Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-11-03
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way freight train was caught by falling
rock In tunnel one mile east Of Pal
liser, b. G., according TO advlces re-
ceived.
Because the war cost France 30
much blood and mained so many Of
her sons, dueling must be severely re-
pressed, declares N. Bonnevay, French
minister Of justice, in 4 circular I'D
dressed to public prosecutors all over
France.
Three vessels. including All unldenti-
fled masted schooner. were ashore on
the Nova ScOtian coast as the result
of u terrific gale at sydney, n. 8. The
gale, which Is said to have been the
worst that Cape Breton has expe-
rienced since 1915, did considerable
damage.
The NOvy Put. BOlshevist organ at
Riga, reports that an American bank,
with a capital of $1O.OOO.OO0. is being
opened in Hardin, Manchuria. with
branches at Chita, Blagovestcnensk
and khabarovsk. The newspaper u.s.
serts that the bank intends to assist
American trade In Siberia.
Local authorities have placed the
port of Petrograd under military con.
troll in an effort to prevent pilfering.
smuggling Of liquors and intoxication.
Offenders will be punished by II court
martial. This step was made neces-
sary by wOrkmen cOncealing quantities
of grain, flour and other products in
their clothing when they left work.
A dispatch to La Nacion from
AsunciOn says that President Gon,ira
of Paraguay hns handed his resignn-
tiOn to DR.. Felix Palva, the vice presi-
dent, owing to II revolutionary move
ment by the followers of eX-President
Schaerer. The revOlutiOnnries are re-
ported 10 have the support Of ali the
troops and police In the capital and
country districts.
GENERAL
A negro was killed In a battle with
Baltimore police Mt Humphrey station,
u suburb of Baltimore, following II
threatened race riot. The riot was
precipituted by an Assault upon Il
white girl by II negro.
Miss Cecil Leitch. woman golf cham
pion of Great Britain, France and Can
ada, defeated Miss Alexa Stirling. for
mer United States champion, by = up
before a large gallery at the Pelham
Country Club, New York.
A live South Carolina opposum and
u buslel of sweet potatoes were given
President Harding when the presiden-
tial special stopped Mt Greenville, S. c..
EN- route to Washington. Secretary
Christian accepted the gifts for the
President, who had retired.
Sam Gordon, S5, negro. was
hanged by mob near WinnsDOrOs La,
following the shooting Of Joe KIM
ball, a white farmer. The shooting
followed n quarrel over II bag Of pc
cans, II was said. 1t was reported the
negrO's father was taken into a woods
and whipped.
Seven persons, including Miss Mary
Green of Denver, were slightly injured
and scores were shaken up when the
Duluth Chicago express of the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad was derailed
near Arlington Heights, III. A broken
rail is believed by railroad officials to
have been responsible.
Although blind since he was 10 years
old, Albert Bernhard has been award
ed the degree of eagle scout by Bloom
ington Normal Council Boy Scouts of
America, satisfactorily passing the
twenty-one severe tests necessary to
qualify. Albert is said to be the first
blind boy to attain the eagle scouts
degree.
Federal prohibition agents raidcd an
attic above II Greenwich village res
taurnnt in New York. Their haul In
cluded fifty casks, 1000 bottles and
100 jugs of wine valued ut $4,000.
The smell of n nearby barrel of mash
mingled with Odors from stored cheese,
the officers said, but the attic was
used as sleeping quarters for three
persons.
Mrs. A. o. eagle, wife of Il farmer,
and her G-year-old son were burned TO
death at their home near JOnesbOro,
Ark, when the child's tricycle., to
which he had rugged n can of fire in
Imitation of his fathers tractor, over.
turned, the fire igniting his clothing
and that of his mother when she went
to his aid.
Police have discovered & we'll of
whisky in a residential section OF
Knoxville, Tenn. A small copper pipe
from Il copper tank sunk ten feet un-
der the ground enabled the owner TO
keep a supply of moonshine whisky on
tap at all hours. The whisky was
forced through Il faucet by hand
pump. The outfit was confiscated and
the owner arraigned in Police Court.
Twenty sticks of dynamite wrapped
in brown paper on which had peen
drawn u diagram Of the Atlanta, Bir-
mingham & Atlantic and Southern
railway lines were found by school
children in an abandoned sewer at At
lanta, according to reports to the po-