Cheyenne record., 1920-02-19
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a bill ebOlis4ing seapttAl punishment
In Sweden will be introduced by the
government in the new Parliament
shortly.
The conclusion Of an armistice by
the Latts with the Bolsheviki is am
nounced in . dispatch received In Lon
don from Riga.
The Danish minister Of foreign af-
fairs has requested the assent of Par
lament to the proposal that Denmark
Join the league OF nations.
Seven million dollars was appropri-
ated for public works by the Philip
pine Legislature. which has adjourned
its regular session. An extra session
has been called for Feb. Is.
Sixteen tourists were killed and
twenty-one others injured when mo-
tor bus fell into river while travel
ing along the road from Taggia to Tri-
ora, near San Reno, Italy.
The London Daily Nails Copen-
hagen correspondent reports that Ad-
mifal Kolchak, former head Of the all
Russian anti-Bolshevist government In
Siberia, has been executed by his own
troops.
The two aeroplanes belonging to
the South African government which
are attempting n flight from London to
Capet0wn crossed the Mediterranean
In fourteen hours. This Is said to be
the first nonstop flight over the Medi-
terranean.
Norman Ross, American swimmer,
won the three-quarter mile Australian
championship, covering the distance iii
II minutes 20 1-5 seconds. He defeated
paire by five yards. There were eight
starters.
A lone bandit held up pay train going
from Waimea to the Kekaha plantation
camp and after throwing the engineer,
fireman and paymaster from the loco
motive escaped with $1,000. One sus-
pect has been arrested. Waimea 10
about seventy miles from Honolulu.
The Armenian national delegation at
London states that it has received a
message from Constantinople saying
that during the recent attacks by Ma
tiOnalist forces on Marash and Aintab,
in Asia Minor, about 1900 Armenian
civilians were murdered in cold blood.
Nels Nelson of Revelstoke, claimant
Of the amateur Canadian ski jumping
title, retained his honors when he won
the championship at the British Coluni-
bia tournament there with q jump Of
1856 feet, standing. Steinwell, Chicago,
was second with 1S1 feet. Anders
Haugen Of Steamboat Springs, Colo,
won the professional contest with a
jump of 200 feet, standing Lars
Haughen, in the same event, jumped
212 feet. but fell.
GENERAL
Rhode Island voters at special
election, by an 8 to majority, ap-
proved a $2,5OO,OOO bond issue to pro-
! vide funds for bonus Of 500 to each
of the states $4,000 men and women
: who saw military or naval service dur
ing the world war.
Five auto bandits, heavily armed,
; practically cleaned out the Newark fur
shop in Chicago, getting away with
, furs valued at $4,000. Hundreds of
pedestrians were passing by the shop
during the robbery. A similar robbery
a week ago in the same shop was
foiled by the proprietor who wounded
one Of the bandits.
Mayor william Hale Thompson and
Chicago captains of industry have
joined hands in support Of plan to
boost Chicago to the world at an ex-
: pense of $4,O0O,OO0. A million dollars
r will be spent yearly for the next four
, years with newspapers, magazines
, moving pictures, bill boards and other
means of advertising.
Soldiers who have served overseas
since July II, 1919, will receive an in
' crease of 20 per cent on their entire
: base pay instead of on the old base pay
. used during the world war. 1t Is esti-
t mated that from 25O,OOO to 100000 SOL
diers will submit claims for back pay
/, ment and it will require approximately
$1,SOO,OOO to settle the claims.
Woman suffrage was defeated in
Virginia when the House of delegates
adopted, 62 to %. the Levy resolution
rejecting the Susan b. Anthony
amendment to the federal constitution.
A shortage of 10000 trained nurses
1 exists in the United States, according
, to the National Organization for Pub
lie Health Nursing The organiza-
/ ton has started campaign in the
hope of enrolling 10000 young wom-
, en- workers.
The United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals affirmed n decision Of the
r District Court at San Francisco i'm
posing fine of $4,000 and three
, years Imprisonment on Henry Albers,
, a Pacific coast miller, on charges OF
violating the espionage act.