Cheyenne record., 1919-03-06
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The House of the Montana Legs
Iature has gone on record as favOring
the return of the railroads TO private
ownership.
Industrial Workers of the World head
quarters at Portland, was ruided by
representatives of the federal, state
and city governments and twenty-five
men found there were arrested. Va
grancy charges were filed pending ac-
tion calculated to obtain the depOrta-
tiOn of the aliens among them.
A masked and armed man wearing
soldiers uniform, who was shot and
fatally wounded in Oakland by a pO-
liceman in what was said to have been
an attempted vault robbery, was iden-
titled short time after the shoot
ing as Thornton U. Rollins, former
student of the University of Chicago.
H. L. Woods, recluse, killed him
self at his cabin at Folsom, Calf, ac-
cOrding to deputies of the sheriff's Of
flee who sought his arrest on charge
of insanity. The death Of Woods end
ed a battle which lasted for several
hours, as he was armed with high
power rifle and resisted all attempts
to take him prisoner.
Expansion of the Braden opera
tions by the Kennecott Copper Com
pany Of Alaska, are to be pushed un-
til, by the end of this year, 1t is ex-
pected, milling facilities will have
been increased to permit the daily
treatment of 1900 tons Of ore instead
of the present $500 tons The ulti-
mate capacity of the plant is to be
10000 tons.
Six japanese have Incorporated the
japanese Cott9n Factory of Hawaii
with capital Of $4,000 and have be-
gun operations on small scale, hop
ing to encourage the production of cot
ton in the islands. Cultivation of cot
ton was started seven years ago on
the island Of Hawaii, but owing to the
fact that manufacturing facilities were
lacking the industry languished.
The Cheyenne River reservation In
dians in South Dakota at general
council have voted to oppose move
ment to open their reservation to set
tiers The movement was innugurated
by Indians who have been granted full
citizenship. The majority at the gen
eral council decided that the opening
Of the reservation would affect the tri-
bal relations and customs of the in
dians.
Hnndbills addressed "To the Work
ing People of America" and signed by
"a Group of Workingmen," made their
appearance on the streets at Sacra-
mcnto The handbil proclaimed: =:
"The workers of Russia, Germany,
Austria and other countries have risen
and overthrown their rulers. Not by
ballots, but by arming themselves, as
is your only means. You alone do not
bulge Are you afraid to follow their
example? Are you afraid to take by
force what actually belongs TO you?"
WASHINGTON
Loss of the big senplane, No. 3,495,
with three ensigns of the naval re
serve and two machlnists, off the Vir-
ginia coast has been announced Off
cially by the Navy Department.
The Victory Liberty Loan bill was
passed by the House with just three
dissenting votes.
Hugh Campbell Wallace of Tacoma.
Wash, was nominated by President
Wilson to be American ambassador TO
France to succeed Ambassador Sharp.
Col. Benton Halstead said to he the
inventor of the first working typewrit-
er and member of the staff of Gen
eral Sherman during the march to the
sea-" died at his home in Washington.
Capitalization of all government in
surance organizations under the direc-
tor of war risk Insurance bureau is
provided in an amendment to the war
risk insurance act passed by the Sen
ate
Approximately S5OO,OOOOOO will be
spent on highway construction during
the coming season, giving employment
TO 100000 men, according TO an esti-
mate made by the Department of Ag-
riculture based on known federal
funds available, and survey of the
state municipal funds made ut con
ference here between Secretary Hous-
ton and representatives of the high
way departments of twenty-seven
states.
A favorable report on the Dill ap-
propriating S1OO,OOOO0O to make re-
claimed public lands available for
settlement by discharged soldiers and
sailors. was ordered by the Senate
Public Lands Committee after Secre-
tIry Lane had appealed for action on
the ground that this was a great re-
construction measure.
Tho hill approprintjny $50 600 600
for the railroad administration revolv-
ing fund In addition TO the $5OO,OOO.-
600 carried in the act which provided