Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-09-08

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Albert c. Baker, justice of the Ari-
zona Supreme Court, died ut Los An
geles, according to advices received.
Mrs. Bessie Keyes, charged with i'm
plication in the killing of the 5-months-
old daughter of W. T. Aven. was ar
rested at Wylie, Texas, and taken to
Waco.
While tapping keg Of near beer at
Dubuque, Iowa, william Trainor had
his right arm broken in two places
when the keg exploded, blowing out
the head
H E. Grimes, ticket agent at Suisun,
Calf, was shot and killed by a rob-
ber who held up the railway ticket Of
flee at Suisun and escaped with $92,
according to reports.
Van Jones, a soldier. was shot. and
is believed to have been killed in
mid-stream of the Rio Grande at
Brownsville. Texas. and Daniel Nor
gan. also a soldier, was recaptured.
after they had escaped from the guard
house Mt Fort Brown, near there.
All records for sales Of individual
at uuStitu were cQuutleu III
Salt Lake City when Monarch. n show
winning Rambouillet ram. owned by
the Butterfield Livestock Company of
Weiser, Idaho, was sold to Bullard
Brothers Of Woodland, Calf, for S3,-
600.
Hans Georgeson of Niagara. Grand
Fork county. was elected president of
the North Dakota Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton at Fargo. n. D.. by the state
executive committee to succeed Usher
L. Burdick, who resigned because of
work in connection with the Grain
Growers, Inc.
Two bandits broke through a screen
door In the rear of the Chicago-Lake
State bank in an outlying residence
district in Minneapolis. Minn.. lined up
five men and two women employees
and escaped with about $4.5OO In cash.
1t was the second robbery Of the bank
in two years.
The CARRIER State Bank Of CARRIER.
Okla, was robbed by two unmasked
men, who escaped with $500. The
men held up Glenn II. Courier, cashier,
and his father. locked both men in the
vault and sped away in a motor car.
Courier released his father and him.
self by an inside combination.
Receding tides in the Gulf of Alas
la on Turnagain Arm. have revealed
a five-foOt vein of gold quartz assay
ing about $l0O to the ton, according
to reports received. Rocks projecting
over the sea were said to have dis
closed several other rich veins. These
discoveries supplement recent strikes
of highly valuable quartz near An
chorage-
WASHINGTON
A new basis of taxation to take the
place of the House revenue measure
and practically all present tax isws
was proposed by Senator Smoot, Re
publican, Utah, who announced he was
preparing a bill embodying the plan.
,.shich he estimated would yield 1885,
100000 this year He added that he
would take the question up with the
Senate finance committee when it be-
gins consideration of revenue Ques-
tons.
Sol- 1houuuS
~ custodian, Aas recommended TO
President Harding that the property
seized by the United States from Ger |
many during the war be used to pay |
the claims of American citizens for in |
juries and damages incurred before |
the entry Of this country into the war.
Amusement-loving America spent
nearly $1,000 100000 during the fiscal
year 1921 for theatrical entertainment,
according to statistics made public by
Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair.
The 10 per cent tax collection on the
aters and places of amusement during
the fiscal year just closed amounted
TO $9,12a90o. Blair announced.
Prohibition officials will make no
attempt to keep the forthcoming dis
armament conference dry 1t was
officially at the treasury
department. Prohibition officials hold
that liquors for delegates to the dis
armament conference must be permit-
ted because of diplomatic Immunity,
and all Recommendations of the state
for permission for LIQUOR
to enter the United States will have
the approval Of The treasury depart
nent
A pigeon which carried q message
from Mayor Thompson Of Chicago to
President Harding In sixteen hours ac-
tual flying time for the 614,S miles
broke 4 worlds record. the Depart
ment of Agriculture announced The (,
bird was a product Of the govern
Inent's loft at Beltsviile. Nd. /,
White House.
Charles ". PuEsiey Of Nebraska has I
been selected by President Harding
Tor appointment as assistant secre- ,
ary Of agriculture to succeed DR.. e. +,
ner d. Bell, whose resignation, effcc- +,
i've OCT. I. was announced at the X