Cheyenne record., 1919-05-08
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was nearly 80 years old and the last of
the original Gould family.
Ten persons are dead and one fatal
ly injured as the result Of an explo-
sion following the attempt OF Tom
Ballard, furmer near Chelsea, Okla,
to k!ndle fire with coal oil.
Mrs. Rosa Joseph. wealthy member
of New York firm Of linen import
ers, was robbed in Los Angeles OF lin
ems valued at $4,000 and an automo-
bile, according to Il report she made to
the police.
Five thousand workers at the Los
Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company at San Pedro, near Los An
geles, are on strike and work at the
plant is at standstill. Three thou
sand went out following the walkout
of 1000 men at the plant.
George Holmes, Francisco Villas
business agent OH the border, was
found guilty In United States District
Court of the theft of IL machine gun
trench rifles, seven army rifles and
other equipment belonging to the
United States army on the border.
Mrs. Margaret Young Taylor, widow
by plural marriage, of the late Presi-
dent John Taylor of the Mormon
Church, died at Salt Lake city Sntur-
duy She was said to have been the
last surviving "widow" of the Mormon
president. Seven children and thirty
three grandchildren survive.
Governor Ben W. Olcott telegrnphed
to Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt, informing him that the state
of Oregon is ready to take cure of the
battleship Oregon, US suggested by the
Navy Department, and would relieve
the government of expense if the fa-
nous old warrior should be turned ov
er to the state.
The will of james X. Lynch, gov
ernor of the Twelfth federal reserve
district bank, who died at his home
In Alameda and who left n fortune es-
tImated ut $5OO,OOO, was filed for pro-
bate in Oakland. The entipe estate
went to the widow, the will stating
that Lynch had perfect confidence that
oHe "oulu htlclll W tHe "tIlult VI
their two children
More than one million barrels of
flour were purchased by the United
States government through the Food
Administration Grain Corporation at
Portland. The purchases We're made
from millers of the Pacific Northwest
Deliveries Of the flour are to be ex
tended over two months, and the flour
is for export to Europe. Shipment will
be made from Portland and Puget
Sound points. Exact figures as to the
amount purchased were not available,
but it is said to be between 1,0OOOOo
and 30, 900 barrels
WASHINGTON
H. l.. Francis, assistant purchase
agent of the Federal Railroad Admin
istrntion, Southern Pacific lines, has
begun placing orders for railroad ties
to aggregate 2O.OOO,OOO feet among the
mills of the Northwest, 1t was an
nounced in Portland
The public debt Of the United States
government reported by the Treasury
Is $24, S24,345, 900
Three of the four battleships which
helped destroy the Spanish fleet off
Santiago In 1S99-the Indiana, Mnssa-
chusetts and lown-nre to be placed
out of commission, the Navy Depart
ment announced, and their names re-
assigned to new suptrtlreudnoughls
For historical and other reason.
Eigh,y-siX thousand checks, repre-
senting payment for practically all
awards made to date have been mailed
by the bureau of war risk insurance to
bcneficaries of men who died In the
military or naval service, 1t was an
nuunced. Since October. 1917, more
than l5.OOOOOO checks have been scnt
to dependents.
Prediction of the Department of Ag-
riculturc for a wheat crop this year
even larger than the record breaking
crop of 1914 was repeated by the
United States Chamber of Commerce
in report based on statistics obtained
from all sections of the country. The
report stated that an acreage never
before equalled had been planted and
yield OF OOOOO.OOO bushels was
forecast.
Julius Klein Of California, chief of
the Latin-American division Of the Bu-
reau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. has been appointed American
commercial attache ut Buenos Aires to
succeed Robert S. Barrett, resigned
Charles A. Mcqueen, assistant chief of
the Latin-American division. has been
appointed to succeed Mr.. Klein.
Brig. Gen. Herbert NJ. Lord, army
Liberty Loan officer, and his assistant,
Capt. Robert w. Daniel, have been
awarded Treasury Department medals
for distinguished service in behalf Of
NE various Liberty Loans