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Show from the Many X l Western States I ;- Long Beach, Cal. A queer sort of fish is the Acanthurus Unicorns, one of which is on exhibition in an aquarium aquar-ium on the local leasure pier. It looks as though it might be a cross between a wart-hog and a scorpion. Its colorings are starting, with a phosphorus-like line running along its back that gives off a blue lighi. Los Angeles. G. D. Whicker, 21, of Maywood, near here is dead, and Jack Rogers, alias James A. Rogers, believed to be from Kansas City, is wounded and in prison as a result of a bank holdup and bandit hunt here. Salem, Ore. Mayor George L. Baker of Portland, has filed with the secretary of state his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United Uni-ted States senator. He is the first Republican Re-publican to file for office. San Diego, Cal. Accompanied only by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Daisy R. Brown, wife of Lieutenant Ervine R. Brown, the navy paymaster paymast-er whose disappearance with $120,-000 $120,-000 of government funds was announced an-nounced by the navy department Tuesday, drove to San Diego in an automobile from Los Angeles to cte-liver cte-liver to Lieutenant Commander J. R. Morris a suitcase which, when the lock had been broken, was found to contain $75,820 in twenty-dollar bills. Boise, Idaho. Another exploring expedition into the Valley of the Moon, the crater and volcanic territory terri-tory of central Idaho, will be made in May, according to a statement made by R. W. Limbert, one of the original origin-al explorers i of the district, whose article and photographs of the district dis-trict recently appeared in a national geographic magazine. Two weeks will be spent by Mr. Limbert and a party of six in traversing new portions por-tions of the valley. San Francisco. C and D batteries, 148 field artillery, and the Third ba-tallion, ba-tallion, 186th infantry of the Idaho national guard, will encamp at Camp Lewis, Wash., June 14 to 28, according accord-ing to a revised schedule of national guard encampments announced by the Ninth corps army headquarters here. Baker, Ore., The cold and wind oi; last week, accompanied by Bnow anil a hail storm caused a loss to ownera of lambs on the range. Hay was hauled haul-ed to several bands in the Pleasant valley and Durkee section. Baker, Ore., The dredge boat which has been undtr construction all winter on Burnt river, for the Superior Super-ior Dredge Mining company, is completed com-pleted and reports from the mine are to the effect that it will be put in operation op-eration soon. It is said to be the largest of its kind in the west. Los Angeles, Father Joseph R McQuaidn, fighting padre of the world war, died in the Sisters Hospital hers. He was chaplain of the ninety-first division and also saw service in the Philippine and with Pershing in Mexico. He was widely known for nis activities in behalf of the Ameri. can legion. Carson City, The 25 per cent reduction re-duction in passenger fares on the transcontinental railroads in Nevada Nev-ada will become effective May 15, according ac-cording to telegrams passing between W. F. Herrin, vice president and gen. eral counsel of the Southern Pacific system and the Public Service commission com-mission of Nevada. Shelley, Ida., Lorenzo Young, 84, said to have been the last survivor af the original band of Mormon pioneers pio-neers who came to what is now Utah, died here last week. Phoenix, Immediate legislation to relieve the farmer and "do everything every-thing that is possible to reach sound conditions of prosperity" will be asked ask-ed of a special session of congress If he becomes president of the United States, William G. McAdoo, candidate for the Democratic nomination, declared de-clared in a speech here. .Denver, Colo. Petitions for recall of Mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton containing 26,362 names were filed with the city clerk last week by three prominent citizens. Within the next five days objections to signatures signa-tures on the petition must be filed with the election committee. Fifteen additional days are permitted for hearings on the objections. Cheyenne, Wyo. A gratifying bit of news reached Wyoming from Washington during the past week, that has a great deal to do with the market now held by southern Wyoming Wyom-ing coal operators. It is that tha Interstate Commerce Commission has reduced freight rates from 25c to $1.16 per ton. This is to become effective May 3. Sacramento, Cal., Seven Socialist delegates pledged to support Eugene V. Debs for the Socialist nomination for president Saturday qualified for a place on the presidential primary ballot bal-lot by filing the required number of signatures with the secretary of state. Salem, Ore. Digging their way out of the basement and breaking across the yard and over the wall, five convicts broke from the stats pentitentiary Friday. |