Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-03-15

lNTER MCJNTAIN.

absence of two weeks, being permitted
parole by the warden that he might
go to Missouri to see his dying mother.
Shockley made the trip unattended
and unmatched.
The strike of 10000 shipyard work
ers in effect since January 81, in Sc
attic, Tacoma and Aberdeen, was for
mally declared off March 9 by strike
leaders, following canvass of votes
cast in a referendum taken during the
previous three days.
The fifteenth Idaho legislature adj
journed sine die on March s, two days
after the Sixtieth day, and following
rush to get through important pend
ing legislation, including measures
carrying millions in appropriations and
bonds.
Gov. Ben w. Olcott was sworn into
office on March as the successor
Of the late Gov. James Withycombe
of Oregon.
The senate of the Colorado legisla-
ture by a strict party vote adopted a
resolution favOring the adoption of
the league of nations plan outlined by
President Wilson. The house last
week by party vote tabled similar
resolution.
BY vote of AZ to 16, the lower
house of the Idaho legislature adopted
memorial to congress cOndemning
President Wilson for his defiant and
dictatorial attitude in which he has
attempted to force his personal views
and opinions upon the people of the
United States" and calling upon the
United States senate to reject any
treaty of peace which includes the
present charter for a league of nations.
Sugar beet growers at Grand juno
ton, Colo, representing 10000 acres
planted to beets last year, served
notice on the Western Sugar company
that unless a flat $40 ton rate was
paid for beets, they would plant their
entire acreage to wheat, the price of
which is guaranteed by the govern
ment.
DOMESTIC.
John s. Wolfe, aged 400 years, for
sixty-two years railroad man and
a friend of the late jay Gould, Tom
Potter, J. j. Perkins and ]. ]. Rogers,
died at Omaha, March s. Wolfe built
the Rock Island and many other roads.
Chairman f. ~ Hurley of the ship
ping board, announced at Philadel-
phia, that the dominant type of emer-
gency fleet vessels would be the $500
ton cargo carrier. The merchant ma
rine fleet, now in large part cargo
vessels, would be balanced with COM
bination cargo and passenger ships, he
said.
An attempt to have the recent action
of the Missouri legislature, in ratify-
ing the national prohibition amend
men, repudiated by referendum vote,
was begun Sunday by the St Louis
Retail Liquor Mems association, rep
resenting 1000 saloon proprietors.
Two children, brother and sister,
were burned to death in fire which
destroyed the farm home OF their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Webb, five
miles from Tucson, AriZ. An older
brother, II years old, set fire to rug
while playing in the absence of the
parents and ran from the house, leav-
ing the smaller children to the flames.
Paul Maggie, aged go was arrested
at Cassville, Mich, after the finding Of
the bodies of his aged mother and
three children. Maggie told police of
ficers he killed the four as a religious
sacrifice" and asked them to return to
his farm and kill any live stock still
alive.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, command
err of the central department, in an
address at New York, warned the
American public not to let anything,
whether a league of nations, Hague
tribunal, or an international arbitra-
ton system, replace policy OF
sound rational preparedness" if the
country is to remain in state OF
peace.
Nearly 200 sympathizers of the In
dustrial Workers of the World, includ
Ing SHetTllOil vi
national organizer of the /. w. w
movement were arrested by the police
at Waterbury, Conn.,, on Sunday.
Clark G. Ball Of Hartford, Conn.
who managed Carrie Nations tours
some years ago, has announced tina
he is forming party to protest agains
national prohibition.
l.. A. Thompson, originator of thu
Scenic railway, died at his countr.
home in Glen Cove, N. Y, on thu
seyenty-first anniversary of his birth
Hilary A. Herbert, secretary of the
navy during Grover Cleveland's sec
ond term, died at Tampa, Fla, at thu
age of So. Mr.. Herbert had been il
feeble health for number of yeaSs
Twenty-nine per cent of the wound
ed soldiers at army hospitals, in which
education departments have been es
tablished, were enrolled during Janu
e Of adm ion