09 Feb 1921
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1921
Page
1
Dr. Walter Simons, German foreign minister, informs the French charge d affaires that Germany accepts the invitation to attend the London conference on reparations. Germany will send qualified delegates on March 1, provided negotiations follow proposals Germany reserves the right to pay before the conference.
The senate naval committee heard naval experts say a six month halt on capital ship work would be unwise. The report to the senate, drafted by Senator Poindexter, follows executive session after opposition from the naval general board. Separately the House naval committee heard Sir Phillip Gibbs say Britain cannot compete with the United States for sea power due to limited funds.
Two of four women arrested on immorality charges at 920 West 18th street failed to appear in police court and bonds of 350 each were forfeited. All five cases were postponed with trial likely today. Billey Avery and Hal Brownee were arrested on a tip about a man beating a woman on Reid street and released on bond after a police court hearing.
The Dutch Foreign Minister announced that the Netherlands accepts the Rhine navigation clause of the Versailles treaty and that the allied protocol was signed in Paris.
Forecast calls for generally fair Wednesday and likely Thursday with snow in the extreme west. Warmer conditions expected in the south and west areas.
State Historian Bath House Hot Springs Reserve Immigration Commission Adjutant General University Dormitory Fund Improvements Hospital at Rock Springs Penitentiary Maintenance University Extension Fund Farm Advisory Board s S 75,800 25,000.
Air mail pilots prepare for a night long distance relay from New York to San Francisco aiming to complete the trip in 86 hours. Two planes will start February 22 with relays at intermediate stations and a second plane as safeguard against accidents. Night landings pose the main hazard and precautions are outlined as preparations continue.
After a ten day deadlock the conference report on H R 18 and S F 24 was accepted by the house ending a delay over distributing federal oil royalties. Of the first 2 million dollars the state treasurer pays 2 percent to oily counties. Remainder divided among highways university and public schools with phased funds and future permanent funds. Distribution set for April and October annually through 1924. Conference members include Senators Dunn Chambers Perry and Representatives Noblitt Aber and Hor John.
Sheriff George J. Carroll and aides nabbed T. W. Cousins at 1416 Morrie Street after a two day spree in Cheyenne. He allegedly passed several counterfeit style checks, including a two dollar and ten cent purchase with change, and a sixteen dollar tender. Investigators say he traveled by a yellow taxi and left a trail from Los Angeles to Cheyenne. He is charged with sorcery.
Edmund Maurice Burke Roche of Wyoming has decided to become a British peer after inheriting the estate and the title of his late father, the third baron Fermoy. He weighs relinquishing American citizenship to accept the peerage and urged his twin brother Francis to consider the title. The father died suddenly in Wales last September while Burke Roche was living in Wyoming.
A German plan to sabotage a World War I transport ship Mount Vernon was exposed after repairs. Engineers found four defective bolts linking the engine to the crankshaft, showing how the Kronprinzessin Ceclie era vessel narrowly escaped disaster and how the crew intended to cripple the ship.
In Pittsburg Kansas the contempt of court hearing for A M Howat and five Kansas mine workers union leaders was continued to next Tuesday at their request. They argue the case is vital to labor relations and need more time to prepare. About 100 miners in two county mines are idle in protest of the arrest.
Acting Attorney General NeBecker says the Volstead Act prohibits the shipment of intoxicating liquors through the United States from one foreign country to another for beverage use. The opinion responds to whether customs rules allowing merchandise destined for a foreign country to pass duty free at any port are affected by prohibition.
In Los Angeles on February 8 attorney W T Aggeler acting public defender began testing new evidence for a motion for a new trial for Mrs Louis L Peete who was convicted of the murder of Jacob Charles Denton.
Alonzo S. Roach, famed Platte county sheriff who captured Train Bandit Bill Carlisle, is appointed commissioner for enforcement of law in Wyoming. Governor Carey announced the post with senate confirmation by unanimous vote. The state department of law enforcement starts April 1, with Roach resigning the prohibition post and earning a $3,000 salary as commissioner and $2,000 as law enforcement head.
Amid sharp exchanges the Wyoming House approved drastic budget cuts to return to prewar spending levels. The three hour session ended with a compromise led by Moor Leader J C Underwood to slash appropriations from 3 2038 047 87 to a leaner total and end postwar excesses.
W W Atterbury vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and labor committee head says managements have conferred with their own organized representatives. He adds that restoration of efficient service depends on each company negotiating directly with its employees to foster loyalty, fairness, and efficiency.
The railroad labor board recessed a hearing in Chicago today as the dispute between the railroads and unions continues to unfold. Officials did not set a new date, and attendees remained hopeful for a prompt resumption.
The Wyoming senate elections committee reported out the Kabell measure for repeal of the primary election system with a recommendation to pass. A rival bill is expected, aiming to hold state conventions while not reversing the primary system. The Kabell bill outlines an overhaul of elections and draws on other states.
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