Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-07-03
Joseph A. Hack of Milwaukee. /


cago theatre, was accidentally shot by
Miss Kitty Gordon, headliner on the
bill Hack Is In serious condition.
Conservation of cloth at the expense
of womanly modesty will not be In
dorsed by the government, represen-
tatives of the National Garment Re
tailers association were told by
Howard Figg, assistant to the attor
ney general, in charge OF the cam
paign to reduce prices.
The population of Juneau, the capi-
tai of Alaska, according to the 1871
census, as announced by the United
States bureau of education, Is 3126.
This Is the largest city in Alaska, ac-
cording to the census figures so far
announced. Ketchikan, with Charcoal
Point, has n population of 1854
WASHINGTON.
Benedict Crowell, assistant secre-
tary of war, has resigned, effective
July 1. He plans to enter private
business. The resignation has beef
accepted by President Wilson.
Assurances that the railroad labor
board would expedite its award in the
railroad wage controversy were re-
ceivei on Thursday by President Will
son.
Should the proposed fisheries treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain be ratified, ut Is beyond per-
adventure that within five years there
after neither upon the North Atlantic
nor Pacific will there be a vessel In
the sea fisheries under the American
flag" Chairman Jones of the senate
merchant marine committee declared
In letter to Secretary Colby, made
public by the senator.
Secretaries Daniels and Payne will
go to Alaska next month to study con-
ditions there relating to their respec-
tive departments. 1t Is understood
that the cabinet officers will spend at
least month in the territory.
The United States may have an OBJ
server at the interallied conference,
to be held at Brussels, July 2, 1t has
been stated at the state department,
but final decision has not yet been
made.
Circulars calling on American work.
ers to refrain from participation In the
coming presidential election and in
stead join in general strike have
come into the hands of the depart
ment of justice officials.
FOREIGN
Three notes dealing principally with
the question of German disarmament
have been received by the president of
the German peace delegation. The
allies insist upon immediate disarma-
ment.
The minister of the interior has
been informed that several cases of
suspected bubonic plague have been
reported in a Jail in the La Pampa
territory, Argentina. The national de-
partment of hygiene has been instruct
ed to take charge of the cases.
The Turkish peace delegation in
Paris has been instructed from Con-
stantinople that the Turkish govern
ment will uncompromisingy refuse to
sign any peace treaty which deprives
Turkey of the Smyrna district. Adri-
anople, or eastern Thrace.
The Turk legation at London has
received official information that the
Greeks campaign against the Turkish
nationalist In the Smyrna district
surrounded Turkish army corps in
Philadelphia Ala Sher, eighty-three
miles east of Smyrna, taking 5000
prisoners with guns and other booty.
I'm the first days of its operation
the league of nations has not re-
sponded to the great hopes entertain
ed for it." declared Jan Christian
SHUTS, premier of the Union of South
Africa, in the course of an assembly
debate on the league at Capetown.
But" he continued, rather than re-
joice over Its failure, every ono should
bend his energies to make u an in
strument of reality and power in the
affairs of the world"
All the political parties have agreed
on the presidential candidacy of Gen.
Alvaro Obregon, according to Ell
Democratic of Mexico City.
Women of all classes in Merida,
Spain, organized demonstration
against the prevailing high prices of
necessaries of life. When the process
sion arrived at the town hall dele
cation of the women entered the build
ing and demanded that the mayor join
them. This he did, leading the pro-
cession through the streets.
Bolshevist forces are continuing to
drive back the Poles along the Zhmer-
dinka-Proskuroff railway, southwest of
Kiev.
The news comes from Beirut Of the
arrest by the project of police of
Aleppo, Syria, of Emir Ahmed Mukh-
tar, grandson of Abd-El-Kader, the
noted Arab chief who led the Arabs i'm
the war against the French in Alglers