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Show I Western Brevities from the Many I Western States A Carson City, Nev. Lethal gas as a form of capital punishment was used for the first 'ime here last week when Gee Jon, Chinese, convicted con-victed of killing a rival tongman, was put to death. Physicians and tcientists who attended the execution execu-tion were unanimous in pronouncing it a swift, painless method. Cheyenne, Wyo. Senator Ken-drick Ken-drick of Wyoming has introduced a bill permitting any veteran of trie world war, in congress, to relinquish to the government any farm entered enter-ed upon any government irrigation project and receive by way of refund re-fund whatever sums he may have paid as construction charges ori his land. San Bernardino, Cal. Gripped by a sudden maniacal insanity, W- H. Barnett, 53, of Caldwell, Idaho., passenger pas-senger on Union Pacific train No. 224, westbound, early last Saturday shot and killed Conductor Norton S. Norton as the train was pulling out of Barstow, California. Seattle, - Resolutions urging congress con-gress to enact the American Legion program for adjusted compensation for world war veterans and demanding demand-ing a congressional investigation of an alleged "powerful campaign by big business interests to defeat the measure by methods of misinformation misinforma-tion and intimidation" were adopted at a mass meeting here of western Washington ex-service men. Seattle. Discovery of a bottle olf whis-ky in, the locker room of the Oueen Anne TTi'p-h school hn til-ethll team while the players were preparing prepar-ing for their game with Garfield High has started a sweeping investigation investi-gation by high school authorities. Phoenix, Ariz. W. J. Kingsbury, convicted bank president, now serving serv-ing a term in the state prison for ; embezzlement, refused to testify when he was summoned by the prosecution pro-secution as a witness in the trial of David Johnson, former state treasurer, treasur-er, on trial charged with embezzlement embezzle-ment of state funds during his term of office. Rapid City, S. D., Mayor Harry Wentzy, president of the Security Savings bank of the South Dakota Bankers' association, shot himself through the head at his home here. Mr. Wentzy had been suffering from a nervous breakdown for nearly a year. Six North Dakota banks of which he was president, are all reported re-ported to be in good condition. Iteno, Nev. The Right Rev. George Coolidge Hunting, fourth bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church in Nevada, died at his home in lieno after an illness of but a few days. He was 53 years of age. Pneumonia was given as the cause of his death. Bishop Hunting, who is a cousin of President Coolidge. served nastorates in Evanston, Wyo., Salt Lake City and Virginia City Nev., before being named bishop in 1914. Los Angeles, Cal., Alex rantages, theatrical magnate was at liberty oil ?2000 bail Wednesday to insure his appearance in federal court and explain ex-plain how pictures of the Dcmpscy-Firpo Dcmpscy-Firpo fight happened to be shown in his local theatre, rantages was arrested ar-rested by a deputy United Statej marshal on a federal grand jury indictment in-dictment charging conspiracy to violate vio-late the interstate commerce laws. Brigham City, Utah, The date for holding the Brigham City annual Peach day this year has been set for September 17. The date was set at a recent meeting of the board of governors of the Box Elder commercial commer-cial club, the object in naming It so ejirly being to avoid conflict with the setting of dates of celebrations by other cities of the state. Salt Lake, More than 50 per cer,,t of the real estate dealers operating in the state of Utah are conducting their business without proper license under the state real estate act passed by the legislature of 1!)21, according to the records of the Utah securities commission which has charge of enforcement en-forcement of the real estate law. Bend, Ore., Inspired by recent press accounts of the possibilities of persons being buried alive, A. M. Bartholomew has invented an alarm to give warning from under the sod that life still exists within the coffin. cof-fin. The device is so delicate that any subterranean movement would set off an alarm. Mackay, Idaho, A. W. Peterson, prospector, reports a strike on Birch creek which is creating no little excitement. ex-citement. Big veins of coal arc reported re-ported to lay in sandstone. slate, fireclay and oil shale formation. Thu coal has been tested in laboratories-., which report good commercial qualities. quali-ties. Cas;er, Wyo., Walter W. Scott, deputy sujH-rvisor of the department A the interior for oil and gas operation! oper-ation! in the Gulf coast district, has been transferred to a similar posi-i posi-i tion in the Rocky Mountain district, I with headquarters at Cas-per, Wyo. 1 I Fresno, Cal., Tw0 unrmisked men held up the First State bank of Clo-vis, Clo-vis, eleven miles from here, locked Cashier Thomai Howlson In the vault and scaped with mm estimated at $J5,000. |