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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
16
The local weather station adopts a three flag forecasting method explained by J C Alter. The system uses blue top black middle and white bottom flags to indicate temperature and weather for day and night periods. Temperature flags signal warmer or colder trends and the triple arrangement guides interpretation.
Gee Wing and Lee Hen Sing, two Chinamen from Rock Springs, face trial in the United States court for unlawfully entering the United States. Deportation proceedings are brought by U S Attorney L Rigdon amid alleged smuggling. Lee Chun Vuong, accused of using false papers, will be tried later in the week. All three are represented by F W Johnson of Rock Springs.
Europe’s war misery is greater than U S expectations. In Rock Springs a French mineworker’s letter reveals fear of conscription and court martial back home. County Prosecutor F W Johnson notes French workers seeking U S citizenship to avoid return to fighting. Families in Rock Springs send much of their wages to relatives in Europe to stave off starvation.
The body of James Kid Willoughby, an old-time Wyoming cowboy who died Monday in Los Angeles, is to arrive here next Wednesday. Funeral arrangements here are not yet completed. Fellow riders and old-time diners remember him as a giltedged horseman praised by Union Pacific officials for his riding skill.
About a year after Archie Allison won a $76,000 contract to build a hospital for the Pranciaean Sisters at Alliance Nebraska he departed for the dedicatory exercises to be held today. Bishop Duffy will oversee the service in Kearney Nebraska during the ceremony.
Official figures released by the secretary of state indicate the state total vote at the last election was 54 080, up 9 203 from 1914. Farm loan and good roads amendments won by large pluralities, with 41 798 3 861 for the farm loan plan and 43 643 2 987 for good roads, well above the required two thirds of the total.
A Denver carpenters union resolution asks President Wilson Senator Warren and Congressman Mondell to embargo all U S food exports to foreign nations. It claims higher living costs arise from European hunger and warns of suffering for the poor without an immediate ban. The missive was sent from Denver by Fred Larson with others visiting from Denver noted in the day’s events.
A recreated 1905 note describes a baby with red skin, crusting sores, and persistent crying. The writer reports attempting Cul ture cures and old meat remedies, claiming relief after several treatments and bales of preparations.
The biennial report of the Wyoming Board of Dental Examiners shows 104 dentists licensed to practice in Wyoming, with 17 based in nearby states. Over two years 20 new Wyoming licenses were issued. exam results varied, and the board recommended legislative action to address convict involvement during exams. Receipts totaled 9054.01 with expenditures of 704.239, leaving a December 1916 balance of 249.62.
The annual state livestock board meeting opens today for three days. Secretary Fred L. Thompson says the final day invites stockmen to discuss laws and industry matters. Board members are J. L. Jordan Cheyenne Tom Bell Lusk and W. B. Haye Buffalo. A pay bill for board members is anticipated.
Robert Warwick delivers a strong photoplay performance as Dorville a singer who loses his voice and falls on hard times. A rich lover deserts him while a loyal poor girl stays by his side. Dorville joins a motion picture studio and rises to superstardom as both he and the loyal friend become stars. A happy marriage follows.
Miners report being paid only for large coal after screening, with small coal discarded. They note price rises for small coal from nine shillings to about eighteen shillings per ton, while owners respond to wage demands with a counter position.
Miners demand a 10 percent wage cut while accusing owners of padding profits from the extra half crown per ton and from sale of small coal. Owners defend rising mining costs and unprofitable mines, noting wartime profit gains. Public opinion favors ending capital labor quarrels during national war effort.
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