Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-12-04

The coal crisis has passed, in the
judgment of the interstate commerce
commission, which has issued an order
vacating all remaining priority orders
affecting preference for open top cars
in the movement of coal.
Senator and Mrs. Warren G. Hard
ing observed Thanksgiving quietly at
Ancon. C. 2. Although gray skies
may have prevailed over much of the
United States, a scorching tropical sun
bathed Ancon, the Pacific terminus of
the Panama canal, while the president
elect had dinner.
WASHINGTON.
Senator Underwood of Alabama,
Democratic leader of the senate, pre-
dicted on his return to Washington
that the proposed resolution declaring
state of peace with Germany would
not be adopted at the December ses-
sion of congress-
If congress at the coming session Is
unable to enact legislation to restrict
immigration, it probably will be urged
by the house immigration committee
to bar all aliens from the United
States temporarily.
The next congress may be confronted
with the necessity of either increasing
tax rates or providing for another is
sue of long term bonds, according to
preliminary surveys of the financial
situation made for members of the
house ways and means committee by
treasury officials.
Creation of department of social
welfare to Safeguard and promote
the social welfare of the people of
the United States" Is provided for in
Of Iowa for introduction at the COM
ing session of congress. The head
of the department would be a member
of the cabinet.
Secretary Colby is expected to make
known before his departure for South
america the nature of his reply to thA
! scent letter of r. V. Pesquiera, ren-
I. Dental agent here of the provisional
government of Mexico, setting forth
the claims of that government to re-
cognition by the United States.
FOREIGN.
British government agents are re-
ported to have discovered evidence in
the series of raids now under way
which link up Sim Fem leaders with
Officers of the republican army in the
murder campaign
Optimists at the meeting of the as
sembly of the league of nations are
counting upon finishing the work of the
session ten days earlier than was cal
culated by league officials.
Six persons were killed and twen-
ty injured in an explosion of former
plant at Vergato, thirty
five miles from Milan, Italy.
An attempt was made to assassinate
General Cameron at Limerick, Ireland
Bullets struck his carriage as he was
leaving the barracks. He was not in
jured.
The league of nations committee on
disarmament has authorized Sir Cecil
Hurst to draw up tentative plan per-
hitting the league to exercise the most
effective control over traffic in war
materials.
According to Warsaw dispatches,
Poland has pledged the league of ma
tions that General Zellgoushi's cam
paign against Lithuania will be
halted.
Sweeping down on the leaders of
the Sim Fem movement, British
police forces at Dublin arrested
Arthur Griffith, "acting president of
the Irish Republic on November 26,
as well as Professor John MaoNeill,
founder of the Irish volunteers, and
several other high officials OF the
republican organization.
1t has been learned authoritatively
that Viscount Ishii of Japan will pre-
sent the question Of racial equality
to the league of nations
assembly at this session.
Continued fall in cotton prices is
helping to paralyze Egyptian business,
says Cairo dispatch. Banks are
faced with large deficit on mercban-
disc and the situation has been ag-
gravated by unsettled conditions in
the cotton Industry in America.
Cooperative marketing of Canada's
wheat crop through a farmers pool
was proposed at Calgary in an out