Cheyenne record., 1920-03-11

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WESTERN
Two armed men robbed the Ameri-
can State Bank at Harrisburg, Texas,
OF all available money and Liberty
bonds, something less than 5000, and
made their escape.
Douglas Fairbanks, well known
screen actor, broke the forefinger Of
his right hand and sustained painful
cuts while roping horse for a film
play in the painted desert, twenty-five
miles north Of Holbrook, Ariz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Blanchard Of Ne
vada, Mo-, were convicted at Miami,
Okla, on a charge Of murder In con-
nection with the killing Of Police Chief
Charles Stricken of Commerce, Okla,
Oct. %, 1919, and were sentenced to
life imprisonment.
Alimony, like wages. II subject to
revision of the high cost Of living, the
Kansas Supreme Court holds. 1t at
firmed decision Of the Shawnee coun-
ty District Court in which Mrs. Grace
Nixon brought suit for an increase In
alimony from her former husband, Ira
Nixon.
Roy Dickerson, alias George Lynch,
former vaudeville "handcuff" king,
charged with robbing the Phoenix Cir
ard bank of Phoenix, Ariz., escaped
from the city jail at Los Angeles after
picking the "burglar-proof lock" on his
cell door and climbing to the roof Of
the building through the ventilator
shaft.
The high cost Of flying has gone up
a notch at San Francisco. Companies
engaged in commercial aviation pub
lished tariff increasing the price of
ten-minute Sightseeing" flights 25 per
cent to $3.50 and fixing the price Of
the same period Of "stunt" flying at
$40. Increased cost Of aerOplane
parts, operation and upkeep was given
a. the reason.
Mayor Lomen Of Nome, Alaska, ad-
dressing the annual conference of the
American Protective Association, ad-
vocated repeal Of state laws prohibit
ing the sale Of venison, asserting that
the supply of venison thrown on the
market would go far to relieve the food
situation. Reindeer, of which there are
about 100000 In Alaska, with prospects
Of their increasing to millions in twen-
ty years, would furnish enough meat
resembling beef ''for everybody" II q
third of the animals were slaughtered
annually, he said.
WASHINGTON
Enactment of legislation authorizing
the secretary Of war to turn over sur
plus motor vehicles to the agriculture,
postoffice and other government de-
partments has been completed with the
adoption by the Senate Of the confer
ence report.
Five million barrels Of federal grain
corporation soft wheat flour will be
sold on credit in Europe soon unless
Congress authorizes $50.O0O,OO0 loans
to finance the sales, julius Barnes,
head Of the corporation, told the House
rules committee. He said he now had
authority to make the sales on credit,
but hoped the loans would be author
lied.
Senator Reed, Democrat of Missouri,
has introduced a resolution calling up
on the Senate manufactures committee
to investigate the alleged dealings"
operations and Speculation" of the
United States Grain Corporation and
the alleged wheat pool.
Urging naval construction which
would give the United States "the
largest navy in the world" Rear Ad-
miral Charles J. Badger recon-
mended to the House naval commit
tee that the next annual naval appro-
priation bill carry new building pro-
gram, authorizing the building of two
dreadnoughts, one battle cruiser, ten
scout cruisers, four destroyers, six
submarines and other small craft
Net operating income of the railroads
under government control In January
fell to $11,OOO,0OO, due to the unusual
ly severe weather and the coal strike.
This was a deficit of S6i,OOO,OOO COM
pared with the average monthly rental
paid by the government for the proper
ties, but an unexpected $53,OOO,OOO ac-
cruing from back mail pay, under de-
cisioD of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, reduced the actual loss to
$11.OOO,OOO.
Former service men soon will get
''real letters" instead of mimeograph
copies from the war risk bureau. Di-
rector Cholmeley Johns said that the
insurance division of the bureau was
virtually at the end Of its period Of
congestion" and that in few weeks
It would be able to answer every let
ter four days after Its receipt.
The President has received the reslg-
nation Of Daniel C. Roper, commission