Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-07-03
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
agooRD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making histsry
information Gathered from Az
Quarters Of the Globe aa1
olvsn In q Few linss.
iNrERMoUNTAlN.


Fire Chief Tom Cunningham los
his life in fire at Centralia, Wash.
being overcome by smoke after his
gas mask had been torn.
Finally giving way under six hours
Of grilling, Ole Brown, colored, has
admitted that he shot and killed Otis
Mayes, o. w. II. & N. brakeman
Wednesday night near Chatfield, Ore.
and threw his body from the train.
The Nonpartisan league convention
at Great Falls, Mont, decided to sup
port the ticket selected in the Demo
officers. The suggestion of organiza-
ton Of third party was voted down.
Mr.. Bryan would like to see adopt
ed at San Francisco platform just
as unlike the Republican platform as
possible" the Nebraskan told his au-
dience, speaking from the rear plat
form Of the train at Helena.
Esten A. Fletcher of Damascus
temple. Rochester, N. Y was elected
to be imperial outer guard of the
shrine at the annual imperial session
of the Shriners at Portland.
@. 9. Campbell, president of Ander-
son Brothers bank and one of the old
time business men of Idaho Falls,
Idaho, was found dead In bed. Death
was due to gun shot, which was evil
IDENTIFY inflicted by himself.
DOMESTIC.
Sixteen to one still sticks to Will
liam J. Bryan, for today those odds
are quoted against him In Wall street
as presidential possibility.
Hundreds of letters from investors
in oil stocks who asserted they had
been the victims of fraud have been
received at the office of the United
States district attorney at New York.
The population of continental
United States Is estimated at 1885,
100000 by J. A. Hill, chief statistician
of the census bureau. His calcula-
ton Is based on the combined popula-
lions Of 14O6 cities and towns for
which statistics have been announced.
Three marine corps aviators, Capt.
Gustave Karow of Savannah and Lieu
tenants Frederick Molthen of Butte,
Mont, and S. e. st. George of Quan-
tic0, Va, were killed at Savannah,
Ca, In the fall of an airplane at the
marine corps station.
A decision on the demands of rail-
road employees for wage increase will
be made on or before July 20 by the
railway labor board, Judge r. M.
Barton, chairman, said in a statement
Issued Friday at Chicago.
Freedom for Ireland, to be made
conditional on the part of England, be-
fore the United States enters the
league of nations, is the international
plank which James w. Gerard, former
ambassador to Germany, and candi-
date for the presidential nomination
advocated for insertion In the Demo
cratic platform.
Charges of murder were placed
against five negroes in connection with
the riot in Chicago Sunday night in
which two white men, one an Ameri-
can sailor, lost their lives and several
persons were injured.
Senator Hiram w. johnson, upon
his arrival at San Francisco June %,
broke his long silence respecting the
action of the Chicago convention,
which rejected his claim for the presi-
dental nomination. The senator's
statement conveyed no impression
that he will not support the Repub-
lean ticket.
Preliminary steps for the Inaugural
ton of his campaign having been TAX
en-, Senator Harding, the Republican
presidential candidate, has turned his
attention to his speech of acceptance,
which is expected to sound the cam
paign keynote for the party.
A six-day period of quarantine has
been made effective at Sabine, Texas
on vessels coming from points in
Mexico reporting bubonie plague cases
In spite of the nervous tension fol-
lowing the riot at Waterbury, Conn.,.
In which one striker was killed and
two police lieutenants were seriously
wounded. the city is quiet. there be-
Ing no renewed outbursts precipitated
by the strike.
New Hampshire won first prize in
the American Legions nationwide
membership push" held May II to %,
ct was announced at national head
quarters at indianapolis. The con-
test was to enroll the largest per-
centage of former service men.
Indictment of Charles F. Murphy
leader OF Tammany Hall, and five
others on charges Of conspiracy to de-
fraud the United States by classifying
income tax returns and attempted |
intimidation Of Louis N. Hartog, q
wealthy manufacturer, through Grim |
final prosecution, was announced at |
New York, June %.
Nine members of the Chicago school
hoard and their attorneys have been
found guilty Of contempt of court and |