Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03
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seriously, when Denver 4 Rio Grande
train jumped the track and turned
over near Cerro Summit, Colo.
Among the injured were several sol
diers returning to their homes.
Lewis B. Harris, arrested by the po-
lice at the public library at Denver, is
believed by Denver police to be the
leader of a gang Of robbers who some
time ago robbed the First National
bank or Artesia, Ga, of $4,000.
Federal Judge Lewis, at Denver has
sustained demurrer to an indictment
against E. L. Simpson who was
charged with violating the Reed pro-
hibition amendment by bringing five
quarts of liquor into Colorado from
Wyoming in a motor car, which he
owned. BY his ruling, Judge Lewis
held that Simpson was not engaged in
interstate transportation.
Indians on Tulalip reservation near
Everett, Wash, with Victory loan al
lotment of $4,000, have subscribed
$4,000. Their subscription to the
fourth Liberty loan was $4,000.
Charles Sar, 43 his wife, Susie, Al,
and her son by former marriage,
David Hardwick, 10, were found dead
in their home on ranch near Madras,
Ore. All bore bullet wounds. Mrs.
Sar and the boy were in their beds.
Tom and Earl Combs, confessed MUIR
derers of Jacob N. Mellinger, Rush,
Colo, merchant, shot to death in his
store April q, have been identified
by Jack Parker, Pueblo chauffeur, as
the men who killed Elton C. Parks,
Pueblo automobile merchant, and Will
liam Hunter, wealthy stockman, near
Rye, Colo, on April 20.
DOMESTIC.
With his clothing ablaze and flames
rapidly mounting toward his face, Paul
l.. Ferron, 81, an aviator in the gov
eminent mail service, volplaned 1000
feet to earth at Belmont Park New
York. Although he was badly burned
about the body his chances for recov-
cry are said to be excellent.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor,
assailed the administration of Post
master General Burleson in state
ment issued at New York on Saturday,
declaring that he must "walk the plank
sooner or later"
A concert in German held by the
Bayer4.sche volkfesr Verein was ''raid-
ed" by SOU soldiers, sailors and marines
armed with American flags and Vic
tory loan subscription blanks and was
transformed into a patriotic demon
stration, at which subscriptions for
$1,000 worth of bonds were obtained
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, was
hurled from an automobile when the
machine collided with a street car In
New York City. He was taken to his
home suffering from Commissions and
fractured ribs.
Suspension of the order prohibiting
the attachment of railroad employees
administration. This action, however,
does not make wages subject to at
tachment which are not subject to at
tachment by the laws of the individual
states.
Mrs. Happy Theodore Van Wyck
Benner, daughter of the late United
States Senator Charles H. Van Wyck
Of Nebraska and divorced wife of Fer
.landO Benner, New York, swallowed
poison in her apartments at Omaha
and died soon after.
Under the master spy" DR.. Hugo
Schweitzer, German agents in this
country reported to Berlin by code
every detail of Americas business life,
kept from the allies 4,5OOO0O pounds
Of explosives and sent overseas the
formula for the deadly mustard gas
which laid low thousands of American
soldiers, according to Francis P. Gar
van alien property custodian.
The Michigan senate has passed
bill legalizing ten-round, nO-decisiOn
boxing matches and creating state
athletic commission which will have
supervision over boxing and wrestling
matches.
Secretary of the Treasury Glass, on
q western tour In the interest of the
Victory loan, expressed surprise at the
enthusiasm of midwestern cOmmuni-
ties. He expressed the belief that the
loan would undoubtedly be subscribed
and very likely oversubscribed."
A minimum weekly wage of $3.50
has been fixed for all experienced
women workers in mercantile estab-
lishments In California by the state
Industrial welfare commission. This
compares with minimum wage of $40
fixed In September, 1917.
Mrs. Emma G. Simpson shot and
probably fatally wounded her husband,
Elmer II. Simpson, a telegraph opera
tor, in a court room at Chicago just
after she had been granted divorce.
Seven were killed and four injured
when two jitneys, carrying nearly a