Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-16
a BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
EioN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
oo'Nos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN

kane, whose election to the IInited
states Senate is Indicated will be the
youngest member when he takes his
seat March 4, 1t Is said at Seattle.
Lee Title, recently defeated for the
Republican nomination for United
States senator, ended his life In his
hotel at Yakima, WASH, by taking mol.
son, according to Coroner W.. H.
Brown. little, former county treas.
urer, had been respondent since his
failure to win the nomination.
Fred p. Johnson, one of the owners
of the Denver Daily Record -Stockmau.
an organizer of the Denver Live Stock
Exchange and the National Western
Stock Show, as well as one of the
most widely known newspaper men In
the West, died at his home in Denver
from hardening Of the arteries and
Bright's disease.
Governor W. d. Stephens will be
asked to invite governors Of eight
Western states to send representa-.
tives to the annual convention of Cal
ifornia fruit growers and shippers to
be held In Sacramento December -,
IL and IA for the purpose of forming
cooperative association to deal with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
on transportation matters.
California's adoption of prohibition
enforcement, Oregon's restrictions up
on nearly all church purochial schools
and other private schools. Nevadas de-
cision not to change its divorce laws
and Montana's probable authorization
Of the pari-mutuel system of betting
on horse races are among the Outstand-
ing decisions on legislation taken by
the voters in far western states at the
recent election.
A large shipment Of wild animals
and birds, destined for geological gar
dens and circuses throughout the
United States and Europe. was unload
ed recently ut Los Angeles from the
steamer Bearport. from the Orient, 7G
days In crossing the Pacific. The car
go is the property of Frank II. Beck,
dealer In wild creatures, who gathered
it In various parts of the Far East and
shipped it from Singapore and Cal
cutta. 1t is said to be the largest sin
gle shipment of wild animals ever
brought to the United States. 1t in
cludes elephants, tigers, lions, leopards,
civet cats, anteaters, monkeys, pythons,
cobras and other large reptiles. and
1000 birds of varied species.
WASHINGTON
More than $4,000 immigrants were
barred from the United States by the
operation Of the immigration restric-
tion act during the year ending June
80 last, according to an estimate made
public by the immigration bureau Of
the department of labor.
The first plank in the platform of
the new Tory ministry In Britain Is
obviously an endorsement of the An
glo-French entente. Among all Of the
Indictments of Lloyd George none has
been more steadily pressed both in
England and out of it than that of
having almost If not completely de-
stroyed the partnership between the
two great powers which united to
check Germany in 1914.
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, assist
ant chief of the army air service, an
on arrival in Washington from
the bombing tests held in Hampton
Roads that protection Of Americas
coasts now depended upon the nntiops
air forces, backed by good army.
Drafting of proposed amendment
to the constitution designed to eliDl-
nate all distinction between the rights
Of the sexes, was decided on ut the
closing session of the two-days CON
ferences of officers of the National
Nomen's party in Washington. A bud
get of $15O,OOO for the years work was
adopted and $4,000 of this was
pledged.
Damage by smaller predatory ro-
dents on stockmen's ranges, while not
N snectacular as that by wolves,
lions and coyotes, Is very
and In some cases more
:han equals that of the predatory ami
nnls. according to DR.. A. X. Fisher or
he United States Biological Survey.
rbpre should be closer cooperation,
in the matter of appropr-
,tions, bewteen the federal and state
so that the largest
mount available from both sources
nav be obtained, he says.
With Congress called by President
Harding to convene in extra session
yov, 20, members of the House appro-
riations committee aim 10 have sew
raj of the appropriation bills ready
or the House by the beginning OF the
ecular session Immediately. following
q Dec. 4. During the twp weeks OF
he extra session the Hot$e is eX-
ected to devote Its attention to the
hin subsidy bill while subcommittee
I it's appropriations committee work
n the supply bills, which form the
lost important task of the regular ses-
on.
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