Cheyenne record., 1920-07-22
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN

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to run because of crippled hip, shot
and killed John Leonard, escaped pa
tient from the State Hospital for the
Insane, when Leonardo charged him
with a pitchfork in field.
Col. NJ. NJ. Tinley of Iowa, 16sth in
fantry, Rainbow division, was chosen
by the nominating committee Of the
first reunion Of veterans of that divi-
sion to head the organization for the
coming year and elected at the cOnven-
ton at Birmingham.
After having refused to accept ex-
ecutive clemency from former Cover
nors COlquitt and Ferguson, "Uncle"
Bill Edwards; eccentric Texas convict
aged 70, wrote the governor for par
don as birthday present on July 10,
1920. 1t was Immediately granted.
Piloted by Admiral Hugh Rodman,
cOmmander-in-ckief of the Pacific fleet,
the destroyer OH which Secretary Dan
iels and Secretary Payne left Seattle,
reached Ketchikan, Alaska, in the rec
ord time of thirty-six hours, cutting
five hours off the previous best time
for that run.
Three men were instantly killed
when an airplane in which they were
riding crashed to the ground ut Occur
d'Alene, Idaho. The dead are Gus
Erickson, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho; Pc
ter Savage, Kellogg, Idaho, and Pilot
Cleo Shelton Miller of Pullman, Wash.
The accident was witnessed by more
than 1000 spectators.
Prediction that Nebraska's corn pro-
ductiOn this year will exceed last
years yield by 4,O55,OOO bushels is
made in joint crop report by the
United States Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates and State Department Of Ag-
riculture. The report estimates 1885,
241,OOO bushels will be produced, rs
compared to 1874, $4,000 bushels in
1919.
The Farmers Bank of Page, Neb.,
n state institution, was closed on the
advice of former State Senator James
A. DonOhbe, counsel for the stock
holders, and the State Banking Board
was requested to take charge. Eugene
Smith, president of the bank, was
found dead in cow pasture near Page
Experts from O'Neill banks who have
been going over the banks books said
they had found apparent Irregularities
WASHINGTON
Less gold was produced throughout
the world last year than in 1918 and
Indications are that the 1920 output
also will show a reduction, according
to the geological survey which, on
incomplete returns, places the 1915
production at from $345, 100000 to
$35O,OOO,OOO
Secretary OF War Baker, who is
sion, created by the new water power
act, has appointed committee of de
partmental representatives to draw VI
rules and regulations for the admin
istration Of the new act. Maj. Gen
E. II. Crowder, Judge advocate gen
eral and former provost marshal gen
eral in charge Of the administration
Of the draft act, is head Of the com
mittee.
Commander J. G. Hunsaker, U. S. N.
who will deliver the Wilbur Wright
memorial address for 1920 before the
Royal Aeronautical Society of Eng
land, has been elected an honorary
Fellow OF that society. This is the
first time the distinction has been con
ferred on one not British subject.
The big packers have demanded
more than $4,000 from the War De.
partment for the cancellation of an oral
contract for meats which were to have
been delivered during the three months
after the signing of the armistiee
Whether this sum or any part of II
will be paid will be determined by Sec,
cretary Baker.
Berlin-The second of two Zeppelin
cruisers, which, 1t is reported, are to
be sent to America, have left Fried
richshafen, says message to the
Tages Zeitung from Constance Ac-
cording to the same source, German
agents in New York are endeavoring
to sell the Zeppelin patents to Ameri-
can interests as the Friedrichshafen
Yards, by the peace treaty, are de-
barred from building further airships
An agreement has been reached be
tween wholesalers and retailers ol
Pittsburg, Pa, 1t has been announced.
to sell bread by the ounce instead OF
by the loaf. Three-fourths Of cent
an ounce was fixed as the standard
price.
pray timber wolf weighing sixty
pounds or more, was killed the other
day by James Kees, who lives east of
Richmond. Ind. in a woods adjoining
the golf links of the Richmond Country
Club. The animal had been preying on
poultry in the vicinity for several
dava