The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-26
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Canadian police searched the wei
land canal for l.400 pounds Of dyna-
mite, stolen from the government
stores near Allanburg. Several years
ugo an attempt TO wreck the canal by
explosives was made ut ThorOld. a
few miles from Ailanburg.
Rebels have adopted new method
for attacks on police barracks In Ire
land. Travelling by train. they com.
PEELED the trainmen to stop the train
at Balla aghaderreen. where they opened
fire on the barracks. The police re-
piled. woundlng one passenger In the
train.
The peasants Of Russia have thus
far failed TO respond to the appeal Of
the Bolshevisr government to SOW
grain to enrich this years harvest. ac.
cording to reports. The soviet au.
thorities are beginning to tax. a
gloomy view Of the prospects for next
winter.
The British Columbia liquor moder.
alton act, providing for the govern
ment control and sale OF liquor within
the province, will become effective
sometime after July /, instead Of on
June !. as had been originally planned.
Inability OF the provincial liquor board
to prepare for the opening Of the gov.
ernment stores June l was given AS
the reason for the delay. ........
Francisco villa, former Mexican
bandit lender, expects to harvest a
crop OF $1,000 bushels OF wheat this
year. according 10 report from Con.
sui J. B. Stewart al chihuahua, Mex.
leo. villa was said to have equipped
extensively with modern American
farming implements, including tractors
and motor trucks, the large tract he Ii
cultivating with the assistance Of the
Mexican government.
An Italian tenor dropped dead on
the stage Of the Bellinzona theatcr 10
Geneva while singing in the last act
OF Puccini's la Boheme" to Mimi,
who was lying dying on bed. The
actress. unaware OF the tenor's death,
continued singing her role until ply.
slcian appeared on the stage and or.
dered the curtain rung down. The
performance ended abruptly on an.
n0uncement Of the actors death.
While digging for water on his farm
a short distance from Calgary, Alberta.
william Embree stopped work for a
moment to light his pipe, and In stoop-
Ing down to do w ignited gas coming
from the well. The flame shot sew
eral feet In the air and was only put
out BY the use OF sods and earth This
strike Of natural gas was made ut a
depth OF 100 feet, and is said to he n
wet gas. indicating the probability Of
oil
Polahds request for American sup
port In the settlement of the dIsposi-
tlon OF Upper Siiesia has evoked a
formal answer from Secretary Hughes
that the American representatives
abroad would take no part In the dis.
ctissiOns concerning the Silesan qucs.
ton. Poland was informed further In
the reply delivered 10 Prince Lubo.
mirskl, the Polish minister, that 80
far as at present may be seen" the
American representatives on the su.
preme council, the council OF amhas.
sadors and the reparatlons commission
would not so much as express nm opin.
Ion as to the settlement.
GENERAL
Mary Garden, impresario Of the Chi.
cago Grand Opera Company, has sailed
for Europe. Accompanied by her sis.
ter. Mrs John Walsh, she will Join
her mother at Monte Carlo. She ex-
poets TO return next autumn with a
number of recruits for her organIza.
ton
One large Chicago brewery and two
other smaller ones In Illinois have been
seized by agents from the Internal
revenue office. 1t was announced on
formal complaints charging them with
,nu II I'M t.,t
more than one.half Of one per cent OF
alcohol.
A necklace Of pearls. diamonds and
platinum, valued at $4,000. was found
by E. l.. Kelly. guard on the pier,
where the Aqutania docked at New
York. Customs officials believe the
necklace was lost by a smuggler
A commission Of six mining experts
will sail from Seattle, WASH, early In
June for China to make geological
and engineering examination Of iron
ore and coal deposits In a section OF
Manchuria for the South Manchuria
Railway company. 1t has been an
nounced In Duluth, Minn.
William Randolph Hearst has pur-
chased property In New York on which
II twenty.five.story building is to he
erected to house his newspapers, the
American and Journal, and his maya.
zines, news services and film com.
panies. The building will be ready
for occupancy in about a year
Raymond Doolittle, 4. Is dead and
several other children are seriously Ill
as a result, physicians believe. Of eat.
Ing poisoned candy. The Doolittle boy