Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-11-24

WESTERN
Sixteen children were injured
when an Oregon Short Line freight
train, carrying bests, backed into a
motor bus conveying the children to
school at crossing at Tremonton.
Utah.
Steve Maslich, Austrian, must die for
the Staying Of Marco Laus, a fellow
countryman, near Salt Lake City, Aug
3, 1910, the State Supreme Court held.
The decision Of the lower court was af-
flrmed.
Mary Williams, negro woman. said to
be the Oldest negress In Texas, died at
San Antonio, aged 112 years. She had
lived in Texas forty years, coming
from Louisiana, where for many years
she was slave.
An attempt to rob the mail car on
train No. ITO of the Atcheson, Topekn
4 Santa Fe railway while the train
was standing at the station at Phoe-
nix, was frustrated when Herman In
derlied Of Phoenix, mail clerk In
charge Of the car, overpowsred the
wOuld-be robber.
Mexico will be represented by COM
mission at the meeting OF the League
of the Southwest at Riverside, Calf,
In December, it was announced by Ar
mold Kruckman. secretary Of the
league. He said lie had received let
ter from Gen. Alvnro ObregOn. presi-
dent of Mexico, to this effect.
AdOlph Lunic, groceryman in Sioux
City, Iowa, was murdered In cold blood
in his store by negro bandit, who
fired three shots and escaped with a
bag containing $500, the receipts Of the
days business. Mrs. Lunic, who had
come to the store to get the money
was threatened by second negro, but
wns not injured She was the only wit.
ness Of the crime.
WASHINGTON
Expenditure of $53O,OO0 to provide a
channel forty feet deep and 1000 feet
wide through the bar outside Of San
Francisco harbOr was recommended tc
Congress by Major General Beach
chief of army engineers. Additional
appropriations of 100000 annually fol
maintenance also was urged.
Armament delegates have cut the rec
tape Of diplOmacy-in ono regard a
least. They will dispense with the for
NAL and official CALL" long sacred In
stitution. Somebody figured out tina
II all the diplomats and attaches ant
advisors were all to call on one anOth
er In formal fashion 1t would use VI
more than 10000 calling cards.
The new battleship Colorado
launched last spring with Mrs. Ma
Melville Of Denver, daughter Of Ssna
tor Nicholson, as Its sponsor, Is doOme'
to destruction II the American propoa
al us outlined by Secretary Hughes II
his address ut the opening Of the dis
armament conference should be agree'
to by the other powers.
Removal Of war savings stam
from the certificate upon which 1t wa
issued constitutes crime under tn
counterfeiting laws, according to tn
supreme court. The question arose
the federal District Court at New Yor
where the government failed In Its e1
fort TO convict Paul Sacks Of purchai
ing certificates and removing til
stamps.
Muchlnist's Mate Cotton was kille
and Lieuts. Steadha Aker and o. I
Spaulding were severely injured whe
seaplane No. 2,1OO, from the naval al
station, Pensacola, Fla, went into
tail spin at nn altitude Of 1000 fet
and crashed off Barrnncas Beach.
CONSTRUCTION Of highways to the T.
tai value Of $76, 6,4O0, 600, covering q
2e1 miles and employing more tha
$50, 900 workers, Is about to be unde
taken by thirty states as the dire
result of the recent passage of II
federal highway act. ..-.-,..,.... ...
The proposals. of the United State
for ten-year naval holiday will ha,
no effect on the present status Of tt
American naval building. program
Secretary OF the Navy DENLY sal
The present building program will co
tinue until some definite agreemeI
has been reached and there will n
be even an effort to slow down
curtall the building operations pendir
the final agreement on the matter. Il
secretary said. ....
The Australian government 10 redu
ing it's expenditures for defense by =
proximately $1,25O, 900, the acting mi
lister of defense announced in Il
house of representatives at Melbourn
OF $1Os,2 2l3,1e5.s5 collected in regi
tration fees from o,245, 1876 passeng
cars and commercial vehicles, 28,1
trailers and 177,234 motorcycles,
well as chauffeurs' licenses In the fo
ty-eight states and the District Of c
lumbia, Jan. 1 to July 1, 1921, accor
ing to the United States bureau Of pu
H., rooda tho sum Of S101 709 416 or