Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-10
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from An
Quarters 81 tho Globe end
Given In q Few Lines.
iNTERMOUNTAIN.

NTERMOUNTAIN.
Countrywide organization Of sugar
beet farmers to fight the so-called
sugar trust is the object of a joint
of farmers organizations
called to meet in Denver on January
20.
DIR. S. w. Mcclure, secretary of the
National Woolgrowers' association,
with headquarters at Salt Lake, speak
ing before members of the Idaho Wool
growers association at their annual
convention at Boise, announced he will
resign from his secretaryship of the
national organization.
H. e. Jeter, deputy sheriff of Curry
county, lost his life at Bandon, Ore,
at the mouth of the Skies river, when
others were attempting to reach the
wreck of the steamer J. s. Chanselor
capsized, throwing the men into the
water.
Ten alleged radicals, arrested by the
Seattle police departments anti-red
squad, have been conducting, the Of
ficers announced, a ''school of Bolshe-
vism." The leader or teacher gave
his name when arrested as DR.. Mi
chael S. Schoolman.
Robert s. Martin of Salt Lake City
won modified Marathon of four
miles conducted at Pasadena, Cal, by
the Los Angeles Express and Pasa-
dena newspaper.
The National Educational associa-
ton will hold it's national convention
in Salt Lake July 4 to July 10, 1920.
DOMESTIC.
Launching a concerted and carefully
prepared movement against cOmmun-
list and communist labor groups of ra-
ideals, agents of the department of
justice on Friday conducted raids in
thirty-three cities, extending from coast
to coast, nearly 1000 radicals being
arrested.
The government deficit from rail-
road operation during November will
be approximately $84, 100000, low
record for the year, according to fig
ures just made public.
Thirty former German passenger
ships seized when the United States
entered the war, including the Levia-
than, the largest vessel afloat; the
Agamemnon, George Washington and
others which were the pride of the
German merchant marine, have been
offered for sale by the shipping board.
Corp. james Clark lost his left hand
by explosion of defective bomb while
directing a detail of soldiers in clear
ing the site of the 100000 ammuni-
ton fire at Douglas, Arizona.
The year 1919 recorded the lowest
death rate in Chicago's history, the an
nual report of the health department
disclosed.
Statistics compiled by the Railway
Age show that the year 1920 begins
with the development of the railways
of the United States nearer COM
plete standstill than at any time since
the first rail was laid in America.
Three billion dollars must be spent
by the railroads of the United States
"within the next few years, to provide
first class passenger and freight IA
cilities," Is the declaration made by
Howard Elliott, president of the North
ern Pacific railroad.
William Grant Webster, lawyer of
New York City, has filed an individ-
ual petition as an Independent candl-
date for the Republican endorsement
for vice-president.
The Argonne, the most difficult and
most important sector was chosen by
myself, because l knew that no other
troops could go through" declared
General John J. Pershng, while speak
ing TO veterans of the world war ut
Lincoln. web.
The war department has ordered
Lieut.. Gen. Hunter Liggett to reorgan-
lie the western department on the
basis of an army corps ready for sery-
ice in the field. fhe new arrangement
to be effective January IL.
A white woman was shot and killed
and white soldier was probably
fatally wounded In a fight between
negroes and soldiers on a street car
near Camp Taylor, says Louisville,
KY. dispatch.
The first case decided against a
railroad and the director general of
railroads in connection with RESPONSE
bility for the forest fires in northern
Minnesota in the fall of 1918 has re-
suited in the awarding of $2162.S3
damages to Jacob Anderson, IA Carl
ton county farmer, by jury in dis
trict court
DIR. Christopher G. Schott. charged
with murder of Miss Elizabeth Ford
Griffith, aged II, his office assistant.
on December "a, at his preliminary
trial at Louisville, KY, was released
on $4,000 bond, pending investigation
by the grand jury, which meets on
January 8.
Walter 8. Evans. who had been con-