Cheyenne record., 1921-01-27
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One Of the first official acts Of Gov.
Pat. N. Neff, who was inducted into
office at Austin, Texas, was issuance
Of an order for Texas rangers to re-
main on duty at Galveston for an in
period.
Chicago's canine population tops the
56 5000 mark, horses number 10000, and
the feline census equals both Of them,
nobody wants cats" The
facts came out in the annual report
of H. L. Roberts, secretary Of the Anti
Cruelty Society.
L. L. Laughlin, farmer, was
granted judgment Of $4,000 at Kinks
vile, Mo-, against Edward German,
who was alleged to have
painted the word Stacker ON Laugh
Inns barns and fences during the war.
Laughlin sued for $4,000.
Wool growers of eight western Ore
gon counties organized the Oregon
Wool and Mohair Cooperative Associ-
alton at a meeting held in the COM
munity house in Albany, Ore. The
plan is to enlist wool growers in pool
and sell the wool crop on co-opera-
tive basis.
Discovery by chemists of the United
States Department Of Agriculture of
the underlying cause of the destructive
corn disease Root Rot" will enable
corn producing states to increase their
crops probably 10 per cent, =. 7. Mer-
edith, secretary Of the department, said
at Des Moines in telling of the discov-
cry.
H. L. Cook, % years old, formerly
wealthy oil operators Of Casper, Wyo.,
was found dead in a hotel room in Ell
Paso, Texas, with the rubber hose dis
connected from q gas heater in his
mouth. Cook registered at the hotel,
telling the clerk he was without funds.
Being well known he was provided
with accommodations and small sum
of money. This was the last seen Of
him until when his body was found.
WASHINGTON
Promotion Of Maj. Gen. Hunter Lig-
gett to lieutenant general is proposed
in q bill introduced In the House.
A bill to increase salaries of sena-
tors and representatives from $500
to $4,000 n year after March 4th has
been introduced in the House.
Convictions Of crime should not also
carry loss Of civil rights, unless the
crime warrants such deprivation Of cit
izenship, a committee representing the
American Bar Association advised. a
Senate judiciary committee consider
ing legal reform legislation.
The anual fund for free dlstribu-
ton of seed by Senators and Repre-
sentatives was eliminated from the
agricultural bill by the House subcom-
fight for the retention was expected
to be made in the House and Senate.
An amendment to the constitution,
providing that in apportioning repre-
sentatives among the several states,
according to their respective numbers,
aliens shall not be counted, was pro-
posed in the House by joint resolu-
lAOu AhtAouuSSu ny
William H. Hill, Republican, Of New
York.
President Wilson plans to spend $4,-
600 in repairing the $15O,OO0 home in
the Sheridan Circle section which he
purchased as his residence after
March 4th.
A resolution requesting President
Wilson to inform Congress why and
by what authority he sent Major Cen
eral CrOwder to Cuba to investigate
conditions there was introduced by
Representative Emerson, Republican,
Of Ohio.
A bill to repeal the excess profits
tax and to substitute for 1t fiat tax
OF Is per cent on the profits Of corpor-
atoms has been introduced in the
House. Abolition Of the $1,000 exemp-
tion now granted business concerns
also is proposed.
The agricultural appropriation bill,
carrying $33,517 40 for the next fiscal
year, 1881, ,025 less than the esti.
mates, has been reported to the House.
The total exceeds that for the current
year by $l,sO4.675. The bulk Of the
Is for use by the De-
partment Of Agriculture, but $i,O0O,OOO
was authorized for the national forest |
committee for acquisition |
Of additional lands at headquarters Of |
Davigable streams. The committee |
asked for $4,000, 900.
The Supreme Court has refused to |
review a judgment Of the Supreme |
Court Of California holding that the
United States Railway Administration
vas not immune from damage suits |
lrising from the operation Of q COM
non carrier In that state.
Ths level Of retail prices declined 10
yer cent during 1920 according to q
.Abor Department announcement. De-