Cheyenne record., 1919-05-15
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WESTERN

perial Valley of the 1919 crop was
shipped by F. T. Anderson from Braw-
ley, Calf. Four hundred carloads Will
follow within few days.
John Greber, farmer living near
White Deer, Texas, shot and killed his
mother and younger sister, wounded,
probably fatally, an older sister, and
then shot himself He Is expected to
die. The cause of the tragedy Is un-
known.
A trans-Pacific flight Is being urged
by army and navy avlators. According
to reach Honolulu after stops on a
mid-Pncific island. From there there
would be plenty Of South Sea islands
available for service stations" in the
flight to the Asatic shore.
Patrol Of national forests by army
airplnnes to give early warming of for
est fires, will begin June l, with the
Inauguration of Two patrol routes from
March field, near Riverside, Calf, ac-
cortling to announcement by the forest
service of the Department of Agricul-
ture
Chief of Police Ralph Gibbons was
shot and fatally wounded at The Dnl-
les, Ore, by Edward Primrose. when
the officer sought to arrest him for
completely In the robbery of Wash
Ougal, Wash, bank. Gibbons was shot
twice through the body and died an
hour later.
Making one OF the largest huuls of
contraband drugs known to this state,
two customs officials ruided the place
of Go Sam, securing fifteen cans Of
opium and other drugs, valued al
about $1,000. at Stockton. Calf. Sew
sral arrests were made in connection
with the raid, it was announced.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo has purchased the
thirty-acrc tract on Mission Ridge
Santa Barbara, owned by GeGA'ge NJ
williams, for SGO.OOO according to re-
liable information. 1t is reported with
out confirmation, however, that Nc
Adoo bought the property as Il summer
home for President Wilson.
Many thousands of dollars worth Of
personal belongings and irrrplacrnble
kerps,lkcs of Officers now stationed nj
Do,lglns, ArZ., and not few who are
with the army in France, were burned
when the clothing storehouse at the
Qunrtrrlnnster department.. United
States army, burned, with m estimated
loss of SlMlWO. Army property valued
nj S5m0oO was endangered.
WASHINGTON
A li,y1It
To Washington, $50 miles. was made in
six hours and fifteen minutes by IL
Martin bombing plane. carrying bale
of cotton.
rehabilitation OF the war army has
PASSED the 2.OOo.oW mark, General
March. chief nf staff, has announced,
and the number If troops returned
from France nov exceeds l.MWOOO
May du! "nli>inrnrS in the United
States school garden army brought
the total number Of children enrolled
to nearly 3,OON.OOO including members
in the Vnitrd States, Hawaii and the
Philippines,
Commissioner Ilywrl Davies has
been assigned 10y the Department OF
lutoi w 'il''llll'l N'lll'liItlll vi IL SiIlh'
of 900 miners nt Park City, Utah,
who have quit work. demanding six
hour day with wages of 5000
senator tummin>. of Iowa. who is
expected to head the Senate interstate
commerce committee in the next Con
KreS>. announced ON his return to
Washington that he planned to have
early consideration given to the rail
rond problem.
col. Arthur Woods has warned en-
ployerS to hire as many extra men
now as possible to protect themselves
Agninst IL coming tremendous labor
shortage. American labor. he declared,
Will he short 6.OWOO men and women
this year. due largely to the fact that
immigration has been vastly reduced.
President Wilson, in an executive
order rnbled from Paris, has directed
the civil Service Commission To TX.
empt soldiers. sailors and marines
from physical requirements for any
civil service position upon certificu-
tion by the Federal Board of Vncn-
tonal Education that the applicant
has been specially trained and quail
fled for the position.
Fifteen million Americans bought
Victory Liberty notes In the campaign
which has just closed, according 10 es-
Inmates received by the treasury from
federal reserve banks. This compares
with about 21 .OOOO purchasers in the
Fourth Loan, 100000 in the Third,
100000 in the Second, and 4,OOO.Oo0
in the First. The treasury announced
that the official total would probably
not be known before May 26. The to-
tai as compiled still stood at $3,S49,-
OOO. 900, but late reports emphasized
n. on rliar fndicafiona that the loan