Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-01-04
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN eRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In . Few Lines.
INTERMOJNTAIN.

America is facing war bill of
$30.O00,OOO, but the manner in which
the bulk of it will be liquidated is a
question to be determined by the doni-
nant political party, in the opinion of
Gov. Emmett Boyle of Nevada, who is
home after visit to Washington in
the interest of the gold mining indus
try.
PostOffice inspectors have complet-
ed their check of the loss of war saw
ings stamps stolen from the Greeley,
Colo, postoffice and estimate the rob-
bers obtained approximately 100000 a
portion of which was in cash.
An explosion of gasoline, believed
to have been caused by excessive heat
from the furnace, resulted in the COM
plete destruction of the Lincoln garage
In Rock Springs, Wyo., early Sunday
morning, entailing loss OF approx
mately $4,000.
An urgent appeal to employers of
Montana not to attempt to reduce
wages while the cost of living remains
abnormally high, Is contained in a let
ter mailed by. John H. Mcintosh, state
manager of the Montana Employers
association, TO the membership of the
organization.
War savings stamps to the value of
$4,000, and some cash, amount I'M
known, were stolen from the safe in
the Greeley (Colo.) postoffice.
Captain F. E. Townsend, who repre-
sents the United States government in
the munitions plant at Nitro, w. Va,
is to make thorough investigation in
Montana this week of allegations that
Montana labor shipped to Nitro was
i'll treated, deceived and i'll fed.
Soldiers who are with the Ninety
first division, which was organized at
Camp Lewis, are not slated for early
return home, according to a letter re-
ceived last week.
Searchers found at the bottom of the
12O0foOt shaft of the Tonopah Buck
eye mine, near Tonopah, the body of
Alex. T. Mckenzie, chairman of the
Nye county, Nevada Republican CEN
trail committee, who had been missing
for several days.
DOMESTIC.
After discussing means of protecting
children born out of wedlock, the
Illinois WOman's Legislative congress,
which opened a two days session at
Chicago on Friday, went on record as
tavOring automatic marriage of par
ents of such children. Such marriage,
according to sponsors of the plan
would would be annulled by divorce
action.
l.. III. Hartman, who is looking after
the surplus stocks of the government,
told Chicago business men at lunch
con that the goods will not be dumped
on the market. They will, instead, be
disposed of in way to leave the geh-
eral market unimpaired, he said.
Fred Fulton was given decision
over Sam Langford, the Boston tar
baby, In their four-round so at San
Francisco. Fulton kept LangfOrd
away from him with his long left and
Langford could not get in close to his
rangy opponent.
Henry Vannes, trainer with the
Shelley zoo in winter quarters at
Baltimore, was shot in the leg by Con-
sui, a big champanzee Luckily the
revolver contained blank cartridge
and the wound in Vannes' leg is only
flesh wound-a burn from the powder.
Burglars attempted to open the safe
of the Western Mechanical company
ut Los Angeles. Failing to dislodge
the safe door after burning off the
hinges, they broke into the company's
garage, took out u truck, hoisted the
safe through skylight with the COM
pany's tackle, hauled it to a canyon
and rifled it of $500 cash and Liberty
bonds, after blowing off the doors.
Widespread complaints by homecom'
ing soldiers of exorbitant charges for
service in Young Mems Christian asso-
citation canteens overseas, viii be re
ferred to the war department for in
vestigation, says New York dis
patch.
Cardinal Gibbons in statement is
sued at Baltimore, December ~, said
ne had no fear that socialism would
become an issue to be dreaded in the
pfriOd of reconstruction and that the
vgQQa sense of the American working
people would check any social up
heaval.
The cost of living In New York state
has increased 81 per cent since 1914
according to figures made public by
the Consumers League of New York.
Dissolution of the American Protec
tive league, with its membership Of
100000 and branch organizations iG
nearly every city and town In the
country, effective February l, is an
bounced by the leagues directors
The Kansas supreme court has held
that Frederick Shumaker Of Wetmore
Nemaha county. must go to Jail or pay
line, AZ the district court DEGREES
because he picked out blacksmith
ship in which to make unpatriotic re
marks concerning the flag of the
United StltpS Tho courf hold ttf