Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-08-09

citation Of Rolled Steel Consumers that
the United States Steal corporation
and other steel producers act in vio-
lation Of the federal trade commission
act and the Clayton antitrust act in
selling rolled steel on Pattsburg
basis, the federal trade commission
| Saturday announced that it had under
taken thorough investigation Of the
subject, with a view to determining
whether formal complaint should be
issued. In it's complaint the Western
association urges that Chicago should
be made another basing point in fixa-
ton of steel prices.
Appealing to the senate to refuse
ratification of the articles of the peace
treaty which give Japan possession of
Shantung, the Chinese Students alli-
ance in the United States, said to have
membership of 1900, through it's pres
ident, Feng Hua Huang, gave out an
open statement declaring that the
American peace commission does not
attempt to justify this spoilation OF
China"
Republicans of the house ways and
means committee Tuesday reached a
final agreement on tariff rates on mag.
nestle to be recommended to congress.
The high cost of living and growing
urgent unrest among wage-earners OF
America were put directly up to the
president in remarkable way Weu.
nesday by the advisory board Of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
They told him that if the government
could not take steps to reduce the cost
Of life's necessities, to make it square
| with the income of the people, they
would demand another increase in
wages.
| The first issue of the official victory
ribbon bars will be made to the army
soon after August 8, the war depart
ment announced Wednesday. On that
| date the first delivery of 100000 will
be made to the New York supply Of
ficer, who will ship to army recruit
ing stations and posts only for dis
tribution to officers and men in the
service. When the victory medal is
ready it will be distributed, together
| with ribbon bar, to all officers and
men who participated in the war;
A naval board Of inquiry will be ap-
pointed by Capt. J. N. Dnfrees, U. S.
N, to investigate the sinking Wednes-
day of the U. S. submarine G-2, which
went down in Long Island sound, off
Pleasure Beach, with the loss Of three
| lives.
Attempts Of Victor Berger to com
pare certain speeches of prominent Re-
publicans criticising the administration
| for it's conduct of the war with his
own utterances during the conflict
drew protest Wednesday from Repre-
sentative Welty, Democrat, Ohio,
member of the special committee
which is investigating Berger's right
to seat in the house Of -represen
tives because of his conviction of dis
loyalty charges.
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho,
nations covenant, carried his fight
from the legislative forum to the pull
pit Sunday night in Washington, de-
claring to church congregation that
the Shantung settlement will mean an
other war just as the Alsace-Lorraine
settlement fifty years ago brought on
another war;
FOREIGN.
Trial by high court of Joseph Gail
lauX, the former premier, who has
been under arrest year and a halt
charged with having had reasonable
dealings with the enemy, is recon-
mended in the conclusions of Theodore
Lescouve, attorney general of the re-
public of France. NJ. Lescouve's re-
port has been filed with the commits
sion of inquiry, which is just closing
it's long investigation.
More than thousand Americans are
threatened with loss of millions of
dollars in investments by a new ag-
rarian law enacted by the congress Of
i Sonora, Mexico, at the direct instruc-
lions of Governor Gales.
The foreign affairs committee of the
Belgian chamber of deputies Wednes
day passed favorably upon the Ques-
ton of the ratification of the peace
treaty with Germany.
An attempt to settle the Yorkshire
coal strike has proved unsuccessful.
The conference of mine owners and
strikers, held at Leeds, at which it
was hoped solution of the difficulty
might be reached, failed.
One o'clock in the afternoon of Aug
6, is the time fixed for the termina-
ton of the Austrian delegations com.
munications concerning the peace
treaty.
The following officers and men were
named in the list of distinguished ser
vice cross awards announced: Ser
geant Ernest A. Smith deceased,
Waterloo, Iowa; Pharmacists Mate
Vincent A. Nolan, TAP 191st avenue