Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
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WESTERN
Certificates of accidental death were
ssued from the coroner's office at Los
Angeles in the cases Of CASTOR Chevro-
let and Eddie O'DOnnell, automobile
race drivers, and Lyall JOlls, mechan-
cian, killed in 25O-mile championship
race on the Los Angeles speedway.
Fire in Calexico, Calf, spread rap
idly and destroyed property estimated
10 have been worth $4,000. The fire
department. from Mexicali, Mexico,
ame across the boundary and assisted
IN quelling the flames. Help was also
sent by the Ell Centre fire department.
Relief vessels searching the rocky
coast Of Washington in the vicinity OF
James island for the lost barge w. j.
Pirrie has been combing the sea in the
neighbOrhood Of Giants Graveyard
rocks, ten miles south Of that island,
according to message from the navy
radio station at North Head, Wash.
Ben j. Salmon, Denver's most motor
lous Stacker, draft evader and self
styled conscientious ObjectOr," who
was sentenced to serve twenty-five
year sentence In the federal prison ut
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, on charge
Of desertion from the United States
army during state Of war, has been
released, according to news dispatch
received from Washington, d. g.
James Freeman Of Omaha has bul.
let in his heart and still Is alive. He
was shot by his wife from whom he
had been separated, when he returned
home after he Is said to have threat
ened her. She met him at the door and
fired point blank, the bullet striking
him in the left breast. He walked tC
the police station, nearly three miles
away, where medical attention was
given him.
F. Ray Groves, Los Angeles, secre
tary Of the Democratic state central
committee, and his two brothers, Ralph
Groves, former prohibition enforce
ment director here, and E. G. Groves
have been arrested on indictments re
turned by federal grand jury
Although the indictments were no
made public, it was said by officer.
that they charge conspiracy t0violate
the Volstead prohibition enforcement
act.
WASHINGTON
All conscientious objectors" wht
had been imprisoned during the wal
have been released, according to an an
nouncement made by Secretary Of Wa
Baker, who said: 1.-THE cases Of the thir
ty-three conscientious objectOrs who re
mained in custody some weeks ag'
have now been finally reviewed by th'
secretary of war, on the recOmmenda
tion of the adjutant generals office
and the remainder Of sentences hav'
been remitted and the men discharged
Exports during October increased b.
nearly $15O,OOO,OOO, and imports de
creased approximately $1,OOO,OOO, for
eign trade figures made public by tn
Department Of Commerce show. Ex
ports were valued ut $752,OOO,OO
against $eO5, 100000 In September, AM
imports were valued at 1862 ,0OO,OOt
The excess of exports over imports il
October, amounting to $500, 100000, /
the largest in any one month Of tn
present year.
Because Of the improved coal situa
ton the Interstate Commerce COmmis
sion has removed all orders givin
priority to coal movements and all ol
ders requiring open top coal cars to b
moved exclusively to the mines.
Decision of Secretary Baker not t
authorize the removal of the body Q
an unidentified American soldier fror
France for interment in Victory hal
Pershing square, New York, has bee
announced by the War Department.
Nineteen cargo steamers, tOtalin
more than 100000 deadweight tons, ar
to be withdrawn from service and tie
up at Norfolk and in Pacific and Gul
ports under orders issued by the shiI
ping board. The largest vessel to b
withdrawn is the 9,410 deadweight to
steamer Yosemite, to be tied up on tn
Pacific coast.
Expenses for the national campaig
of the woman suffrage, conducted b
the National Woman's party durin
the last seven years, amounted to S664
POS, according to an audited accoun
made public at Washington, the larges
item included being S96,202 for organ
ization work. Expenses in three nj
tional elections totaled $67,137.
Representatives of the Pacific cOas
F, lumber companies and cattle grazer
have appeared before Secretary Payn
of the Interior Department in an el
fort to substantiate by oral argumen
their claims to nearly 5000 acres 0
land In the states of Oregon, Idah
and California, obtained from F. A
Hyde. formerly Of San Francisco. un