Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-03-08
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The News Happenings of
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About 1Oc union painters at Spo-
kane went on strike March /, to en-
force their demands for wage in
crease from So to 81 day.
The house of the Montana legisla-
ture went on record as favoring the
return of the railroads to private
ownership.
Charles Perry Dale entered plea of
guilty in the United States district
court at Spokane when he was ar
raigned on charge Of using the mails
to defraud, in Connection with the oper-
alton there of one of a chain of broker
age offices through which it is alleged
the public was defrauded of 100000.
Ninety shiploads of flour and wheat
are awaiting transportation in the
northwest, according to the Portland
chamber of comerce, which is appeal
ing to the government to alleviate the
regarded as an impending milling ca
tastrophe.
Lieut. Colni V. Dyment, Red Cross
searcher with the 9lst division, will
establish headquarters at Seattle, prob
ably late in March, and will write to
the relatives of the 1900 or more men
of the division who were killed or
wounded.
W. +. Dunn. editorial writer of the
Butte Bulletin and member of the
Montana legislature has been remand
ed to Jail after having been sentenced
in the district court to pay fine of
5000, the penalty fixed by the jury
that found him guilty of sedition in
Butte Bulletin.
DOMESTIC.
War department records show that
| the wrong man was shot as deserter
recently at Fort Thomas, KY, and that
the real deserter is still at large.
Oscar a. Price has. resigned as
| assistant to the director geenral of
railroads TO become president of a new
corporation organized to distribute the
films Of a group of prominent moving
picture actors.
DIR. Haroutiopm 4fryakiaa, known as
| the .grand Odd man Of the Armenians,
la:lenser III n,ae s armenian movemeasel
IN this country, died sunday ut New
The senste of the California legis-
lature has adopted n, resolution provid-
Ing for an investigation by an -legis-
.iatfve committee OF the price of bread,
milk and eggs.
Six of the German submarines sur
rendered In British harbors are to be
brought to the United States soon for
exhibition To the public and for study
by American experts.
The United States mint has started
| from Philadelphia shipment OF S2o3
bars of silver, valued at S4,OO0,0OO, for
India. They will be sent there by way
of San Francisco.
A nationwide strike of electrical
workers affiliated with the Interna-
tional brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers is in prospect unless President
mission or court" TO which members
of the organization can submit griev-
ances. according to Charles l.. Ford,
secretary of the brotherhood, following
the sending OF telegraphic appeal
to the president.
The Canadian freight ship Lord Duff
fern sank in thirty-six feet of water
fifteen minutes after she had been
rammed on the port quarter by the
troop ship Aquitania off Liberty Is
land. near quarantine, on Friday.
Two charges of murder in connection
with bomb explosion at San Fran
cisco, which were entered against
Edward ID. Nolan, co-defendant of
Thomas j. Mooney and president of
the machnists' lodge there, were dis
missed Thursday by Superior Judge
Michael j. Roche because of lack of
evidence.
Seven of n group of fourteen Span
ards arrested at New York on suspi-
cion OF completely in an alleged plot
to attempt the overthrow of the fed
eral government by assassination OF
public officials have been released
from the custody Of the secret service
on Il writ of habeas corpus.
Authoritative opinion of American
naval officials apparently is definitely
crystallized against any proposal to
sink the surrendered German fleet. An
outline obtained Of the views held at
the capital pointed out that such II
course would represent sheer economic
waste.
George +. Edmunds former United
States senator from Vermont, died at
Pasadena. Cal, following long Ill
ness.
The American secret service during
the war was made up Of more than
10000 men, including members of vol
unteer auxiliary agencies such as the
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