Cheyenne record., 1919-06-26
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peTSonul properly In Missouri nus Deen
returned by the State Board of Equali-
zntion at $2,271 .2O5, ,0922, an increase of
20 per cent over the assessed valua-
tions last year.
Licensed aviatOrs of any nationality
may compete in the proposed transpa-
cific airplane flight for which Thomas
H. 1nce has offered prize of $780,
600, according to rules governing the
contest made public at Los Angeles.
The Mexico City newspapers esti-
mate that the governments deficit this
year will be less than lOOOO,O0O pesos
and that the financial situation Is i'm
proving daily. The government has
authorized expenditures of 7,45S.269
pesos for the War Department and H.
34o,l pesos for military supplies.
Administration forces on the Senate
Military Affairs Committee planned to
conduct vigorous fight for an army
OF 100000, as asked by Secretary Ba-
ker. They will urge rejection of u
tentative figure of 100000 adopted by
Al subcommittee on the army appropri-
ntion bill, which was to report the
measure to the full committee
Mnniln is in the throes of a street
ear strike. Acting Governor Yeater re-
fused the requr>, of labor organiZn-
lionS to remove the constabulary
guards, who are assisting the traction
company in maintaining service. Man
ila Officials declare agilators are seek
ing 10 o,lSt foreign capital because Of
alleged puImSitinu ,f lol,nr
Greeting his wife with smile and
pleasant good morning." Thomas
Edwards of Portland. Ore, shot and
killed her without any warning while
she sat AT the breakfast table. Ed
wards rushed from his house, went to
the home of IL ncighbOr. trlephoncd to
brother that he had murdered his
wife and was about to take his own
life and then killed himself.
Congressional leaders are deter
mined to rid the country of alien
"R"d> and to bar Amrricn's doors
against more coming in. Funds to
carry out the work are set aside in
the Sundry civil bill, which was eX-
p"rtrd to pass the House and the Sen
ntc before July LIST. This bill grants
Sl.IW',NN for crime detection, $780,
900 of which is specifically designated
To finance the anarchist hunt and
S1O0,Om for deportation of "undesir
able aliens"
WASHINGTON
Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., Of AL
nska received cable stating the epi-
demir of Influenza at Bristol bay and
other western Alaska points. has been
suppressed. A government expedition
is now on its way from the states to
fight the epidemic.
Enactment Of Legislation designed to
give the Interstate commerce commits
sion broader regulatory powers over
rnilrOad and wire systems when those
properties are returned to private con-
troll has been recommended by the
house Interstate commerce committees
The recommendation was contained in
the committees report on the bill for
immediate return of the telegraph and
telephone companies to their owners
Substantial reductions In demurragc
charges have been announced by Direc-
tor General Hines. For lctaining cars,
either loaded or empty, the charge will
be 81 per day for the first four days
and S. per day for each succeeding
day.
The work of transferring the many
thousand motor trucks, automobiles,
ambulnnces and motor cycles that
We're bought by the War Department
for war purposes is proceeding as rap
idly as the nature Of the task will per-
NIT. The greater part of these motor
vehicles have been distributed to the
various government departments.
More than 10000 trucks, cars and
other vehicles have been disposed Of
Continued high records in exports
III May gave the United States for
eign trade credit of $3.5O5. .OOO,OO for
the first eleven months of the fiscal
year, $l41,OOO.OOO greater than the
previous record in 1917. In eleven
months this country has sent abroad
$6.3OS, 100000 worth Of goods and has
received 81, ,SO3, 900 900 worth from for
eign countries. May imports were the
largest in the history of the nations
foreign trade, amounting to $329, 9,OOO,-
600. Exports toialed $6O6,OOO.OOO.
The United States food administru-
tion announced that the licenses of c.
H. Wayne Of Reynold, ILL.,, had been re-
voked until further notice for violating
the section Of the food control act,
which makes 1t unlawful to hoard
grain and certain other commodities.
Mr.. Wayne is alleged to have stored
grain for speculative purposes at
time when corn shortage existed.
A forest fire near Canyon Ferry,
which burned out HeIena's light and
power lines, leaving the city in dark
ness and without street cars for many
houra has been nut under cnntrnl