Cheyenne record., 1920-08-19
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WESTERN
Avail Johnson, Is, said to have been
missing from his home in Leachville,
Ark. for eight months. was located at
Elgin. Neb., according to information
from that place. He had been travel
ing with . theatrical company.
Pablo Altendorff, labeled a German
Spy by Ell Universal of Mexico City, is
being held there on a charge Of con-
spring in the United States with Cen
eral Lucio Blanco to organize all ex-
patriated Mexicans in a counter revo-
luton.
Ed Shanahan, about 85 years old, of
st. Louis, No. was found dead in his
room in hotel at Albuquerque. A
draft for $1,976 and $425 in cash were
found on his person and q note to no
tify J. J. Flynn, South Sixth street,
st. Louis.
Phillip Lauricelli, San francisco
laborer, shot and killed his mother
ln-law, Mrs. Dolly Rollins, while she
was cooking breakfast at his home
In San Francisco, dragged his wife.
Eva, from bed and shot her, proba-
bly, fatally, and then killed himself.
A request for the appointment of a
receiver for the Terminal Railroad AS
sociation Of st. Louis was made in a
motion filed in United States District
Court at ST. Louis by the Missouri
Pacific; Missouri, Kansas & Texas !;
Frisco, and Rock Island railroad COM
panies.
A column of flame 300 feet high leap
ing from n Standard Oil Company gas
well in the Elk hills, thirty miles south
west Of Bakersfield, Calf, was visible
there. The well is in the vicinity of
that which burned several days last
August with loss of approximately
5O0,OOO,O0O cubic feet of gas.
A conspiracy through which liquor
worth 100000 was fraudulently taken
from n bonded warehouse Mt Owens
boro, Ky, was revealed by a raid in St
Louis in which deputy constable and
ten others were arrested after police
md government agents had recovered
1916 cases OF whisky valued at $685.
With villa out of the way and spo-
radio banditry apparently suppressed,
Mexico business men are anxious to re-
sumo their old business and social re-
lations with the United States In fur
therance of this, the chambers of
commerce of Ell Paso, Texas, and of
Juarez, Mexico. have held n conference
to discuss the best means Of bringing
1t about. Leading business men of the
two cities attended.
WASHINGTON
The Department OF Justice at
Washington is conducting an inves-
tigation into the textile industry to
determine whether the closing OF
cotton and woolen mills Is due to a
conspiracy by manufacturers to con-
tinue high prices.
Increased consumption of raisins in
the United States since prohibition is
believed to account for the 1,4OO per
cent increase In raisin imports from
Spain during the first six months OF
1920. Nearly S.OOO.O 600 pounds were e1-
ported from Malaga, exceeding the to-
tai exports from that port from 1913
1910 inclusive.
The Detroit United Railways Com
pany has filed with the United States
Supreme Court petition asking per-
manent injunction restraining the city
Of Detroit from taking over the De-
troit traction lines.
Loans OF $997 $50 to the Chicago
Great Western railroad and $35, 1000 to
the Ann Arbor railroad to assist the
roads In purchasing additional equip
ment has been approved by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
Federal income tax returns show
that there are approximately $1,000
persons In the United States who
might be classified MS members of the
millionaire group" and that there are
At least 10000 millionaires now In the
United States. II has been announced
In Washington.
The War Department at Washington
disclosed that only 1891 Of the "a
100000 American citizens who regis
tered under the selective draft for mil
'tary service during the World war
could be classified as wilful deserters.
This 10 less than l per cent This an
oouncement was made, together witt
the publication Of plan to publish the
names Of these 1891 men with
view to their apprehension.
Renewal until August 81, 1921, of
the agreement between employees and
producers In the California oil fields
vas announced BY the Department of
Labor at Washington. The 1900 oil
0orkers effected will receive an In
srsass Of IS cents Q day and employees
. al other branches Of the industry
0tll est an increase Of % cents q day.
Psrmission to Increase express rates
10 absorb the wage award Of the rail.