Cheyenne record., 1919-03-13
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WESTERN

lature has gone on record as favoring
the return of the railroads to private
ownership.
Governor Ben w. Olcott has been
sworn into office as the successor of
the late Governor James Withycombe
of Oregon.
Charged with criminal assault on n
young girl, former inmate of Il chill
dren's home of which he was chaplain,
the Rev. Francis c. Berry, past 60
years old, was sentenced to 80 years
In Dallas, Texas.
More than 10000 licensed drinking
places In the six "wet" states of the
central West-Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Missouri, Kentucky and Ohio
Are to go out of existence July l, if
America abolishes the liquor traffic
under the Presidents wartime prohi-
billion order.
The medical fraternity of Kansas
City is baffled by one Of the most un-
usual cases In the history of medical
science in the middle West. 16-
year-Old fri is uncOnscious-has been
so for over fifty-five days-and there
will regain consciousness.
Approximately 10000 cases of tech
nical violations Of the selective serv-
ice law have been discovered by fed
eral investigators at Olympia, WASH,
Clarence /. Reames, special United
States district attorney, announced in
Seattle. Mr. Reames said several hun
dred Of the cases would be prosecuted.
The Supreme Court of Montana up
held the constitutionality of the work
mems compensation act in the suit of
the heirs of Murty Shea against the
North Butte Mining Company. Shea
was one of the miners killed in the
North Butte disaster. 1t is said sixty
five other cases depended upon the
Judgment In the Shea case
To assist in making the coming Vic
tory Loan success, u squadron Of
eleven airplanes, including two cap
tured German Fokkers and command
ed by Maj. Carl Spntz, famous
American aviator. will leave North
island, near San Diego, for tour
among seventeen principal cities of
the West and South, according to an
uOuHttlllell Dy 'ol IldTNSy buTWell,
commander of Rockwell field.
Invitations for mass meeting In
Chicago on May l have been sent to
various parts of the country from So
cnlist headquarters in that city. Ac-
cording to the invitations, the meet
Ing Is to be Il Convention for amnesty
and free speech" and its purported
objects are TO bring about the release
of all political prisoners" such as
William d. Haywood and others of the
Industrial Workers of the World, vi
victcd of disloynlty: cause the repeal
of the "sptOnur" act and take such
other steps as all be found wise TO
establish freedom of action and
speech"
WASHINGTON
Naval stations and yards were di-
rected by Secretary Daniels to restore
to his former position upon discharge
every man who left nOn-cOmbntnnt
work to enter fighting branch of the
service.
Amendment of the federal reserve
act by the Congress just adjourned
has resulted in increasing from S22,
10000 to $40, ,46S.34O, the combined
surplus Of the twelve federal reserve
banks, said a reserve board statement
just Issued
Italy has been warned by the Amer
lean government that unless she puts
an end to delays in movements Of re-
lief supplies to the newly established
Jugo- Slavic and Czecho Slavic states,
steps will be taken to cut off the flow
OF American foodstuffs to Italy.
Allied railway representatives in ST.
IBERIA, the State Department was in
formed In Washington, held an infor-
NAL conference in Vladivostok to for
mulate plans for restoring lines and
rolling stock of the Siberian roads,
and to extend service into European
Russia as far as possible
The cotton futures rider to the
guarantee wheat price bill, which was
signed by President Wilson. has be
come effective. Under 1t, only thirteen
grades of cotton-from low middling
up-can be delivered on future con
tracts and all cotton so delivered must
be classified by government graders.
Secretary of War Baker has an
nounced that he has selected Gen. Ed
ward G. kreger, now in Cuba, to as
sumo the duties of judge advocate dur
ing the absence of General Crowder,
who Is going to Cuba to advise its
government on certain election law re-
forms
Among the fifty-three cases of con-
victions under the espionage act in
which President Wilson has granted
cleinency is that of Frederick Kraft