Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-01
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attic for the Staying of Mrs. Mellia
Bassett and her two children near
Kelso, Wash, has made complete
confession, according to officers.
Howard De Weese, convicted of
brutally numbering his wife at Salt
Lake City, September %, 1916, was
executed at the state prison Friday,
May "a.
The customary Saturday half holiday
during the months of June, July and
August has been waived by unani-
nous vote of the Portland, Ore, metal
trades council, in order to speed the
work of building ships. The men
agreed to take straight pay instead of
time and half for holiday work, If
necessary.
Fire in a pool hall resulted in the
almost total destruction of Caliente,
New. Practically the entire business
section was destroyed, with losses es-
timated at $150,OOO.
Private Ralph Biddle of G battery,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Biddle,
residents of Brigham City, Utah, shot
himself through the body with his
army rifle at Camp Kearny and died
twenty minutes later. The cause of
the shooting has not yet been deter
mined.
DOMESTIC.
The American Red Cross campaign
for its 100000, 900 second war fund
was oversubscribed on May 26 by more
than $l2,00OO00.
Eight per cent of those "who have
died glorious death for the Ameri-
can flag" in the war against autocracy
have been Poles, declared Ignace Jan
Paderewskl, the pianist, in an address
at New York.
Anna Held, the noted atcress, is
swiftly approaching her death, 1t was
announced Sunday at New York by
DR.. Donald McCaskey, her physician.
About $50 carloads of dressed rein
deer carcasses are in cold storage at
Nome. Alaska, awaiting shipment on
the first boat to the outside" where
they will be cut up and placed on the
markets.
Shipyards of Victoria, where several
thousand men are reported to be on
strike for increased wages and shorter
working days, will reopen with re.
turned soldiers replacing many of the
strikers.
General pay increases for nearly two
million railroad employees were an
nounced May 20 by Director General
McAdoO. effective June l, and retro
active to last January l, carrying out
substantially the recommendations OF
the railroad wage commission. The
aggregate of the increases probably
will be more than $500, 100000 a year,
half of which will be distributed with
In few weeks as back pay in lump
sums ranging from about 500 to near
iy 500 each.
Former Presidents Theodore Roose-
welt and William Howard Taft met In
Chicago on May 20 and held their
first extended conversation since the
Republican national convention of
1912.
Peace In the American coal fields
was pledged for both miners and OPP
orators at the tenth annual convention
of the International Railway Fuel asso-
citation, which closed May "a at Chi
cago.
The twelve federal land banks eS-
tablished under the farm loan act have
made loans to farmers to the amount of
sol ,S65, 5S6.20. according to statement
for April 30. 1918, just issued by the
farm loan board. This date marks
practically the close of the first years
business.
The general assembly of the Presby-
terrain church In the United States of
America, in session at Chicago, adopt
ed resolutions urging against a pre-
maturely negotiated peace and urging
continuance of the war until de-
cisive victory Is won.
A contribution of $3O00,000 to the
Red Cross war fund by the Rockefeller
foundation was announced May "a.
Six deaths were caused by aviation
accidents in American flying fields
during the week ending May Is.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ishaam, Mrs.
Catherine Veach and Mrs. Belle Down
ing were killed and Mrs Isabel Vallan-
tyne probably was fatally injured when
their automobile was struck by a
Louisville & Shelbyville interurban
ear at crossing near Slmpsonville,
Ky.
What is believed to be the first strike
of women street car conductors oc-
Cured at Kenosha, Wis, when thirty
of them followed 100 carmen who
walked out after refusal of their de-
mand for wage advance to 80 cents
an hour.
John ScrimaZ, said to be an Aus
trian, was tarred and feathered by
fellow workmen in big lumber mill
near Eureka, Cal, and then driven
from the plant with fire hose be-
cause, according to his companions.
he refused to subscribe to the Red