Cheyenne record., 1919-11-27
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WESTERN
Henny Leonard of New York, light
weight champion of the world,
knocked out Jimmy Duffy of Lockport,
N. Y, at Tulsa, Okla, in the second
round.
Sixty thousand dollars a year for the
next five years was allotted by the Ma
tional WOmen's Christian Temperance
Union in convention at st. Louis to
be used for the purpose of Worldwide
prohibition.
Charles NJ. Belshaw of San Francis
co, former state senator, Mrs. Belshaw
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Sherwood OF
Spokane, WASH, were killed when an
automobile in which they We're riding
rolled over a high cliff at Half Moon
bay, thirty miles south Of San Fran
| cisco.
Ninety airplanes with pilots and oh
servers for each will he used for forest
protection purposes during the coming
year in Oregon, Washington, Califor-
mia, Colorado, Montana, Idaho and
Wyoming, according to decision
reached by the committee Of the West
ern forestry conservation service.
One billion feet of timber killed by
,445 fires is the estimate given for
Montana's tremendous forest fire loss
es for the season just closed. Half of
the fires were started by human
agency and were preventable. The
fires burned over $4,000 acres Of land
and were suppressed Mt cost Of ST.
100000. according to figures compiled
by the forestry office at Missoula.
Harry Royse, who was n Methodist
clergyman in the Middle West for ten
years, and whose father was q we'll
known Nebraska minister. is under
sentence to serve one to fourteen
years in San Quentin for burglary.
He pleaded guilty to stealing type
writer's worth SCAT from a Los An
geles typewriter company and also ad-
mitted he had taught his 16-year-Old
nephew, Kenneth Moffitt, to assist in
robbing hotel rooms.
WASHINGTON
Settlement of the controversy over
disposition of the German liner Imper-
ator was indicated by shipping board
officials, who intimated the ship would
be rendered Immediately to Great
Britain.
While arguments on the validity of
the wartime prohibition act will be
heard by the Supreme Court this week
a decision is not expected before Dec.
9Th, when the court recOnvenes after
recess.
That it is the speed Of heavy loads,
rather than the weight Of the load it.
self, that ruins pavements Is the con-
ciusion reached by government author
tiles who are investigating various
phases Of the automobile transpOrta-
tion problem.
The United States aerial mail car
ried 2,226,72O letters in September, its
best month. This announcement was
made by Otto Praeger, second assist
ant postmaster general, through the
New York superintendent Of the ser
vice. During September 172 trips were
made out of 174 attempted. The to-
tai mileage was 56,744, and only four
teen forced landings were reported,
with no serious accidents.
Heavy losses in men and mounts
have been suffered by the Yaqui In
dians in severe fighting with Mexican
federal troops that has been in pro-
gress near San Javier and SayOpa, in
Sonora, according to reports received
in Nogales, Ar1z.
]. Hardacker, British cOusul Mt Pue-
bla, Mexica, was saved from kidnap-
ing by. Federico CordOva, the bandit
who kidnapped William o. jenkins, the
American consular agent at Puebla, it
was learned at Washington In advices
from Mexico City.
Legislation authorizing creation of
an equipment trust to reimburse the
government for $IOOOOO,OOO spent for
locomotives and cars during federal
control of the railroads has been
passed by the House and sent to the
President for approval.
Earnings of the federal farm loan
hanks during the six months ending
Nov. were 1858, ,O33, according to fig
ures made public by the farm loan
board. This was gain of more than
$3.50, 900 over the previous half year
earnings and an increase of approxi-
mately $65O000 over profits of the
banks for the corresponding six months
year ago.
Excise taxes paid by manufacturers
on the sale Of cars and motorcycles for
the fiscal year ended June 80 tOtaled
$17, OILS, 5,51O.S1. according to report
made public by the internal revenue
collector. Commercial car taxes for
the same period and the revenue de-
rived from taxes on tires, parts and ac-
cessories amounted to $4,0OS, ,216.1S.
Mary Pickfori's income last year
was so great that she could not make