Cheyenne record., 1920-07-29
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN
Six Of the seven men in the Umatilla
county jail at Pendleton, Ore, escaped
after fatally wOunding Sheriff 7. d.
Taylor and overpowerIng Deputy Sher-
If Jacob Martin.
Rates for gas, following purchase of
the plant by Omaha, were increased
from $1.25 per 1000 feet to $1.35. The
net rate for prompt payment will be
$1.25 instead of $1.15.
Two passenger steamships, costing
$4,00O,0OO each, are to be constructed
for service between Los Angeles and
Puget Sound, the Pacific Steamship
Company announced at Los Angeles.
President Wilson has commuted the
sentence of eleven years Imprisonment
imposed in 1917 upon Mrs. Idell Ken
nedy of Los Angeles, for violation of
the espionage act, provided she Is COM
mitted to an institution for the insane
on a voyage from Vancouver, b. c., to
South Africa and given up for lost, put
in at Port Natal, Africa, according to
a dispatch received at San Francisco
by the Marine Department Of the
Chamber of Commerce.
In the District Court at Lincoln,
Judge Morning issued an Injunction di-
rected to Secretary of State Amsberry
forbidding him placing on the Novem-
ber ballots n referendum on the pro-
hibition amendment. The injunction
was not opposed by Secretary Ans
berry.
Fred Delmar, owner of a wild anima
act, suffered a badly lacerated arm and
other injuries when attacked by lion
in q cage ut the fair grounds In Sioux
City, Iowa. The attack was made after
Delmar had jabbed the lion with
fork. While the lion was chewing Del
mars arm, the trainer gave mighty
lunge, throwing the animal off, and
then ran from the cage.
Mrs. William Sherlock, aged 55, wife
Of a prominent pioneer farmer near
Alliance, Neb., ended her life by pour
ing kerosene over her clothing and set
ting 1t on fire She Is said to have
been suffering from mental disorder
due to worry over her two sons while
they were serving overseas with the
American army. Both boys have re-
turned.
WASHINGTON
Settlement of the claims of the
Clyde Steamship Company, arising
from federal operation, has been made
by lump sum payment to both COM
panies, totaling $4.O19,7s2, the railroad
administration announced in Washing
ton.
Thomas ]. Spellacy Of Hartford,
Conn.,, Is understood to have been
selected as assistant secretary to the
Navy, to succeed Franklin D. RoOse-
welt, when Mr.. Roosevelt retires about
August 8, to make the race as Demo-
cratic vice presidential candidate.
Bonds valued at $4,000, confiscated
by authorities at Detroit, have been
identified as part Of 100000 loot OBJ
tained by bandits In recent hOldup
of the First National Bank Of Finley
Vile, Pa, according to the police, who
are holding two men for Pennsylvania
authorities.
Senteri Nuorteva private secretary to
Ludwig G. A. X. Martens. soviet agent
in the United States, who recently ar
rived in England as sailor on a
merchant vessel, has been deported, Of
ficial advices received ut Washington
said. He is now en- route to Russia.
via Libau, on a British steamer, In
charge of British officials.
An increase of about 3 per cent in
freight traffic on the railroads of the
country during the first two weeks of
July as compared with the same period
ins1919 has been reported by the COM
mission on car service Of the American
Railway Association. Loaded cars
numbered 1857 ,295 against 1,553,OI1
for the same two weeks Of 1919 and l.
769,242 for the similar period of 1918.
The federal trade commission has
announced 1t had refused application
from the Western Association of Roll
Steel Consumers for issuance of a COM
plant against the United States Steel
CORPORATION in connection with the
practice of figuring steel prices I. o. b.
the mills, Pittsburgh. The decision
means that as far as the commission is
concerned there will be no change In
the practice Of using Pittsburgh as
base rate point.
In an effort to combat the nigh cost
of living the War Department soon
is to place millions Of dollars worth
Of canned meats on the market at
prices below even pre-war quotations.
said an announcement from the office
of the division Of sales
Piloted by Admiral Hugh Rodman,
commander-in-chief Of the Pacific fleet,
~. don&s,orox N, which Secrafarx Dan.