Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-03-02
a BRIEF RECORD OF sAsstNo
gvENTs IN THIS AND ron.
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IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoiNos AND HAppEN,Mos THAT
MARK THE PRooRIss
OF THE AoG.
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W8STERN

Hanford MacNider. national eem-
mander Of the American Legion, re
ceived challenge to debate the bonus
question before the city club post
American Legion at Mason City. Iowa.
The challenge was forwarded to him
in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul E. Gray, their
two children, a baby Of 6 and q girl
of 8. besides a nurse, Miss Lillian
Spencer, were killed at Santa Bar
bara, Calf. by inhaling carbon mon
oxide gas, which filled the Gray home
from gas water heater.
What is declared to be the worst
landslide in many years in the Cajon
pass, California, buried the west.
bound track Of the Santa Fe railroad
between Cajon and Summit, where an
eighth Of q mile of track was covered.
in some places to a depth Of thirty
feet.
Isolated from the rest of the world,
with no means of replenishing the sup
ply of food, a father, mother and two
children living on homestead twelve
miles north Of Reno. New, were saved
from possible starvation by the air
mail service, which sent food-laden
plane to the district and while the
plane circled over the house three
large sacks Of food were dropped In
the yard.
Rain at Emporia. Kan, and in the
watershed Of the Neosho river from
which the city water supply comes,
was received with rejoicing not only
because Of its benefit to crops. but
because 1t will mean an unlimited
supply of water for Emporia bath
tubs. Emporia has been virtually on
a ration system as far as bath water
went since last summer with residents
urged to use the existing supply as
frugally as possible.
The New York Life Insurance Com
pany has filed suit In Circuit Court
at st. Louis. alleging Clarence ]. Cur
by. local manufacturer and president
Of the Missouri Automobile Club, COM
mitted suicide. Curby held insurance
policies amounting to $1,440.OOO In va.
rious companies, and the suit is in
resistance to one for 100000. Curby
was found shot to death In his home
Feb. II, and members Of his family
asserted rifle was discharged while
he was cleaning 1t.
WASHINGTON
Senator Capper. Republican. Kansas,
was elected unanimously as chairman
of the unofficial agricultural bloc Of
the Senate, succeeding former Senator
Kenyon of Iowa.
The United States has made for
NAL protest to the Japanese govern.
ment against the smuggling of opium.
morphine, heroin and other narcotics
into this country by means Of japanese
steamships.
Many Of the wool Importing coun-
tries of the world have regained nor
NAL pre-war consuming bases aud are
converting raw stocks into finished
goods at almost the prewar rate, the
Department Of Agriculture has an
nOunced. :.
The Ladd bill appropriating $5.000,-
600 for the relief of farmers In the
famine areas Of North Dakota, WyO-
ming, Montana and other western
states was passed by the Senate with
out opposition. An amendment pro-
viding that $1,000 900 of the total ap-
preparation should go for the purchase
Of feed for stock animals was also
adopted.
The war claims board, created dur
ing the world war to adjust claims
against the government, has been dis
solved. the War Department announced
recently. OF the 10000 claims filed
with the board, only thirty-one remain
to be settled. These are claims to the
Dupont Engineering Company. the
Remington Arms Company and the
United States Cartridge Company.
The congressional az now hanging
over army and navy appropriations Is
threatening the existence of more than
hnlf the navy yards Of the country, 1t
is said by naval officials. Should the
az fall upon naval appropriations as
heavy us some congressional leaders
are threatening, the Navy Department,
It Il said, will be virtually forced to
close all but few essential establish
ments.
The seven Republicans Of the House
WAYS and means committee who are
charged with solving the problem of
financing the soldiers bonus had an
other general discussion OF the whole
question with Secretary Mellon. The
secretary was heard behind
closed doors, but he was understood to
tnve taken substantially the same posi-
hon that he did at the open hearings
Two weeks ago when he reiterated his
opposition to bonus at this time, bit
declared that II such legislation was 10
be passed 1t should be financed by a
lales or some other form Of taxation.