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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
4
McAdoo proposes government control of railroads for five years as a tested experiment. He argues the plan would cost little, use existing government holdings, and under peace conditions could spur territorial development and service improvements. The idea alarms some and excites others about radical transportation reform.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia introduces a sweeping U S senate bill proposing 100 million dollars yearly for education. Allocations include illiteracy removal 7.5 million. Americanization 7.5 million. rural and village school equality 50 million. health education and recreation 20 million. teacher preparation 15 million. creation of a cabinet department of education to oversee federal educational work.
A prepared series explains the bill’s facts supporting its adoption and its relation to social welfare. Tomorrow’s article will discuss literacy and the bill’s specific application to Wyoming.
The Department of Commerce urges American investors to finance Latin American mineral and forest resources, agriculture, stock raising, and public utilities to secure a share of South American trade. It notes that past patterns tied capital to equipment and suggests expanding beyond meat packing and minerals.
The article recounts Miss Havemeyer of New York nearly becoming Duchess of Grafton through engagement to the Earl of Bunton, who inherited the title in 1914, and notes her setback, the 1916 marriage of the Earl of Euston, and the financial strain on the Euston estates.
Gaia Calen Bedolo reports from Lille after German evacuation describing 2000 Italian prisoners forced to work 12 hours daily under cannon fire on canal defenses. Many died weekly from hunger and illness, treated worse than English prisoners, with brutal punishments. Two escaped prisoners found shelter with an Italian engineer in Lille.
Casper Wyoming December 11 Chief of Police Frank J Wolf has posted bond to appear at the next district court term on a felonious assault charge. He allegedly drew a gun during a dispute with business associate Marcel Lebrea over a show raising venture and a story alleging loss of about $2000 through adulterated hay waste.
The chief attacked by Wolf with a gun. Gehres denied further violence after his relatives intervened. Gehres then obtained a shotgun but was persuaded to surrender it and seek legal remedy. The dispute centers on ownership and losses of the hogs that died from poisoned feed.
An ad urges women to seek Foley Kidney Pills for fatigue backache and kidney issues. It quotes Mrs. T. J. Bucknell of Hardy Ned claiming recovery from lumbago with Foley Kidney Pills. The same page features a note mentioning Robert V. Hotchman, a state coal mine inspector.
In Cokeville Wyoming on December 11 R. L. Hamilton of American Falls Idaho a sheep herder with $150 in the bank and money on him attempted to ride a moving freight train. He slipped and was mangled beneath the wheels while trying to steal a ride.
Maxwell Clark a well known burglary suspect travels from Wyoming and was seen en route to Denver amid local chatter about his movements.
Colorado customers flood Cheyenne mail order liquor houses with orders as they await Governor Julive C. Gunter’s expected signature on a bone dry act approved by Colorado voters on November 6. Once signed, shipments into Colorado will be barred even for orders placed before signing but not delivered. The governor is expected to sign the act today.
Representatives of the operating and working divisions of the Wyoming coal mining industry meet in Cheyenne to draft a new code of Wyoming laws envisaged to replace all existing mining legislation. If operators and workers reach agreement, the legislature may enact the proposed code without a division.
Sheridan, Dec. 11. Joe Arbaska of Monarch Wyoming and Paul Kukrechka of Sheridan were arrested on perjury charges filed by Miss Anna Kozma a waitress who says Arbaska lied about her being of legal age to obtain a marriage license. She plans to press the case and alleges Kukrechka also swore to the age claim. She calls the license act an insult and says she hardly knew the man.
The city pages highlight multiple business services and notices. Cahill and Holliday promote coal lines while Plains Auto Company and others advertise auto services and accessories. State land board meeting details appear as a brief note alongside personnel changes in local unions and government offices.
The state livestock commissioners say JM has shown improvement after being in view for the last ten days. Flags at the state capitol stood at half mast yesterday in honor of Lieutenant Commander Frank H. Weaver who died at sea last Saturday night.
Cheyenne looks near certain to be an air mail station when the service begins in spring. Industrial club members back the effort, aiming to place Cheyenne along a route possibly via Denver and Kansas City or along the Union Pacific route over the mountains. Organization members push the plan in Washington, though details remain undisclosed.
Governor Frank L. Hour departs for Washington to meet with Secretary Franklin K. Lane about colonization plans for returned soldiers on irrigated Wyoming lands. Federal Reclamation Unit studied Oregon Basin and Wyoming Central projects proposing 360000 acres, with construction likely to start soon.
The Associated Press reports 7400 sailors, marines, and aviators returned to New York Harbor on six transports. Wounded and maimed men were rushed to hospitals while others went to camps for demobilization. The group included W C A workers, Y M C A staff, chaplains, and Red Cross workers. Captain Hazebrook of Washington, D C, crawled from bed, traveled 30 miles, and rejoined the St Mihiel battle after injury and gas exposure.
Four days after an injury a soldier returned to the hospital and recalled a chief surgeon’s grim remark. The piece highlights the returning troops displaying trophies and recounting the remarkable deeds of their comrades with pride and relief.
Louis F. Duval longtime Cheyenne resident died of pneumonia at St. John's hospital on Friday evening December 6 after a short illness. Funeral services were held at St. Mary's Cathedral Monday morning December 5 and he was buried at Mt. Olivette. He belonged to Durant Fire Company and Machinists Union and was a Colorado and Southern railroad employee. He left two brothers and two sisters.
Lorenzo, a resident of this city, died Tuesday December 10 from Spanish influenza. His mother and brother arrived from Burlington Kansas yesterday to accompany the body to his home for interment this afternoon. The illness was brief.
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