Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-24
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composed of men interested in import
ing. exporting, shipping and foreign ex-
change, is planned by a number of
prominent importers and exporters at
Portland.
Entertainments and public greeting
which frequently assumed the fervor
of an ovation were accorded General
John J. Pershing, who was in Port
land on Sunday on tour of inspec-
ton of the army posts of the country.
f, c. Greene, census enumerator
at Cheney, Wash, was shot and
slightly wounded in the leg by Mrs.
f. J. Womach, when he called at her
home in connection with his official
duties. Mrs. Womach said she was
frightened when Greene opened the
door, installing her request for his
identity for AN Invitation to enter.
Declaring the interests of WOOL
growers are in peril because of graz
ing conditions, l.. f. Kneipp submitted
plans and methods to effect relief for
the industry at the opening of the
Utah State Woolgrowers' convention
at Salt Lake City.
The house of the Oregon legisla-
ture, by unanimous vote, adopted a
joint memorial to congress asking that
national legislation be enacted which
would provide that the children of
such aliens as cannot by law be ma
turalized must retain the nationality of
their parents.
dollars in connection with the build
ing of ships for the government in
Oregon, Washington and California
have been unearthed by governme-
Investigators, it is said.
i Increased profits of $2,57o,177 -
farms In Idaho last year, as RESULT
of farm bureau and extension d.vi-
sion work, were actually reported by
farmers, as a result of demonstra tissns,
says the annual report of Fred l.. Will
liams, county agent leader of the
University ef Idaho extepsion division.
DOMESTIC.
A Southern Pacific Overland train
WAS held up between Siege and Pull
man, u few miles east of Berkeley,
California, by lone bandit, who Sc
cured thirty pieces of registered mail.
Removal of the blockade on soviet
Russia has knocked one of their
greatest props" from under the Boil
sheviki Herbert Hoover said in a
statement issued Saturday.
Formal announcement that the
American Federation of Labor would
oppose with whatever power it may
possess" the enactment of the anti
sedition bills now pending in congress
was made in Il statement issued by
Samuel 'Gompers, president of the
federation.
If the price of hides has anything
to do with the price of footwear, there
should be big drop in the price of
boots and shoes Immediately. In the
last four months the price of hides at
all western packing houses have
dropped from % to As per cent.
The vets are planning comeback"
They have hopes of electing a suffi-
Client number of the next congress to
at least remove the restrictions against
light wines and beer.
Nationwide prohibition by constitu-
tional amendment-the dream for
years of those opposed to the sale of
| liquor-became effective at midnight
January 16.
The announcement comes from
Cleveland, o.. that the brotherhood of
Locomotive Flremen and Enginemen
will not press its demands for 40
per cent wage increase "for a reason
able time" pending the completion of
the analysis by the railroad ndminis-
t1tion report of the board of wages
and working conditions.
Billy Sunday preached John Bar
leycorn's funeral services ut Norfolk.
Va. before nn audience of more than
10000 persons which attended mock
ohsequies.
Harry New was found guilty of Sec
ond degree murder In connection with
the shooting and killing of his tiancee,
Freda Lesser, In Topango canyon, near
Los. Angeles, ON the night of July 4
last. Coupled with the verdict was n
recommendation that the court order
the defendant placed in an institution
for reasonable length of time for
observation rs TO his mental condi-
ton"
+ Agents OF the -'reds" have attempted
10 SOW the seeds of Bolshevism In the
United States navy, according to a
statement made at New York by Capt.
j. L. F. Stone, commandment of the Bay
Ridge naval station.
Means to effect n special legislature
session, or by initiative election, estab-
fish measures excluding Asiatics from
ieasing or owning land in California
and prevent further Asiatic immigra-