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Show Western Brevities from the Many Western States Walla Walla, Wash. Paul Staren, convicted of murder In the first degree de-gree and sentenced to execution at the state penitentiary on November 10, ended his life in his cell. Albuquerque, N. M. The strike of shop workers on the Santa Fe will be made "as ertective as Is legally possible" pos-sible" and system federation officials will continue their efforts or a conference con-ference with road officials, according to announcement made by the executive execu-tive board. ' Eugene, Ore. With the recent completion com-pletion of a lartre add U n to the pheasant pheas-ant pens at the state same farm near , here, the farm Is now the largest enclosed en-closed by wire in the United States, according to members of the game commission. ' Rose Glenn, N. D. Approximately $r000 in currency and grain cheocs totaling $3000 were stolen from the Rose Glenn State bank by robbers who wrecked the large safe In the bank. Centralla, Wash. A 20-year old girl was 8 hot and killed here because, pv lice believe, she had refused to marry a 63-year-old suitor, who killed her and then committed suicide. Los Angeles. William A. Sunday Jr., son of Billy Sunday, the evangelist, evange-list, was arrested here on a charge of speeding and held In bail of $500 for appearance in police court. Ogden. Ravages of the bark beetle, which threatened the destruction of the yellow pine forests about the Grand Canyon, have been temporarily checked. Oakland, Calif., Police are looking for a burglar who enjoys grand opera. A man reported that his home In Oakland, Oak-land, Calif was entered and all the opera numbers among his phonograph were stolen. The house breaker, to show his comtempt for popular music, smashed oil the Jazz record. ' Los Angeles. Betty Stanhope, telephone tele-phone operator, is the heroine of the steamship, City of Honolula fire. While the flames and smoke roared through the burning steamship the girl, unafraid, remained at her post of duty to the last minute. At the exchange board, she held to the phone apparatus, receiving and sending calls throughout the ship. Xampa, Idaho, Short Line train No. 4 arrived iiere, a winner by minutes over the stork, which had flapped along over a Pullman ell the way from Ontraio, Ore. A abort time later Mrs. William Davis of Brogan, Ore., was cuddling a new daughter. Los Angeles. Jose Garcia learned In United States district court here that when he signed his own name to a money order for $35, he committed forgery. - The reason was that the money order was Intended for another man with the same name. Seattle. General Leonard Wood, governor of the Philippines, wilt return re-turn to the United States about the first of next - year and assume the presidency of the University of Pennsylvania. Penn-sylvania. Trinidad, Colo. Frank Salapleh, 85, died from strangulation when bis automobile overturned on him here. San Franslsco. Three trips In the air at high altitudes is the prescription prescrip-tion army physicians gave Chaplain II. M. Leech as a cure for his deafness. deaf-ness. Chaplain Leech took the first dose of his prescription and flew to an altitude of 13,000 feet. Denver. Complete election returns canvassed showing that taxpayers have voted in favor of three bond issues is-sues providing $8,150,000 for the construction con-struction of schools. - Leavenworth, Kan. A telegram announcing an-nouncing the birth of a baby girl to the wife of Jesse Guest, 22, a Fort Leavenworth soldier, who is held on a chnrge of stealing cigarets, brought a reprieve for him In federal court here. LI Paso, Tex. General Edurado Hernandez, second In command to General Francisco Murgula, revolutionary revolu-tionary leader, und two followers were killed October 8 In a battle with defensas socialists home guards. San. Francisco. Cooperation between be-tween the eleven western states Is essontlul to the progress of the civilization civil-ization of the world, according to Governor Gov-ernor Charles It. Mabey of Utah, who was a guest at the Manx hotel. 5alem, Ore. An Initiative bill proposing pro-posing that members of the state legislature leg-islature shall he elected according to occupation and mt political pnrty has been filed with the secretary of-Bttite. Cedar City. So far as .3Sim-,National parlc is concerned, tlie retfulur tourist season closed Sunday, ' October 15, : Visit rs' to the piu-i; after, that -date will either have, to take accomodations accomoda-tions tor themselves or make arr. ime uient to ret'irn out of the park the suuie day. |