Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-12-24

Gently been paron1zing several OF the
most popular resorts has been inter-
preted as n forrunner Of tight lid on
the city's biggest night.
WASHINGTON.
Names of more than 100 former serv-
ice men were presented to a senate
committee by Senator Watson, Demo-
crat, Georgia, who asked that they be
brought to Washington to testify In
the investigation of his charges that
American soldiers had been put to
death in France without right Of trial.
Funding of the eleven-billion-doll
debt owed the United States by foreign
governments into obligations maturing
not later than June 10, 1947, and bear
ing interest at not less than per cent,
would be authorized under the funding
bill as approved by the senate finance
committee.
Commissioner Burke of Indian af-
fairs, announced through his annual
report, that he had found it unwise to
continue the recognition of Indians OF
one-half or less Indian blood as COM
petent. without further proofs. Nearly
a million acres of land, the commits
sioner stated, were allotted to In
dams during the year ending last June
30.
The effort in the house to compel
Federal Judge lands of Chicago to
quit the bench or resign his baseball
job, came to a sudden end when Rep
resentative Mann of Illinois made
point of order against the amendment
offered by Representative Moore OF
Virginia, to forbid federal judges from
engaging in another occupation for
compensation. The chair sustained
the point of order and the house, by
vote of fifty-nine to- fifty-one, sus-
tanned the ruling of the chair.
Suspension of immigration for three
years, except for husbands, wives and
minor children of naturalized citizens,
is proposed in bill introduced by
Chairman Johnson of the house immi-
grafton committee. The measure
would become effective sixty days af
tter enactment The present per
cent immigration restriction law ex-
pires June 30.
An appropriation of $10,000000 to
be used for the purchase of 100000
bushels of corn and. 100000 bushels
of seed grain to be distributed in Rus
STA by the American relief administra-
tion is proposed in a bill introduced
by Chairman Fordney of the house
ways and means committee.
After drastic amendment had been
written into the administration bill
for refunding the Sill ,000,000,000 for
eign debt by the senate finance COM
mittee, it was ordered favorably re-
ported to the senate. Agreement was
reached after stormy session of near
ly five hours behind closed doors.
FOREIGN.
Germany at the present time has
fewer unemployed than any period
within the last fourteen years, accord
ing to labor officials. In the mining
industry, the building trade and the
chemical industry the number of va.
cancies exceeds that of the unemployed.
Germany has failed to pay 100000.
600 gold marks due during the first
two weeks of December under the
schedule of payments calling for 20
per cent of her exports and certain
portions of her customs duties.
A new quadruple agreement to pre-
serve peace In the Pacific was an
nounced by the United States, Great
Britain, Japan and France. AS con-
sideration of the international realign-
ment, Great Britain and Japan agreed
to consign to the scrap heap the Anglo
Japanese alliance. long viewed with APP
prehension In both America and Asia.
Almost all of the doctors associa-
lions in Germany have passed resolu-
tons calling upon their members to fix
the fees Of patients from foreign coun.
tries In the currency of the country
from which they come Recently
member of the American colony In
Berlin, who had engaged German doc
tor of no particular fame or repute,
received bill of $4,000 "for services
rendered" The charge FOR such serv-
Ice to German patient would be 1000
marks, or less than $25, at the present
rate of exchange.
Strong protest have been entered
against the decision Of the legislative |
council at Colombo, Ceylon. to spend
10000 for the visit of the Prince of
Wales. The sum, it is expected will |