Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-02-19

Thursday. Only two of those killed
were whites.
After being closed since January g,
the Borden condensed milk plant at
Modesto, Cal, employing approximate
ly 300 men, is to open again Febru
airy 81.
WASHINGTON.
The house rivers and harbors bill.
carrying a lump sum appropriation of
15,250,000, has been reported favora-
bly, to the senate by the commerce
committee without amendment
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
cabled Admiral Strauss, commanding
the Asiatic fleet, for report on dis
patches from Toxic that five Ameri-
can sailors had been fired on in ,Vladi.
vostok.
The agricultural appropriation bill
as approved by the senate agriculture
committee carried nearly 100000 600
more than the $33,000,000 house total.
1t keeps 100000 men working full
time to support the nations rat popu-
lation. That assertion is made by
the biological survey bureau in figures
showing that there are as many "com-
mon rats as humans in the United
States and each of the 1O0,OO0,OO0 or
more destroys So worth of foodstuffs
year.
The federal railroad labor board
has denied the request of the Ameri-
can Association of Railway Executives
for immediate abrogation. of the ma
tional wage agreements with the
brotherhoods and the establishment of
new basic rate for unskilled labor
predicated on local conditions.
FOREIGN.
A dispatch from Budapest says Ad
miral Horthy, the regent, has adjourn
ed the national assembly indefinitely
because of the incessant clashes over
the question of restoring the Hapsburg
dynasty. He invited the party leaders
to a conference at which he personally
advocated reconciliation.
American opposition to the policing
of Vladlvostok by Japanese forces is
creating a "serious situation" accord
ing to unofficial dispatches from
Japan.
The British government may have to
pay 150,000,00O pounds in claims as a
result of it's control of the railroads
during the war, according to estimates
submitted by a government committee
which Investigated the situation.
Stringent control of the liquor trade
in British Columbia is provided in a
bill prepared by Premier Oliver to be
introduced in the provincial legislature.
, The proposed bill would place the
liquor business under control of new
nonpartisan board.
The Hondurean minister of finance
has submitted to the national congress
bill providing for the establishment
of gold basis for the gold currency
of Honduras, says a dispatch received
at San Salvador.
Enactment of law providing for a
referendum relative to fusion by the
Austrian republic and Germany is
formally demanded Of the government
party. The organization claims that
such legislation would be in fulfill
ment of promises made before the re-
cent election in Austria.
Marriages in Canada performed by
duly authorized persons are legal, ir-
respective of the religious belief of
the principals, the privy council in
London, England, has ruled, apparently
settling the ''miXed marriage" question,
which has agitated both Protestants
and Catholics In the dominion for
many years.
Fighting in the open as regularly
organ' zed troops, Sim Fein soldiers
have invaded Skibbereen, small town
southwest of Cork. The Sim Feiners
raided the town, captured three pris-
oners and withdrew.
The official report of the prefecture
of police states that of 25.O27 men
and women criminals arrested in Paris
in 1920, 1923 were foreigners.
The treaty of peace between soviet
Russia and Poland was signed at Riga
February 10, it is announced in
wireless dispatch from Moscow.
The ministry of finance has reached
the conclusion that the utmost sum
Germany can pay in PREPARATIONS is
150,000,000,000 marks, this including
all she has so far paid in cash and
goods, says a Berlin dispatch.
The news comes from Rome that
Italy Is ready to participate in dis
armament conference. A high official
has declared his country could be
counted on TO answer any summons
for such conference which may be
sent out by President-elect Harding.
The total 1920 wheat crop of all
countries reporting to the Interna-
fional Institute of Agriculture at
Rome was 265( 600 mo hushals 90