Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1921-01-06

WESTERN
The municipal street railway Of San
Francisco showed receipts of $751;
l23.52 during 1920, according to re-
port made public. This was gain of
k17S,S4O.71 over 1919
Yeggmen who blew the safe in the
plant of the American Laundry Com
pany at Sioux Falls, 8. D., used SO
much nitro -glycerin that the building
was badly damaged. They obtained
1886 in cash and checks, and damage
to the building was estimated at
$1,000.
About fifty New Year merrymakers
were injured, several seriously, when
q temporary sidewalk over an excava-
hon for new theater building at
Market and Taylor streets In San
ton of the walk gave way, falling
twenty feet into the excavation with
about 100 persons, according to wit
nesses.
Reserve officers training camps for
1921 in the Ninth Army Corps will be
located at the Preside Of San Fran
cisco, Fort Winfield Scott and at the
Preside of Monterey, 1t was an
nounced at corps headquarters. The
number Of men expected to attend the
camps in this corps area approximates
10000, composed Of 1900 from the
Pacific Coast states and 5000 from
the Mississippi valley.
Charging a special grand jury con-
vened ut Fort Worth, Texas, to inves-
tigate the lynching of Tom Vickery,
District Judge Hosey declared the evil
dence to be submitted probably would
show men in uniform broke into the
county Jail, took the prisoner out and
hanged him." Reports have been cur
rent that policemen were implicated in
the affair. Vickery was under n
charge of shooting and killing Police
man jeff Couch.
With his soda fountain serving as a
breastwOrks, and with fountain glass
ware taking the place Of hand gre
nades, George F. Cave, proprietor of
drug store at Ogden, Utah, put to
rout three young bandits. one Of whom
was armed, when the trio attempted to
rob his store. The bandit front wav-
cred when Cave hurled a couple Of
syrup bowls, but 1t took the heavy mr.
tillery in the form Of a five-gallon bot
tie to send the three scampering to
safety.
WASHINGTON
The Seventh Day Adventists' denom-
inatiOn sent 333 missionaries across
the seas in 1920, said II report made
public in Washington. One-third Of
the number were sent to China and to
India. About $5,OOO,OOO was given to
missions last year by members of the
denomination, according to the report.
The State Public Utilities Commits
sion has vacated an order issued last
August providing that railroads could
ship nothing but coal in coal cars, thus
making coal cars available for any kind
Of shipment. The commissions action
was taken, 1t was announced, after a
careful investigation had shown that 1t
was no longer necessary to give such
priority to coal shipment"
Miss Margaret Wade, well known
newspaper writer, has accepted the po-
sition OF social secretary to Mrs. Har-
ding.
The Standard Oil Company, through
longtime contracts, has monopoly in
the production, transportation and
marketing OF petroleum and petroleum
products throughout the Rocky Noun
tain section, declares report sent
Congress by the federal trade commits
sion. Complaint Of unsatisfactory con-
ditions resulted in an inquiry in the
petroleum situation in the Salt Creek,
Wyoming, field, the report says. and
the investigation was broadened to in
elude the entire region.
A representative Of the British treas
ury will reach this country soon, Sec
retary Houston said, to continue in
Washington the discussion of the ex-
change into long time obligations Of
the demand notes Of the British gov
srnment held by the United States.
The British debt at this time is S4,196,-
100000 Under the Liberty bond act
the secretary Of the treasury Is author
lssd to effect the exchange at q rate
sf interest not less than that borne by
the demand instrument, Secretary
Houston said.
Spectators In Russian gold who
have imported 1t into the United States
pr are anxious to do 30 In order to
build up trade with soviet Russia are
lowly coming to realize that the gold,
sven when melted In bars, has no value
u this country. The government mints
are refusing to purchase or to convert
my gold which is Of soviet origin.
Passage Of the soldiers bonus bill
would cost the government approx |
pately $500. 900, Secretary Hous-
on estimated before the Senate finance