the Navy Supply corps, who .a, accused of deserting bis sbl,
; .Iter taking ,120.000 of the Government', money, turned over ,75 <S2«
t. the Nava, authorities at San Diego yesterday in attempt to «(„ke g00,
» pen of the alleged theft. *ool!
I NOW* MONT* Hunwpi
SAN FRANCISCO
SHAKEN BY EARTH
QUAKE YESTERDAY
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5—The city of San Francisco and vicinity
was shaken by three severe earthquake shock' at l o’clock yesterday after
WADSWORTH BLOCKS MELIiON KBSOLVTION
WASHINGTON, April 5— Senator Wadsworth, Republican from New
York, successfully blocked the consideration of the resolution to dismiss
Secretary Mellon, in the Senate yesterday afternoon.
LANK TKHT1FIKK BEFORE SENATE BAl’GHERTY COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON. April 5—Thomas F. Lane, legal advisor to the Chief
| of the Army Air Service, told the Senate Committee who have been in
I vestigating the former Attorney General, yesterday that h»- had been or
dered by Captain Voland of the Air Service to stay away from the Com
mittee and when he refused to be dictated to he was dismissed from the
service
FORMER CAPTAIN
CUTTER BEAR
DEAD IN N.Y.
NEW VO UK. April 5—Captain James G. B-.(linger, retired Coast
^ Guard officer and former Cominaml. r ->f the United States Coast Guard
Cutter Bear «-n th<- Alaska patrol, died of heart trouble at the age of nfty
seven in New York City yesterday.
< H MADE l\ UA KIW PERSON \RL
SEATTLE. April 5— Lieut. Leslie P. Arnold, a licensed pilot, will
take the place of Technical Sergeant Turner as Mechanic of the round
the world plane Chicago.
RRANDK St Alt-F. TESTIMONY \S FALSE
CLARKSBURG, April fi (.«. 11. Scaffe the former federal Investiga
tor and a recent witness in the Daugherty probe, made "maliciously pre
meditatedly false” statements when he charged former Attorney General
Daugherty and Secretary Weeks and Colonel Goff of delaying the prose
cutions in the Wright and Martin aircraft cases by their inaction at two
different times. Daugherty said in a statement yesterday.
BREAKS OWX RECORD IN FREE STYLE SWIM
CHICAGO. April 5—Weismuller broke his own N. A. A. U. record
in the 220 yard free style swimming contest at an indoor meet in Chicago
recently, his time being 21 minutes 44 and one fifth seconds.
WILD MAX OF ENGLISHMAN S RIVER” DEAD
SEATTLE, April 5—James Davis, age 55, a recluse and called the
“wild man of Englishman’s river” died yesterday. He had roamed the
woods in that district for the last twenty years with,a goat and a black
dog as his companions, when the police went to the cabin they were
forced to kill the dog in order to enter, where they found the body.
COOLIDGE HAH .177 DELEGATES
WASHINGTON, April 5—Manager Butler announced that President
CooJidge has 377 Delegates pledged to »upport him. and is short 1S8 for
a majority.
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L’FOLLETTb LeAOING
COOLIDGE 100,000
WIS. PRIMARIES
MILWAUKEE April 5—With but half of the votes counted last night,
Senator LaFollette was leading President Coolidge in the Wisconsin pri
mary election by a hundred thousand.
FIRST FLOW OF SINCLAIR OIL REACHES KEARNEY
KEARNEY. Xeb.. April 5—The first flow of oil through the Sinclair
pipe lines between the Teapot Dome and Kansas City reached Kearney,
Nebraska yesterday afternoon.
WORLD FLIGHT AGAIN DEIiAYKD
; SEATTLE. April 4 Owing to very unfair weather conditions along
{the Rritifih Columbia and Alaska Coasts, the start of the round the world
flyers, which was scheduled for yesterday morning, was again delayed.
MARTf* SAYS EXPECTS TO HOP OFF TODAY
SEATTLE. April 5- Major Martin, in command of the 'fount* the
w-orld fliers, yesterday afternoon said "we expect to be op our way to
morrow though vve will not be sure until the start.
GROCERY CLERK SHOOTS SEWING MACHINE AGENT
ABERDEEN, April fi—Harry B. Duncan of C
ot a Sewing Machine Company was shot and killed
eery clerk, is being held by the police as a result
took plan, in th- store. Pint, maimed »..|f d..f,
attacked him.
reys Harbor, manager
and Ben Fieri, a gro
• f the shooting which
ise after Duncan had
SENATOR PEPPER
ATTACKS POSSIBLE
THIRD PARTY
PORTLAND. Maine. April Senator Pepper of !’• :
addi — at the Maim* Republican Convention d'-Hared thu»
investigatioiis wer»* largely responsible for tin pinna?ion
Sible and hi.nl:!;- dangerous third parly that has actual
self in the e.\*"- mists as a political possibility.” and snmn:
and woman win. holds to the Republican traditions and
forward to victory under the lead.-. -hip of Calvin Cooiidj?
responsibility, in strengthening the Republican Party,
appointments of Fall, Forbes a*hd Daugherty were “mist
loved leader wh -.-t- virtues were many and whose lapses
ended his speech In branding the latter three, as “politic;
1 the Democratic
He declared the
takes of our be
SIREKIAN PROSPECTORS IMU(TKI) FOR PIRACY MK.H SEAS.
TOKYO. April 5—Rekichiro Szure and thirty five followers, who
after failing to find gold in Siberia, seized two Russian ships and killed
the crews which numbered thirty five, were indicted for piracy on the
high seas in Tokyo yesterday.
BRITISH ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT HALTED
CORFU. April 5— The British round the world flyers are hopelessly
stalled on Corfu Island waiting the arrival from London of spare parts
for the planes.
KIANA SCHOOL ELECTION HELD APRIL I
KFANA, April 5—(Special to the Nugget >—The Kiana School el
ection which was held April 1st., resulted in the election of the following:
Director, George L. Stanley; Treasurer, W. C. Todhunter. and for Clerk.
Leopold Ofttfe.