Cheyenne record., 1920-12-09
ooMoENsED Rgc ORD OF THg
PRooREss or EvENrs At
HOME AND ABROAD
FROM ALL SOURCES
bAvINos, DoiNos, ACHIEVE.
MaNTs, susPRRiMos, Hoses
AND FEARS or. MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN

eugene wider Cn01ln, 0S years Olu,
one of the best known prohibition
workers in the country and twice NOM
inee for the Prohibition party for Pres
ident, died Mt his home in Long Beach,
Calf, as a result Of complications from
burns he incurred in an accident.
A burglar who entered the home Of
Ray Kingsley, in Omaha, stole a re-
volver and left behind his 1000 worth
Of jewelry he had stolen earlier In the
night from the home Of DIR. +. 8. Mel
linger. He fled from the house after
eating 4 hearty meal when Mrs. Kings
ley entered the house.
Eight bodies from the lost barge w.
J. Pirrle, including that Of Mrs. Al
fred Jensen, wife Of the master Of the
vessel, have been found on the beach
in the vicinity OF Cape johnson. The
Jensen baby has not been found. The
Pirrie is now believed to have foun-
dered on Cake rock, midway between
James island and Cape johnson.
The board OF athletic control Of
Stanford University has decided to
build an athletic stadium costing $780,
600 and seating ut least 10000 persons.
Erection of the stadium, which Is to
be of the bowl type, will start next
summer, 1t was decided. A finance
committee was appointed to work out
plans for financing the project.
Edward Wheeler, held temporarily
as n prisoner in Salt Lake City for
California authorities, who have pre-
ferred a charge of embezzlement
against him, was married to Chelnitia
Rowley, a hotel elevator operator. The
marriage was solemnized in the county
clerks office. Following the ceremony
Wheeler was led back to his cell.
George Taylor, special agent Of the
Denver 4 Rio Grnnde railroad, who
participated In making the arrest, was
the best man.
Despite n recommendation by the
United States attorneys office that he
be allowed to go with fine only,
Harry Mnrquard, proprietor of one of
the best known cafes in San Francisco
md government witness In Il recent
government investigation Of wide
spread liquor conspiracy, was sem
fenced to six months in the county jail
for n violation of the prohibition en-
fOrcement laws in the United States
District Court. His head waiter was
given three months, and two other
employees fined $500 each for the same
offense. All pleaded guilty.
WASHINGTON
Finnl figures on army casualties in
the world war nre contained In the an
nual report of Surgeon General Ireland,
showing 1920 killed, 224, 4,0S9 wounded.
Bninbridge Colby, secretary Of state,
has left Washington for South Amer
lea, where us the representative of
President Wilson he will pay an offI-
cinl visit to the governments of Brazil
and Uruguay and IN unofficial visit to
Argentina.
Secretary Payne has recommended
to Congress legislation to exclude na-
tionnl parks from the provisions of
the water power bill. The bill drafted
by the secretary provides that per-
mIts for such developments mny be Sc
cured only by special act of Congress.
NlHctSSu Wi So SNSiuiSiS,
more than 100000 dendweight tons, are
to be withdrawn from service and tied
up at Norfolk and In Pacific and Gulf
ports under orders issued by the ship
ping board. The largest vessel to be
withdrawn is the 9,41O deadweight ton
steamer Yosemite, to be tied up on the
Pacific coast.
Immediate loans Of S6O,OO0,0OO from
government funds to aid farmers in
the face OF falling prices of their prod
ucts is proposed by Senator Hitchcock
Of Nebraska, in n bill drawn after n
conference with Governor Harding Of
the Federal Reserve Board. Senator
Hitchcock plans to present the measure
when Congress meets.
The worlds gold production in 1919,
estimated at 1896. 600 by Director
Baker Of the mint, was a decrease of
about $1S,5OO,OO0. Production In the
United States was $60.33s,OOO, Mr..
Baker said, or about &s,0OO.OO0 below
production in 1918. The monetary
stocks Of gold Of the principal coun-
tries were estimated at $S,3SS, 16S,0 ,0OO
at the end of 1919. and silver stocks
at about e1.s77, ,891, 900.
Collection Of $5,4O7 $780, .251 In taxes
and efforts to control the liquor traf-
fic under the prohibition act formed
the principal work Of the internal
revenue bureau during the last fiscal
year, Commissioner Williams said in
his annual report. made public The
tar collection was the greatest In the
history OF the nation. he added, while
in prohibition enforcement the bureau
was faced with the creation Of an or