Cheyenne record., 1919-03-27

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bribery, the probe of vice conditions in
Los Angeles continues with startling
developments.
Utah's thirteenth biennial Legisla-
ture adjourned after having worked
four days past the legal time by
adopting the time-worn method of
stopping the clock.
Louis Young, 10, boy burglar, was
shot and instantly killed following n
revolver battle with four detectives,
who caught him and companion rob-
bing barber shop in Omaha.
Suspected of knowing something of
the bomb explosion which killed Mrs.
George D. Greenwood at her home in
Oakland, Oakland police are closely
questioning a man whose identity they
refuse to reveal.
By vote Of eight to four, the Sen
ate Of the Nevada Legislature refused
to pass resolution indorsinG league
Of nations "of which the United States
shall be a member" The resolution
was passed by the assembly early in
the session.
Sixteen thousand or more officers
and men OF the Fortieth Sunshine"
division will go to Camp Kearny for
rehabilitation by April 10, according
to word received at San Diego by Maj.
J @. DOoley, intelligence officer of
the division.
"A detachment Of 1908 casuals, the
largest number yet to reach San Fran
cisco from VladivostOk, arrived on the
transport Sherman. Most of the cas-
uals, which included sixty-eight, men
listed as patients, were from the 81
berian expeditionary force.
A herd of between 300 and 400 buf-
falo. all of them said to be as wild as
when they roved the Western plains,
are rulers of Antelope island, in great
Salt Lake. Antelope island contains
approximately 10000 acres and is the
estate Of the late John Dooly, West
ern pioneer.
Addition Of two steamers to the
present fleet of the South American
Pacific line, operating between Seat
tie, San Francisco, San Pedro, Calf,
and Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and
Chile, was announced by Bjarne Lind
Wig. general agent of the line at San
Francisco.
WASHINGTON
Collections from the first quarterly
installment of income and profits
taxes amounted to $1,OO1, ,224, 900 in
sixty-three of the sixty-fOur collection
districts Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Roper announced in Washing
ton.
Statistics made public by the War
Department showed that the govern
ment has on hand or contracted for,
4S7, 100, $40 pounds of wool remaining
to be disposed of. Wool purchased or
contracted for amounted to To-, ,45O, 16S
pounds, valued at more than $500. .OOO,-
600. 1t included 100000 pounds of
domestic clip yet to be delivered, A.
100000 pounds to come from South
America, and 94,OOO,OOO pounds con-
tracted for with the British govern
ment.
Census report shows the cotton
crop Of 1913, excluding linters, to be
n,Sss,13S bales, counting round as
half bales, compared with 11,24S,2
for 1917.
Substantial reductions in the prices
Of pigiron and finished products of
steel were announced at the close of
the conference of steel manufacturers
with the United States Industrial
board at Washington.
Although food prices showed a de-
cline of per cent during the month
ending last February 18th, the prices
were 8 per cent higher than those pre-
vailing in February, 1918, and about
rs per cent higher than the average
price Of 1913.
Six hundred and forty-four dlstin-
guished service crosses have been
been awarded to men Of the American
Second division who stopped the Ger
mans at Belleau wood. A War De-
partment statement shows that of dec
orations awarded infantrymen of the
division up to March II, the Fifth reg
iment (marines) won 2O6; the Sixth
(marines), 1877; the Ninth (regulars),
124, and the Twenty-third (regulars),
o.
Naval yeowomen hereafter must
wear either their regular uniform or
complete civilian outfits. An order
made public forbids mixing. Some of
the hundreds of young women at the
navy departments, officially known as
"yeowomen (F)," have been brighten
ing up their plain garb with colored
silk stockings, q bit Of hat trimming
and other ornaments.
Persons who Neglected to pay the
flrst instaliment Of income taxes have
lest the fnstallmsnt paying privi-
lses and must now pay their entire tax
mon demand Of Q revenue collector.