Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-18
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IN LATE DISPATCHES
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Two men were killed and seven 9TH
ers injured, some seriously, when six
cars OF q Western Pacific freight train
were derailed and crashed down an en-
bankment at Livermore, near San
Francisco. The men were riding in one
Of the cars. None has been identified.
Twenty-nine years after the alleged
comnission Of the crime. Estevan To
var wsat to trial in District Court at
Eagle Pass, Texas, ON charge Of wife
murder. A quarrel between Tovar and
some Of his associates recently brought
to light the old case which had been
forgotten.
Instead Of scrapping the old battle
ship Oregon, the navy may present her
to the state Of Oregon as an historic
relic. The Oregon was launched at
San Francisco In 1893 and was the
ship which Captain Clark sailed
around Cape Horn in record time dur
ing the war with Spain.
Charles NcCauley died from bull
let wound inflicted at a picnic park
near Berkeley, Cal, when prohibition
officers attempted to break up an al
legged bootlegging undertaking. The
Officers fired their pistols when at
tackled by alleged bootleggers and
patrons. McCauley was said to have
been q bystander.
Ralph G. Nelson, discharged from
the army at Fort Bliss, Texas, met
death at Alamogordo, n. NJ, when he
fell underneath . moving passenger
train. He va on his way to his home
in Toledo, Ohio. Alfred Krakse Of
West Park, Ohio, discharged at the
same time, was with him when the &C.
cident happened.
Using every effort to hide his iden-
tity, . young man walked into small
cafon about 800 yards above the hang
ing bridge in the Royal gorge. swal-
lowed two ounces Of carbolic acid and
shot himself through the head. His
body yas found by w. p. Guthrie, an
oil man from Wichita, Kan, who, with
his son, has been camping on top of
the gorge.
WARRINGTON
The prisoners of war who have been
restored to their homes by the League
Of Nations now total approximately
100000, with little more than 100000
yet to be repatriated, 1t was announced
by the League of Nations news bu-
reau.
The request Of A. D, Lasker, chair
man Of the Shipping Board, for $685.
down. Instead of the amount asked
by Lasker, the House appropriations
committee granted an emergency ap-
preparation Of $4s.500.000.
Railroads Of the country earned $751;
$4,000 net ia June, which was a gain
Of $14,897, ,s46 over net earnings for
May, according to reports filed with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
by the carriers and made public by the
American Railway Association. The
earnings for June, the association said,
represented 81 per cent annual return
on railroad investment as compared
with "a per cent return for May, based
upon the tentative values of railroads
fixed by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Republicans Of the Senate privileges
and elections committee voted Sena-
tor Truman H. Newberry, Republican,
Michigan, whose election in 1918 was
contested by Henry Ford, Democratic
nominee, a clear title to his seat.
Democratic committee members all
voted in opposition and the long con-
tested case now goes to the Senate for
final decision.
Colorado Springs may be immediate
~ chosen as site for vocational
training center for disabled soldiers,
according to statement made by H.
Allen Nye of Denver, who has been
looking over the situation. Under
present plans the new building will be
large enough to accommodate at least
800 soldiers. The proposed site con-
taips about 300 acres In the foothills.
Abill by Representative Steenerson,
Republican, Minnesota, to modify fed
eral grades Of spring wheat was re-
ported favorably by the House agricul-
ture committee. The measure provides
that all foreign material in grading of
wheat shall be counted as dockage and
that moisture in excess of 14h per
cent shall be designated on the grade
certificate and shall not affect the
grade.
The first break in the printers
strike in progress In Rochester, N. Y,
since May 6, came when A. J. Crom-
back, president of the Pressmen's To-
cal No. 80, notified the Rochester Ty-
pothetae that the men have unanimous
IL voted to return to work, dropping
their demands for the forty-four-hour
week.
The Civil Service. Commission fixed
Sept. Is MS the date for the examind-
tion OF applicants for the postmaster
ahip at Cal,on City, Colo. The incum-
beats term expired July 30y The sal