Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-04-30

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is estimated at 9,233,7 its condition
as TO April 16 at SOS per cent normal
in the state board of agriculture's first
crop report of the season, issued
April %.
Mrs. Mary Potter, oldest Methodist
| in the world. has just celebrated her
lO7th birthday at Dwight, Ill. All but
one of her eight children have died
from the infirmities of old age.
WASHINGTON.
| The immigration restriction bill has
been passed by the house by record
| vote, and now goes to the senate.
No action toward the impeachment
of Judge X NJ Lands, Chicago, be-
cause he is holding the two offices OF
| federal Judge and national baseball
arbitrator, will be taken by the house
| Judiciary subcommittee unless new
| charges are preferred in the house.
Representative Dyer chairman, has an
nounced.
| A bill to make the "Star-Spangled
| Banner" the national anthem has been
| introduced in the house by Represen-
| tative Linthicum of Maryland.
Farmers from various sections OF
| the country affiliated with the Ma
| tional Farmers union are in Wash
ington for three days conference to
discuss various problems affecting
their welfare.
Senators and representatives from
eleven Far Western states perfected
an organization Wednesday with a
view to finding common ground upon
which they can work to solve the
question of Japanese immigration.
Reporting the immigration restric-
ton bill to the house, Chairman John
son of the immigration committee
urged its immediate passage, declaring
that the causes calling for its enact
ment by the last congress still existed.
FOREIGN.
Japan has decided to assent to a
second discussion of the question bf
her mandate to the island of zap by
the supreme council at Paris, it is
understood at Toxic.
The German government has ad-
dressed a note to the conference of
ambassadors explaining that a num-
Der of technical reasons, such as the
non-arrival of evidence from Italy and
other countries, have been the cause
of delay in the trial of those accused
of war guilt.
Bands of armed men rounded up
fifty postmen just as they were leay-
ing the central postoffice in Cork, Ire
land, on April %, with mail deliveries
and took the mails 'in the name of the
Irish republic" The haul, weighing
several tons, was removed in carts to
an unknown destination.
The diplomatic advisory council has
approved the attitude of the japanese
cabinet on the mandate question after
Viseount Uchida, the foreign minister,
had given an exposition of the govern
ment's viewpoint, according to news
paper reports.
Proclamation of a moratorium in
Salvador which has been requested by
banking Institutions, was refused by
the council of ministers on April %.
Nicaragua has given up its member
ship in the league of nations, this step
being due to the expense attached to
the holding of place in the organiza-
! ton. The announcement that the gov
eminent was considering withdrawing
was made some time ago
Several boats carrying the bodies of
900 American soldiers who fell at st.
Mihiel passed Namur, Saturday. They
were covered with flowers thrown by
people living along the Mouse.
The attitude of the British govern
ment, as disclosed during the CONVEX
| sations of Premiers BRAND and Lloyd
George on April %, is to stand firmly
| by the decisions of the agreement ar
| rived at in Paris in February and re-
| quire Germany to fulfill them. Fail
ure by Germany to do so must compel
the allies TO apply further pressure,
the precise nature of which will be the
| subject of examination.
| Germany has rejected the allied ui-
| timatum that the reichsbank metal re-
serve be transferred to Coblenz and
Cologne branches before May l. The
Germans have made counter pro-
posal that the allies should be given the
right to prohibit expectation of Ger
man gold from May 1 to October 1,
thus safeguarding the allies rights.
Foreign Minister Won Simons told
the reichstag on April % that the Ger
man government is convinced that 1t
must go to the limit of its ability in
paying reparations.
The German government has for
mally asked the president of the United
States to mediate in the Preparations
question. The note embodying the re-
quest was signed by Chancellor Feb
renbach and Dr. walter Simons, the
foreign minister.
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