Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-10-09

of several hundred radicals working
in this country in the interest of the
Russian soviet government, was seized.
The annual per capita tax of the
G. A r. Thursday was increased from
31h 10 10 cents by the delegates to
the annual encampment at Indianapo-
lis. A change in the ritual of the or
ganization to read zone country, one
language and one flag instead of
zone country and one flag" also was
voted.
WASHINGTON.
Armed with information on the vic
tory of prohibition in the United
States, foreign delegates to the Inter
national Congress against alcoholism
at Washington are ready to return
home and conduct among their own
peoples drives against intoxicating
liquors. :.
All chiefs of bureaus and Services in
the war department have been in
struct by Secretary Baker to observe
1.-The most rigid economy in preparing
the estimates for the fiscal year 1922,
,and to reduce ali items to a minimum
Business men who wish to- com
mercialize scientific discoveries of
government experts now may have the
assistance of a special bureau recently
organized in the agricultural depart
ment, under the direction of Secretary
Meredith.
The foundation stone of the $4,000
900 shrine of the Immaculate COncep-
ton, which is being erected on the
Catholic university grounds at Wash
ington and which is to be dedicated
to the memory of the soldiers and
sailors who lost their lives in the
world war, was laid on September %
All wants of coal consumers, big and
little, will be adequately met before
winter sets in, the National Coal asso-
citation declared in a statement review
ing the coal situation.
Gradual return to the law of supply
and demand as governing Influence
over prices and the end of war
charges" for necessary commodities is
predicted by government officials in
explaining the governments attitude
on credit extension.
FOREIGN.
The first Young Women's Christian
association to be organized in Rio de
Janeiro has opened its commodious
quarters in the downtown section
United States Ambassador Morgan
and other prominent American and
British residents attended the opening.
Acting upon instructions issued by
Provisional President de la Huerta of
Mexico all saloons in Mexican states
along the Mexican-United States bor-
der closed Sunday to remain closed
until Monday morning.
LII Shng Tea, Chinese youth, was
sentenced at Manila to sixty-seven
years in the penitentiary for stealing
bicycles. The sentence was for frac-
ton more than four years for each
bicycle stolen
The inhabitants of Tuxpam are flee
ing the city to escape the plague of vel.
low fever which has stricken tnat oil
port. The epidemic on the Mexican
coast region is assuming alarming pro-
portions. Twenty deaths day are re-
ported.
The American art of home canning
and drying of fruits and vegetables
is being taught in France. All classes
of French life have been reached by
the four American experts lent to the
French government by the agricultural
department to give canning demonstra-
lions.
Georges Leagues, minister of ma.
rine in Clemenceau's cabinet, has ar-
cepted the premiership in the Frendh
cabinet, and will also act as minister
of foreign affairs. The appointment
has caused considerable surprise in
well Informed circles.
Ten thousand criminal cases were
recorded in Vienna during the yea,
1919 against 1872 in 1910. The pfis
ons are so crowded that it has become
scandal and the dockets so extended
as to lead the public prosecutor tt
recommend that all cases in which con.
viction would involve not more thar
five years Imprisonment be quashed.
A large delegation of japanese Of
ficials will leave for Europe next
month to represent Japan at the
league of nations conference in &c
neva, while others will go to Europe
as members of the permanent mill.
tary, naval and air force commission.
The coal miners of Great Britain
will not go on strike, as threatened
it developed Friday. AS result OF
meeting between Premier Lloyd
George and the miners executive
board, the coal strike notices previous
ly sent out have been suspended for
one week.
The Japanese authorities have de-
cided to substitute electricity for