Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-08-21

killed by lightning at Paterson, n. ].
DIR. A. F. Lusk, of Mosinee. Wis.
father of Grace Lusk. Waukesha
school teacher, sentenced June %.
1917. to nineteen years Imprisonment
for the murder of Mrs. David Roberts,
AS The sequel of love triangle, has
begun steps 10 obtain commu-
tation of her sentence.
-Four fires in northern California for
ests are beyond control and the stu
alton is as serious as at any time in
the last few years. said statement
ters al San Francisco.
Frieda Bostleman, 1S-year-od Ches-
ter, Neb., girl. died of poison admins
tered by her own father, Fred Bostle-
man, on the day before she was to
have become married to w. J. Butske,
II young teacher, according to YER
dict rendered by coroner's jury.
WASHINGTON.
Government expenditures during
September probably will jump nearly
$500 100000 ii is estimated by treasury
officials. nearly twothirds of this sum
representing payments to railroads
President Wilson in telegram TO
SPEAKER Walker, of the Tennessee
house of representatives, urged favor
able action on the federal suffrage
amendment by that body.
Crop reports indicate somewhat low
or prices for foodstuffs, according to
the monthly bulletin of the United
States chamber of commerce commit
tee on statistics and standards.
Imports Of sugar into the United
States during the fiscal year of 1920
exceeded exports by over 000.000000
pounds.
The American Hallway Express COM
pany has made application to the in
terstate commerce commission to in
crease their rates so us to cover the
recent wage increase to employees.
The department of justice is con-
Quoting an investigation into the tex
tile industry to determine whether the
closing of cotton and wooden mills is
due to ii conspiracy by manufacturers
TO continue high prices.
FOREIGN.
The new break between Great Brit
ain and France over Russia makes II
session of the French parliament seem
Indispensable just now and the com
lnent is frequently heard that the
British parliament was not adjourned
because of the break.
The international seamen's congress
at BRUSSELS adopted motion that in
order TO prevent future wars the sea-
men will refuse to transport troops
and munitions.
A plebiscite to determine the future
of Russian Poland is one of the peace
terms drawn up by the bolSheviki CO.
incident with the first proposal of an
armstice by the Polish government.
Hostiities have broken out between
tung, China, the former supporting
the militaristic Anfu group and the
latter being loyal to the new Pekin
government.
The assassin's bullet, which split
the shoulder blade of Premier Venice
lous of Greece into four pieces, was
removed in an operation which was
declared successful.
The French government is sending a
note to the United States expressing
pleasure that the French and Ameri-
can views on the Russo-Polish situa-
ton are ''in complete accord"
Canadas 1920 wheat crop is estimat-
ed by officials of the agricultural de-
partment at 262,33s,OOO bushels as
compared with the final estimate Of
93,260,O00 bushels last year.
In the north the Poles are still fall
ing back, an official statement an
nouncing they have evacuated Mlawa
and Pultusk.
Five paymasters carrying 100000
pesos left Mexico City on August Ii
to pay off followers of Francisco Villa,
it is officially announced. A personal
escort of fifty men will be given Villa,
Ile SOluleTS DelilS paul ny tle govern
ment.
Antwerp Belgians who suffered in
the war have launched radical move
ment against the few score Germans
who, since the peace treaty became eff
fective, have managed to re-establish
themselves in business there.
Following announcement that gov
eminent agents had discovered large
boards of sugar, alleged to be con-
trolled by spectators, the Argentina
government has asked congress to
sanction a law permitting eXpropria-
ton of 100000 tons.
Poland, in an official proclamation
issued at Warsaw, has solemnly
warned the world that, if she is over
thrown by the Russian bolsheviki, her
fall will be due not only to cover
bearing might" but to the 'indiffer-
ence of world which calls itself
democratic"
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