Cheyenne record., 1920-12-23
a BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EIoN coUNTRIEs.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
polNos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN

stantly killed when charge Of pow
erexploded on a dredger scow in Will
lapa harbor, near South Bend, Wash.
Sixty thousand applications for tick
cts for the California Ohio State foot
ball game at Pasadena Jan. l have
been received by the Tournament of
Roses Association. This Is approx
mately $4,000 more applications than
seats, and the association is experienc-
ing difficulties in making equitable al
lotments of tickets.
BY a vote Of 100 to 1O5, the House
has decided to give encouragement to
California grape growers by develop
ing, through experiments by the agri-
cultural department, new uses for
wine grapes. Purchase of plot of
land near Fresno and Oakville, where
the experimental work now is being
done, was authorized.
Blinded by red pepper hurled into
his eyes, Richard Il. Hoegling, wealthy
business man of Los Angeles, Cal,
diamond ring, watch and 5000 by a
pretty girl bandit. She jumped on the
running board of his automobile and
pressed revolver against his side,
compelling him to stop, he said. After
throwing the pepper into his eyes she
robbed him.
The Southern Pacific. Land Com
pany, as vendor, filed deed at Fres-
no, Calf, transferring to the Pacific
Oil Company, as vendee, all its oil land
holdings in Kings, Tulare and Fresno
counties. The consideration was stated
to be approximately $3,s1O,0OO. The
transaction is part OF the recently an
Company to divest itself of its oil land
and oil holdings by transfer to new
corporation organized in Delaware.
Pearls and diamonds valued at $780,
600 are in the hands Of the Los Ange-
les, Calf, police as result of n search
of safety deposit box maintained in
the name of Mrs. Frances Matthews,
under arrest there and suspected of
being one of the cleverest shoplifters
and pickpockets that ever operated in
the West. These gems were In addi-
ton to jewelry, clothing and other ar
ticles valued at about $4,000 which
were seized when detectives raided the
palatial Matthews home.
WASHINGTON
Recommendations that the states
assume part of the care of disabled
World War veterans and for consoli-
dation of all federal agencies dealing
with eX-service men were made by
Director Cholmley-Jones of the bureau
of war risk insurance, in his annual
report.
A resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to open negotiations with Great
Britain and Japan for an agreement
to reduce naval building program 81
per cent for the next five years has
been introduced in the Senate by Sen,
ator Borah, Republican, Idaho. When
Senator Borah offered his resolution,
Secretary Daniels was before the
House naval committee strongly op,
posing such proposal.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has brought suit in the District
Of Columbia Supreme Court for an in
junction restraining the secretaxies OF
state, war and navy from interfering
with the proposed connection of the
company's cable with the new cable
line from Barbadoes, where Is con-
meets with British cable to South
America.
Capt. William A. Moffett, formerly
commandant of the Great Lakes train
ing station and later commander of
the battleship Mississippi of the Pa
cific fleet, has been appointed director
Of naval aviation, 1t has been an
nounced by Secretary Daniels. Cap
tain Moffett succeeds Capt. Thomas
Craven, who will be sent to sea, prob
ably in command Of a battleship.
The Anti Saloon League will ask
Attorney General Palmer to reconsider
his ruling that the use Of cider in the
home by its manufacturer, even after
it has become intoxicating by fermen-
tation, is lawful, Wayne b. Wheeler,
general counsel for the League, has
announced Neither the letter nor the
implied purpose Of the prohibition act
Justified such a ruling, Mr.. Wheeler
asserted.
Senate and House leaders have prac-
Ideally agreed at conference on a
program for the enactment of an
emergency tariff measure to serve as
IN embargo on the importation OF
wheat, cotton, wool, beans, potatoes
and livestock and meats.
Joseph Tumulty. secretary to Pres
ident Wilson, has announced that he
had declined the appointment as a
chief justice of the Court of Custom
Appeals, which had been offered him
By the President, and that he would
begin the practice Of law In Washing