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Show I J Western Brevities from the Many j I Western States I Great Falls, Mont. Request that the trial of United States Senator B. K. Wheeler, under indictment in federal fed-eral court here on a charge ot having hav-ing represented a client before the department of the interior after he had taken office as a senator be set as soon after March 15 as possible was made of United States District Judge Charles N. Pray here by S. C. Ford of Senator Wheeler's counsel. coun-sel. Reno. Threats of lynching of A. Decosta, a Mexican who shot and killed a deputy sheriff at Elko and who has since pleaded self-defense, have led seventy-five Mexicans of Elko El-ko to form an association to retain a layer for Decosta. Reports that the Mexicans had formed a guard around the jail was denied. It was said that while there is some race feeling evident, evi-dent, no talk of fighting or serious trouble has been heard. Phoenix, Ariz. A bill was Introduced Intro-duced in the state legislature that would impose a tax on all forms of tobacco sold within the state. The proceeds would go Into the state highway fund. The amount of tax is fixed at one cent for every 15-cent tobacco sale and 10 per cent on sales over that amount. Sacramento, Cal. The assembly soldiers and sailors' committee has recommended for passage the bill authorizing a $20,000,000 bond issue to further the work of the veterans' welfare board in the purchase of homes and farms. The measure originally orig-inally introduced provided for a $10,-000.000 $10,-000.000 bond issue, but was amended twice that amount in the committee. Denver, Colo. Following the failure fail-ure of the conference between representatives repre-sentatives of the Great Western Sugar Su-gar company and sugar beet growers of Colorado, officials of the sugar company com-pany made a statement in which they said the company will exert its "every resource to maintain the operation of the sugar factories and the planting of a normal acreage of beets." Oakland, Cal. Juvenile court officials offi-cials here are trying to dispose of the problem created by Ear.. Nino, 13, who is said to have confessed he broke into the home of his school teacher and cut into shreds clothing valued at $750, because she reprimanded repri-manded him before his classmates. Rock Springs, Wyo. A coyote, measuring 68 inches from tip to tip, was trapped recently in the vicinity vicin-ity of Elkhorn and Big Sandy by Martin Murphy who is employed by the Bridger-Washakie Sheep Association Associa-tion to trap in the country to the north of Rock Springs. The animal, which is believed to be one of the largest of its kind ever caught in this region, measured 22 inches around the body. Pinedale, Wyoming. Bert Cheese-man, Cheese-man, of Kendall, won the first Pine-dale Pine-dale Dog Derby, which was run Sunday, Sun-day, February 22nd, Pinedale to Cora and return a distance of about eighteen eight-een miles. There being four teams in the race, Bert made it with his team of five big shepherds in 1 hour 53 1-2 minutes, just two minutes and a half better time than Pat Dew, also of Kendall, who made it in 1 hours and 5G minutes. Twin Falls. According to a report current at Contact the Delano copper cop-per mining propert at Contact has been purchased by eastern interests and rumor says the price is $1,500.-000. $1,500.-000. The identity of the owners is not definitely known but it is believed be-lieved that the Guggenheim Interests are back of the development. A force of workmen were put to work on the property last week. Los Ancles. According to the Los Angeles Examiner, competition among motion picture producers for the services ser-vices of Gloria Swanson, screen slur, has resulted in the signing of a new contract with Famous Pl.-iyers-Lasky by which Miss Swanson will receive a weekly salary of 517.5011. The salary sal-ary which the star will receive under the terms of her new contract Is sail ! to be the hichest ever paid 'o a mo-j mo-j tlon picture performer as a direct sal-ary sal-ary where no percentage is involverl. ' Stockton. Cal. The ;.:H'i.ine ha it ! all over the stork r sfed If a ia ' between the two crdin?: here can be relief upon to r-s'ablish th -ir r'!n-tive r'!n-tive cel. lu i'v. Fred U".:i. an aviator, avia-tor, saw the stork on the w.'y iind telephoned a brother flyer, Dr. Ce.r , ence Pot'er of Pan Franejvi. to ha.--i ten to th scene. Dr. Potter took an atrpi-ne and arrived ;n t:-r,e to heir ! Fred Ii-in Jr.. we'rht srti pound, make a safe landing. 1 |
