Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1920-04-08
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WESTERN.
w. D. Askern, prosecuting attorney
Of Pierce County, Washington, was
called to the door Of his home at Ia
coma and shot. His wounds are re-
ported serious.
Robert M. Leatherwood, IS years
old, one of Arizonas pioneers and
Apache Indian fighter in the frontier
days, dropped dead from heart failure
In q restaurant at Tucson, Ariz.
While the special train bearing the
body Of H. ]. Temple, general super
intendent Of the Southern Pacific Rail
road Of Mexico, was speeding toward
Nogales. Ariz., Mrs. Temple, the widow.
gave birth to girl.
Two men were killed, another lies
in a critical condition, several others
were injured and the lives of scores
of citizens endangered by the explo-
sion of an oil tank that demolished the
rear of the city garage at Porterville,
Cal.
The United Shoe Machinery Company
of Massachusetts was enjOined by
Judge Trieber in the United States Dis
trict Court at St. Louis from enforcing
any of the lease clauses in contracts
made before the passage of the Clay
ton antitrust act in 1914.
Alice True Gentle, grand opera sing
er, filed suit at Santa Cruz for divorce
from DR.. Robert Bruce Gentle, New
York dentist. The complaint charges
desertiOn. The couple were married IN
Seattle In 1900, and have one son,
Bruce Gentle, IA years old.
A German revolver he had captured
overseas was used by Harold Wood,
South Bend, Ind, world war veteran,
in an attempt to commit suicide. Little
hope Is entertained for his recovery.
"You know the cause Of this" said
note addressed to his mother ut South
Bend.
Sale of the Home Oil Refining Com
pany to the Anglo-American Oil Com
pany of London has been completed at
Fort Worth, Texas. The sum involved
in the transaction was $3O,OOO,OOO, 1t
was said. The Home company was
placed in the hands of a receiver two
months ago.
WASHINGTON.
Nationwide reports from federal re-
serve bank officials. made public at
Washington disclose their opinion that
ha Of ro " n % n n q and
reckless buying by the public Is near
ing its end"
Print paper costing not more than
cents pound would be admitted
tax free under bill amending the
revenue act, passed unanimously by
the House and sent to the Senate.
The present law fixed 5 cents as the
limit, but members said none ut that
price was obtuinnble for import.
An airplane mail service operating
between New York and San Francisco
by way OF Chicago was authorized by
the Senate in adopting an amendment
to the postOffice appropriation bill.
The sum of $l,45O,OOO is set aside by
the bill to be used by the postmaster
operating the mail planes.
Mrs. Edward Bell, wife of the sec
retary of the American embassy at
Toxic, has been appointed counselor of
the embassy. She is the first woman
to be named for this position.
The Supreme Court, mt the request
OF the government, has taken hand
tn, hn h,N,, ,t,n, hat
Texas and Oklahoma, involving the
Red River valley oil lands, and issued
two injunctions, to remain in effect
pending final decision in proceedings
instituted by Oklahoma The first
prohibits Texas from issuing permits
affecting contested lands Under the
second, both states are cnjoincd from
removal of oil or gas well machinery.
A census OF the available stock of
hides and skins in the United States
and public knowledge of the facts will
tend to reduce the cost of shoes and
Of leather goods, Representative
Charles A. Nichols of Michigan told
the House census committee. While
the United States produces only about
40 per cent of the hides needed for
its leather requirements. there has
never been any difficulty about get
ting an adequate supply from South
America and other foreign countries
said Nichols.
Provision for enlistments in the Ma
tional Guard for three-ycar periods.
with subsequent enlIstments for one
year periods, is made in n bill passed