Cheyenne record., 1921-03-31
FOREIGN

A bomb explosion took place IN tns
Diana theater at Milan, Italy, twenty
persons being killed, according to the
London Times. Many were injured at
least twenty of whom are not expect
ed to live.
A communique from Greek army
headquarters on the campaign IN ASIA
Minor says the Greeks have advanced
eight miles toward Eski-Shehor and
taking 300 prison
ers, four cannon and a large quantity
of material.
A case. believed to be the first of its
kind In England, was decided at Glas-
cow, when fine of so was imposed
on an airman, william Reeve. for
violation Of the air navigation regul,l-
tiOns by dropping leaflets from an aer-
oplane during the local prohibition
veto poll.
Estimates that 25,OOO United States
landseekers will visit western CANADA
during 1921 have been made by Walter
Johnson of Winnipeg, secretary OF the
Farm Lands Settlement Association OF
Manitoba. A very large number of in
quirIes about lands have been received
from the states.
Emil Locke, real estate man. left
San Antonio, Texas, for Las Vacas,
Coahuila, Mexico, where he met repre-
sentatlves Of Gen. Ignacio Nillareal'
Mexican secretary of agriculture, to
discuss the plan for the colonization OF
10000 acres Of land south of that city
by German-Americans.
The mlllion-dollar plant Of the Howe
Sound Mining and Smelling Company
at Brittania Beach, B. c., twenty miles
north Of Vancouver. is reported to have
been destroyed by fire. COmmunica.
tion by telegraph has been broken and
no details are available as to the ex
tent Of the damage done. The plant
Is owned In New York.
Customs officials have found what they
believe to be part of the Russian inn
perial treasures, including fragment
of the late Cars crown, in the baggage
Of the Russian commercial delegation
I
Rome, pending examination. Brilliants
as large us nuts were discovered. A
collection Of 1890 ancient coins, is de
clared to be worth several millions.
Warning that any person found on
Mexican soil with firearms would he
"shot on sight by federal troops, who
are seeking guerillns," and an order
closing the border to American hunt
ers, was issued In MatamOras, opposite
Brownsville. The order and warning
was signed by General Lopez, com.
mander of tile MatamOras garrison, fol.
lowing a conference with Gen. Arnulf0
II. Gomez.
GENERAL
Indictment of scores of Chicago
landlords for making false income tux
returns is threatened by Harry W..
Mayer, collector Of internal revenue.
Information furnished by tenants
whose rents have been Increased, will
be used us the basis Of the investiga.
ton Mayer IL now making.
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood will leave
Seattle April 0 on the steamer Wenat.
chee for Manila, where he will conduct
an Investigation relative to Philippine
claims for independence, he notified
the chamber Of commerce at Seattle. II
previously had been announced that he
would sail from Sun Francisco April 2
Larry Mclean, former catcher for
the Cincinnati Reds and the New York
Giants. was shot and killed In Boston
during a brawl In n soft drink estab-
Iishment. Jack Mccarthy, friend,
was severely wounded. The police took
into custody James J. Connor. the bar.
tender, pending investigation.
The wearing Of scant attire in pub
lie has been prohibited In Leavenworth
Ind, by an ordinance adopted by the
town board. Any person more than II
years old who npears on the street in
a garment which exposes the arms
shoulders or legs Is to be fined under
the terms Of the ordinance from s. to
S25.
The New York Central railroad has
announced 10 per cent reduction for
round trip tickets with time limit ef-
fective between May Is and June l up
to Sept. 80, to all points In its terri.
tory. Restoration of the "homeseeker"
rutes for cOlOnists bound west of Chi.
cagO also was announced. These rates
were abolished during the war.
Although court decisio ,s have gen.
orally been to the effect that whisky
is not property and cannot be stolen,
Judge p. X. Hun,phries, in the crimi.
nal division Of the Superior Court al
Atlanta, Ga, ruled that taking the con.
tainer, which in this instance was q
suitcase, constituted theft and sen.
fenced three Negroes to serve four to
six years in the chain gang.
Final settlement of the $4,000 es,
tate of Henry Field, grandson of Mar.
shall Field and brother Of Marshall
Field III, was made in Probate Court
In Chicago. The final accounting
showed the 100000 claim of Peggy