Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-06-07

INFERNO NTAIN.

awe measure enacted by direct vote
of the people in this state, was upheld
on May 20 in the supreme court.
Formal charges backed by affi-
davits, ranging from. complaints re-
garding improper food and insanitary
living conditions to charges that pa
tents ut the order of hospital physi.
clans have been put in straight jackets
at the United States army general
hospital No. u, at Aurora, Colo. have
been forwarded to Washington.
Two persons were killed and five
injured near Portland when an auto
mobile bus carrying members of Il
moving picture company overturned
and threw out the thirteen passengers.
An epidemic of mysterious origin
has broken out in the Waverly baby
home of Portland, and as result
eleven babies are dead. Twenty-one
are afflicted with the malady.
Trial of eight men arrested in the
Tag Day" disturbances mt Tacoma.
in April began in superior court on
taken by the workers. soldiers and
sailors council, which defed the city
authorities and sold tags ostensibly to
raise fund for returning soldiers.
The city officials declared the, organi-
cation is on the model of the Russian
soviets.
Thomas J. Tinker and his wife,
Maude Tinker, are charged with the
murder of Joseph Briggs, "A wealthy
stockman, at Salt Lake. on January 3
DOMESTIC.
Capture of forty-nine Germans,
single-handed, at ConsenvOye, France,
last October brought Felix Bird of the
1920 infantry, Chicago, Il ID. :. c., the
day by the war department.
Flood conditions prevailed in parts
of Nebraska Sunday night. following
downpour of rain, which in places
exceeded three inches. AT Lincoln
the fall was slightly more than two
and half inches. Near Ashland the
bottom lands are flooded and railroad
tracks washed over.
The first sermon from the air
preached by SKY pilot of the Meth
odst church, will be a headliner at
the Methodist centennial exposition to
be held at Columbus O., June 20 TO
July IA, according To tentative plans
just announced.
Gen. Felipe Angeles, recently pro-
claimed provisional president of MeXi-
co by the Nillistas plans simultaneous
attacks on Torreon. Chihuahua City
and Juarez, according TO MeNicans who
have just arrived from Torreon.
In the 500-mile auto race at Indian
apolls on May 81, three of the contest
ants were killed and II fourth prob
ably fatally injured. Howard Wilcox
finished first, averaging SIP miles
per hour.
The food administration grain cor
porafion has announced that for the
present il would make no further pur-
chases of wheat flour, victory flour or
cereal products, but would re-enter the
market for flour probably early in the
new crop year.
Threats to kill Police Inspectors Fen
ton Thompson and Thomas Wood and
TO blow up the city hall at Oakland,
are made in letter received by the
inspectors from Los Angeles. The let
ter is signed Il. W. W."
Germany spent more than 100000
men i'm the vain effort to take Nerdun,
declared Secretary of War Baker in
n Memorial day address mt Camp Mer-
Ritz TO $4,000 soldiers. Germany ad-
mitted this loss, he said
Plans for the inauguration of per-
nit system to control the movement of
this years mammoth grain crop, an
nounced Friday by the railroad admin
kstration. contemplate the appointment
of grain control committees at each
primary market, comprised of Il rep
resentative of both the operating ana
traffic departments of the railroad adj
minIstration. and third party repre-
senting the transportation division OF
the lInlltu NlHltS SIC Wa
A nationwide campaign for con
gressional investigation has been IN
augurated as result of the mon MUIR
der of Jay Lynch, white man at
Lamar, Mo-, the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored REQ
pie has announced,
The body of Mike Chaponis' n
machine operator, was found decapi-
tated and partly sliced into shreds IN
n fifteen-foot cylindrical churh useu
in the manufacture of fertilizer at the
Armour Packing company's plant at
Sioux City, Iowa.
While complete figures are lacking
there is every indication that the sal
walton army passed the Sl3'ooo'ooo goal
in its home service campaign by APP
m Ultimately S3,00000O.
Tribute was paid to the memory OF
Col Theodore Roosevelt on May 30
Hundreds of persons visited his grave