Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-09-01
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THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
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WESTERN

Horace Box, 22, prisoner in the
county jail at Los Angeles, was shot
and killed by deputy sheriffs In gun
cOvery by Deputy Sheriff Al Patton Of
an attempted jail break by Box.
James H. Mitchell, president of the
City Fuel Company OF Lincoln. for
fifteen year prominent In Lincoln bus
iness circles, was killed when "ar OF
coal he was inspecting In the railroad
ynrds was struck by switch engine
and he was thrown under the wheels.
+. Ramos, Il waiter In cafe, was
elected mayor Of Nogales, Sonora, in
a municipal election held there. There
were three candidates, Ramos polling
more votes than his two opponents to-
gether. Three persons were injured.
none seriously. In demonstrations at
tending the election.
An unidentified Chinese was shot to
death In his cabin at Nina, 175 miles
southeast of Reno, New, by two Chi
nese who drove from Reno in taxi
cab. Hughie Sing OF Carson City and
Lee John of San Francisco. both said
TO be Hop Sing tongmen, were arrest
ed In Reno and are charged with the
murder.
Frank Godalski, member of the l..
W. w, was convicted In the Beadle
County Circuit Court ut Huron, S. D.,
Of manslaughter In the first degree
for completely in the murder of W. d.
Henderson, an eX-serylce man, at VOL
sey, S. D., July Is. The minimum pen
atty to which Godalski is subject is
four years In the state penitentiary.
Compton X. Hubbard, -. whose bur-
glary operations In many cities Ct the
West are said by the police to have
netted him upwards Of 100000 In jew
elry during the last five months, was
sentenced by Judge George A. Bart
lett ut Reno. New. to serve an indeter-
inmate sentence Of from two tC four
teen years In the stnte prison.
According to Il tabulated statement
by the Texas State Highway Depart
ment, l3O new road projects have been
completed involving 1,lO6.l miles ut n
total cost of $7.368,3 on which ST.
312,25SS5 state aid and S1,784, ,335.14
federal nid wns paid. or these roads,
32.4 miles were paved with concrete.
1i2.5 miles with bituminous materials
and COT miles with gravel.
4 replica OF the President of the
United States In personal appearance
is Capt. 4. +. Johnson, commanding
the ocean steamship City of ST. Louis,
plying between Savannah and Boston.
In citizens attire Captain Johnson re-
sembles more closely President Hard
ing than when the skipper is wearing
the steamship uniform. Captain John
son Is about the age of the President
and is IL Republican.
A band of about twenty white la
borers appeared at the ranch Of A.
Francis in the Cutler district. fifteen
miles north of Visalia. Calf, and de-
ported n Hindu worker from the house
in an automobile. The white workers
called on Francis and told him they
would not stand by and permit EN-
ployment of Hindu grape pickers while
white men are out OF work. Francis
discharged all Hindus working for
him, 1t was said, but one returned.
WASHINGTON
Negotiations for advances to fl
nance agricultural products for export
sales involving approximately $780,
100000 are nearing completion, the
war finance corporation announced.
Finnl action on seven transactions will
be made within few days, the corpor-
alton added.
The resignation OF Patrick ii. Quinn,
shipping commissioner of the port of
New York, has been requested, Secre-
tary Hoover announced. Mr.. Quinn
was suspended several weeks ago by
the commerce department pending an
investigation into charged Of an al
legged practice by deputy shipping
commissioners in accepting gratuities
from ship owners.
Forty-four years ago Moses NJ Bane
was receiver of public moneys for the
territory of Utah ut Salt Lake City.
He had to fish down into his own
pocket to pay the rent Of the office he
occupied during 1877. 1878 and the first
quarter of 1879. Last week the Sem
ate passed bill directing the secre.
tary of the treasury to pny to the es-
tate OF Moses NJ Bane Sl,OSO to cover
the rent.
Four United States vocational uni.
versities-One In the East, the Middle
West, the South and on the Pacific
coast-will be established in aban-
doned army cantonments by the vet
erans' bureau under new policy for
the rehabilitation of former service
men, announced by Director Forbes.
The new policy, Colonel Forbes said,
was worked out with the. approval of
President Harding to correct 1.-The sys-
TEN of farming out vocational pa
tients" and properly rehabiiitate the
approximately 940O men now being
trained.